The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-12-16

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prodigals who have ruined their fortunes
broken gameRers or Rock. jobbers, theft
may do well as GsvUssrs for they viii
probably be rspacious, and provoke tht
people BY their extortions. Wrangling
Proaors and petty.f Jogging lawyers too are
not amils, for they will BE- for ever difputc.
ingiand quarelling with their little parlia'
men,s. IF withAl they hould be ignorant
wrong headed and infolsnt, 70 much ths
better. Attorneys Clerks and Newgat'
Solicitors will do for CHIT TTsaies., sfpecial'
ly if they hold their places during ysGr Plea.
FIRE And all will contribute 10 impref'
thols ideas Of your government that arr
proper for . people tsG s0sEl1 tOi@ to r.
ssEncs it,
W. To confirm thefe imprenions, and
frike them deeper, whenever the injured
come to the capital with complaints of NAL
Administration, opprsHion, or injuRice, pu'
Min (uch tutors with long delay, enor-
nous expsnce and final judgment in "a
YOUR of the opprefor. This will have an
admirable effect every way. The trouble
of future complaints will be prevented,
and Governors and judges will be encour-
aged to farther acts of opprefion and in
jufiice and thence the people may be.
come more dilafsaed, and 81 knsfb A(
pyaft.
VII. When iuchG Governors have cram
med theif Golfers, and made themielves 4
odious to the people that they can no Ion
ger remain among them With fdety &C
their perfonss recall and rswGrl them
With psnGons. You may make them Ba.
rssEtS TOO, if that rsfpeaable order ihouls
not think FIT to reient il. All will contri-
butte to encourage new Governors in th'
fame pra&ices, and make the fupreme 60.
vernment dsfsjqsbL.
VIII. If when you are engaged in war,
your colonies hould vie in liberal aids o
men and money agaipA the common enc.
my, upon you: fmple requifition, and giv'
far beyond their abilities, reHea, that pen
ny taken from them BY your power is more
honorable to you than pound prelented b.
their benevolence. Defpile therefore thei
voluntary grants, and refoIve to harraE
them with noval taxes. They will proba'
bly, complaia to your parliamsnts that the]
are taxed by body in which they have NJ
Representative, and that this Is contrary q
common right. They will petition for redreis
Let the parliaments Aout THAR claims. re.
ieef their petitions, sefule even to fuffer TIL
reading of them, and treat the petitioner
with the utmoH contempt. Nothing car
have better effea in producing the alisna.
ton propelled for though msny ean for
give injuries, none EyT tsrgavssesatfmpf.
TX. In laying thels taxes, nevsr regart
the heavy burthens thefe remote people al
ready undergo, 10 defending their owr
frontiers, supporting their own Provincia
governments, making new roads, building
bridges, churches and other public ediGces,
which in old countries have been done &C
your hands BY your aneeRors, but which
location conRant calls and demands on
the purfes of new people. Forget the
rsaraisfs you lay on their trade for jsEr ssUs
beneit, and the advantage mssspsE OF thii
trade gives your exaAisg merchants
TAink snothiDs Of the vealsh thois ner.
chants and your Manufacturers acquire b.
the colony commerce their sncreaied a.
biIity thereby to pay taxes at hons theil
accumuIating, in the price Of their commo-
dities, moA Of thofe taxes, and 70 levyine
them frou their confirming cufowefs
All this. aud the employment and fuppos1
of thoufands of your poor By che colon. BE-
you are szfirsly 10 fsrg6. But remember
to make your albiuAry tax more gfievou.
to your provinces, BY pubic declarations