The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-05
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the fpeech wnich Mr., Flood made in the
Irifh hou(e of commons, on monday the
18th of November laf, when the debate
on the p,nGon of Jeremiah D. ION, Eiq;
came on before the committee OF fupplles,
The debate was opened by Sir William
Mavne. who obicryed that he coniide-
red this penGon as bhytbtn)oms and anH'fGl-
Lary 5w.bsnfomt inafmuch as it was one
tbsajaud pounds per annum-:- and H"nfffSsrr'
as il was beftowed upon man who has
never been of any fervice to that kingdom.
This was fe.bly replied to by certain
chief mapiRrate, who was alto re-sniwef-
ed after which Mr.. Flood got up, and
fpoke as follows
f" cannot help oblcrving, on this &C.
caGon, that the fubjea of the Prefent de-
bate is one of the moh interetting and I'M
por,ant TO the good Of this diitfehed king
dom, as (iftbs bonef men in The bSnl' carr,
their b0int) it may fervc as precedent tor
other bwtben6ms and annsesOSry psntion'
being fcratched off our enormous pentloF
.Iifi and at the fame time am iorry to
oblerve, that 70 neceilaTy an exPedient as
the eating our sggrieyed country OF the
dreadful weight upon its lhoulders Ind OPP
ponents in this houfe, and be brought to
debate.
(" have but little to fay, on fubjeet
which fpeaks 70 amply for itfelf. II is the
misfortune OF this country, that II mas al
ways been i'll ufed, and ill-ufed 6y foreign
hands too--tartigs governors, tarftgn pen
fioners, fsrtign paraftes. With all the ma
tural republics oflife within our own king
dom, and with all the artificial convenien-
ces of it within our reach, eur countrymsn
live in beggary, and die in defpair, while
other people riot in our treafures, and bend
under the weight of our fpols, we arc
gafping for eur daily fuitenance, and trea-
ted with all the indignity of a petty pro-
vince.--Tell me, can it be faid that Great
Britain has treated us with the fame honour
and refpea with which one Gfr kingdom
ought to treat another Though we have
our own Legislature, our own laws, our
own revenues, have we NOT always been,
and are we not Fill infulted with opPEefion
and reproach, as an cat CAT among the natl
on2 If there is man on the Other iide OF
the water who has ipent his lite IN court
intrigues and court knavery, done under.
hand Jobs for the WORT purpoies, and fer
we'd allrhe evil purpoles of an evil mlnittry !;
is he not Immediately diipatched to Ireland
with miniReri0I mandate in bis pocket,
and faddled upon our revenue for poit and
penfions, as the reward of his evil doing |!
i'm the midlt of all this mi(ery, it were
fome comfort, fince we mnf be preyed up
on, if we were preyed upon by the tat'ErpiL
hrs of our own land.--But to be eat up By
the vVmia of axofby nation, is the curfe
that gals me-.
=" But of all the burthens which it has
pleafedgovernment TO lay upon our devoted
ihoulder rs, that which is the fubjeet of the
prefent debate is the mof grievous and in
tolerable-Who does not know 1srEmi0b
DyISn Eta NE know little of him in
deed, otherwife than by his name in our
penEon lift; but there are0fbUS who know
him by his aSisns. This is he who is'en-
dued with tho(e happy talents, that he has
(ErVed sVery administration, AID fsIved eve
ry one with equal fuccels--a civil, plabls,
good natured gentleman, who will do
what you will, and FAY what you p!eafe,
for payment,
There Mr., Flood was interrupted, and
called to order by Mr.. NJ, who urged
that refpc6f ought to be paid to Mr.. Dyfon
as one of his Malelt's stfc0i, and, as fuch,
one whom his majctty was grsciouilj
pleafed to repofc confidence in. However,
Mr.. Flood went on.
{" As to the royal easfdenes repo(ed in
Mr.. Dyfon, his gracious msj.Ry whom
God long pre(erve) has been grAri,gjg la
win of it, not only to Mr.. Dyfon, but the