The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-12-26
JUNIUS to the LIVERY of LONDON.


JUNIUS to the LIVERY of LONDON.
GSnilfmn, London, Sept go, I77I.
II yoR alone were concerned in The event
L of the prefent election Of Chief Manif-
tra:e of the metropolis, i! weuld be he high
eft pvelumplion in f.rangcr 10 attempt 10
influence your choice, or even TO cffer you
his opinion. But the Gtuation of the. hublic
affairs has annexed an extraordinary impo,-
.ance TO your re(outions. You cannot, in
the choice of your Magiftsts, determine
for ysarjffcns enb. You are going ,rdster-
mine upon point, in which every n!enbcr
of the community is intereRed.---f aii not
fcruPle to fay, thatthe very being ofrhat law,
Of that right, of that contribution, for which We
have been 70 long contending,is now at fake.
They who would enfnarc your judgment,
tell you, IT is esmmsn, srair0,, cafe, and TO
be decided by ordinary precedent and prac-
tice. I hey artfuly conclude, Eom mcde-
rate peaceable times, to times which are xst
moderate, and which oHgh not TO be peacea-
ble.---While they folicit your favour, they
Unfit upon rule ofrotation, which excludes
all idea of election.
Let me be honoured with a few minutes
Of your attention-----The queGion, TO thofe
Who mean fairly to the Liberty of the People
(which we all profe6 to have in view lies
within very narrow compass. Do ye mean to
defert thar juR and honorable fyhem of nea-
fures, which you have hitherto purfued, in
hopes Of obtaining from Parliament, or fem
theCrowD, full redreis of paff grievances, and
fecnrity for the future i--Do you think the
cauie defperate and will you declare hat you
think 70 to the whole people of England I If
this be your meaning and opinion YOU uill at
confidently with it,n chuGrgMr.Nah. pro-
fefs'o be acquaintedwithh his private character.
But he has acted as nagifrate-- as a pub
lick man.--As fuch fpeak Of him. fee
his name in protea againf one of your re-
monlirances to the crown. He has done
every thing in his power to delroy the free
dom of popular elections in the city, by
publfhing the poll upon foImer location
and | know, in general, that he has dlifin-
gnilhed himfeIf, by fighting and thwarting
all thof- publick meafures, which ysz have en-
gagged in with the ereatef warmth, and hi
theuo thought worthy of your appreciation,
from his paa conduct, what concluiion will
you draw but that he will act the fame as
Lard Azay0r, which he has invariably acted
as AiGtrmau and SbeIFi He cannot alter
his conduct, without confefiing thar he ne
yer acted upon principle of any kind
ihould be forry to injure the character of
man, who perhaps may be honett in his in
tentcns, by fupPofng il peDE6L thar he can
never concur with you in any political mes-'
lure, or opinion
II, on the other hand, you mean to perie-
we're in thole refolu,ions of the public good,
which, though not always fucceisful, are al
ways honorable, your choice will naturally
incline to thole men, who (whAtever they be
in other relpeets) are mott likely TO co.ope-
rate with you in The great purpofes, which
you are determined not to Ielinquilh The
queiiion is not of what metal your infffu-
ments are made bur zvbsfber thy are adapted
10 the sUOrkyoK have in hand? The honours
Of the city, in tbeJf rmT5. are improperly, be-
caufe excluiively called rt1Vard You mean
not merely to pay, but to employ. Are Mr..
Csolby and Mr.. Sawbridgs likely to execute