The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-29

nous authors, are heN by the people of this
government
Laaly, Rsjsitrd, That copy ofthe fore
going relolvcs be tent TO James Davis and
Adam Boyd, Efqrs. to be publiihed in their
next Gazette, as proof to the Mahachuiet,s
Spy, Of tho freedom OF the prels in North
Carolina.
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XXTE obierte you have in your Sp' (RoI7>
w infeftcd piece fubicribed LeOniaGS,
repete with abuGve epithets, fcanda.ous in
veetlves and daring fa.fhoods, againH oUI late
excellent Governor, whole nun. beEleis viz
tues, and amiable qualities, juily ende.r
him to all the good people Of this province.
1t certainly is difficult TO conceive to what
a degree Of fniquity man may arrive, who
ike Leoa;y.1s, has the efiont} TO fet truth
and deeency a, defiance and you, Mr. PIN
ter, ii undertaking 10 be The pubhlher oituch
Vi: ca!umnies fan litsis hort of him in poIrl
Of guilt.
Belt known to him, and you, Sir, mat
the beloved memory Of GoVerncr IEYoN,
is, and will continue to be deeply impreii, d
on our grateful hearts, and we truit will b.
tranlmitted by us to our lateii poiterity ;whlle
ne Gigma!ized name Of LrOaidas, and you!s,
Mr.. Printer, will be conGgned TO that inia
my jualy attendant on fuch GORGEOUS ca!um-
majors.
Whether we conlider his Excelency Go.
vernon TRYoN, in public or private caps-
city, ieveral years experience f'his conduct,
a grateful remembrance Of his many lervices
to this province, and an incumbent regard to
truth, oblige US publicly to declare, that the
fre1ee iuRce, probity, honour, humanity,
munncence, and afAbllity, ARE his diltinguih
ing charaaerffics.
With refped to the fix queries of Lesnida5,
we admit the Hrf, viz. his lateMajcfy's gra-
cious intentions towards this province; bui
as to the facts which Lesmiaa5 balely, GssS.
GETS in the other queries, as they are 7fcsttd
without proof, 70 they are efficiently 4nf%efH
ed BY denying them, except that paiasEaeh,
relative to whipping man whom be calls an
able and generous planter TIE perion he
alludcs to was deiervedly puniihcd By the
fen,encc of court martha, called by his
Colonel, while in the ranks, and under the
immediate command Of his militia officers,
in virtue of anece1ary law Of this province
entitled ",he militia aa"
We cannot however pats over the 5th que
re, without taking fome particular notice Of It
for be therein fays, the Governor ordered
dilcharge of his artillery on the people while
under the Gcred bond ola treaty, ;he contra
ry of which.is well known, not only to the
forces there under hisExcellency's command,
but to the rebels fhemfelves, and rever was
ever fnggeRed by any one Of them to have
been othrrwife.
His Excslency tried every expcdicnt that
human prudence could luggeR TO prevail on
the milcreants to lay down their arms, take
the oaths to government, ard iu1endeI
up to pubic juHice their out-lawed chief,
promfing them upon fuch eafy terms his
Msjefy's mott gracious pardon for allheiT
pah numerous tranigreGions but they re-
e6tcd his offers with contempt and abuiive
language f: Nay, fome of the audaciops
wre,ches cried out to bis troops, Sc fire and
be damned y and others exclaimed, " He'e's
death in one hand, and TO mercy in the other
battle battle !" He then directed the fheriff
to order them to di(petfe, agreeable to the
riot sa which the Gherif did but to no Pur-
pofe. YET hill he forbcre attacking them,
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