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

ccrriy nsrFc1 fa) r?srt Of -" 49, "a
What vc!e agreeable tolsw, I'd t.. q ti,'
itautnCe could 90, be known, uit'i mss
public accounts welr iei,lcd. iNsXt !" MS,
The Offices haG cxtclied unlawful Ices ~
an un.ealorable manner; ard "lea ihs
county p5oiccutsd them, cou,d gs' no 'edfeis
or any kir1 Of 'air iryai bai ctDiall!y' We
protectors were ike 10 te ruined by :oits
commenced agairf than by Cthce'S ioi
damages, fcandaI, &c. and bYtfe means Ct
packed iui,s S, competed CT ,he officers Them
ielves, TO ware indicted, ard liable TO M
clements, 70 tfa, a general Ctr't wilt "a
CART e,tr 70 irrGctu. nan, became As
dangerous ard c.,atful as a riiioI c'agPcd
TO his bleaf by Ictber for nothing "cud
fatisfy but the lur.ender Ct I'll you ptd.itd !;
this cauled Iioty, ,rraulte. &c. II TIC at.cm-
bly il vas piopoEei to iend q Committee q
erouiry INTO ,he cuuntits where thcie tumu!'s
hsrpt ned. but it was H'eruor4y cppoled by
the court party, and Pvt aide /: But ia a
private conference amopea the mtneefs,
Mt. Kncx aud Mr.. Lewis wee appointed,
and hey rode Up TO tie next Cereal Ccuit
to be held in Rowan county for the diilfct
Of SaGibury, when TIE whole body Of Cficers
Of that diayiGt, (conicious Of Iheir guilt and
convinced Of the upright End ectd Intentions
of tie countIy,came to an smioab!e ard fun
ao,eentn,, under hand and zeal, 10 refund
ali they had sxtored and takcn contrary 10
law. whioh was to be divided by aItiraitTs,
unaniIno, fly ohCien by either hte; both o.
iicers and people were HEALTHY iiHcere in this
agreement but the Governor and Officers;
in the five other dihri6fs Of the province, re-
tented it in he hlgheh degree, ard mmedl-
ately entered into an aAoclaticn TO prevent its
takirg place, by iuihing Up into The ie''ie'
men,s CT The infuigents, as they call them
with All aimed soita, 2"a referring peace CT
ccniiiu,ionSl principles, as The Gove'noi
termed it in Letter to Col. Trohawk, where
in he told him. he tflGuld anf~ er tor entering
into that agreement at TIE tribunal ct MI
country. 1t is mattel Of faef, that The u,
6cers of this dinri6 inclinec to'ccnpIy, ane
make the country leifiiution, above a ysal
before this, but were deferred blythe cfhcer:
of the ether five diftriSfs no doubt out iIcT
fear they muf come TO do the fame juftice
" Hufbands, who was'a principal man ir
protecting every lawful method for juffics
and redreis, has been accuied as principal II
aGts of riots, sc. he has been made prifcn.
er,and food trials three times on that account
and cleared each time by proclamation,
The court party, defpairing Of finding him
guilty in the ordinary ccurfe of proceedings,
and according to the Erglifh laws, makes a
particular law for that purpofe, to continue
one year by which law, without any precep'
or his Knowledge and unheard, finds bill
aganfl him for riot, aGaul', &c. for which
they came with the afOrefaid army, and de-
ifroycd bis houie, plantation and goods ;frcm
which, fuppofe, it is to be granted new that
he is guilty in the eye Of that particular law,
though he is really clear, and quite innocent
oftbe charge. Many Others, as well as he,
have fhared the fame fate; fome were 40 miles
diftan, from the place at the time the crimes
laid to their charge were committed"