The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-07-11
For the MASSACHUSETTS Spy.


WHEN coniider the dignity Of a
wv free people, and reject that even
Kings, and what are greater than Kings,
me laws and contributions by which Kings
are governed, zfe made and maintained by
yhem; can fcarce moderate my recruitment
at the cavalier treatment they daily receive
!ioai all abfolutc fave; creature of the
ceople's fcrvant | ihal, fays his abj6iute
itndebs7Alucs, always confult his Majefy's fer
vice as to the time of meeting the Genera!
Afiembly, and govern myfelf accordingly"
A laconic anfwer indeed mott dread fove-
reign. Your matters prcrogative of making
peace and war, is as abfoIute as yours in
meeting the General Ahembly, YET he has
been civil enough TO confult his parliament
on theic, and every other affair of importance
which of lale years has come before him.
But new fyRem it feems is on foot; horfes
are to become riders, and fervants the lords
Of their matters.
Thele projects might fucceed among bar
barians inconfcious of their rights or the in
finite obligation, under which they ly to de-
fend them. Cyrus, according to De Ramfay,
was 70 poHcfs his army with belief, that he
knew what was for their general advantage
better than they all. Jenghiz Khan could
perfuade his followers they were conquering
for themfelves while they ravaged for him.
am widely mfaken if the Rhode Hand
addreders, even f:cooded by their more en-
lighIened brethren the Sandemanians, inlpire
the good people Of ihis province with ;he aw :
fu ideas of Mr.. HuichinGon's hyperion talents
as the fnbjeGfs of either of thcfe princes en-
tertained of theirs. A wife and lettefed COM
nonwea',h will ever dIainguih between the
man who maScs ihet happiness and fecwity
the whole of his ftudy, and the m;lcreant
who entirely devo;es hmielf to the fery;ce Of
their enemies; oficouly diveffs hmclf of
every power to lcrvc them, and ft'etches
evcrv nerve to hafen and confirm their de-
RruHion We feem to want but two IN
Gyat7ion5 more to open the bIindelf eyes in
the province to the dehgns of the minifrY,
viz. To difarn the people, and flop the
prefas. Military difcipline is entirely
Encouraged in the province of New
York; and no BOATS can be made
Of the ueafu'es taken for its promotion by
authority here. Mr.. Hutchinfon notwith-
fanding the grandeur Of mind aicrlbed to
him by the honourab!e VERUS, could no,
forbear wreakng LITTLE of bis poin,ef, fpleer
againa the harmless Printer of the SPY, for
acting agreeable to his propofal of ihuilg
every thing worthy of notice to the public
impartislly. But we are to remember that
we live in day when even Lord Mayor
ct London is fent to the Tower for doing
his duty according to law. May God of bis
mercy Glorten the reign of fuch wantOn
,yrants
Behold my ccuntTymen, the rare effects
Of fw6ering tervants gradually to u(urp the
dominion over their matters My Lords
Commi1ioners and all their cattle are now
svowedly coniidered Geparate condition OF
men in the Gate. Il is true enough but a
dlitln6flon | confeis | fhould fcarce have
found the bsrdinels TO think of efsbliihing,
in country 70 conicioussof the tendency OF
fuch ADAPTATIONS. Themielyes have long
Ence .isbhihed he dittin4on Of friends 10