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

ne UHWDT, ana NC M"W " fOdT thuiiuSI-
ing in their towns and villages, the chance
amounts 10 miracle, if they rife iUperior to
misfortune, cruelty, and deipotif1. Hence
the importance of that maxim, alHq pyinnbiiJ,
to check The fra appearances, lea il fhoud
focn be too late, and in the language of in.
ipiration, there rrm0in noflisg bit a ffoyfal
leaking for 9jn4gmenf and fiery Indignation.
Some may tell us the $3.50 is a man Of
an upright heart, an it is mpoGibe he
iicuId ever be guilty of thefe things. This is
only begging the queition. Allowing this to
be true allowing our 10000 to be upright,
jlf, and honef, yea an angel from heaven,
it is nothing to the purpofe. 1t is not to the
pay)0n, but to the thing we look. 1t was a
good laying of French courtier, Our mo-
naycb IS a Very god man, bm tObo aU'A anjaUrr
hatbs or bis (neesD0rs sOiAalsOaysbt o. 1t the
inititution is in ltielf directly calculated to de-
frey the Legislative body of this people, and
fuover the liberties of this province, we
lhould detef and reient it, A free, wife fate
fhould take care, not only that good ruler
fhoad have every means of enlarging their
Happiness, but that it ihould not be in the
power of bad one to defroy it. Wicked
princes fucceed good ones, and it is rare to fee
fuccehion of worthy men. Rome knew
to her iorrow that Titus WAC fucceeded by
Domlsian, and England, that Elizabeth was
followed by thesccurled race of the Stewards.
Agreeable to this inaitution i, is not only in
the power of a wicked governor to plague
and enilave this people, but it is equally i'm
pohible that good one fhould ever commu.
nicate happinels to US. Should fuch Phoe-
nix appear, we may depend on his being
quickly fuperfeded. Can it be fuppofcd a
minlitry would lodge their nterefs in the
hands of man unfrendly to them and we
know too we'll what their interef is. This
would be inconGfent with every plan of &C
ton or reafon. Will corrupt mnifry pay,
countenance, and fupport perfon, honeit in
his nature, and who will only be check on
them Then may light have communion
with darkness, God with Belial.
lfthefe things are true, let us fee what is
the coniequence. | am not at this day to tel!
from whence government aroie, in what it
coniiits, and for what it's infiltuTed. That
it is founded in the good of iociety, that thofe
to whom power is delegated, are bound b.
law and compact to preierve this good, and
that when they do otherwife the compact is
diilolved, are truths efficiently proved By the
maferly pens of Locke, Sidney, Bongbroke,
and Harrington, whole names will live to
after ages. ! would only oblerve on thofe
efientials Of that government, which cufom
has dilflnguifbed by the name of free. II has
been an invariable, uDalterabic principle in
all thele governments, to let the people have
that fhare in it, as to check unwarran;abi5
meafures, and prelerve their own dignity.
When thele m=aiures are purified, this augulf
body are ready to refute them; and always
do 70 at the colt of their tyrants. Hence,
when Rehoboam refuled the council of his
lenators, and meant to lay on heavy impoli-
lions, the cry was, Rsbsbo0m fee to thine
o1oH bozJG. But this body can only live when
free, and this freedom coniifis in the right Of
lpesking and acting. When thele are de-
ifroyed, the body finks, and with il the d.
function Of freedom. Going on theie prin-
ciples, ! would ak, has our Houfe of Com
mons this right of making laws ! They may
frame, it is true, but they cannot put in force !;
for has not the ---- right to negative all
their proceedings undoubtedly. Has then
this Huule any way to compel the 80 TO