The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-30
THURS AY, January 80, 1772.

have petitoned the fOvcfeign, they may
next obeitc a conGuGt TOO impoIt1n, net
10 be t.h, too vigorous nor To be J"etct fai.
When | think on thu character W M
lcountrymtn, when r,A,Gt how nobiy they
are DEC nded ana how worihil) they have
acted, am iuGe they muii have the ieel-
lings Of frecmen and Of Eng ihmen. WHAT
can be iuppoied to be tnelI lsnIiments whcn
they look about them and ln'pt6t their po-
itical phenomena. When they find them
4 f,ves loaded with acts Of aGsila1tent evi-'
IDENTIFY unconstitutional When they fee
all their lemonff anoeS on this head laugh
cd at and treated with coatsmpt: When
IN addition to this, all armed ioice $ ient
= iupport thelc mealures and pot them Ell
ft6tually into execution: Wnen their ru-
Ter d!iclaims all authority over thefe inva-
dcis: When tho!e TO whom thcie acts arc
Committed, are UyeftbfJ taken from the
ltnm of the nation, and whole little dirty
lptjudices, former poverty ard barraneis
oT lentiment may make them fond OF thew
ing to advantage their high power W hen
the.r itrongef citadel is taken from them :;
When they behold c. placed over
them, free from any repentance on them,
p<zEoasd and JaIarisd from home, and armed
] %IsaGTrnif0iO. i1hrEttiSnt, in their nature
and yildenc) lubveriive Of freedom When
they find tins c. fond of putting
tt4sscfe dE0fb w0yrantJ into execution, 1OiLiisg
to be employed by every worthless minlitsr
o.itate IN line dirty, but at the lame time
i5fdfeS dang0sW lchsmes: When this
o. laying thcie m,aiuTes before
the houfe PUfmpforiJ Commanding lhcm to
to;ow them. MeaiuIes by Wnlch part
AnG the mott wo!tnieis part OF the commu-
NIFTY arc exempted from tax.s, while the
tue mott vIftdOus are Cfuihed beneath the
load. When th:y fec this G. treat
ing their houie la the mott eaHfempnbls,
in,GmsM MANNER, keeping them Ia dureis
until they comply with has viii. When
t"sy Ice tnis rn@n attempting 70 wreak MS
vengt ance on a poor harmless Printer, and
rather than not latl4te MS maiice will let law
and character a, defiance. HIS enemies al
ternatsly pity ana deipile him, and his
friends would II podiOie fondly draw the
mantle OF oblivion over the traniaetlon for
ever: l fay, when all this is attended
to, what muff DC the feelings of this peo-
pie ! Let this be remembered as a truth
founded on the experience of ages opprc(-
lion will make wife man mad, and tree
men when routed will make monarchs
trsmble.
have often wondered, what charm
there was in power, that could captivate
the mind in 70 lurPriiing manner: When
for the little qualification of an hour, men
arc willing to give up preient lecurry and
a proipea of future happiness. have
known pcrfons when they 6rit appeared on
the theatre OF human life, AItter with
the mott agreeable expeditions. II capT.
Vafisg 0ddr5li, Prepriety Of bsbaVisaT, nEc5
appearance Of dfUSti'n and quick tosU ef peE
Lfsn, Promited great advantage TO the CON-
mon wealth. But yet, how hrange is the
competition of the human mind, fbljf V1y
men, as they enter more fully into ilfe IA
cr'hc= theie ientIments TO Intereit, and
exnIDit qEix d,ftrsnt character. have
known pehon who was willing TO give
up principles both in politics and religion
ior the fake OF a pEgGon, and be fond OF be-
ing tool and pre6ifafF for the fake of
few lIanfi,nt moments of power and honor.
| have teen MIN tri1gs to minIffer whom
in mis- ferrous moments he mutt have defpif
cd ard eontsfcend TO Be employed in m;sn