The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-26
From tbs Political REGISTER.
To the, EARL Of HILLSBOROUGH.
My LORD,


To the EARL of HlLLSBOROUGH.
My LORD, :
sss.aas.se,n. nao dE conffant attention l
90 have givento the meafures
co. :. AE@ of your administration,
- 1 ~ will fpeak the proprlety OF
WR my prefsnt pufpofe. Your
~ Wy paneEyrifs have content
~ ed themislves with mo-
deftly mentioning in general terms tna'
your country is indebted to you ,or very il,
;mOovtant ieryicss; and thar the public viii
fufer alarm and injury, in the extreme oy
your being difmiEsd. Taxing IL tor gran
;ed, abss tbsir authority, that you DO poi
tels this high place in the eiteem and con
fdence Of the public, is fhall be my DUN
uefs to fhew bssO you have dsfsyVsd e.
Your Lordlhip was called into place %
concilia.e the minds of the Americans 70
the exsreile of an authority, which TO inc"
feemed unccnRitutional, and which tney
feared would, in the event, be parental OF
infult and opprefEion.- The fierce ip.nt
WHICH prompted them to do infant Juit'ce
upon the inAruments OF thsir oppreinon
before the repeal of the Ramp-ad, had
bssn by the example OF that repeal ioiten-
ed down 20 the miIder mode Of Petitlons'
remonbranees, and refolyes. So far there
appeared dilpoGsions on their hide, to aa
al leaft with moderation. From ipcn :
temper every conciIiating coniequence
might have been expected, had any endea-
vours been uied to remove, inRead OF rea-
lizine. their fears of arbitrary treatment.
With what wi(dom your LordfhiP culti-
waited this favourable difpotition Will oett
Appear from detail Of your nieaiures:
The frt dawn Of your adminlifration
opened with circular letter, commanding
one aIlembly to refcind refolution OF wfit,
ing letter to the other shembIies, anc
iorbiddine the ref to pay any attention 70
that letter, under pain OF immediate ONO
luton. You might not know that TINS or
der s,as unccnAitutional but you ought
10 have known that Il was ridiculous: You
oveht 20 have known that 1t would bezF
the imurefion of what produced it, pue-
rile and psfIiouate ipirit. There was not
"a .sGem6Iy on the continent which do
NOT treat Il with infant and avowed con-
Nemut. There was NOT man IN AmsrIca
who did not think the minifter who pro-
pofed IL was dsfsituse of common iente.
Uninfesuefed By this, you entered into
aclole and confidential ccrrelPondence with
che ha(se. uieaneit, and mott malevolent
If men. Sir Francis Bernard. You en-
couraped- informations from every ieif-inte-
gelscd partizsn aesinA the people, from the
Hutchinion to Hallcwell. Upon tns
Intelligence and devices of fAch men -
,hefe YOU formed your opinions and your
mans. They foon fell the meAfure OF your
dicsrnment, and the mold OF your TEN
ner. They framed the mott incredible and
unvouched fforiss OF aRociatIons 10 take
an arms. and of infurre6fio1s dangerous to
the DerIonal fafety Of his NJ .jefy's iervant''
| Thev tranfnrted ex poaea afhdavits, ie-
cre,ly and furpiciouily taken, with iorged
;nformatious from anonymous corfeiPon-
dents and pretended fpies. All theis oPs-
rated on Youi Lordhip like proofs o. no'y
vr;, The alarm of rebellion founded
Iom the throne, Heeis and regiments were
Lrdered to Bottom, and both h6uiss q par
amsnt were led to sddrefs MS Myehy &c
4 urfus the mott violent and illegal mea aa
!, xsinlt the fuppofed rebels. !, -. 81.
u THEE addrsiIes, founded wholly on you
,af;on and MISREPRESENTATION, fefved oni,
diminifh IailI more the refped OF Ame
"A fer the Bri,ifh parliament they man
i fsaed a plecipitate Judgment and vludic
\tvc lpirit, which are both odious ana COO