The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-29

fan being carried 70 Newbe:n TACO miles
ore Of whcm had not been copcerned 10 Tx
Regulation YET upon the SecFetaTy's fub
Joining to the proclamation, verbal meilagt
from the Governor, s. hat if they wou'l
petition tie Governor, he would protect anc
redrels them againf any unlawful extortlon'
and oppreflions Of any officer in the county
provided they would dilperfe and 60 home.
No fooner was TIE joyful mefIagc received
than with one voice they all cried out, Agrfrd
Thai is aRve geGnt ;Ht0yt TO make or griFv'
ancfs kns1vn." They accordingly returned
home adyertiled their agreement with tht
Governor, and called general meeting tC
be on the eff May, at which meeting the
came to the following conclufon.
" II was unanimously agreed to continu
our petition, agreed on laf meeting, to TIL
Governor, Council ard Afembly, for redrel
ing every grievous, cruel, iniqui.ons and op
prenivc PRACTICES Of our officers which, W
generally conceive, we have laboured under
for thefe many years, contrary to law"
"And, in purluance of verbal mefIag
from the Governor fent expressly by his fe
cretary delivered us on the third Of this infan
we agree to renew our fad petition. And a
fundry forms have been read here this day
and Ggned by fundry neighbourhoods, "
| appoint w M, NC, He, ] L, J M, J H
r H, and @ II, to form one on, o! the whole
referring to The Gcyeral complaints for infor
nation Of grievances. And being confciou
of our loyalty to King George The third Oh
the prefent throne, and our firm attachment
to the prefent eltablhment and form OF 90
| vernment; which we iincerely believe, all GU
grievances ale quite oppoGte and contrar
to, by downright roguiih practice, of men
who have crept into potts of Office, and hav
pra6tized upon our Ignorance and new lettc'
il,uation.
ave, therefore, order the above commit
tee to implore the Governors pardon an,
forgiveness, in the mott fubmiAive manner, "A
any errors that we may have committed, VA
is, or may be confirmed to derogate from\h
honour of his Majefy's crown and dignity
or tending to obfrucfthe peace and good or
der of government.
"And for the governors better informant
on, we order the committee to prepare copie
of all our proceedings, which were agreed OF
by our body, even from the fri beginning
to go with our faid petition, and fuitabl'
number Of the laid committee to wait on th'
Governor with them, as foon as poiiible.*
d" And as we have received letter from
Anton County, informing us Of an sdociali
on there on the fame account ard requeit
ing information Of our manner Of proceeding
we order copy of this to be fent to then
Immediately, to prevent fpeedily their run
ming into any errors. We believe their fcru
pies to be well grounded and their intentions
honeh."
To this the Governor replied, that " thei
feps carried but little further, would have
been called and mult have been treated as
High Trcalon. He commended to them
Col Tanning and his Officers conduct a:
dilcreet; and taxed them =" as aetuzted
by cowardice and as having, from fenfe
of that public jufice due to their crimes, alb
fconded themfeives from public view > and
made it tom " Of any further clemency'
on his part, that taey dcfill from any fur
ther meeting, and tina, all titles of Regulators
or AGocators ceafe from among them.
Notwithstanding the Governor ordered them
10 dsha from future meetings, yet as the
Sheriff was up to coilea the taxes, and they
had referred this very matter of the taxes and
ie,tlements of the public accounts TO the