The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-04

Parts Ct thtDomnions" under Ike Form OF Leelafoe'
This Right Of Republication 10 elentiai and lndii-
pcnfbie in regard of all Laws for ieyyng Taxes that
People under any Form Of Government eeititu;e OF IT.,
deitute of Feedo-of that degree Of Freedom, for the
Preferyaten Of which, Government was infuted ard
without which, Government degenerates TO Deipouim
1t cannot therefore be given up, taken away, without
making Breach on the effentiaRights of Nature.
But your Excellency peafed fay, that they who
claim exemption as part of their Rights by Nature, houd
conder that every erant which Men are lad under BY
fate of prvaton of part Of their natural
Rights Even in Cafe of Representation BY Election, do
they not give up part Of their natural Rights when they
con.nt to be reprrnted by pch Peons a be choien
by the Majority of theEleeor, although their ownVoees
may be for fome other Perfon And it not contrary to
their natural Rights be obliged iubm to Repre-
tentative FOR ieyen Years. sven one Year. after they are
diashed with his Conduct, although they gave their
Voices for him. when he was elected This NUT therefore
econGdered Objection sgan aState of Government
rather than againa any particular Form"
Youi Exeellency's Premi1es true, but we do noe
think yourConcu6on follows from them. II is that
every refraint of Government is prvaon OF natural
Right and the Cafes you have been Peafed to mem
ton, may be intances of that prvaton But as they
are from the nature of Society and Government and as
Government neeefary fecure other natural Rights
infinitely more valuable they therefore be eonhdered
an OBJECTION either "againa State Of Government or
aganA any particular Form of It"
Life, Liberty, Property land rheDpoal of thaProcerty
with our ownConent, natural Rights. Will any one
put the other I'M Competition with tbee, or infer that
becaule thofe other maf be given up State OF Co
vernent, thee mutt be given up aifo The Preervation
of hee Rights the great End of Government but Is
il PfObable they will be eeetuaiy fecurea BY Govern
men which the Propretor Of them have Part in the
DIRECTION Of, and over which they have no Power or
louense whatever Hence is deducIb, Representation
winch being neceary oPeferve hee invaluable Rights
of Nature is itfef, for that Reaon natural Right
eoincding with, and running into, that great Law OF
Nature, Sef-Prelervation.
Thus have we CT ID the moft material Parts Of
your Speech and agreeable your De6re dcloed to you
Sentiments on the Subject Of il.
Independence, as your Exceleney rightly judged,
have not in Contemplation" We cannot however adopt
your Principles of Government" acquece in all the
differences you have drawn from them.
We have the higheR Refpeet for that sugu Body the
Parliament, and do mott preume to preferbe the exaSt
Limits Of its Authority yet with the Difference that is
due to it, humby Of Opinion that as all human
Authority in the Nature of IT, island ought be limited,
it contutonaly EXTEND for the Reafons have
above uegeaed to the levyng Of Taxes in any Form on
his MsieRys Subjects Of this Province.
In iuch Principles as the our Protectors were eafy
and happy and in the due Operation of fueh their Def
cendants the psfent Inhabitants of this Province have
been eaiy and happy but they not 70 Their
Uneahnels and UnhaPPne(s derived from Acts Of
Parliament and Regulations Of Government, that lately
and within few Years paf have been made. And shis
Uneansfs and Unhsppines, both ia the Caue and Effects
of them, though yourExeellsney ms and can only sm
to be Of different 0pniSA, have extended and sAtdne
TO extend al the Colonies thsonghrgf he Qonfincn
II would give the higheASatisfaeon eeksppineis
and Tranquility refored to the Coonef ami elpee
fee between Great Britain and them an Un5a eaa6ird
on lueh equitable Bats as neither Of them As ever
with tO'dearOy. We humbly duplicate the Sovereign
Arbiter and Superintendent Of human Affairs forthsfe
happy Events.