The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-05
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l that the man VINO Goes mott miichIe
fhould be leaf hated or punlfhed, if mol
sdeihe3 for it, as was frequently the cafe
with thofc mad butchers of their ipecies, tn,
Roman Emperors.
Tn. impolition of Get Of revenue laws
\ and officers 10 carry them into execution,
lrng entirely fubveriiye of the very letter
and fpir:t OF the contribution and tending
% efabI,fh a power independant on the
people, intereited in the defruaon OF
heir privileges, was complained of as a
grievance; the Stamp Act however was
attempted to be enforced, and had it not
been for an opPofition, nearly as violent
as the cafe required, it had fucceeded.
But upon its repeal, refleis confpiracy
to rob the people of their money, Fill pro-
|cesded TO repeat, if not augment, our
caufes of complaint. Againft thefe latter
abu(eS we offered little violence, but till
loudly complained, petitioned and remon-
arated, and were mott GRACEFULLY ANTWERP
I'd by tall feet of fhips of war and a
Handing army quartered in the center of
1ur metropolis, and initruetcd to inlult the
inhabitants in every way that could be
fuppoied to humble them, with the apurc-
|hsn6on of their being conquered people.
oof1eiIing all their anCeftorS had left them,
Or their own indufry acquired, at the will
Of Dilute tbrouphHilfboro' and Charles
Paxton, Among parties inipired with fuch
different spprehe niions of wbaf SUai rigbf, it
is no wonder if animofties prevailed, and
that people de(pairing rcdreis from the pow
r which openly claimed right TO opprefS,
ad recoufie TO the power which God Al
mighty has GRACEFULLY repofed in every mans
1ead heart and arm to right him(elf. From
;hs power the inffruments of tyranny
thought proper to recede, and fhould they
aea,n attempt to reiume their ftation, IL
an now be no longer difputed that the
ieiigns of Administration are as hottie
and will be as deitruetive to every thing 4
wife man could with to live for, as ever
were thoie OF the French or their Indians
md prefume it can hardly be doubted
NEITHER our intereh, honour and confci-
snce, in like grievous circumstances would
lot fuggef like means ofredrefs.
Many, among whom is faid to be GER
ain premier in this province, confefs that
The behaviour of the Britifh Miniftry in the
facts above mentioned has been iuch as
would warrant an open reGitance were
we able to make it efcaualy. But fay
.hey we are uttelIy Incapable to contend
With the force of the parent fate. In this
urely they di(cover much ignorance and
-owardice, or much treachery.
No man in his fenles can believe that
he people of Great Britain, wou'din ear
let afliit their own molf detehable enc
MES to overturn the rights and Liberties of
neir brethren in the Co ONES, when. as
hey mutt be ahured that the power thew
obtained by this would inf4libly be EMPLOY
I'd to crufh themfe!ves befides were the
whole nation 70 ffuPid, 70 cruel, and infen-
ibIe TO every idea OF juifice, humanity and
lound policy, they could revcr dream of
ending fuch an army to the colonies as
would have any chance to reduce them.
Their neighbours onthe continent arc now
efficiently diipoied to infult them, and no
nan can believe their civility would i'm
prove, on the milton of thirty or forty
.houfand folders out of the realm. The
military force ofGfeat- Britain, when held
up to the colonies, is therefore fcarecrows
contTived to force money into the pockets
offuch furdy beggsrs as the famed "gsEzar
and JGnral Will Tryan;" who by the way
IS putting his expedition sgainft Hinfdale,
notwithstanding the impudent aevertife-
nent in the Evening Pof of The tenth of
February Ian. But what fpecies of mean
neG, impoftion, fraud or faifhood, is too
oale for ere prefent standardization, ito
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