The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-31
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them before /; particularly the new a2 &c
parliament for thereafter pryjsyCing bis A1a-
jeqyss dsek-yardi, Sc which appears to me
to be as violent an attack upon the. liberty
Of the Golonias,qa s the sG for. rafting re-
venue without our content 10 upon our pro-
pertysd. The exuavagant power given to the
commifioners ofthe cufoms is quite new TO
me,. and 40 knocking as i. isnew never
read any part OF their conimiiIion before; IL
is pity the whole has not beenipubliihed
iu the news papers. I:percsive ALTO ,hatIhe
Court of Admiralty, which IS the late MIR:
Dummer in bis defei,ce of the charter !
think expredes il. hould be confined 70 its
proper element the fea, 10. extending It's
power on the land and more of our landed
property than we are aware of, may very
foon be tried BY one dependant penhoned
judge withou, a Jury. 10 mort think We.
in the country are much Obliged to Bottom
for holding up our rights and the violations
Of them in one view il il what 4 have OF
ten wilhed to fee. am one who you know
always fpesk of my fuperiop, though with
freedom, yet with decency |; cannot eaiily
conceive how the Governor can, be "always
ready to CRAFTY the inhabitants of the town
Of Bottom upon everyregelar application to
him on buiinels Of public coneefnment TO the
town." as he fays he is, and yet refufe to
crafty them in their requeR concerning the
judges being made independent Of the grants
of the people for their (upports.. cannot fee
but their application was regular as well rs
polite; and as the, matter is of public con-
cernment to every corporate. body or town,
as well as individual, it mutt needs be emf
nently 70 to 70 large town aj thatis: Nor
can fee how bis gratifying them upon any
regular application of public concernment
to them can be inconGRent with fidelity to
the truR rcpofed in him by bis MajeGy,. as
he frongly intimates il may, unleis perhaps
in matter that may relate to war with q
foreign enemy. lhould think he would
have acted more like the father of bis peo-
pie, and friend To the inhabitants Of his
ndtiys t0sOn as well as province, If he had
candidly anfwered their requeR. There i.
fome,hing 70 Trained in bis anfwer to Their
petition, in giving il 4 turn 40 If they had a
mind he mould sc yield to them the exSE-
ciie of that part of the prerogatve, Y Viz Of
meeting the AHembly when he fhalL Judge
neceHaTy; OF, as il, by complying Ahh
their requsR that the AGsmbly might meei
At the time to which it then food proroeued
he fhould yield to them the pgeTogative, and
incur the dilpleafure Of the King; / fay
.hereis lomething 70 forced in all this, that the
opinion once had Of his great good fenie Il
altered. However | lhall add 90 more or
this head, left ihould FAY too much. TIL.
uncertainty whether the Aaemby wouIc
foon meet, made the further proceedings o
the town the more necefsry. And if
ihould meet in January, ] hop. il will no
prevent this town from explicitly declaring
their ienfe of the public grievances. ! thinI
| t neceaary that every town fbould do il a
| this time for MANY realons more efpeciall
| as Lord Dartmouth, the new rinifier,
| Eai6 to be 4 friend to the colonies, and ma
be glad Of intelligence directly from the peo
I pc. am yours.
| The following PETITION was Ggned b
number ofinhabitants of De DIAM, AN,
and laff Monday prefented, viz.
&C To the SELEcTMEN Of the feiUs .
DEDHAM;
GENTLEMEN,
WE the fublcribcTs, freeholders an,
inhabitants of faid town, having heard tina
letter from the town of Bottom has beer
addre1ed to you as Seleamen, sccomPanie,
EwiIh recapiiulation of the rights Of III
coloniRs; and Of this province in particular
and 4 fiff of TIE iifrihgemehts on thos
rights, with the defre Of the town Of Boaol
that the fame may be communicated to thi
town !; and having alto heard, that IN add
ton to- independency Ofshe Governor o
the province and other innosotions anc
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