The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-17

with millionth part of his good qualities,
may fncceed 10 the amazement Of all men.
The way is certainly open for you now
to fulfil your own prediction, and be the
moR popular Chief Juifice that ever filed
the Bench of England. Who dares to con-
uadiet you,my Lord, if you deliver ii as your
candid opinion, that the aas of Houfe OF
Commons, many Of whole members were
feated in direct oppofi,ion to the fundament.
al laws of the land, cannot be legally bind
ing on the people ! If you declare that the
Parliament OF Great Britain had at no time
a better right to vote themlelves GeptenniaI
than perpetual; and in fire, that the inter-
ference Of the crown in any ihape with The
election of the commons is vitlation 81 the
whole legi1A,ive. You know My Lord,
that to thele important truths you will
have the eccho of the whole Empire !;
and for delivering them, at period when
your matter mutt confefs them forced from
you, the appl4uie of all Mankind. On
.thefc principles my Lord, you may have the
credit of procuring dinoluriCn Of the mott
numerically hated and defpfed Commons that
ever entered the doors of the Britiih parlla-
ment houfe. With your advice, writs may
go forth, for a uiennial, or even annual G.
lection. This would be no fiIetch Of prero-
gatiVe in altering the contribution, nor aD&
more than generous reRoration Of the afcis
ent and undoubted rights of the people. Al
to this the court would add an example b
that iuRice and true honour which ought to
dIltinguih il, as once to luffer the people to
aa themfelves in the next choice, and then
go on with thofe real constitutional advileTs
of the crown, to redre6 the numerous grew
anc,s of which the people have 70 long and
% loudly complained. fuch jubilee would
commence as can hardly be imagined.
Our nation, my Lord, efficiently prone TO
follow thsir chief would refume their snci-
ent character, and union through all the
members of this augua empire would take
place, which would render il the pralie, the
envy, and terror of the whole earth.
Would not your heart exult even in the
pangs of death to have fuch a mighty revolu-
non alcribed in any meafure 10 Lord Mans
fieldi Nay, my Lord,l who have never yet had
the meannefs to deny my deiteni, but of laie
years have too frequently been driven into
former periods TO find chief to boat Of, ihzll
ift up my head when | can produce Muir
ray,a --as the deliverer of linking tate.
You know, my Lord, that it is nothing but
the miiersbIe condition of our neighbours
that holds them in peace with US. A time
NAV come, when we hall be attacked by a
foreign enemy, and what have we to unite
US in a common defence Where is the
honour Of the crown Where the almof
alteration of the Brunfwick name Where
the American fiial affection for the parent
fate +? All gore my Lord All converted in
TO their oppoGtes. And fhouId il be sfked,
Who has been the author of this diimal
change The world in general would an
fwer Seotchman Fortunate would effeem
the day wherein was afIured one Scotch
man had in earueff began to repair what a.
mother had 70 nearly deHroyed. Snatch the
palm from all the contending patriots my
Lord II lcems from what has happened
that you can reap more glory from one I'm
lge, and very trivial action, thana Pitt, Burke
or Barre, from the lzbours of whole life.
Certainly that ambition for which our coun-
Ftrymen have ever been famous will infpIe
lyou to follow the blow and however late
Iin the day, emaneipa,e yourIeif from the
drudgery offupportlng the reigH' of oppfefion
md tyranny, and (pend your remaining days
IN difperGhg impartial ja(iice to every one,
AID giving fuch advice on The conffituiionai
lq,eaions which may come before yOu,as may
IteRorc that. mutual confidence aud fincsse