The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-05-21

ranks and conditions 10 It; that certain men
or orders of men be appointed to fuperin-
tend and manage fuch affairs as copcern the
public fafety and happineis; that all have
their particular provinces aligned them ;
that fuch ubordination be fettled among
them as none of them may interfere with
another and finally that certain rules, or
common meqji1es Of at'ions be agreed on,
by which each is to dilcharge his REFLECTIVE
duty to govern or be governed, and all may
concur in lecunng the order, and promoting
the felicity of the whole political body.
Thole yHisi of 0S7iOn are the LarVi of the
community, and thofe different orders are
the feveral officers, or magiaraies, appoint
ed by the public TO explain them, and iu-
perintend or afiR in their execution. In
conlequence of this iettlement Of things
il is the duty of each individual TO obey the
laws enacted, to fubmit TO the executors
of them with all due Difference and no.
mage, according to their REFLECTIVE ranks
and dignity, as to the keepers of the public
peace, and the guardians of the public liber-
~; to maintain his own rank, and perform
the functions of his own hation with dill
gence, fidelity and interruption. The fu-
periority-of the higher orders, or the autho-
rity with which the fate has inyeRed them,
entitle them, Especially if they employ their
authority well, to the obedience and fubmiili-
onofthe Issyey, and to proportionable honour
and refpeef from all. The fubordination Of
the lower ranks claim protection, defence
and Ecurity from the higher. And the
laws, being hyperion to all, require the Obe-
dience and fubmiiIion of all, being the lait
reEort, beyond which there is no deciiion or
appeal. Befides theie natural and ffated lub-
ordinations in Gociety, there are other acciden-
talaani6cial, the spaitnt and indigsut,the graz
and the vuig0r, the ingenious 81 prudent & thoie
who are lels 70. The spaisaf are to adminif-
ter to the neceiities ofthe INDECENT and the IN
digent 10 returnthe fruits other Iabour to the
OtuItm. The grsatought to defeno and patron
we their dspsaddnfS and i1fsriorJ, and thy,
in their turn, return their combined hrengih
and afIifiance TO the great. Thepradtnf lhould
improve the ingenuties Of the mind for the
benefit OF the mdaGyism and the iadgqriosi
lend the dexterities of their frengsh for the
advantage Of the prHdtnf.
foundation sfpnbEe @irit, i'Us efEbrrty, Sc
PUBLIC Jpirit, bsrNie zeal, svE Of Gbsr-
~, and other Political duties do, above all
Others, recommend thofe who practice them
TO the admiration and homage of mankind !;
becaufe a, they are the offspring Of the no.
bIelt minds, 70 are they the parents of the
greateff blefing to fociety. Yet exalted
as they are, il is only in equal and free GO
yernments, where they can be exercifed
and have there due effect. For there only
does a true public prevail, and their only is
the public gssd made the Randard Of the ci-
vii contribution. AS the end Of iociety is
the common isffreG and SUslfaTs Of the pub
lie aAociated, this end mutt of neceGty be
the Ebrme Law or esmmsn Gdadsrd by
which the particular rules of action of the
feverzl members of the fociety toward each
other are TO be regulated. But csnzmen
issrsf can be no other than that which is
the refult Of the common rsglsn, or eSmmsn
fSflfsgs Of all. Private men, or particular
order of men, have intereffs and feelings pc
cuIiar to themfelves, and of which they
may be good judges but theGe may be
Geparate from, and often contrary to the in.
tereits and feelings ofthe ref of the fociety /;
and therefore they can have no right to
make, and much lefs to impofe, laws on
their fellow. citizens, inconGfent with, and
oppoGts to thole intereifs and thote feel
ings.. Therefore jseisty, = gsv~sms1f, or
real psbEf. truly worthy the name,, and
80 sczTf-j- g ~ !. - sv,,''.