The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-16

and avowec enemy to tne people is perhaps
not to be found in the Empire. If Chro-
nus PhiIan throp nor company can feel any
thing of all thefe, pray God 20 hatten the
day when fuch unfseIing mifcreants. may
feel the vengeance of people, whom
they have endeavoured to bstray into an o.
pinion, that the mott Aagrant invailon OF
their mott iacred rights, privileges and i'm
muuitiss, was matter of as little conte-
suence as the breaking OF drinking glais'
remember very well PhianthIop, that
Chronus afirms, we live under the bet 60
vernment that could be contriyed for us,
and affirm the sHeriion is ueafon, affirm
il is panicide, becaufe falfe, infidious and
tending to make the people eafy with as
great and fatal an alteration oil Government
as was attempted by Charles the Firtt of
sxseya6l. memory, whatever Doctor Now
ell or Lord North may think to the contra
~. IL is re wonder Philanthrop, a trail
ferrous enemy to the people does not chute
to rifque the consequences OF ts-ir refrnt-
ment for all fides acknowledge their eyes
are pretty well open to the 0bujss they have
already fufFered, and the deluge which
threatened to overwhelm them, had not a
baeksd Grand jHry' very luckily interpreted.
am afFra,d my loving friend you will not
relifh the recent conduct OF the houfe of re-
pr,lentatlves much better than you have
done that o t the grand jury. | would there
fore prcpoie that Chronus and yourlelf,
would reconiider the rain conceiiion above,
about the government /; it certainly might
be mended if the times would allow it. A
fufficient Acct OF fhips and forty or fifty re-
g,ments might efft Ct great things in regard
to the obftinacy of grand juries, and coun-
try deputies; the fmall handful We had
bsrs tried cne caufe in very fummary way,
letting Juffice, Confable and all at def
ance. The Confable in that cafe imagin-
ed he felt grievance, but undoubtedly it
was no more than an imaginary one, or
a gentleman of Chronus's information
could not hslc omitted an article, many
people imagined. of uncommon COME
quence, had i..beei, fueh in reality.
To follO1 you through all your repeti-
tons, would be impoting on the coolef rea-
der, fhall therefore haften to remark on
YOUR dilcovery of our miitake, in the dread
article of our dependence onGreat- Britain /;
but having nearly filed my page, | adviie
YOU that am ready to defend the doctrine
ws have of late been taught on that head,
apainfi A z. or any of bis party, who WIZ
enter the lifts like man with his real name
to his pieces, meaning to have that matter
difcufIed foberIy by men who account
themfelves anlwerabIe for what they affirm,
and being numerically known will be
afhamed to offer surihS and inv:t'ivs
for found reafoning.
Such an open combat as this will decide
a good many points in debate. Men will
have it in their power, Individually to deter
mine who lay the dangerous lchemes' and
whole influence is on The rife or decline.
If you have been in earnef, YOU will not
refuie this propofal for c a frisndy dsbats,' in
which it either iide in6nuares the other to
be liar, a traitor, or villain, he mutt feel
himlelf holden TO prove it.
You Confefs you are now out OF danger
from the exertions OF force agalnh your
perfons or properties, would to God we
could look upon ourielves in fate of G.
quail iecurity: But far from dilpairing ei-
ther of his goodnefs or juffice to reftore us
to that happy condition, from which, with
70 much cruelty and treachery we have been
detrudsd, let US chearfuly engage in our
obvious duty and leave the iiIue to the %
vernon of all events.
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