The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-02-27

at the Hnanim0us requeR of his brethren, and
ieemed 10 be received with iome relentmen,
by the court ; who peremptoriIy directed
their attendance at Four o'clock afternoon
on iaid Saturday. This extraordinary order
was matter OF much fpccuiation among the
people, who crowded to obierve the event.
This paper is luppoied to relate to Ebenzr
RitbardJ0n, who was convicted of the muir
der of young Seiatr, fsUHny tsV0 m0afbs age.
he fuppolition is rendered the more proba
ble,as hisHonour the chief juif'ce, latter II had
been peruied BY the court, laid 10 the Jury,
that they tbmifabJ believed they wee Iguo-
rant that the eajf Of Ebfnszer Ritba'dlO1 sVaS
then btfore bis MajeRy.
The Grand lnquett for the county of Suf-
folk, lately returned to the hyperion court OF
Judicatule, &c. now holden in this town
having hnilhed all matters before them, were
diimiilcd laif Saturday Afternoon. n
The piece inherited in this paper of the
! 4th of November laH, ilgned MUcIUs
Sc xvoLA was LAID before the late Grand u-
nv, sno we hear bill was prepared by The
Kings Attorney agreeable TO an order OF the
Governor and council. But the good men
Of the county returned IgnOrGmsTS there
on, not being able to find npon thar OafbS
that il was " FALSE" &c.
.9ufrt, 1vbefber ibis is q p'oef that (fvsn'
rigbfbs Of tbe people Of this p'ovi"ft dtfef the
writings Of our pretended Patriots" as zoe
haze lafeb been told in The Mailaehuetts Ga
zette.
The great integrity and fpirited behavi-
our of the late Gland Jury, will certainly
meet with the highef appreciation OF the
impartial public Their names are as
follows Nathaniel Appleton, FSvEman.
William Mackay, Nathaniel Barber,
Jonathan Brown, William Boardman,
tienry Balls, BeRsn; Nathaniel Patten,
Raxbmy; Thomas Lyon, D0rcb5qv; Da-
vid RawGon, Milton; Jonathan rhaysr,
Br0intrG; Elnathan Bates, WymoHfb;
John Hubbard, bingham John Ellis,
Dsdb0m; Nathan Coolidge, Mtdftld,
Jofeph Halves, Wrssfbam /; Solomon Hill,
EB7gskliur; John Bacon, Nfedbam; Rober;
CaptA SiOEgbfsn; Ala Ellis, M<dsOoyi
EzekiG Bates. BsLiagbGm; Nathaniel
RKtbktbury, Wap'0k. =
Ciis ExCelency the Governor, his hon
our the ieutenaut- governor, &c. were pre-
fent at the opening of the pTefent hyperion
court for this county.
An OffenGble magifrate quitting his
chair, parading in public, and letting him
felf down to enjoy the fulfome aduiations
of a creature OF MS own crestIon--his de-
pendent-hs -i is an exhibition refer
we'd for the memorabeEra ofMr. H----n.
That tainted gale of Aattery which caufed,
as the poet has it.
My ftomach to gorge at it"
was fnuffed with as much fhameleis plea
(ure as it was breathed And that incehfe
which was enough to contaminate with Pc
fiilence a whole city, was fwalowed with
out fufocation by the little temporary diety
of day.
We read of Augufus Criar, that he was
a cunning man, no great genius; but dexte-
rous to apply the abilities OF others to his
own ends. After many inftances OF cru
city, revenge, fsl6fhnefs and cowardlce ;Gf-
ter all the trying cGLamifies and afiSi0nt, all
The stprt0Ten and VqOalegt, that bis ambition
had brought Epsn BIS country, one would think
the praile, of fycophants which deifyed his
Earthfhip mutt have palied for iatire and
mokery. But ambition, fuccsfsfal amblti-
on is credulous PATTON for whether nc
believed fuch praifes or no, ne received
them GRACEFULLY and careied the authors -
But modern America WILL improve upon
the fhameIefs fcenery of proffltutedR Rome
when the facred feat of--lhall become
Underwent to the bafe views of miniature
Defpots, fervile paraiites, and fawning Pam
ders.--Even Cefar was not 10 s5an-
doned and loft TO blufhlng, as to hear In
public the lying adulations of Virgil.
Horace or a Paterculus. EMPUS.