The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-01-21
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ara writing Of tbs fire. bsIdsrs and sIbsr isbAbi.
tSuD sfibs toz,S of DORcETER, sGAiiffd
as fbs la4o 6irsaJ for qOtiag in iS4Vs ..6air',0s
Taejl4y Dsfm6tr 20. IN. Dom. I77s, IL
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6fnesn SAMUEL ToFIIfF, Ms8tFafoy.
{" THE Seleetmen communicated to the
town the vores and proceedings Of the town OF
soli on, en- the goth Of November lat con-
lainibg fate Of the rights of the colohiis, and
of TINS tprOMnce in particular, and alto tacet'
the infsioesments committed thereon, agd after
due confederation. the town unapim0nilY choie.
a committee to eophder and report at the aafs
iournment Of this meeting, what inffingementS'
have been m ade upor our rights and privileges,
and to draught innradions FOR their reprsivnta-
tive accordingly.
"A true copy firm Dorceasr Records.
A.fhf. NoAHI LAP, Tom Clf'k. ;"
AT meeting of the ireeholdsrs and other inhA.
bitsns of the town Ct Doreeaer, qualified IS
the law direct. for voting in town af4is, o.,
Monday January 4th, 1873, by adj .urnmsn,
fran the zo;h OF December ha.
I" THE committee appoinSd abe aogh of
December laR, reported, according to order,
md the town then came into the following RE.
SOLUTIONS upsnimouay, VIZ
"1I. RE OLVED, That all lawful 60
vernment was iplitu ed by, and in;eaded for
the pr,ls walton of III: lives, liberties and pro-
perlies of the people, and that the impoadon
OF any Law, ordinaace or command, teading 10
cont ouI the ittions of ireemen, being made
without their coLi ut, is a la&leis ufurpaIion.
~ 4 RtjskUs6, That the fsveral Aets Of the
B.iliih parliament tsncibg to controul the inter-
nal commerce aEd manufactures of the coloniNs,
and more Especially to take their monies from
them without their corlent, are { 10 eriiVe of e
very principle of good and lawful government,
and tend to the immediate dslf;uetien OF what
that was intended to pfelerve.
4 RajslssI, That the a2propriatirg Of
ny part of reveaus 70 rsiled, for the iuPpoIt
OF civi government ard the standardization Of
iuRice in this province, is contrary TO the plain
inlcn ion of the charter, and great grievance,
as j, render. the governor and the judges ccPen
dant on the cros n. This Asgrant alteration of
the contribution of tits province, hath the
Rrorgeii tendency to turn al ia lends and fer
vaats into lis eremies, and unduly 10 inHame
them to the prejudice CT the PeOPl', in ali their
administrations.
"a. Rsei0sG. That the wreaing out Of Gu
hands the principal fort els of this province,
wherein a.e DEPOT ed rear all cur flores of de-
fence, ard putting it into the hands Of thoie O.
We. wnom cur governor has declared he has no
conIroul, is great grievance.
IS. 2stoiVsI, ha' the powers extended to
the Courts of Admiralty, Is another grieyanee
which we have jua csule to complain If.
%. Rsjefgs6, That at . time when open
auscks upon our happy contribution are multi
piled, it is Incumbent upon the people to- DC
wstekfal, and Especially Al this Tine, when wa
are ala. med with new and uRhesEd Of grie
varce, in late s6t P.Isd BY The Brit N Psrlis-
meat, whe..hy the crown is Empowered, foI
that peilo.s fupPofed to be guilty Ct ceit,in
CINE, nav be hurried sway fran any county
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