The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-31

preIogstives of my crown" Surely under IEeh
a unonareh, apcople nat be com pleasly happy.
Ia futha reign, the mott pIesGug profpetts open.
The man who eaeems the rights OF his people
dear TO him, Will ever take cars to fabbou thoe
rights. Every rsmogfrasce that appears well
ioun6ed, will be ATTENDED to, and every
grievance Ted'eled. Juttice and law will be
executed ineArfiskJ, and the murderer Though
high in Aation will fuifer tor his crimes.
Yea, mould the cafe happen, no matter b. eV6af
msaNI, that the law acquits, when u.ha P'i"ce
finds towE. and @h lie community uneaty
under the event, he will he Veyy cazfSsS how
he acts 10 the after, and rake great care not
to put ;njIk into the cup of the unhappy. IN
one word, as the fcriptwe expreiies the mat
ter, "the wicked will be removed from the
King, and his throne lhall be eft ibiiihed 10
r;gheouinels."
To lofe the Affection of their rulers, and be
treated with every mark Of de,enstion is ex-
tremely CALLING Perhaps there never was
people fo'cruely harrsfied and iniulsd as this
poor province. The mniItry have taken every
method in their power to fhow their opinion
of US. As if it was NOT iutficient for this un-
happy town to fee its citizens wel,eriug 10
'tIeV gore, abufed, and msGacred by an in-
fah0ps ioldiery, and then jsQjfed by their
pkdsJ they have alto reqoards6 the mSrasr1.
| Eb6t is the plain contribution of this altar,
bot that il is as highly laudable in the fodiery,
and every other mean initsumenf OF tyranny,
TO tuck the blood of an American, and efpe-
cially of Bofonian, as to kill a pigeon.
That the miniitry, 10 ule their influence IN
forwarding 10 gloriOgS defgn. will for ever
profs3 all thofe who thu comply with their
intentions; and to encourage future wretches,
il they pefiii in fuch treatment towards this
people. hey may aGu'sd.y expect The fda1kf
and pr0fstiioa Of the prefent administration. If
aPeople are willing to fubmit to iuch 'reatm NJ.
TO be. thus >miierably infulted BY their enemies,
it is my with they may be lill more 70. and
the only fatisfaetion under innumerable asufes
may be to gnaw their chains 10 anguiih. But
iiatter myielf, the iPiiit Of my o1untrymen
is NOT wholly broke. hope may aft rm
with the North. Briton, the late hotrid
msG.cre will never be forgotten. nor ever
forgiven AID though it do NOT excite, as [
hope it vii not excite rho people to take into
their own hands the execution of the laws,
and the revenge OF their own injuries, yet
will The memory Of it be carefully tresfured
up FIR Jane AFR day Of reckoning. And when
ever thai day of reckoning does cone, as if
fuch unconstitutional mealu es are purlii I'd,
it muIt am afraid very foon come, il will
pour potion into the wound already made,
and will render the breach infinitely the more
incurable."
There is ore thing would further remark
before quit the fubjeet, which is of high
importance TO svsyy EngIihm-D, and thar Is,
that there Teens TO be fet led formed plan,
to overthrow the zVbske contribution of the
empire, % INTRODUCES military government,
and render the fortune, property and life of
the citizen as prccarious as thar ora Turk or
a Ispanefe. II this is not the cafe, Why are
the au hoTs of the lesersl MURDERS CON-
mit,ed in diitind parts OF the kingdom not
merely acquitted, but fesfonsd: ~itnefs. the
rioters at BrentfOrd, the folders in St.
George's-6elds, the arch murderer Tryou,
and our executioner Pgeaon. What meaning
can be put on that letter of the ircretsry az
war, TO the field officer in waiting, iooD after
Ihe execution 81 ST. Georee's-felds, telling
him, !" that hi; Msjeny bIgb5 afPrsSfd of tks
conduit Of the officers and men, informing
.hem that all peIfbls regard fhslI be fhown
them, and that fbrir &sal deierved IL, and that
they fhsll have all the fyofst7ien, the lsw and
that ecfee ran giz'S." When iueh hooking
deGga appears 70 manileR, every En2lilhman
ought TO look about him. r bis is well known,
thai the Engliih nation are flow in their pro-
oeedirgs, but when routed into saion.. 20
thrnnnh The ,r,nrk &c. Etnallr. 81 fhis L. fkA