The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-04

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Der the MANY worthless If our ccuruy, who
have aiierted our tights, vlndica,ed our caUlr,
warred US Of our danger, and pointed out the
means Of Afeiy. Amorg the btigh,tft OF
whom fhines The patriot farmer e Phi.
ladeiphia. High ALTO in the liff Of wolihies
ftand tho6e generous and noble friends e
their country and of mankind The psticts
cf Bottom their counfes have been wife,
their meatu:es prudent and their conduts
firm, animated by that firf and belt of
principles the love of their country. Juaiy
are they and may the whole country be a.
larmed at the late ihtelefing miniGerial ma
nochVre, in rendering our judges, in Whole
hands are our lives sd properties, as well
as our Governors, dependent for their daily
bread on ,hoie whole intereif ard dehgn is
to fuhjsct them both to their will and plea
fuTe. Can any be 70 blind as not to fee The
fatal tendency Of ihoie meafures ! What if
next you fhould be prohibited council when
YOU are arraigned before them, and trials ty
jari:s be abohihed, when you cannot cor
veniertly be transported acrols The A,'an!c
for judgment. And why NOT this, and any
thing ellie, as foon as matters will bear, am
not able to conceive. Where will you make
iand, my friends, and what will yea
ltand upon whenihe foundations are deaioI-
ed If you wait ill the modes and meafuie
of oppclition are adiufed to the Eallsfa6iiou
of your oppretiors, or their toos, you will
wait ill oppciiion is pieleis and vain. The
aft rs uled to bsfii. ard defeat the tfforis Of
your friends, are nothing rev, bur precifey
the fame in kind as hate eveI been praciif-
ed by artful oppfeilors, TO lander and ridcue
the defenders Of liberty, TO reprefsnt them to
be faetious and detgning fellows to ron
down and crufh the man that dare ailcri its
rights To biacken bis name, and weaken
his influence BY various preiences to IA Ter
Tome and brow beat others; to peffuade one
that things 60 well, and there is no danger
to convince another that If there is, this or
that, or whatever meafure is purifying, is not
the right way to obIaln redreis that the
public welfare is not the concern of ndivi-
ais, nor (mall bodies or communities, the
law points on. other work for them, but Of
the whole Legislature and then tell them
their confsituents are ealy it is yet too early
to fir the fyiiem of oppTeficn is nor yet
comPleat,-aye, and politely the life of this or
that, who have power and temptation to op-
prels, IS not to continue during the bent bl0ei-
TO OF bis matter, but only their own 6sae ssC.
Jfyinf be il 70, while the meafure of The one
is the fandard of the other, as will ever be
the cafe, the difference between lhem 10
great and important, as in Swift's ttc1sdYe-
dee, and tsveedlednm.
Be not deceived, be not Knocked, my
friends, with ten thoufand fuch decei.lul arts,
the mott (ucceisfu weapons that can be
uied IN the caufe OF tyranny. The game is
paying, and your liberty and property are
tae fakes. Be not difmayed- be not diff
hearsned--Ye faithful friends Of your
counIry--ye noble and blefIed ailenors of her
rights go on the race is glorious and the
prize immortal. The hearts and hands of
the people.-yea of all the people, are with
you--Jou will sfTuredly find it 70 in day of
trial, and the arms Of you hands fhall be
made itrong by the hands ofthe mighty God
OF Jacob.