The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-29
NEW Der N, Tay 40.

weekly, political and commercial paper, CAL
led the SPY, of the 27th of June, was then
ruff received by a perfon in town, contain
ing fundry particulars relative to the meaiufes
purified by government againl ;ha! faction OF
p.oplc, who long before under the title ofregu-
lators, had infolenty inlulted the dignity OF his
Msieify's courts, darngly torn down Jaitlce
from her tribunal, openly fat at defiance the
laws of their country, and with circumstances
the moi brutal, broke through and violated e.
very facredt lie of human lociety. The paper
being fent for and rcs ., it was the unani-
nous opinion OF every one preient, 'hat they
were compelled, in point ofjuitlce 70 his Ex-
cellency Governor Tryon, to themieves, and
to the public, to have meeting Of the H.
habitan,s on the Monday following, 10 col
le6f their icntiulents Nipstting the contents
ofthe faid paper "A meeting was according
~ had, and the Hon. Samuel Cornell, BE;
being elected chairman, the paper called the
Spy, no. II, was again read +; when the in
habitants came 70 the following RkSO-
LUTIONS:
Reja!red, That it is the opinion of the mem
bers of this neeting,th the character OF his
Excellency Governor 1ryon, b. the integrity
and propriety of his ccnduct, both in public
and private life, is 70 well efablifhed, that it
can receive but little fupport from any refoluti-
ons entered into BY us;yet we hope TO be par
doned, when we fay we cannot fee the bzne-
ful epithe,s Of Tyrant, Traitor, and Villain,
with the complicated charges Of Avaiicc,
Ambition, lnjuHicc, Perjury, Pelfdy and
Murder, applied to Gentleman offo aniable
and exalted a character, without Telolving
that the fame is mott wantonly cruel, and
uniufi unlefs it be thought tyranny to be
cosrteous, humane, and benevolent, on all
occaGons treafon, to make the law a rule
of his conduct, villainy, to De generous and
ruff in all his dealings avarice to expend
many thoufand pounds of private property,
with every emolument of Office, in executing
the tfuit repoicd in him ambition to be af-
fabIeto the great, and condeicending to the
lower part of mankind injuftice, to do as
we wouIdwilh to be done by perjury, ftries-
" to adhere to every iacred injunction ;
per6dy, to be faithful and icrupulouly pune
tuaI in the obiervaUce Of every engagement ;
murder, to permit the execution of the fen
tcnce of the law which fit be, this cenfuye
is iufi otherwife, Leonidas, thou art Ly-
ar, and the bafeR Of CalumniatoTs.
ReG!usd, That we think it a duty which
we owe to ourleives, and the public, to al
fert that we ever conEdered the prehes Of
North Carolina as n,iiely free, and as be.
ing open TO all parties, bur Influenced BY none
neither awed by menaces Of the mighty, nor
veRrained blythe murmurings ofihe multitude.
ReJaivsd, That the fuggeAions Of the con-
rary, contained in the faldMsilachuietts Spy,
we conhder as an high iniuIt and indignity
offered to that fpiIit of constitutional freedom
and Independence, which the inhabitants OF
North Carolina have ever dilcovered.
ReJslusd, That the blefings derived to the
Britiih nation from the liberty Of the preis, a
riies, as we apprehend, from the privilege
of dilcreet and unrelerved dilcoveFy OF
communication Of real faes and opinions,
whereby the public may be benefited, OF an
individual made the wifer, better, or happier ;
ard in not being the infamous vehicle Of Pri-
waite fcandaI or public abufe.
Rfjsivsd, That heparagraPhs in the faid
MaGachuie,,s Spy, which has reference to
the meafures Of govenmcnttakenby Cover
nor Tryon againa IheRegulsto's, are 'ePiete
with the b4feft INTERPRETATIONS, the mott
palpabe falGties, abuGve ePitheis, and ican-
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