The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-23
Fhe Nj A ssA c II u ct rs
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all cafes concerning liberty and property
nuR be brought, vcnal and corrupt; wit
nefes, in all cafes Of moment to you, luboFned
and pcriured and the juries who are . de-
eide your fate packed, bribed and modelled,
to the ubiquitous and pernicious deiigns OF a
court fervlng judge, or weak, wicked and
dstehable mlniitry.
Confder; the foyereign and his miniiters,
have packed Houle of Commons, by brl-
Fiery and Corruption, and that they keep
majority of the representatives of the king
dom, in pay and dependency with the pub
lie money. And thefe abandoned tools are
now giving Tanaion to every diabollcal
fcheme of the Kings minions, and as fatt as
polTibc riveting the letters of Britons.
ConGder, the great bulwsrk Of the coniti-
futon Magma ChaTta notoyiouny violated in
a variety of infances, whether by The imme-
date order or direction Of the King, is not
material to determine, it is only neceiiarI 10
fay, it was nos done without his knowledge,
otherwife red,els mad been obtained from his
hands; he is therefore deeply involved in the
eLlt of his minifers.
Coniidcr, the declaration Of rights, the
Habeas Corpus act and trial byjuTy, all ex-
paiaed away and reduced to mere ihadows.
ard empty names. The King mua be weak
iadeedsif ne Coal give the eatt countenance
10 n1eafures 70 deftfu6tiye Of his own intereit
ard welfare yet it is not pofhble to draw any
otner conclulon, for wicked and venaI as our
chief jufce is and hardened in viliany as the
pre.ent miniRry are, they never would have
been daring enough to have proceeded 10 far
WITHOUT iach authority.
Confider, the a6t of fettement is profiitu-
ted, and every claufe in it, made for the bene-
Fl Of the people, either repealed or rendered
uleeis.
ConGder, the late daring attempt of the
niinilters 10. influence the election of one of
the Gxteen peers for Scotland. Can you my
fliends be 70 far duped, can you be 70 credu-
lous as to believe, that Lord North, and
Lord Sandwich, 1.-THE laa not three hours in
ofice) would be 70 prefuming as openly and
avowedly TO fubyer, the contribution, and
rifque their heads, without the. authority OF
the fovereign,for their proceeding, and pro-
mile Of protection; no my countFymen, this
is too bare faced, here we cannot be deceived
If the King did actually authorifehls mlnilters
to do what Lord North and Lord Sandwich
have done, he committed high treaion, vlo-
lated his coronation oath, and diilolved the
compact between the Houie of Hanover, and
the people Of England. tits difficult to bring
proof; bur the concIulion is obvious.
ConGIer, Lord Mansfield, has fucceeded
70 far in his vile, his infamous deiiGn Of de-
ftroying the liberty Of the pre6, that there is
not one bookseller has now re(olution enough
10 publilh the moR tIAing ehay wrote with
any kind Of fpirit in defence of the common
rights Of mankind great and infinite are the
Obligations, the people of England are now
under to Mr.. Moore, who his boldly food
forth in thefe corrupt, thele degenerate
times the friend to his country and mankind /;
and who Gill perfeVeres, unawed by fear or
profecuion. Had it not been for him, this
an1 many other papers of the fame kind
would not have been uttered into the. world,
and we had now been little better than ilaves.
In lhort conGder, every fence to your Ii
berries dearoyed, and the contribution torn
up BY the roots. Once more fay confider,
feriooAy confder theie things, coniider this
picture have drawn; here is no falfe CO.
Touring, this picture is drawn by the hand of
truth. VIII you heliiate then one moment
what courfe to take no, ifyou are Engllfb
men,if may dignity you | mean de(srvedly)