The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-30

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with like the lamb, but when once his
fury is ra'f>d, the coali quencss are dread
fu. The man who lUfounded with the
ACai ornaments OF power appeared anna
bic, when he exchanges thtie for the .f0l-
ess ana Inc rods, will 10 Briton DC only
eontembfib.s and edism. However high his
fiation or however enlarged his power:
. Though fcue in The pveffG'ion Of love
reign, ana yBfitsrfa beneath the wings OF
throne, his ruin J60H be .iure, and
his deifrud on the more ipiendIs. am
(enGble il j, often tho cafe, and we nsr0 fee
It ,, the cafe that GRANTEES, animohty and
cilention wi! be p opagated among Peo-
PIE by an artfn!, lvifked man; but am
equally pofttve my countpmen are OF iuch
a nature and contributed of iuch materials
that they will fee the intention and pro-
pcrly leient the afEront his always has
been the cafe. The cauie Of freedom and OF
mankind Is fuPpcrted by men of the hnett
abilities and mott mafferly qualifications
OIL the contrary the meafures Of a ruef ina
mlcal to the interei of a people, are albeit
ted by wretchcs whole only recommends
ton to be pimps and petitioners is want OF
bread and principle. Such have been the,
mifcreants in all ages, and fuch are the
men at this day, the Impavidus and other
excrsntncss OF literature, whom we ihSlH
never have feen obtruded into public notice
hao theirprudsncebeen proportoned TO their
amblt OF. One of thele creatures appeals
only TO your arity; another nauIeates
the public With al hAranguc, that would
have been lnhpid for lis frequency, even
if il nd maze any prete lions to meiIt;
and i: mutt be TO, the let's are giarDg.
Wen - Ma. empt 10 deteno let OF
wretcnes IN ANN niitraton Whole Cn:y
claim 20 al mites is the Ia Gtlon OF Office,
he mutt iaer hcc at once humanity, 4nd
mun not bulh at being a ralcal.
10 prove this by InttancIng the pTcient
sesnss OF the Gage would incur the imeu
tatlcn Of paTtlahty. appeal TO hiitorY,
and ct thar prod uce one character on the
fide of what is improperly called gO@syHmfaf,
which made any preteniions to honour or
virtue, and whole conduct evlnces one rea-
ION but want of bread. On the other hand,
look to the llufrious roll of men, the
LOCKES, the SYDEEYS, the HAMP-
DENS, the CAMPDENS and others,
whole names and wnofe actions will be i'm
mortal, and whole memories will DC Pieai-
ingly prelerved by the hiRorlan, while
petitioners, plasemen, J. c. and
H who have ALTO 6afebSd at lame,
will PERTH, unleis they lheuld, as the poet
lays, fink to after times.
As this is the nature OF Enslifhmen ana
thele the principles that a6tuste them, we
need not wonder at the effects. A freeman
feels generous warmth when his rights
are infringed and he fcorns ftooping to ty-
rauuy in any ihlpe. He knows that tho
mean in his hatIon and humb in his diff
cent, he is infinitely hyperion to the mott
gided pfnIOaed live. Ii fuch is the cha
Taeter of an individual, much more great
and facred his parliament. If citizen
dares behave in this manner, much more
will his ,Houfe OF Commons act worthy
their important Character. Anxious to
p'eierVe order, and ever willing to promote
peace and harmony, they will ufe the mott
mildeit arguments to ssa(Sn their tyrsnt out
OF his mesiures. The nature of this body
IS too great, to act vigorous on flight foun-
dation. But however il never will be tiff
led with, or treated contemptibly with i'm
punity. They EaYs remonHratcd, they