The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-09

= fully to abandon every
pr1pT =, of,EJseddr and publick or private "a:
= G,b1aa traitor parIcIde, AND 'ul,
OF TINS -, ,u1 We'll therefore does Lord
in th+'p Pro. at appointment of new offi'
DIRE. .r', ICES, OF new fees to old offices
Ims f'pe'o"ayg content of the people is agamii
BEE. V.''ard arta. 3D. Inf. Com. on Stat. de
us e'L + Elon concedendo
ic1"tni any one extend a thought over this
; EL1lappy colony, in when iome paraii'es
hnave had the eflontery TO ak what gfleSAn
ces nave we to complain Of, and coniidet the
effects of an impoiislon Of an unconitltuI7n /.
altax f,r the evident pu'pole of Importing
an interef totally inimlcaI TO the ntc:eits OF
the people, Lock into the appointments to
Office in the new department, and examine
VIVA, either CT the appoiutees haze done to
delerve the favour and fuPpoTt OF lie com
muni,y. Mefis. Pm and HI have
each made voyage 20 England and exefted
themlelves notably while there, Nj. Wtf-
--fe has long been an induittlous write: IN Po-
litics, and how much he intended the fcrvice
of his country BY thofe labou'' IS pretty no
toricus. The old Ramp MATER for fervIces
which will never be forgotten is pro-
NOTED and Galaled, and the councillor whole
obfsquioufnels to the man who openly ridlcu-
Jed patrioiifm, and vauntingly gloIied in The
fuppofed want Of publck virtue in the people
made Secretary Of the province.
If fnch homogeneous as thele may be pre-
fumed greath to encourage pubicor private
virtue, certainly the nature ard relation OF
things are changed. lfthey may not, it re-
duces the matter TO narrow compass either
we mutt give up virtue, honour and patriot
i'm, or break the (chemes and defeat the ma
chnations Of the treafonable and unrighte-
Gus tyrants, their tools an minions, who
have confpired and nearly effected our ditrue-
ton. TIL corruption of the morals of the
community is the complaint of all. Some
afcribe II to one caule, (ome another,al know
that contempt of men in authority is Produc-
tive of the WORT of consequences; aud yet
all good men regret thai many IN authority
deferve nothing better.
To ftiengthen the hands of sxerutiOs jHf
siee, is the duty Of every ciizen, but to iet
any power 1JsVs the confr0m eff the pfopk
from whon, all A4rgtal PosvU is GsriUed, is
HIGH TREASON againa the f0fe in eve
ny individual directly concerned in it, and
mifprifh of ueafon in every one coun-
demanding, or neglc6fing TO take every legal
rethbd to defeat filch ruinous entetprizr.
While therefore fate remains in tae
lamentable condition to which we are at pre-
fept reduced, it requires much exertion, and
afIiduity in thoGe fenGbe and worthy, men,
who fee and feel for the prelent as well as
future generations, TO keep alive the Parks
of virtue and humanity which naturally
warm every bofom, and incuIcate upon them
the cruelty Of tripping millions Of ali that can
FENDER life to them blefing, to Crafty the
internal huff of power and riches which
RACES in few of the WORT of mankind.
IF the country in general, could but con-
ceive the consequences of the prefeDt mea-
fures Of adminihr in their natural and
inevitable tendency, they would as readily
fufer themfelves by dozen wanton boys to
behuriedte precipice, and thence catf down
by hundreds headlong TO Glake fport for their
little maaeri, as be deitroyed by them.
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