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

make himlef lave, much leis hath an en-
tire nation that power, which is not to be
found ii any Of its members.
Is not ali the above alarming doctrine YER
batim applicable to you Are you aot Co
vernon eHsntially, nay totally, different from
the Governor this people did, or any wife
people under Heaven would covenant 10 re-
ceiye Are you not to them meer depot,
an absolutely uncomfortable, unlimited ma
Aer,inffead of an accountable and dependant
feryant: And what is grievous beyond COM
PARTON or endurance, are you not by native
inclination, and every tie of interef inviola-
bly, devoted to the interff of their enemy
Have you NOT in this wretched mehage given
up all preteniion to principle, honour and
confidence, to that knowledge of, and regard
for, the contribution, you have 70 repeatedly
fworn to maintain, as every common labour-
or may be prefumed to enterain' Have you
not to the uttermof of your power endea-
voured to deprive this people of their liber-
ties, by the mof dired method poiIible, that
of laying e)fde thar pariiamsnts,' and fore
ing them, even by itanding army, to fub-
init to laws and taxes which they have no
more voice in impoiing than the Patagonian
Indians Are not people naves, who may
be commanded to do or refrain whatever O.
theirs plesle and to furrender what fhare of
their earnings they think fit to call for, on
demand , You know they are and you
know the pains you have taken to bring a.
bout the fatal alteration OF their condition
1t might be worth your while to Conlider
few moments the meaiure oftheir vengeance
towhich W ur monhrous smbitionintitlesy you
But it feems all this is done in profecution Of
your duty to your Sovereign: And would
not an additional Sool. fierling render you
as dutiful to the Pope OF Pretcnder. could you
believe them capable of uiurping and main
tanning the abGolute sovereignty your foul
breathes, even to be the difpenler of +!
You know, Sir, without the labour Of
pointing you to authorities, that the very ae
of Computing and endeayouring to eRablifh
luch anindependency as you aim at,s HIGH
TREASON egaiaf The State. The higheli
authority in the community tells you autho-
relatively, that psyA- nitbsat a tbsek IS ~
.yaasy, end year own confidence tells you,
IElzstn Ilssh . iiI-r-i -ss- 80 t-l- is..Es
lexpea from (npsyfiti0E5 veneration of fbs
bosrsr5 that Be. A thief'or pirate, Sidney
tells us, may have power, but thar avas him
not, when, as often befelthe Calars,h MEETS
with one that has more; he is always I'M
fate iince, having no sffe6i upon the confci-
ences of men, every one may deitroy him
that can.
The authorities have quoted, agree with
the common fenfe of mankind in sruiting
thofe moif freely, who manifea the frongefe
difpoGtion to ufe the power committed to
them for the general good. On a'retrofpeet
of your behaviour, lprefurne you will find
nothing to Aatter you from that quarter.
You well remember the affair of Ludgate or
the Market, in WHICH all your hypocritical
cant, and pretended concern for the good Of
your country, was exerted to betray your
fellow citizens into an acqdieicence with a
mea(urc ruinors beyond the power of i'm
agi1ation. Your fuffering in the tu-
rnuhs oceaGoEed BY the Stamp aa, are very
improbably afcribed to refentment againft
your father. Your readiness to grant and
fuppoft writs of ailifance is we'll remember
ed !; and the intolerable .infolence with which
you have treated the Representative body of
this great people, viii BY every man Of fPirit
be Ieiented as it ought, and fhaIl by
lcs,as-Fss 81 lie ON | D A s.
sPs S. Some may complain thu you are
taken at dfadvantage,by anonymous writer's,
and that every man ought'tO fard Or fallIpy
the truth and merit Of his public declarations
in fach important matters. ! own'it, and
will follow the example of any indicator Of