The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-22

to draw what infeIencco they p'ea!c from
thcn. Al meeting Of the Ciais about
fortnight: before Commend nlcnt, a large
committee was chofen to s6t from that time
iii! Commencement as the clais this Com
mittae which coniiited OF ten, at afutilqrcn
meeting, elected a fub- committee for the pur-
pofe of employing Printer, to print the
Iheic5, repeating TO them the ir.lr6tlons
they had originally received from their conRl-
tuents, viz. that they ihou'd employ The
cheapef workman. Mr.. Diaper immedi-
aieIy applied for the work; being aiked his
price, he replied Iool being again aiked
whc,hcr that was the Ioweh he could afford
i, at, lie an(wcred YES but rather than lo,c
inc ID he would d. it for per cent cheaper
thaa any other, or for nothing, l he Com
mitsce leioincd that they did not dehFe he
ihou|d do it a penny les than he could
o61d, and if no Printer could cGard It for
lels ihan what he had offered he ihould have
tue employ, The Committee then app led
to Mr.. Thomas to know his price, who i'll
Fnediately made a calculation, and in few
minutes told them he would undertake il
for Q s !. aud this being s. cheaper than Mr..
Draper could afford i, for, the Committee
aw fl to employ Mr.. Thomas. The Com
mit,ce Afterwards ordering paper of better
quality, as well IS Of larger iize, agreed
TO allow o8l. los.
This being the true fate Of the affair, !
fhali proceed to make few remarks upon
the pieces publifhed by Mr.. Draper, upon
the occaiion; beginning with his poet, who
undoubtedly laboured whole nights and days
10 apply the word 4" faction" to the conduct
CT the Clals. But how the meer ACT of paiEng
by Mr.. Diapers Office without employ
him may be termed fat7ien, / am unable to
account for any other way, than by,7irtue of
that poeticaI licence, which was granted
only TO the great geninES :hat Aouriihed un-
der the republics Of Greece and Rome. Per-
baps your poet, Sir, intends that Greece and
Rome fhaIl not Re The 0aJ ftaies that can
boat Of grta: gfnigEJ.
In tie piece hgned by yourfelf, you inf :
nusrc as though it was a crime that we did
it " frona bsliticaI vitSO'," for my own part
(for can lpcals bat for one) bad thu, been
my motive | lhouId have gIoried in the Uirfaf,
and am very lenlible that iuch conduct
would have gained me, the highe& honour
ny wiihes can aiPire to, the appreciation o!
every gosd citizen.
A: your fht writer from Cambridge fys
little mcre shan to allow, that :" the Clals
had az Uncomfortable rign; to expend their
money rs they pIeaiea )" we would adVi!c
hin to leave US 20 the free exeicile OF an
iacentG9ab!e right without his imPeEtlnent
medication --but ffay---he has f4ld iome-
thing nloEe. -. that the Cals did not coniuIt
their owu honour in this particular is ;oo ap-
parent much leis did they pay any attention
TO the lnclinations of his Excellcncy." To
pay any attention to the inclina,ons of any
enc, or even oar oIVn, when they initiate
with our injfruGisnt, his Excellency himlelf
knows, is 70 far from reAeaing an honour
upon the agent, that it is Immediately dero-
gatorY thereto, and why the Committee
fhou'd give away 81. or sd. of the Class
money merely to crafty his Exccilency's in
clination, 10 quefion perhaps they lou!d
not have anlwered.
Upon your aR weeks letter from Cam
b.idge, fhall only remark, that had it been
from one of the ClaEs ievery individual Of
whom has az undoubted right to enquire into
fa6tsl ihouId have endeavourcd TO convince
him of his miaakc; but fnce it is one who IS
utterly unacquainted wi'b the matter, and
feein, be has interneddlfd where be bad no