The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-19

your peaceful oppoiifions a treafonable con-
fpiracv. Can you forget bis eRcomium on
the Rhode flanders for their bafe and iel-
fih condua, 70 inconhftent with the pub
lie good, and 70 different from yours ! II
you can---lee your rivers, harbours, and
COATS filed with cruiSers upon your trade
the brave feamen, Of Britain degraded into
cuRom- houCe ofScers.--Your Rreets and
Keys warming with fpy Uncomfortable
board of cufoms, with It's numerous and
expenlive train of underlings, and hungry
dependents on Office. New Admiralty
courts with an exteniive, and therefore in
convenient jurifdietion. on the
American revenues :---Governors and
Judges holding their Offices at the pleafure
Of the crown, drawing their fupport from
the people, and yet wholly independent of
them - Thefs have been the immediate
fruits Of this Administration, which your
correspondents in London, have publickly
declared, jsa1 s1gsgsd thar 1ifssm. and ad-
D6nssd tbs mutual prs9srity IF tn msfbsr
csxnfyy and Us 6ttndsssiH.--l ihall not
mention Lord llllfborough's activity, and
zeal in procuring the Fefoludoh upon IN
old obfolete Ratute that perfons charged
with srezfcuable PRACTICES, might be re-
moved to England for trial: His attempts
to exclude all agents, not appointed BY the
concurrent conlent of the governors, nor
the rewards and encouragement behaved
upon ,hole, whom we have coniidered che
enemies of American freedom. As he was
one of feveral who promoted thele pernici-
oss proieas,- 1--WE ihould do injuffice to the
demerits Of Others, ihould we afcribe them
wholly to him.--What gracious notice ne
may have taken Of the addrefers, the wri-
ter OF this pretends not TO determine; bat
it is a notorious fact, that the mott able,
and difcerning agents have not attended
him for months together.--They found
him ignorant of the trade, and real interefts
of America, yet naughty, poiltive and un-
controulable. wanting, yet incapa-
bic of receiving proper advice and infor-
nation. "A man of narrow, and detective
abilities /; an incelmt talker, but no rea-
foner. Wrapped up in the abiolute fuPre-
macy Of the Britiih parliament, he avowed
a 'fyAem Of tyranny, and oppreGioa towards
the colonies, not to be fhaken by any ar
gumenr drawn from reafon, policy or
common prudence. Tho(e therefore who
were bef qualified to give him information,
either declined going to him or left him,
di(euRed with HE ignorance, petulance,
and obfiinacy. Thus he fell an eafy prey
TO the fervile herd Of fycoPhants, who
foothed his infoI ent vanity, and by the vii
eff INTERPRETATIONS rendered him fubler-
Went 70 their own fchemes Of plunderinR
tIssdunhappy country, by new and oppfeE
1--WE 0fkces.-Yet to this man, have the
merchants trading to America, paid the
diftinguifhing honour of apubsic address,
couched in the moff refpeafuI terms, bear
ing public teftimony to a character really
deficient o. every virtue, and qualification
that can difingnifh good man, or an A.
bic miniRer. should il PATS unnoticed in
THE country, the confequences may be ia
tai to our beft intereffs. Every fucceed-
inS minifier will tread in thoIe paths, which
have led to fuch honour and public sp.
plsufe. It would be abfard to expea
change of meaiurss lanai6ed BY the sppro-
baton of the London merchants, and the
iilen, accuiefcence of the inhabitants OF A
merica The evil, therefore, is Of.an a.
farming kind, and calls for fome immedi-
ate remedy.-For how fhall We diifinguifh
virtuous, good miniaer, il we fuff=r Lord
HlifborOugh to enjoy this premature, and
unmerited compliment without interrupt.
on.-The ienfe of America is bef fpoke
by, and bef heard from, the repretenta-
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