The provided sentence denotes the desire of the colonists to maintain amicable relations with Great Britain despite the necessary separation.
The sentence in the excerpt that indicates that the colonists did not wish to remain hostile toward Great Britain in the future is:
'We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.'
This sentence shows that while the colonists accepted the necessity of separation, they wanted to maintain a friendly relationship with Great Britain.
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