The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-25

government being blinded, the fcuIccs q jua'ce
poiloned, and the hands of adr;nstTauon BIZ
bed VITA interel, the lyiIem oil lavery will fon
be compeat -----Thefe things afe or &c ~
terefling nature, {, deeply afca'rg Snd 8,
big with the ruin OF Ill our rigL; and litertics,
both civil and religious, that We Feat''Y sc.
knowledge, Ethta we cannot 70 much IS tran
fently view them without mixture OF horror,
indignation and grief.
But this is not all---our charter knows
no fuch thing as inaruaions to Governors; and
yet, what have not inRru6tions done 10 diltreLs
this people
And If, in addition to thele, !, Mould be
found upon the enquiry of the guardians Of the
province. in General Court siIembled, land
they have right to enquire) that the law has
not, in all nGsnces, had its courIe or that, at
any time, meallres have been ircceisful to fay
iuRice from offenders, it leems as if it was time
to be alarmed and provide for our (afety or
elfe tamely to bow to the yoke, ard forever
hereafter to be iilent.
"Whether this representation is jua, fubmit-
ted End mu be Jeff to time and facts to difcover.
But that thele, among other things a'e worthy
mott ferrous attention, IS lubjeets of enquiry and
deeply intereaing cannot be difpu.ed.
" And therefore to you Sir, whom we have
Chofen to repreient Us, in the great court o' IN
qusf, for this province, we do mott earneitly
recommend it, that you ule your utmoIt initu-
ence, that theie, as we'll as al other matters
In which the rights and liberties Of this people
are concerned, are impsrtially enquirsd into
and dilpaEionateIy con6dered, by the General
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| petition 20 the throne, or otherways, 90 the
court, in their great wfdom, ihall fee meet. for
| radical and lafting redrefs, that thus whether
| fuccelsful or not, fucceeding gensis.ons might
| know, that we underRood our rights and liber-
| ties and were neither afraid nor afhamed to az
| fert and maintain them. And that weourfelves
/ may have (st leaR) this. confolation in our
chains, that 1t was not through our Neglect, that
this people were enlaved.
:" WILLIAM REED, per Order"
" This report being repeatedly read, and
| the queRion put, whether the town accept laid
report il paGed in the affirmative, nemine
| contFadicente.
{" The town then took into confederation, the
| letter and proceedings of the town Of Bottom,
which had been communicated to them, and
paied upon them asfollows, viz.
4" Upon due confederation Of the letter and
proceedings of the town Of Bottom, upon matters
ofthe hisheit importance and common con-
Germ 70 this province, which has been commu-
nicated to Us by our dmen.---Voted.
+" That this town entirely concur with them
| 10 their fentiments both as to the nature OF
our rights, and the high infraeions of them
by the late meaiures of governments and With
pieafure embrace this opportunity to exPreis
the grateful Ienfe they have of the vigilance
and patriotic lpirit, they, and our brethren in
many other towns, have difc0vered upon
this and various occaGons, for the Preierva-
ton of our rights, &c.
" Voted ALTO that this town has right
to correlpond with other towns, upon mat
tiers of common concern,-and that .
committee be accordingly choieO, to tranf-
NIT the proceedings of this meeting to the
gentlemen Of the committee of conelpond.
ence in Bottom, and further to correfPond
with them as well as the committees of o.
ther towns, upon matters of common con-
Germ, as occaion may require.
Z" Then voted, that FIVE perfons be che
fen committee for faid purpofe. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were accordingly chOfen,
viz. Capt. Thaddeus Bowman, Deacon Jo-
nathan Stone, MIR. Robert Harrington, Jun.
Deacon Benjamin Brown, Deacon JOisph
LoTing.
" A true copy a. on record,