The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-26

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tofious; they were compelled to relinquth
the town 10 the peTpetration of an execra
bic maHacre. The city in which they had
acted like tyrants, they abandoned like COW
ards 20 congenial is the brutal with the
daRardiy dilpoiition.
In the mean time the ahembly and the
people came TO every ofenGve refolusicn
in the face aud in defpite of your asma-
ment. Refolves were entered into through
out the whole contiaent to obttruef, By all
legal means, the operation of laws, which
were calculated to raife revenue upon
them without the content of their repreien-
tatives. One method of eFeefing this
was, by sutcring into ALLEGATIONS aeaintf
the importation OF Britifh mannfacfares
Nov, comes your Lordfhip's triumph.
Thefe alterations foon gave way. But
why, my Lord Was it not that being
founded in lelf-denisl, felf-iuterek ,ioon
began TO weaken the band, till by degrees
il was entirely diGolved ! Was the wifdom
of the minifer Instrumental IN. this II,
indeed, as frongly fuiPeas the inaaeHce
/ of bribery from, hence accelerated that 6
vent, whatever merit your Aordihip map
lafume from that, am not dilpoed 70 DIFF
| quite. But though the afociatiops failed Of
their purpoft, other msthods haze as5 z
proof of this win maintain aGain@ H56nf
L0fdfhip. gkat, notwithstanding fliea ddi-
tional duties impofed, the additional 9jgogr
in collecting them, and the infinite inefszie
Of expence, the whole amount 10 Iefs than
before thefe duties were irnpofrd, or your
administration commenced but on the
contrary, the cxpenee of the American ef-
|tabliihmcnt has increafed tenfoId. Where
then is the benefit of this difpute to the
mother country as you have conducted IL !
The ref of your administration has been
filed up with the diG,lutions of af.mblies
for oppofition to PrepoRerous government,
which they mst again to continue with i'm
punity. hlmoR every ahvrnbiy has in rs
turn experienced this irritating difcpline.
The great power Of diGoving parliament,
which was pat in the hand of pserogative
for thehighef pupofes of national good,
mas been exercised By You on every little
and vexatious queiRioa. Its q facf, that
more alembIies have been diaolvsd iince
You were miniRer than Gnce the di(covery
Of America TO the commencement of your
Office. IL is a fact too, that you never
have fucceeded in any purpofe of thofe dr.
folutions. II will hardly Be believed that
TIE sGembly of Georgia was lately diiIolv-
By your exprefs order, for having pre-
fumed to choofe the fame man lpezker
whom your governor had refufed, though
he was not preiented, nor did he Gerve. Il
is impoilibe fchool-boy could exercife the
grezteR powers OF the crown with more
lpleen or lefs prudence.
Hitherto, my Lord, have traced you
on the continent. You have left yet from
ger ina2refions Of your diipOGtiOn in the
iilzh8s.
The IeYying duty by pretenee of pro-
sogafive, the encouraging the Roman Ca
tholic religion, and making the protectors
of il Eligible. to places of truR in the judi
ciaI and Legislative branches OF government,
are pregnant proofs Of your reverence for the
Laws and the contribution.
What then are the merits Of your Lord.
il1ips Standardization , If We conider it in
detail, Il has been piti5ul and vexatioul
exeFclIe Of power, without dignity, vii
DON OF lfaeeefs If we view II upon th'
whole, ithss difgraced the authority OF 60
lvernment, dlminllhed the fupplies from rE'
colonies, and augmented without zaY c
quivalent our expence in Importing them
Troops and fhips you idly thought woul'
aafwer every sxigency Of government II
Amerie.. liz uever occurred 20 you 20 con