The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-31


A tion 2kthsr our pnaliehablc
rights and Is are any longer worth
eohtsndins i now to be determined.
Permit me, - eountrymen, to befeech
YOU 70 attend to your alarming fisu1tion. :.
The ftsnsp-aa ycu oppoied with . ipirit
and relcIaI'7h. becoming thofe who were
truly fcIicitousto tranfrnit to poferity thote
blefings which our fore-fathers purcbaied
for US in the. wilds OF America, st an inn
menfe expenee Of blood and treaiure.
behold an evil infinitely worie, in its con-
fequedtes, than all the revenue laws which
sye been. psi1sd from the reign, Of Charles
the fra, to this tiue,, now threatens this
diftreIed, practically plEndUed country.
A courtof inquilition, more horrid than
that Of Spain and Portugal, 10 etfabliihed
within this colony, to enquire into the CIR
cumfiances of deRroying the Gafpee fchoo-
ner, and the psrfons VINO are the commits
iioners Of thedaew. tangled court, ore yef-
ted with NOR exorbitant and 'unconftituti-
onal power. 800 They are directed to ium-
mon witnshes, apprshend Perfons not on
ly impeached, but even JapeS7sdt And
them, and every of them, TO deliver to Ad-
miral Montagu, who is ordered to have
fap in readiness TO carry them TO England,
whe:e they are to be tried | hree OF the
commifioners are quorum, who are di-
reeted to apply to General Gage for troops
to protect them in their Offices, and pre-
ferye the COLONY from riots and dlRurbanc-
es..--The royal ccmmfion for thsie gentle
men, together with their inftruetons, 10
tranfmitted to Admiral Montagu, who
upon being notified that they are convened
in conformity, to their appointment, is to
attend them, and then deliver their COM
milton and infttuetiOns, and TO be aiding
with his fage council and advice, whene-
yer necelIary.-So much ha, tranlPiIed ref
pe6ing this alarming Star-Chamber lnqul-
iition.-And who among the natives OF Az
merica can hear It without emotion lis
there an American, in whole breat there
CLOVIS the fmalleit fpark OF public rTue,
but who mutt be fred with indignation and
refentment, sgainff a meafure 10 rePlete
with the ruin of our free contribution. -----
To be tried by ones peers, is the ereateA
privilege q fnbjea can win for; and 70
excellent Is our contribution, that no iub-
jea lhall be tried but BY his peers This
elabIilhment 10 the grand barrier of our
lives liberties and effates; and whoever
attempts 60 alter or invade this tundamen-
cal principle, by which the liberties OF the
people have been kcured time immemorial,
10 declared enemy to the welfare and
happiness Of the King and Rate.--Ihe
tools of dslpotifm, and arbitrary power,
have long wiihed that this important bull
wark might be deffroyed, and now have
the impudence to triumph in our faces.
becaule fuch of their fellow fubjeets in A
merics, as are fu(peaed Of being guilty Of
crime, are ordered to be transported to
Great Britain for trial, in open violation
of Magma Charta Thus are we robbed
OF our birth rights, and treated with
ry mark of indignity, infult and contempt;
and can we politely be 70 fupine, as not to
feel cusieIves firmly dilpoled to treat the
advocates for fuch horrid meaiures with
dete&ation and fcorn, proportionate to their
per6dy and balensfs Luxury and ava.
rice, smore fatal andcruelicoures than waTs'
will before long favage Britain, and ultl-
mately bring on the diaolution OF that
once happy INSTRUMENTATION, and
Thrift for arbitrary fway, have already ba-
nifhed integrity, ProbIty, and every Uther
virtae, from thOfe Who are entrutted with
the government Of Our mother country -
Her colonies loudly complain of the yio-
.lences and vsxatiOns they fufser BY having
their monies taken from them, without
their content, by meafures more unjuttiha-
bic than highway robbery; and applied to
the baieR purpOles, thofe Of Importing ty-
rants and dsbAacbsS .--No private hoSle IS
inacceHable to the avaFice of cuatom-houie