The Pennsylvania journal, or, Weekly advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1774-07-27 00:00:00, page 2

_ the Governor, 1 fay, is not the Judge of that, for it must be
- upon the oath of a witness; he must believe that witness, and
" o discretion is left in the Governor, No man will become a
. voluntary. evidence on such an occasion; he will sooner fly
- from that situation, than be teanfported to England. By that
means jultice will be evaded, as evidence canuot be had, and
.the people will soon take upon themselves to reverige their
own injuries. 3 : v S 0 g
" Coronrer Barrz. Ithink itecriminal to it {till upon the
final decision of this question, as I cannot in any thape ap
prove of this measure. I think the persons whom you employ
to execute your laws, might have been protedted in the exe
- estion ‘of their duty, in a less exceptionable manner than the
Bill proposes. Your army, in that country, has the casting
. woice; and. it is dangerous to put any more power into their
hands. Confider how long they will be-content with 4d. per
__day; lam afraid not long. You have had one meeting al
zeady, you may soon have another; the people of America
~will receive these regulations as edicts from an ARBITRARY
GOVERNMENT. Tlhe heaviest offence they have been guilty
~ef is, that they have resisted that law which bears {uch an ar
bitrary cast. I want to know ifwe, in this country, had not
zelifted such arbitrary laws in certain ancient times; whether
we (hould have existed as a House of Commous here this day?
I obje@ much against the doctrine which I have heard laid
down, that the particular exigency of the case countenanced
the measure. Ido not apprehend the Americans will aban
don their principles; for if they submit, they are sLAVES: I
therefore execvate the present measure in manner proposed.
Mg, FucLer. - I will now take my leave of the whole
pfan& will give you my free opinion ofit. Youwill commence
your RUIN from this day, if you don’t repeal that Tax
which created all this disturbance ; 'you will have no degree
of confidence with the Americans; people won't trust you
‘when your creditis gone: You may, I fay, date your ruin
from this day ; and, I am sorry to fay, that not only this
House has fallen into that error, but that THE PEOPLE of
this country approve of the measure. I find the people wish
for the measures proposed in this Bill, as much as the majori
ty here 5 it is not all owing to the JunTO of 2 Ministry that
these measures are taken, itis the people at large, whom I am
sorry to fay, aremifled; they are in an error, buta (hort time
will prove the evil tendency of this. Bill. I think this Bill
before us bears the lealt injury of any of the three ; but if
- there ever was 2 nation running headlong to its ruin, it is this.
Mr. E. BURKE’s SPEecH at the last reading of the Boston
: Port Bill.
I Trouble you, Sir, in the last stage of this Bill, because I
would not appear petulent when my objections run to the
whole of the Bill, 1 never knew ary thing that has given me
a more heare-felt sorrow than the present measure. This Bill
is attempted to be hastened through the House in such a man
per, that I can by no means assent to it; itis to be carried
by force and threats into execution ; and you have even re
fufed to hear Mr. Bollan, their agent, declaring him to be no
agent for Massachusetts Bay, or properly authorifed to pre
sent such petition ; you have not now one left in England to
be heard in behalf of the Colonies; the only obstruction that
this Bill has had, has been owingto its vis inertie; but per
_.fons who oppose this Bill, are immediately put to the fame
kind of punishment in the public papers which offenders in
America are. Look, Sir, into the public papers, you will
fee Cinna, and a thousand other Roman names, throwing
out their invedtives, and tarring and feathering all those who
dare oppose the Bill 3 I suppose I fhali reap my share tor such
opposition ; but, Sir, at all events 1 will enter -my reasons
and protest again{t this Bill, and will mount my fittle palfrey,
and {peak of the injustice which the Bill contains, with the
greatest confidence. The grievance that is (tated in the pa
_pers hefore you on thetable, appear to be an universal re
fitance from all America, againlt any goods or merchandize
that shall be loaded with taxes ; [he desired that part of ge
neral Haldiman’s letter, declaring the resolution of the Ame
_ ricans not to submit to receive goods with duty upon them,
be réad; which was done] he said, the whole meeting in the
town of Boston confited of fix or seven hundred men of the
firt rank and opulent fortune in the place, that the procced
ings were conducted with the utmost decency. He said, this
was not a meeting of mean persons, but that the a&s of re
sistance were all countenanced by universal consent. Observe,
fays he, thatthe disturbances are general; shew me one port
in all America where the goods have been landed and vended ;
the distemper is general, but the punithment is local, by way
of exchange. Whether it will be effectual or not, I do not
know; but, Sir, let me paint to this House the impropriety of
2 measure like this; itis a remedy- of the most uncertain
operation ; view but the consequence, and you will repent
- the measure ; give orders at once to your Admirals to burn
and destroy the town ; that will be both effedual, proper, and
moderate, and of a piece with the rest of your pioceedings,
eventus triflis. Onetown in profeription, the rest in rebel
lion, can never be a remedial measure for general distur
bances. Have you considered, fays he, whether you have
troops and ships fufficient to enforce an universal proferip
tion to the trade of the whole continent of America? If you
have not, the attempt is childith, and the operation fruitlefs.
Only, Sir, seethe consequence of blocking up one port, for
instance, that of Virginia Bay ; which if you do, you will
destroy the tobacco trade, and thereby bring, as it were, a
certain ruin on your own merchants at Glasgow and Edin
burgh. This bill has been thought a vigorous but not a ri
gorous punithment. It is my opinion, that you might even
puaith the individuals who committed the violence, without
iovolviag the innocent; I should approve much of that;
but, Sir, to take away the trade from the town of Boston, is
surely a severe punithment. Would it not be a rigorous
measure to take away the trade of the Thames, for instance,
and direct the merchandize to be landed at Gravefead ? Tcall
this Bill very unjust that is now to be adopted. Is it not fun
damentally unjust to prevent the parties who have offended
being heard in their defence ? Justice, Sir, is not to be mea
sured by geographical lines nor distance. Every man, Sir, is
authorized to be a magistrate, to put a stop to disturbances,
which he perceives to be committed against his Majesty’s
peace 5 but did you expect that the people, who were not pre
sent at {uch disturbances, should bee¢qually punithed for not
aiding and assisting in putting an end to those riots which
they never saw or heard of 2 This Sir, fays he, is, surely a
do&trine of Devils, to require men to be present in every
part of America whercver a riot happens ; but this Bill in
volves those who have never in the least been guilty 3 and
then you again fay, that the disturbances which did happen,
ought to have been immediately put a stop to by the good
people of Boiton, and that they were bound to preserve the
good order of the town 5 bux, Sir, I have too much reve
rence for the image of God, to conceive that the honourable
gentleman (Mr. Welbore Ellis) does really and truly imbibe
such do&rine. [He then read part of Colonel Leslie’s letter,
No. 45, wherein the Colonel said, that neither the Governor
nor the Council, nor any of the Cultom-Houfe Officers, have
ever vet applied to me for any aflitance ; if they had, 1 could
mofk certainly have pnt a stop to all their riots and violences,
‘but not without some bloodshed, and firing upon their town,
.apd killing many innocent people.] Why, Sir, fays he, did
.not.the Governor at once fenti\ for this assistance? Was it
_ contraty to, or do you think he'would have broken .throegh
“his, infiryctignsif -he” had endedvoured¥ by such ways andy
, mcans, to preserve the public peace, and prevent violences
Sak. £ L “ut ': \ v.oee o.‘ N e s-‘ ,;- %
from being committed ? The fault of this Governor ought
not to be the means of punishment for the innocent. You
~ have found that there was no government there : Why did
not the Govérnor exercise bis authority? Why did not the
ships exccute their duty 2 What was the reason they did not
a& ? Why is not Mr. Hancock, and the chief people who are
. known, punished, and not involve the innocent with the
guilty in ope universal calamity? .~ .
"~ You, surely, Sir, cannot have power to. take away the
trade of a port, and call it privilege! Wh‘{ was Dot your
force that was present applied to quell the disturbances? How
came thev to be so feeble and inactive? How are you sure
that the orders and frigates, which you now fend, will aét
better ? 1 cannot think this, by any fneans, a prudent mea
sure, to be blocking up one port after another; the conse
quence will be dreadful, and I am afraid d'cfhué‘five; {‘ou
will draw a foreign force upon you, perhaps, at atime when
you little suspect it; L will not fay where that will end; L
will be silent on that head, and go no further, but think of
the confcquence. Again, Sir, in one of the clauses of the
bill you proscribe the property of the people, to be governed
and meafnred by the will of thecrowa. This is a ruinous
and dangerons principle to adopt. There is an univerfyl
discontent throughout all America, from an internal bad go
vernment. There are but two ways to govern America, "
either to make it subservient to all your jaws, or to let it go
vern itfelf by its own internal policy. I abhor the measure of
taxation where it is only for a quarrel, and not for a revenue;
a measure that is teazing and irritating without any zood ef
fec; but a revision of this question will one day or other
come, wherein I hope to give my opinion. But this is the
day that you wifb to go to war with all America, in order to
eonciliate that country to this; and to fay that America thall
be ‘obedient to all the laws of this country. I wish to fee a
new regulation and plan of a new legislation in that country,
not founded on your laws and Ratutes here, but grounded
upon the vital principles of English liberty. '
SAVANN A H (in Georgia) Tune 29. 3
" Two of the Headmen of the lower Crecks have sent a talk
to his Excellency the Governor, informing him that they had
put to death one of the ringleaders of the gang of murderers,
also two other Indians, one of whom was concerned in mur
dering some people going from Eaft-Fiorida to Weft-Florida
last winter. Emiftee Segoe we are told is gone out with a
party against the Choctaws, who lately killed a woman near
the town he belongs to; it is thought he will not return to
this place till the fatisfaction required by his Excellency is
fully given, which itis imagined the diftrefies they labour
under from aftoppage of trade and their war with the Choc
taws will very soon compel them to make.
WILLIAMSBUR G, (Viginia,) TFely 14.
Last Sunday morning his excellency our governor left this
city, in order to take a view of the situation of the frontiers
of this colony. It seems his Lordthip intends to fettle mat
ters amicably with the Indians, if possible, and pr%)ofcs to
have conferrences with the different nations, to find out the '
cause of the late disturbances. e o
At a meeting of the ‘Frecholders, Merchants, Tradesmen,
and other inhabitants of the county and borouglw Norfolk,
held at the court-house on Wedncfday the 6th of July, 1774,
THOMAS NEWTON, jun. Moderator.
ResorLvEeD, Thatitis the opinion of this meeting, that
the town of Boston is now fuffering in the common cause of
America, and that -every colony on the continent is'in duty
bound to unite in the most effe¢tual means to obtain a repeal
of the late ac¢t of Parliament, for blocking up the harbour of
Boston, which we deem a most tyrannic exercise of unlawful
power. i
ResoLvEeDp, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that
the acts for altering the constitution of Maflachuferts Bay, and
for the fuppreflion of riots and tumults, are most violent and -
dangerous infra&ions of the solemn chartered rights of these
colonies, utterly deftru@ive of trials by the vicinage, and a
very melancholy proof of the difpotic {pirit of the times.
RESOLVED, That our late Burgefles be hereby inftruéted to
use their utmost endeavours, at the ensuing convention at
Williamsburg, to procure a general association againit all im
“portations and exportations, (medicines excepted) to and from
Great-Britain, as the most effectual means to ensure redress,
and that the said aflociation against importation, may take
place in as short a time as poflible, after the opening of the
said convention ; also that the aflociation against exportation
.may take place, at so long a day as may give time for the dis
charge of British debts, leaving it to the convention to fix the
day. ;
REesorLveD, That our late Burgesses, be hereby instructed
to procure a like aflogiation againﬁ every such town, county,
or province, on this continent, as may decline, or refufe to
adopt similar measures with the majority of the colonies, with
in one month after the opening of the intended Congress
of Deputics, from the several governments on the continent.
ResoLvEDn, That our laté‘.‘gprg,effcs, be hereby inftru&-
ed to use their utmost endeavours, that the Deputies to be ~
sent from this colony to the intended Congress, be particular
ly inftruted by the convention, - that if neceflary, the whole
sum exaéed by the Boston Port Bill, may be purcelled out in
to different quotas, to be raised by the public fpinited, chari
table, and humane, in the several colonics, according to the
refpeive abilities and circumstances thereof; and that such
monies be paid by the several colonies into such hands as the
people ot Boston may direct. ;
ResoLvED, That our late Burgeflis, be hereby inftru@-
ed 10 use the utmolt of their endeavours, that fubferiptions be
opened in the several counties of this colony, for the reliet of
the starving, diftrefled poor in the biockaded town of Boston.
ResorLvED, That our late Burgefies, be hercby instructed
to recommend Annapolis to the convention, as a proper place
to be proposed to the other colonies for the hclding of the
Congress, which we earnestly desire may be as soon as pofii
ble, after the firft day of Augult.
ResorLveDp, That our late Burgefles, be hereby instructed
to use ther endeavouwrs, that the convention may particularly
recommend it to the several counties, that large Committees
of refpetable men, fixed and fettled inhabitants of their re
{fpe&ive counties, be appointed to guard aga{'nft, and take
every lawful step to prevent any breach of such agreements
or association, as may be adopted. ;
ResoLvED, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that
- the measures determined on at the approaching convention,
ounght to be observed by, the whole colony, as adls of a most
solemn nature, and that it is the declared intention of this
meeting, faithfully to adopt’fuch, aflociation as may be then
agreed on. . s
B O S k. 0O N. :
. Fuly 18.- Tt is with the greatest pleasure, we can inform
the public, that the Hen, JOHN HANCOCK, Efg; has so
far recovered his health, as to beeable to walk abroad; and
in the course of the past week, has twice honored this office
:{vith his presence. He likewise attended divine service yefter
. day. =
Friday last a number of public-spirited Gentlemen at Mar
blehead, 'raifed' a subscription for 207 quintals of cod-fifh,
about 50 jarrs of oyl, and £. g 0 lawtul in {pecie, for the use
of the industrious poor of this town, at this critical conjunc
ture of our public affairs, which is to be forward to-morrow,
if the weather permigs. <
- .sz}_s‘.if now the 48th day since the siege o Boston began; and not
withflanding “owr accumulating diffrefes; the inbabitants continue te
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exbidit that calm firmnefs and wnanimity, which affiniftes ouy ,M_Z%fﬁ
mies, — Notwithiianding a report indvjirioully propagated, that 5
number of perf[ins in the confidesce of their Ffellrwecitizens wérg to be '?
apprehended and sent home for triak or we knvw nos what, no ne 4 £
them has left his ground;—if any unfair prafiices should hereatter *
take place, this proviice and continent have it in their prwer o &y
themselves juiice. The little tride. of addressers, protefiors, ¢,
are fﬂl‘ﬂﬂihﬁhin order to pus themselves wto view, but it will
“not be wondered at by our brethren in the other Colonies, whey hey 4
confidcr how long Boston has'been the head-quarters of minijterial cor.
ruption, and what engines have been set at work to debauch the netefs
fitous. and mislead the vain and unwary.—A4 few Fuftices of the
county of Worcester and Plymouth [land foremsfi in the rank of pro.
Siitutes, and the latter have [iupidly aimed at paying a compliment to
the G in their late Address, by a gross abuse offered our clor.
&5 firangely imagining that the Miniflers of this province might be
treated with less delicacy and deference Ihan the clergy of Canada e
The inhabiiants cf this town are greatly supported under tbew‘éiggggi.
of miniflerial vengeance, by the kiud [ympathy and generous doms
tions of our brethren and frignds, through the provinc and contie
nent; 1t indeéed seems as if their prophecy would fion be veriflod in
Boflon’s becoming the granury of North-America, may the heha
viour of its inhabitants continue to deserve their praife’and "bousy, ’2
A whale con}inmt is now awake and allive, one fpir.i! alluates the
whole, and all unite in prayersto the Supreme Difpifer of ‘events,
that the liberties of Amerien may yet be preserved. Lafl Hmiﬁq; 2
was a solemn day inthe town; the foops-and fireets emply, ance and
churches full=-may the day be followed with true repent. aidthe
amendment of life, and all the ills we fufer now, like feastered
“clouds shall poss away. . A g
Extraft of a letter from London, May 14, 197800
““ Opinions here are various conccrning the reception the fwﬂß) e
will meet with at Boffon; no onecan advise what is beff tobe done i “é
thecafe. Thave sent you the News-Papers for the lajt aweeks b which
you ‘may fee what the Minifiry are now . aboutsy It istbhtht the
Bills will all pass, but we are not certain, for Lord Northbegins to
repent of his evil aftions, by reason of a conference nubich ke has
lately had with Mr. e whohas bebaved vitreamly svellin this. 1
affair, and has done all which lay in bis power, fmm,«&;)‘b){i:ﬁ;:;. _
The people bere in general arein favour of the Bgftaniarns;-ahd .‘[qf §
ihey have been greatly imp:fed upon.”’ victstaraa S 3o
We are well intormed that the greatest, part of the province -
of New Hampshire, have come into the agsccotifamption’
agreement. Y. Bolil do
By accounts from'the north and south,, eal and wef of this
province—the non-consumption agreement iy ¢ome fosd with
scarce a diffentient in many towns. .~ . D) [ 19099 s
Large orders for fall goods; have bgg&;ﬁ;Mn.m.Sded;
occasioned by the‘non-confumptive agreemyesuts. 5y ootk |
N EW P OR T, (Rhadelfond}afiidxsxßuin
The most authentic accounts, by, Capts Kipitsaseoy Mhie the
people in England are as anxious ta hearglys dece ption shic in
famous POR T-BILL met with, -as ifitheithived ddpepdid an
the event; that many imagined theappemaneoobih@troops
and ships would {irike such a panic intogbe Bofioniansy! that
_they would immediately submit, and, pay #ogithestiad thag
others were afraid the southern colonies would-wbGdate!y ce.
fufe to support them, and that they mpft gieemnp; due that
universally, except court-sycophants, ministerial gßols3and
hungry dependants, they withed, devously wished, the colos
nies to unite, and stand firm, otherwifediberty Would be ba.
nifhed the face of the earth, or at leat be Ho GRfrezound
but in wilds and defarts! That the tradesmen begasito Eisé-vcry
fearful of our stopping trade, a confidesable gumbeniof whom
would have embarked with Capt. Erofk. bugthat he conldinot
bring them; and that it was generally thoughe,if+ thegolo
nies {tood out, as became free-born Americans, that cunfero
the nation, Lord North, would {foow be in dangerof losing
, his head, the people being almost ripe for.anythingose - i
NL,E W-L OeN D O NoiJelypirpis 5
- The Honourable Committee of Correspondence for the Co
lony of Connecicut, met at this town on{;chmfdawy:laﬁ. 2
and by virtue of authority from tite Hon. ' Lower Houle of
ATembly in May last, for that purpose, nominated the hon.
Eliphalet Dyer, and Willlam Samuel - Johufoni - Efges, Eras
tus Wolcott, Silas Deane, and H®ichaid Law, Efges; that is
to fay, any three of them, on behalf of this: Coleny, torat
tend the General Congress of Commiflionersy, of the Englith
American Colonies, proposed o be holden at, Phifadaipkia,
on the firft of September next ;; with them.to confultamd ad
vise on propermeafures to promote the gengral goddbabed wels
fare of the whole, aud for.oßtaining a ‘vedrefiroat thal pric
vances under which we labour, mereßeing & @atted as grrat
expeancy, a number, of gentlemen f-?"“!‘aé%? meigbboustng
towns attcndeli;'—'—;;gligifxg* oitdoclk, P. M, thiggepremin Con
mittee dcclarg;?i;tb 2(*\;';§ppqqggg.,‘gqopl¢,ﬁl¢ﬁ,shpiac. & Bpon
which a royal; ;&{ut;:,},w,avs.',ﬁ'l‘:;%;frgm,_pg_r Dbtterys apd also 2
salute from the (hipping ip;the harbour.sretedency;cgood
order, and ldyalt{; were copdpicuous. in (adl sank®and de
grees of the people. :;3{5 soo i ofw® nworisds To skgeiq |
e s nab Ya ol o lainibemeer bigody asweq
i MR W"__ Yix ;:b eR, .Ky oiofu LY atig abhs
By an account of the snumbher; of inhiabitantsan shescalony .
of Connecticut, taken 'tbq.;ﬁr(ggf J“u,j-{y,g,g{b, s puldiﬁﬁd
by order of the General; Allembly, these appeared:to beayiin
the whole fix counties, one, hundred;- pinety-ond :thoudied,
three huudred and nincty-two, iMWhites ;land., Gx rhogtand,
four hundred, and sixty-sour,. Blacks s by whichftaig! cfilie
numbers, compared with, an account returned in el ydar -
1756, thereis an increase nf 64,417 -Whites 3. and § 245 Hiacks,
Fuly 25. Thursday lalt three, transports- arrived herd from
Boston; they are now taking. im ordnawcesiand apfopostion
of military stores, among which are 500 barrels of g'un-"gawdcr;
and we hear the royal Welch Fuzileers, now here; arefocms= .
bark this week on board the said. transports, withia derachs |
ment of the Train of Artillery, and to fail dirc&!y‘f'fmtﬁﬂ(f‘)!}g.
Friday last the brig Matty, Capt Cochrah, arriged here
from Greenock, with about yo paflengers ; and we'a’® told
that a large thip with 300 paffencers more, was to fail ffom
Greenock in 14 days atter Capt. Cochran, for this poct also. ;
ON Tuci’dAy the Igth day of July, x774‘,the‘inh,lbitan(§al7f")?,
the city of New-York met at the Coffee-Houfe, in confe aenée #
of a printed notification, iilned by order of the Commw
Correspondence ; and being thus afembled, they, among ather
things, proceeded to the ele&ion of the following persons, a 5 Z
a Committee for drawing up, and reporting to them, & fer 0f
constitutional Resolves, declarative of the rights of the Biitilh
fubje@s in America, and expressive of the disapprobation of
this.city and county of the late parliamenrary measures refpecdks
ing these Colonies, viz. : S3O FRORHS S
Joha Morin Scotr, Isaac Low, Peter V. Livineßon, Leonard
Lifpenard, A'exander M‘Dougall, JTames Van Varck, William .
Goforth, John Lamb, Theophilus Anthony, John Moore, Haae
Sears, Joha" Jay, Henry Remfea, Thomas Randal, James
Duane. . R
At a meeting of the Committee, appoioted by the inhabi
tants of the city of New-York, on Tueday the 19ih day of
July, 1774, for drawing up, and reporting to the said inha
bitants, a set of constitutional Resolves, declarative of the
rights of the British fubje®s in America, and expreflive of
the disapprobation of this city and county of the late parlia
mentary measures sefpeding these Colonies, at the house of .
Thomas Doran, inn-kecper in the said city, the zoth inst. =
P X B 8 NP G :
. Mefl. Peter Vanbrugh Livingston, Chuisman, Leonard Lif
penard, Thomas Randal, Tfaac Sears, Alexander M‘Dougall,
John Lamb, Wiililam Goforth, James Van Varck, Joha Meo
rin Scott, Theophilus Anthony, . :