He then spent 10 years as minister at the Wappetaw Church near Charleston, an interesting congregation composed largely of descendants of a shipwreck that carried Congregationalists from New England.
[2] Reverend Zubly's relationship to the Revolution reflects the confusion and conflict inherent in the shift of ideas during his time.
Many view his career as moving from a staunch defender of colonial rights, to an apologist for the monarchy, to a loyalist and opponent of republican government.
Bernard Bailyn credits him with making important contributions to the consideration of representative legislatures by identifying some of the issues involved.
[4] Early in his time at the Congress he expressed his position by saying, "I came here with two views; one, to secure the rights of America; second, a reconciliation with Great Britain.".
The Congress had accused him of disloyalty since he was still carrying on a correspondence with his friend, James Wright, the Royal Governor of Georgia.
So on July 1, 1776, Archibald Bulloch ordered his arrest, but Zubly was able to escape and find refuge with his family in South Carolina.
Beginning in August 1780, the Savannah newspaper The Royal Georgia Gazette published a series of nine essays written by Zubly, who used the pseudonym of Helvetius.