The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-17

Shuietfs- Day, you WOrlu not ha'S elVe" hN'
caufc of diicontent in that province. The
PEOPLE, however, unfatsfed, were Glent.
Why then, my Lord, did you repeat that o.
deus grievance of removing the aitembfy
from .aheir ancient, mof convenient, and mott
deGiable place of FELTON,, to one entnely the
ieverte Is there one good end of govern
mcn;, tatt can politely be aniwe;ed by a
meafnre totally nugatory, but in lutJectne
the aasm5ly to much Inconvenience, and III
gratifying your pique, and that Of Governcr
Bernard, agsnf the people OF Bofon,~hom
neither your threats could awe, nor your arts
could fedrce, from boldly sh=riing their
rights! Does 70 pitiful tsien,mcnt, ard he
ye, more pitifuI qualification Of it, become
the rank, or the place you h.!!
But, my Lord, this meaiute is not only IT.
ri,ating and imrolitic, bur illegal. The az
fsnbly have fully proved it fuch; and all the
arsandlophiRy ofyour Governor, could not
evade the force Of their arguments. 1t is
TRUE, indeed, not only this, but every aef Of
year administration gives full prcof, that TO
act comfortable to law was never in your
inclination, or intention. In mind not TO-
tally unprincipled, the Ggnal feryices of that
province would have outweighed their la,e
oppofition TO the ufurpa,ons Of government.
Their gallant form and capture of Louil-
bourg, in the year I74s their manning Ad-
miral Saunders feet, 70 as to efe cfuate thcie
operations, to which we owe Tie important
reduction of Quebec, and Of the eorqueh CT
Canada; their defence OF his Majsfy's gar
riion at Annapolis, and Of all Nova Scotia,
in the war preceding the lsf with many
eminent inffances of their zeal and ability to
icrve bis MajeRy and this country are buried
in oblivion while every oppoEtion to GO
vernment, however fulfilled by The ccareif
principles of the contribution, is noted down,
and marked for vengeance. This is the me-
thod your Lordlhp takes of fecuripg their fu-
ture fervices TO the crown, and their attach
rent to the Houfc of Hanover. The fuc-
cels will certainly be adequate TO tie means.
But even, if the preiert generation bad no
deier,s TO Plead, the rights tor which they are
eontending againR Your uiuipa,ion, for Par
lament is only instrumental, are eis than
they would have meriied through the unex-
ampled hardhps their anceaors endured in
conquering that favage country.
Your Lordihip muf have feen the detail
Of their Offerings in the hifory Ct your very
obfequious Governor MIR. Hulchinfor. He
indeed has betray ed thoie liberties, which he
has taught US were 70 dcally purchsled, for
the pitifal ambition of being Governor, un-
der luch miniaer as your Lordlhip. He
may now judge, whether there are lweets in
power and grati6ed ambition to footh The
anguiih Of Eecolletiing, that he has betrayed
his country, and ruined his character forever.
the per6dy too, CT Mr.. Oliver has had its re
ward. To doyou juaice it is not your Lord
fbip's fault, ifa iinge eminent maefaclor in
America remains undgnified and unrewaid
ed. The account of Mr.. Divers promoii-
en- is worthy the attention of the public. I.
will thew to what conlummate degree cor
Tuption has arrived, under your Lordhip's
American administration.
MIR. Oliver was Secretary to the council,
when the late memorable military mshacie
was perPetra,ed in Bottom; to take eff the
horror of this bloody bu6neis, il was ihs OBJ
je6f Of administration, and Of its creatures, to
make it ,lufpicious than an infurreefion was
in,e1ded BY the people. The Secretary,
therefore, famed fime minutes of Council,
in which he perverted to their purpofe what
one of the members had lsid, and having e.
cre;ly f@orn TO the truth of them, be, in con-
cert with the pTsfent puiltlcE Goyrfnor. dic