The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-04

of right be treated BY this community ! / coa1
ceive the alternative haslong been in contemplation
your reformation or remuneration = the former
being now paf all reafonable hope, the fole point
to be dfcuaed here is, whether you ought not. OF
right, TO be forthwith renowned and -difcarded
by this people, illegal, unconstitutional. and
dangerous perfon to bear rule over them That
your prefent ftuation, as a pennoner and abfo.
lutte dependent on the Kings pleaftire, both for
continuance and upport in Office, is an alteration
in your condition, as governor of this province,
none will deny-tharit is an alteration warranted
by the charter, or agreed by the people of this
province,is not pretended that it is an alteration
for the benefit of the people, or that il can effect
them but little, is equally void of foundation...
the conequence then mott certainly is, that fub-
milton to your authority for any longe time than
may be reafonaby accounted fuficient to rid our
felves you in the fafeEf and beit manner. would
be criminal acquieicenee in a awleis uf1rpatiou.
1t was faid OF C&iar, that tho he waded 10 a
throne thro' feas Of blood he behaved like man
when he Obtained il. This with MANY excufss
or greatly paliates his ufurpaton. But the whole
of your conduit diipiays as little of the man as
of the rightfuI governor To fec,ire an intereR
with late plundering and fquandering admini-
Rration, you urged a queftion even to its utmoR
extremity, which every Friend to the public tram
guilty would have been glad lhould have been
PaR over in filehce and finding yourfeIf foreIy
Prefied to vindicate your conduct in this matter,
like an abjed vafal you defend to the meaneR
prevarication, and even torture the proceedings
of your fellow citizens, to find matter of sccuia-
tion againit Them to execute yourfelf Could any
thing fhort of the WORT and v;sf intention have
7 ONEed you TO preface folemn parliamentary re-
ply with 70 bafe an infinuation, as that untoof
ma econtents by fome cande0ine meafure got into
AE2heuiI- Hall. and there in clandefine manner
PaDed J0we rej0Ivs5 or vefeJ, which they the faid
Junto Paid Pubiihed and palm'd upon the world
as the an Of fbe 90ava at legal meeting In
what part of theie votes and refoves is the Ebrs-
macy eT parliament denied in tie nf6f sxbreG
term or where is the claufe to be found inVit-
ing any one town 10 adapt any principle For the
originaton of the meeting you refer to. there
may be found greater number of petitioners than
ever appeared before on any location whatever.
4 hat warrant was regularly ilned and the IN
hSbitants duly notified, the town records will evil
dence-T he earnings of your tools, If not your
f Tie une2A oT papers have long nee
reloves originated to pubIiek exsmen' and r .ms
~.nc' nave forgotten the teftimony of the S.l.a-
.en ~ tnat behalf. Such unheard rs c,sra~s-
~ Is tas iuch extraordinary violence 49,
- - siaring truths, mut have been ;ntsnd.d =.
~er ZONE very extraordinary purpofe. Til.
PurPoie I prefume is myferious r.; ~ ~ MS
onouia : then appear to the bodv of ,hs -.aoi
people OF this province that your purpoc.
mem are inImIcaL and very dangerous esr 80,
uPPoe that the lullaby of peace and oooS -.
WI, VII ior ever Keep them quiet TheS' ce,+a;rl,,
Ove peace as probably every civilized peonle do
Ella ps~ee productive Of worfe effects than the