The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-07-30

Sidney Jays, Vol. ii. p. S., They who trua-
ed men that appeared to have great virtues,
with fuch a power as might be turned into
tyranny, might jufly retraa, limit or abo.
lilh it, when they found it abufed As the
MALICE of men and their INVENTIONS
TO DO MISCHIEF snertajS daily, all
would be brought under the power of The
WORST, If care were not taken to (trsn)
find out new ways of preventing it. Thofe
fpirited and ienfble papers, known by the
title of Oldcafle's Remarks, give you a very
ffriking idea of the true constitutional con-
dition Of this government; p. SO, he obierves
the power which the feveral parts of our 60
vernment have of controlling and checking
one another, may be called dependency on
one another. P.8+, The confitutional de-
pendancy conifs in this, that the proceed
ings of each part of the government, when
lthey come forth into action and affect the
| whole, are liable to be examined and con-
tr0HLd by the other parts. He ilufrates this
by fuppofing prince who claims and exer-
CITES right Of Ltvying Nancy soifb0nt f'ntfnf
sFparLiamsw. He could not be oppofed eff
feefually, if thetwo houfes of parliament has
not, a right to oPpofe him, to call his minif-
tiers to account; and to make him feel that
far from being independent, he was mafr
this eoafifntion0l dependency.
One would be alhamed, fays my author,
to Unfit 70 much on a point 70 very clear, if
JSms men were not 70 hardened to all JSnlE
of Ib0ms as to maintain the contrary But
It is our misfortune, Sir, who have devoted
our cafe, honour and profit, to the falvation
of our injured country, to have nothing but
dirt to grabble in. Filmer, Heyliu, Sibthorp,
Manwaring and Laud are all re,ailed with
(uch nauleating repetition, that even Notes
himfelf,h had it fallen to his lhare, would have
become dilfraaed before he had followed you
fortnight.
Does not every BARRIERS boy in Bottom,
know that any perfon whatfosver intirely in
dependent ofthe good people of this province
for his appointment,fupport aHd continuance,
is as far removed from any check or controul
in their power, as in that of the Mogul
TartaEs But if to this be added, the conf.
deration of an attachment in all the above
articles, add much evident inclination 70 boot,
connecting him with che mon conspicuous
enemy New-Engand ever had Gnce its firR
(ettlement.-if the will of this oppreilor, and
invader of our birth-rights is individually his
governing law-if he can periiif in vexing,
and on application to him upon the mott a.
farming emergency repeatedly difavow a
power of protecting them,--Can any man
look upon fuch one the Father Of people !
| Or mufi they not rather deem him meer
mercenary Slave; fuch as the dregs ofim
perial infamy quartered upon the mott milf
cradle Roman provinces, or the Grand Seig-
nior fcts over Egypt
It is eflentia TO the idea of lawful govern
ment, that The good 81 tbt people BE rs JSis end
Of this the people themielves being the in
ffitutors, and only rightful retormers, are the
Iole Judges. Ifthey determine your admin
illraton to have loG fight of their welfare,
and to refpea only your own intereh or ca
price, or even admit the caprice of Lord tiillf-
borough to have a large fhare in it, Burlam-
squi warrants me to tell you, that in fuch
cafe, your fovereignry then degenerates into
tyranny, and ceaies to be legitimate author Z
~. For, fays he p. 46 10 tis'paR all doubt
that if the fovereign, utterly forgetful of the
end for which he was enItruIted with the TO-
vereignty applied il to quite contrary pur-
pofe, and thus BECAME an enemy TO the Hsle,
the loyereign,y returns (alS ta70 to the pa
ton, who, in that cafe San Oa te1Vards fbs per-
jsa sUbO zpai their Ssygsign in The manner fbg
think zsA Ggreeqbls h their SECURI71<ard
INTEREST For whatever notion we may
entertain of fovereign,Y, no man in bis fenles
viii pretend 10, fay, that it is AN undoubted