The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-09
For the MASSACHUSETTS, SrY.

The MON IrO r. No. vi.
IRON the foregoing nonbers of this pa
L per, II is evident, that every GATE or boz
dy polite, in the duty and interen of ie,f, per
fiction and p'efervation, is governed by the
fame fundamental principle, and fpiur Of law,
as Jingle individual, or body natural. It's
equally evident that this colony is TO al in
tents and Pufpofes as free and independent .
common wealth as any frderative fate, un-
DIR the general direction, ofone imperisI bead
as to peace or war, is or can be. If then
every fate has an undoubied rghs to do eve
~ thing that may promote and lecure its
hapPincfs, itmuf be equally certain, that no
other fate or Jingle perfon can have right
to hinder or coniroul any particular fate in
the promotion and fecurily Of their hspoipels
by every means in their power, confident
with the general laws Of nature and nations
10 which all are equally and indiAolubly
bound. In conlequence oftsis undeniablc
cs-"cluion, ihall premie another no les
GnconuoveTtible AXIOM viz. ih4 the hsppi.
neis and fecurity OF every community de2erds
on the wifdom and virtue Of its members
and then, will affirm, that the princpa d.
ty of every officer civil and facred, in pecu-
liar manner, and every private citlzen gene
rally is by precept and example TO encoEage
the practice Of juffce, humanity. chaitY,
humility, lincerity, fobriety, chaGity, induhty,
frugalty, and what crowns all, and co = 5 the
lowef p alant, with the heroes of Antiquity,
an inluperable enthuliAlln for The welfare of
his country.
To forward this effeeiually the rewards
of every fpecics ofvirtue, and punilhment of
every vice, muG ref in hands OF the commu-
nifty itfelf otherwifs an enemy to commu-
nifty might corrupI its membess to betraY its
inteTefs, and in reality reward, in what
the fate would and ought to pun
ifh. If therefore in any country
fueh fate or aates exit, where any other
fate or perfon slumes the creation of public
officers, and grati6es them at plealore, even
with bis or their own money, fuch pswer 10
InconiRent with the fccurity of the fate ON
which fuch officers are impofed. For ir
may happen that in contemplation, or reality
the inteTeh of the fate or peffon impsfng
and maintaining Iuch officers, may interfere
with that Of the palive fate, in which cafe,
the mercenaries Of the impoGog fate will
fursly be the InteRine enemies of the peoples
in'ereif among whom they are Aatiohed.
How fevereIy this was felrin Great Britain
iIlelf, when the minifers of religion only sx-
ceTciied power derived from foreign head ?
But dreadful, as il fecmed TO lhake the holy
catholic church, even to its foundation, pow
eful and unerring nature broke the charm
aid threw off the CALLING yoke.
Iftheir necs1ity fclf prelervation, warrant.
ed an open rebellion againi the facred au,bO-
nty Of the mof holy father, and unerring
mother church and that 10 days ofgTeatig-
norance and fupeEiiitious yenerasion, for tbeie
tremendous names, lhal We conceive il car.
now be defeated by fes of the moR deipic-
able and deteGab villains THAI ever difgLac-
ed fociety, whole GOIe fuppon depsnds'chthe
robbery Of one man fer the bribery OfanothsT.