The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-18

the thanks or tnls town 10 the IeiPc-'Ao'S
inhabitants of the town of Bottom, for their
care and watchfulnefs over our common IN.
tereff; Especially for their feaionable and Juit
Aaiement of our rights and violations OF
,hofe rights. Andto allure them of our rea
dinefs at all times to join them and the
othet towns, in all legal mealures for the
public fafety.
+" To conclude, Gentlemen, we heartily
with you and your town PROPERTY, and eve
ny blefing, in return for your patriotic zeal,
and unwearied endeavours to lecure our in
valuable rights, and with much refpect. we
fubfcribe ourielves. Your humble leryants,
JOSEPH NYE, tertius,
SETH FREEMAN,
NATHANIEL FREEMAN.
Committee of the town of Sandwich"
SanlsUitb, January 26fb 1878.
cats meeting of the freeholders and other
inhabitants of the town of Sandwich, met on
the twenty Gxth day Of january AID. I773.The
letter from the fszvS of Bolton, to the Se.eet-
men of f5j with their Rstement Of rights and
infringements on faid rights, being read in iad
meeting, and committee choien to take the
buAnels of the meeting under confederation, re-
ported as follows, viz.
(" The committee appointed by the town OF
Sandwich, in legal meeting anembled this 10th
day of January A. D. 1878, to take under con-
federation letter from the town Of Bolton, to-
eetheg with their Ratement of " the rights OF
che coloniis. and Of this province in particular,
As men, 90 Chriiians and as fubjeefs ;" with Z"
liz of the infringemenIs and violations of thoie
rights" in pamphlet accompanying faid letter
directed to the Seleetmen of this town beg
leave TO report,
6 That, from thorough conviction of the
legality, expedience and utility of the nealnre
and the necefTity of manifeRins our fentinents
an general, in full aad explicit manner We
DO earneifly recommend it to the inhabitants
I thistOwn to pats the following Relolves, viz.
al. Refolved, Tina, it is the opinion Of
is town, thar our rights as meb, as chrifians
I'd 60 fubieets, as ltated by the respectable town
Y Bottom in their pamphlet, are derived to the
,lonies in general, and to this province in par
:ular from the laws of nature, the Rngliih
sneitution and the province charter And
tie pezUsr under heaven has right to de-
i've US OF them.
ell. That, the lit of infringsments and vi
atoms of (aid rights, contained in iaid PAM
let, are founded on certain facts; aud are
after of uft complaint, which ought to be
own and Oppofed in every IAWfaI way, by the
ole body of the peoples as SSrOgfItafisHGI and
Jtr1bls grfsUGsTG5.
iii. That after a long trial of our patti
ence under repeated violations Of our jut rights
and fruitIeis expectations of redrels, we are diff
appointed with additionaland 9gg' GVafsd griev-
ances, year after year rePeated {; ill at length
we are forced to believe plan is dsi6erAtfly
concerted and rapidly executing to anLihiate
our charter rights.
CIV. That, we think it duty we owe to
ourfelves, our fellow men and to poferity. to
oppole in sll lawful ways, every iuch violation
of our rights. For which purpole we will rea.
div ioin with our brethren of the other towns
in this province, in any hgal mesfures to obtain
relief
81 v. That for this end we will and hereby
do acquaint our representative, that we earneff-
" recommend it to him, to exert nimlelf at the
Great and General Court in al css6itsfiOral
sn5szi, to retrieve our isjHrSd rights and to
(ecure thofe which Gill Femain, to rs and to psf-
S0ity: Particularly to uie his endeavours that
GEifaI, kyaI, bit ~s9 imp'rfSS6fs petition
he preferred 70 our mott gracious Isvsrfigg,
fully aud plainly repreienting our grievance,
and earne1ly impioriug his royal Interpret.
ton in our favour, siTaring him Of our loyalty,
and of the affection we bear to bis royal per-
fon, crown and dignity: That we are will
ling to continue our allegiance to him but
what we claim is bis protection Of US 10 the en-
ioyment of our charter, and our rights as
Rrglihmep, that our complaints are the general
-vsi0 sffbsessslry, and not the mGr~~J Of a
kaEisar parry, as has been rePrefen'ed.
"V vi. That committee be chofsn, to re-
:. turn the thanks Of this town 10 the respectable
town of BoRor, for their care and wa,ehfulnsis
over our common intcrsas slpecialIy for their