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

P'eale 10 INHERIT the following from 'De i~e"-
London Gazrtte of January 18th, 1878.
To hs PRINTER.
1ou are dfErsd to pubijB The tollSrOirg Letter
fran Lever Of bis Country. in ene q the
uqsR refbst7aJh Ce!onia in Amriea, n''y
tie d1a0aeklGtn Bay y'n may be jao'dly
aGwsd
T7HERE cannot bea caure Of greater'im-
portance, or more ntereitingto The well
fare humankind in this world, than that now
depending between Great Britain or mrre
properly the minihers of State to the hlng
Of Great Britain, and the numerous extenlive
Englilh colonies in America. 1t is no leis
than whether the latter fha'l crjoy one I'm
gle blefiiog or privilege which can render
life for its own fake deiirable, (for it is all
embraced in the ideas oflibegry and bondage.
Shall the free born ions and daughters OF A
m-rica any longer enjoy the beilings oftng'
iilh freedom ! or lhaIl they become tfibuta-
ries and 1aves to the K aud P--t OF
c. B----n, or rather to the Slaves OF
CT BIS K, 10 the qwfis1. And
a gusFion il is, big with confequeOces to ma
nv ten millions of Amsrira born and yet IN
born, too great to expre6, or almolf to con-
ccive and 70 great as that iurely nothing
but firm perlualion that this is in reality
the quelfion, can be wanting, to infpire the
head, the heart, the hand, the foot, the eve.
ry power and faculty of body and foul, in
Engliih America, mot loft to every fenfe of
virtue and humanity with determined re-
foution to bring this qusifion to a happy
decihon. need moi therefore except by
name the abandoned, apoRate herd of place
men, petitioners, and their train of depend.
cnt blood fuckers, whole gain is their God
To the rea fpcak, and to the fe ~ only of
them, whole eyes through ina,tention are
MOI already wide open And you, my dear
countrymen, ak only to coniider, that by
reafon of the corruption and depravity Of hu-
man nature, (come BY il how they might
it was absolutely nece6ary for the welfare of
mankind, that civil government fhould be
fet up and maintained in the world, to de
fend mems perlons from injuries and their
property from rapine and plumber, and there
fore for thofe grea. and iaiDtary ends the all
wife and bene6cent father of the univerfe in
Aiu,ed and eaabll.hed Kings and Princes in
the earth TO decree jufice and judgment !;
not for their, own fske, but for the fake of
his people. The Establishment and exei-
cife of luch government within the rules and
reafcn ofi,s naitution, approves itfelf to the
understanding and conciences ofaIl mankind,
and from the beginning has had their con-
fent and APPRECIATION, as a meafure produc
tive Of every good and preventive ofevery e.
vii in civil fociety. ~
No inhitu,,on or appointment of the God
of reafon and juaice, ever was or ever can
be repugnant TO, or contradict the universal
fene and realon of bis rational creatures.
Bot the idea and notion of lavery, OF a fub.
jeaion Of the lives and properties OF man
kind, or of States and communities of man
kind, to the arbitrary will and plealure OF
any individual, or number ofindividuals, act
ing for and under him, is repugnant to the
univeffal fenGe Of mankind, contradi6ls the
fra principles Of felfprefervzticn, and is in OPP
petition to, and deifruttivc of, the primary end,
resfan and foundation of civil governments.
Therefore it is impolible it lhould be inifitu-
ted by the King of Heaven, or be in its own
nature juaihable or right. And yet il is fact
too notorious TO admit Of difpute that this is
the unhappy faie Of much the greatea part
ofthe world, among Tome IN more abiolute
degree than others. If it Mould then be
aAeJ, how came mankind into a condition
70 .bhorrent to their own ientimems, and 70
ilconliitens With their own hsppneis 1t
may be anfWcred, tbat it has pealed Al
mighty God to permit the fin and folly Of
mankind thus to puoith itielf it is not
brought upon them by ms immediate Agen.
cy, blt he boundles ambition and luf of
power, in ,hofe at fro exalted to righful