The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-12-26

would aiiume 10 punIth a brave cltiGen, 10,
telling him a grating truth While 'n1o
confounds and turns to rldicdle the Pnny ell
fayers, who tell buIting people they have
no grievances to complain of. AS have
let myfrlf no particular talk in this number,
| will tell thoie carnef enquirers OF one grew
ance | think efficient to entitle every liur-
Der who has hand in it TO the curfes ct the
people, that is, the indigni,y catf upon the
Legislature of the province rheie ieveral years,
in thwarting their inclination as TO the place
Of their anembline. affirm no power on
earth, has the leait right to abridge the tree
dom of their determinations in any cafe or
circumhance whatfoeyer, provided they de-
cree nothing inconilient with the general
good of the empire. The ahumption of this
power is certainly unwauan,ed by charter,
and prelume no man who has read the
preceding numbers OF this work will argue
that the crown, or any Of lis tcTvanss, can
have any legal con,rouI upon our Legislature
which is rot iiipulated there.
Vatel Jays expreEly, p. 10, that if any in
rude into the domefic affairs of another
fate, and attemptto influence its deliberations
they do it an injRry. If Lord Hiliiborough
has not cmnently intruded into the domettic
affairs of this community, and endeavoured
IN powerful manner to Influence its delibeT-
atoms, it will be difficult to ind an inaAnce
of the kind in the hifory of mankind.
We have mighty fplutter in Tome prero-
gative rawlings, about the rights and inteTeits
Of the crown in this colony. | with the bab-
lers about thoic rights,and the constitutional
fubjeetou, they talk 10 much of, would be
pleafed once to define them. An indefinite
right, and unlimited power is very danger
Gus pretence in any commonwealth. AT
preEent, however it iecms but too evidently
the fcope of an admini2r alton, whole lais
manruvres, if any thing can, will bring
things to criGs. Long have wiihed TO
have them lay their paws upon landed inter
eft. Stop not here my Dear Lord, can
fct you in way to make fine hawl for
number of loyal fubjeas. To vacate the
charter of the province entirely, would APP
pear little hurrying at prefeHt lep 1t on at
the junction of Rhode Iland with Conneefi-
cut for you may obicrve that with no mere
framing than you ufe in your daily briineis,
you can FAY that 70 far wefward as Connec-
ticut and Providence Plantation, means the
junction of thefe. Sir Edmond Androis could
not have wifhed for finer work than the
granting all that well inhabited tract ia gal
LIANT Lordihips. Col. Howard would then be
kept in fome countcnance; out new deputy
collector might become neighboufineB Baron
to him, and by the arenglh Of hi: exteniise
genius contribute nightly towards the eta
blilhment Of new ffSdai G/qsm.
Without foms fuch potent aid | dare FAY
your fkaln vii! &c, tangled in fuch manner
as well ieaze your wife head to rightit. BY
the time this reaches you, you will have your
hands full Of bufine(s, you will find no ne
GETTY to letlle pimps and infoTmers to trant-
NIT to you the defigns Of the people your
tyranny has already effected what every good
citizen wiihed for the continentis again al.
armed and numerically fen!ble both OF their
difeafe and remedy. 1t is we'll known that
all Governors, are more or lels important,
according to their 0biIfiH and inclination to
promote the general good: That the legal
and conlfsutional Governor ufes the POW
Err of the Fate with the sviH of the fate for
the intlr.G of the fate.--- The ulurper and
tyrant uies all thefe for his sloH infvGf and
caprice. Your feveral projects, mandates and
inRruaions have long been viewed in the Taft
defcribed light. You have wantonly tramp
led on every thing dear to the people, you
have apparently prided yomfeif in crofing,
vexing and moleffing them---it was not e
oon~h fer vo,, IN C,ddje them ,Di,h an odious