The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-23

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INTERPRETATIONS of ihele novel geGuy,
with the powers that were, and perhaps un-
fortunate for US, that continue, TO bring Heet
and army 10 menace or murder US, as their
occaGons required, unleis We would tamely
fubmit TO be pillaged. Lay, thow me Peo-
ne who can bear to be hailed by foloiers,-
knocked down in the frees, Ruled into
Guard houfes, prcked with 6ayonets, be-
Geged in their dwellings, aAaulted before the
msgi(lrates, and even the maglitIates them
feIyes abuied. --Priioneis refcued out OF the
hands of the civil officer, and carried eft IN
triumph, in preience Of jufice, and the con-
fable badly wounded with cutlafs IN the
head and to feule all on tranquil bottom,
find the people who could bear the no'ous.
inluuection Of IL or I5of thete armed rut-
fans cutting and 0athing naked peIfons IN
the freets enuies leaving their potts to
quarrel with boys in the itreet, for talking
iaucy, and a file of grenaders with hxed
bay one,s coming to fuitaln this aiauant, who
in very few minutes, with little Povocatlon,
fired down the people like pigeons, and yet
clcaped the puniihments due 70 fuch Inhuman
murderers: Produce me, | reqlett OF you,
the people that in theie cafes and cncum-
flances would not have acted 10 iome mea-
fule as we have done, ifnot with more I'M
petuoiity Oh fome occalions. And what IS
more than all this, find me the community,
that with all the knowledge OF right, whh all
the improvement Of good education, with
all the independently and dignity OF iplt,
which grows up with man conicious OF
right and capacity to judge for himielf, and
determine his intcreftiDg concerns according
to lighsof their own improved understanding,
dependent on none but God alone for the
tenure of life or property. And fuPPoie fuch
people invaded by pack of naughty, 'g-
norant, lifeIeis, fenlelels, awkward, impertinent
fcoundrels, who claimed a powell to conuoul
their actions, and feize, Conhicate, and con-
vert their fubRance to what uie they pIeaied,
and all this mighty power derived TO them
from neff of villains, who having fold their
own and conhituents peIfons or properties to
an abandoned minifry, have the ridiculous
efIontery 10 take upon them TO better the
bargain by grant of other mems freedom
and property, over whom they have as much
right and authority, as over the dog far, and
at prefent nearly the fame inhutnce: Sup
poie them fuffeTing all the abufes, indignlties,
and calamities above mentioned hom the in
Aueuce of theie viainous ufuTpeis : SupPofe
in every court in the province, the fald cor
rupt and perncious influence had too evident
an effect upon the laws; and that the fame &C
curfed leayen entered into every dlpoiltlon of
truf or power, civil and military throughout
the province, and that an inluperabe OBJ
jeGidn to appreciation, in places, in the 60
vernor's gift, is the candidate, being friend
to the people, as were mminently every one
of the fix negatived gentlemen OF perhaps
fome like Captain Heath in Roxbury, and
Colonel MARTIAL, in Bolton, are Ripped be-
cauie too capable and induitrious in the pro-
motion of military knowledge; and neither
of them much to be depended upon, ihould
the Brufh hill jufice be CONDITIONED to or
erthem to command their regiments to fire
upon the people, for attending in King
ftreet with buckets and engines 10 put out
fireI again fay Sir, for fuppoie you arc pretty
well tiIed with the length Of my quefiion,
are you 70 credulous as to fuPpoGe, peace,
and tranquility will readily take place, among
a people, bitten, flung, and infuIted, by the
Prelence ofiuch cockatrices every hour. If you
are, all can lay will have little effect upon
your bou0w at leaf, whatever it may upon the
tree electors "A no m the an,ho,;t,, of ord