The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-17
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY
..lTHoMAs, ~

Ter are dsinrdf' lySrt its |s!!swirs. Nj
hUR retirement prevents our recevineR
" 'he earlieit intelligence rsipeS.,neI
thoie things which concern the public, bur-
we always pas Ihe greatsf attention to every
thing which af2ea.s in,ereRiog to our NATL
on or Country. !. We lately received ',hi
pamphlet pubiilhed by the town Of Boaoal
containing d ihot account of our grievances
and although we doubt they have not emu !,
merated them aA,yct what ihey have publih-
cd are 10 alarming, that none bar the mott
ttupid or wicked will any logger remain iilen,
and Inactive Il is now of high importance
TO the welfare of this province, and of Anc-
RIGA, that the inhabitants ofevety town meet
and pdEfue fome Deceive meaiures, which
under the fmilcs ofpIovidcnce cannot fail Of
fecuFing our rights. We who live in the
country towns mutt maintain the caui. Of
freedom we have advantage for this i'm
Poitans :parppic vaaly hyperion to the people
who live in the iea port towns no fhips Of
war can come here to annoy US, ano il we
DO our dutys tyranny never can prevail in A.
merca. Bsqoa and Martkbeaah have fer us.
noble examples, but we mutt. go fut.hst
not only adopt the juf i:nliments which Il q
have expreiied, but nItlua our reprclcd r
tves to uie their utmoa endeavours 10 .obtI
an immediate and radical redsels of ali d |
lnjuTfes, and a full reltoration Of our reb Il
and if their exerIiops fail of luccsfs, TO RI /
port 70 thsir conitituents /; that tbsy mal
take fuch methods to reitore their libsnI
and iulIied msjeRy, as the .wifdom Of a s,e!1
and intrepid people may point our, sheu ,y1
rants have robbed them Of the moaspiecicu
jewel OF human life. -. ~
so long as any monsyis taken from this
people by acts Of the Byi,if1 parliament, ci-
VII officers fupported here Insc yendsnt of tn /
people, handing armies keep, Mp, or an :
laws put into execution here without the /
content Of this peopir, w are in attals Of
illsery, and our injuries will be conFaatly
lncreaiing. We mutt foon exps5t 20 aay
land.tax. ~. q"
We cannot unite in lsntirens with oun
worthy brethren Of RoxBuaY, sh4f our
representatives lhould be iEhrut;ed to make,
any alteration with regard 10 the luppo7y
The judges.aI preleat; their fuppori, has Is j
besn hpnourab G.. as their fonaatjJ fer the.
feat has demonafateds If they merit MOI
than what they at prefent receive, this peo
pie will undoubtedly give it 70 them. !; lie
them receive according to their merit, but
let this people,, to whom they are fsrvau.s,
always be judges of their merit Il 10 im-
pofiple IN the nature of things, that any ole
vii officer can be wholly independent, ard
where can he depend with 70 much D opis-
~ and fafety to the public, as upon the peo-
| pie whom he ferses. -: !. s., & =
The late. attempts thar have been made
to check the liberty Of the prcis, is another
vefy' alarming thing, which demands our
mott 'Sigians attention, for IL 10 impo0ibIe.
for liberty to remain after the prels is check
ed BY thole in power. No honeft good
ruler ever need fear the utmoft liberyof the
pTels, for il wilhfpread the fame of bis fide-.
lily; nor can his enemies give bis name
laltlng wound 70 invincibIe 10 TRUTH =
Honoured countymen, let .usall attend
70 the weignty Concerns which we haze,
been confiaering, ante our widom and
power in the ,iuppOr Of our liberIiess the
mott interefiing Of all temporal concerns.
that we may not be recorded in the hifforic,
page among the many nations who have
been deRroyed BY arbitrary deGgniag men.
| We highly commend the plan which has.
been propofed to the public, for a haudingr
lcommitsee for /" correfpOndencc aud COM
Imunicatiop" in each town in the province 8
but we would propofe to have this plan ex-.
tend through all she provinces, that there
may be a uniform plan purlued through the
continent of,AmeTica, and regular Couel-
Pondence kept up between all the towns and
provinces. This will unite the people 10 de-
ign and proceeding, (which will be ct initiate
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