>be picrel, a Presbyterian Scot
>sermonize that the American colonists would succeed in declaring independence because they were more aware of Original Sin than Anglicans
>preach that they weren't "le chosen ones" because of this and could always slide into as much (or more) Sin as Britain proper had
>only clergyman to sign off on the Declaration
How'd he get it so right?

Side note - he and Adams got along well, and although he differed from Adams in believing that Parliament was corrupt but the King still redeemable, Witherspoon did acknowledge after the King rejected the Olive Branch Petition that ol' George was a Tory and no longer worth reaching out, hence his signing off on independence