The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-12

the connection fulfilling, entirely, and be-
came sdstssdesf Hates. Such was the
origin of the famous Carthage by Dido,
who brought colony of Svrizns into Atri-
ca (; and fuch was the foundation OF Syrz-
cafe. Our ancelkors wee not Jsst by the
government over TO America. Opprelied
and cruelty treated, they voluntarily reign
ed all connection with the parent fate, and
chofs TO encounter the dangers of an uD-
tried ocean. together with hardlhips they
mutt meet with in fettling themfelves, If
they could but get eat Of their reach. Nay,
70 far was the government from lgrEsi1g TO
and eDgaing them in leaving the nation,
that they did all in their power to binder
them. An embargo was laid on the fhip-
ping, by which many were liopped, as
was the cafe with Oliver Cromwell and
fome others. And in this conduct OF
theirs they accommodated themielves to
the j2yie7sf rules of the law of nature and
nations. This every one knows who ever
read any writer on that tubject, and to
iupport which, was wrote my feventh
number. 1t would be needless repetition
to go over what was there largely treated.
The reaions appear TO me conclufive, and
10 perluzdcd am of the truth of tina. num-
Der, that DEFY any one to overthrow It
on the fUUt Of fair resjss and SrgnmsSi.
Some things there contained ought howe
yer briefly to be touched on to make my
prefent thoughts connecfed.
The writers on the law of nature and
nations tell Us, that people in any can
may not emigrate. This would weaken
che reins of government. Nay, the in
Rances when they may thus do, are but
fsy, and that is only when government
deRroys, and acts counter to the I0sV Of ma
tgrs itfelE But even here, people can
not abfent unlefs it is the opinion of the
pssble in gsafral, that this is the truth OF
fact. Now all thefe circumfances are
fill in the cafe of our anceftors as we large
" remarked in the above number.
The contribution was GHdangrsd and the
law of nature vi9Laftl: And this the lObsls
nation loudly aHsrted; any fubjef there
fore had right in this cafe to leave the
kingdom for ever and es0fs to be part of
that fgfem. This right our ancsferS ex-
efcifed. They boldly gaOf up sVsry thing they
pofT.H-.d in England, and came into this
country to enjoy iecurely their freedom
To fuppole them not exerciting ibs right we
refer TO. and coming into America al Eng
lin Ga1jrt5s, would be amazingly inconfIl-
tent. What was the reafon of this conduct
of theirs That it was impofiible for t'snn
to enjoy their rights as men, Under fbsg'-
vrnms1f Of England, and therefore th:y
were determined to live where they could
be tecure. But how could this be effect
cd if they were fill EsgE6 JHGsS7' ! IT the
tyTant who thus cruelty ufed them IN Eng
land had any aatb,rity for 70 doing, It mutt
hive been becaufe they were bis )EEjeSft
But admitting them Fill to be his iuojeets,
this fame aHfbwiy remained. Beiides their
leaving the kingdom 0sfrGry 10 BIS e'sfsnf,
fuppoGag they thought themielves null lEb-
isE7s might perhaps be high trealon. No,
il was plain this was not the cafe nor the
opinion of the people VINO emigrated. Some
went into Holland and fubmItted to the
protection of that country, others came
into America. Therefore BY this reaion-
ing thefe people were now in iSafs Of ma
tire. consequently iHGpsndEnt. After they
got here they acquired fill greater claims
to their independently They Purchaied
the lsil of the original poiiehors {; There
fore the crown of Great. Britain can have
no right over them in any fhaPs, neither
t1iSnaL5 nor to the JsiL
IL is clear that at prefent no connection,
no charter fubfilied This was an after act.
Allowing the premi(es to be true, our an
cefiors when they found prefss1i'1 necefia-
~, mght have applied to Frame or Spans