The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-04

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10 what have already faid, know further,
Mr.. Davis, that, Of choice, ! never kepto-l
'ther than the belt Of company. II is iuch.
Sir, | now daily Allocate with, and were !
the common eHrItr snd blaJpbsme' you pre-
tend, tits probable Bottom would BY this time
have been as well knowing to it as Tome We
ry knowing and conicieniious gentlemen in
Roxbury are. Some of my nearea neigh
bourss who have familil lily known me from
my Fl; Il feitlemen, here, were 6fif informed of
any thing OF this kind by the celebrated Ma
jor Jofeph Mayo. whole promotion pretty
quickly facceeded the notable trial Of Capt
Prefon, for the maf4cre in King Rleet.
But could convenient change be
wrought in my politics, doubt not in the
leaif, / ihould be as agreeable company to
the gentleman whole eminent piety has
furnilhed abundant matter for the harangues
ofyour late meeting, as iLe chafe.
49,, or any Other gentlemen, at chance
oath, in whole convcrfaticn no exception
would have been taken, even by the pre-
cife Mr. Davis. 2s,zsiK .,l#
The ferrous turn | contracted in youth, !
have carried though life, and do on alloc.
cations PEAK rsO1snfly of G0d and religion.
when thofe lacred fubjeas are the topics of
conversation. / am tender of the coplcences
of all men, and would not defgnedly dlaurb
any man in his way of worlhip.
How il comes that my folemn appeals to
God feem TO any man to favour of propha-
nifty know not but thus much | know,
that the author of this paragraph has here
difcovered q temper which no honelf man
will emulate. .s ~, CHS AK
greatly mifake, If the imputation of
Apohacy be not one day retorted with the
genera content of all men.
Had4. fuficient number Of my country
men been OF my mind, YOU hould long 'erc
now have had proof OF my courage, far on
this fide Canada. Blu, if you feel much in
tereffed in the queflou, land peAfe to dilpute il
in Bofon,and in confequence give or receive
a drubbing, am pofitive no impartial gen.
tleman will think either of thoie circum-
Rances, a whit more incongruous with your
protection, general character and department.
than the abuiive yindication you have a.
dopted of a proceeding, yourielt nor any one
for you can jufify, or tolerabIy execute.
However, Mr.. Davis, we are at prefent
out of all manner of apprehension, refpeaing
the fuccels of the ofen6ve meafure, notwith-
Randing all the force of the Governors raw
troops and all the informations of thin meet
ings, 70 indufruou0y propagatcd by the
Court Gazette, whole credit, by the way, is
10 low that aneighbouring town dared not to
conhde in its relation of 70 fmall amatter as
the liff of the committee.
The meafnre you were 70 unlucky as to
oppofe, Mar. Davis will fpeak for itlef; and
fpeak luch truths, fuch moving and impor-
tant truths, that all the tools of defpotifm
will labour in vain to difcredit them, or any
way materially fiuiirate their efea. You
mutt then of coniequence cnrf your ill-fated
ffars, which caif you into the fink ng bucket
the very moment the one you muf with to
be in was beginning to rife. Reiraa Mr..
Davis, be till the man and the ebrjfiGn :
Characters unfeignedly reyered by your
friend and humble iervant,
THO. YOUNG.
For the MAssAcuuaRrTa spy