Here are only six men, who, as his Reverence justly said, are, after all, only in the discharge of their public duty.
On the other hand, there are at least forty or fifty of you against them.

Now I appeal to yourselves, whether it would be a manly, or generous, or Christian act, to slaughter so poor a handful of men by the force of numbers.

No: there would be neither credit nor honor in such an act.

I assure you, my friends, it would disgrace your common name, your common credit, and your common country.

Nay, it would seem like cowardice, and only give a handle to your enemies to tax you with it.
But I know you are not cowards, but brave and generous men, whose hearts and spirits are above a mean action.