The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-19

pie, and Whole fupreme Happiness is the
communicating felicity to millions, will
then make mighty iii, about liberty anC
the country. But when that fun, whoE
beams gave life to fnch fennment, fets an'
goes down, every faculty is chilled and be-
numbed. The panions thus railes, ex,
pire with their author, and like him va.
NTH into night. On the contrary, I
Wing, | mean one who is 70 from prinei-
pie, while bleied with the admnifr arion
of a patriotic ruler, feels (ohd and rafisn0
fatisFacfion: But his f.ntiments, though
sU0rmsd and iuV;gor0tSd by (uch caules, are
not founded on them. They are eveeed
on honour, virtue and moral obligation.
Hence although the icene fhifts and oppref-
hon fIcceeds mild and happy govern
ment, he is fill the fame, and thofe prin-
ciples, which aefuated him before, fill
exit, and will carry bin through dangers,
difficulties, poverty and death. Such was
the Dutch hero, John Barnevelt, who, a
mid all his fuferings was infinitely hyperion
TO the wretch who was the caufe of them,
and whom his generoGty had raifed to that
ttation. In the height of bis agonies he
could pity, he could d5lpiIs the tyrant, and
left the fage with dignity and honour.
A patriot, mean a real one, is not
only engaged in the caufe of lis c0Enfry,
but of mankind. Should bis views bt accom-
Plifhed, and his attempt be crowned with
fuccels, he feels pleaure fomswhat asLord
Bolingbfoke expreGes himfrlf, like tbskfSt
the Supreme Being when he furyqe s. hls
crezfi0n- -..Skas.kl--h a- hs Iinhanr,k + L.
Jnt<risr to detection and (apleature r<stEsp
enemy to bis country never feit) can fmfiffe
even in misfortune.
1t is one thing for writers to appeal tg
the reader as man Of principle and |sNti-
msnf, and another to addreis his fSibies and
tr0ilfirS. When the latter is attempted,
we either pity the 1cfakatG, or reient the
dkpraOity of the author. Ii eviaces either
fgHOrdaes or Uieksdnsjf, and is never appa-
rent in writings that are founded on rto(an
and 0rgnmsnt On the other hand, he
whole principles are generous and rational
and who can convince while he amEfE5, will
be efeemed even by his opponents; mean
if there are any among them who can
BE- entertained with fuch repaR. Hines
the works of Sydney, Bolingbroke, Har-
rington and Locke, have been unfullied
BY the ruff of ages, and fill infruct and
delight. There is period when, as
patriot of our own country expreGss him.
felf, the feelings and agitations of the day
will fubfide, when we fhal view thing:
through different and much julter me-
dunn" la fuch moments pofferity, un-
influenced by fear or affection, will cody
and properly determine the writers of th'
prefent hour. Such judges in paff ages
have, and in future ages will sfssm, lou
and TsVsrs the patriot. They will per
ceive through all MS writings, vein o
rs0jSa, gtsUsfty, bEmsnity, or in othel
words, evsry thing that can Gnobs or rem
der Tfimabls mortality. Different are
their fentlments of the tools of adminiftFa-
ton. The bare mentioning the opponts
writers would be the highef proof of wnal
Eafert. Look over the men above men
toned, and then take from different de-
pa'tments their opponents in the law
your ALybssy, in the parliament your
II. Walpsifs, and then comes in as the he.
70 of the piece your FILMAR. Such
will be the opinion of pOferity respecting
the prefent actors. And fhould that anec-
dote live, which have taken for my mot.
to, there is no need of fpirit of prophecy
/ to ell what will be its fate: Fine on'
man will be cFeEmfd and rrvvHesd as al
ornamentIto human nature, the other, as on
who either nFVr bad character for bs10r
sirfas or principle, or who nEsas5 facrlhee,
them, for the little qualification of iHttreI'
J and who did not know thar patrisf u