and i think this is -- and for the citizens of gorham, the fight for liberty, and now i'm quoting from my book, was not about the current frustrations with parliament. it was about the terror, anger and violence that went with colonizing this ancient and blood-soaked land. our eyes have seen our young children weltering in their gore in our own houses, in our dearest friends' led in captivity, they wrote to the boston committee of correspondence in january 1773. now gorham, just six years -- sixteen years before had been attacked in a native raid, and several people had been killed, several abducted. and this was still fresh in their memories. we have been used to earn our daily bread with our weapons in our hands. therefore, we cannot be supposed to be fully acquainted with the mysteries of court policy. but we look upon ourselves as able to judge so far concerning our rights as men. we look with horror. and indignation on the violation of them. many of our women have been used to load the musket and the swords which we wet and brightened for our enemies are not yet grown rusty. and s