The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-11

Cipiess Ano uPne What you nope uo h0A We@
TO introduce, viz. tbs feuasl fyftem 10 its per.
feelion. If his lupport fails, there is bat h';e
cccslirn TO- me to remark upon the other Psr,s
of yoor neiIsge and ihall psfs them over,
except fach as may tend TO make wrong i'm
preihons upon any unwaty readers.
You csnno. conceive {" why the King has
not the fame right to ALLEVIATE and dhpcie OF
ctunt.iss acquired by the dilcovery of his fub-
jests IS he has to rcitore upon treaty OF peace
countries acquired in'war carried on at the
charge Of the nstion,or to fell and deliver up a.
ny part of his dcminons againit the general
ienle CT the naiion." will venture to corjec-
twsAIe ION. By the EngIifh contribution the
fole power Of making war and peace is in the
King Ii often happens that the reitoring and
ceding aequiG.ions made in war is Absolutely
necsG.ry to the re-eRabifhmest of peace, and
il the King was rearained from fuch reRorMions
or ceilsns, an unfpcceis!ul war might be Perpe-
tua.ed to the def uttiou of the kingdom. This
power therefore ieems nect fairly to relult from
this preroga,ive of the crown And for ieHing
sny part Of the dcminions sFainff the general
ienle of the nation never fOpPoied II to be
part of the prerogstive, but have called it an
aet of t.wsr, by which thought no candid rec
der would underGsnd any thing but @fsT
p0zuT.
Your attempt to NEW that new difco-
vered countries do not become part OF The
R4te, flom the authority of Pufendorf, &c.
will fail, bccsuls the infance giveO by him of
q colony erected into aieperate common wealth
plainly appears by the context to be by the
leave or content OF the parent Hate, and itdo,s
not appear that tie other cafes we're not 70.
Your remarks upon the authority bring to
new that the colony, being feudatory, is IN
der the government Of the Kings laws, 10 very
Gngnlar. You luppoie it mutt mean the Kings
laws ak0lats5, or as you explain Il, not the
laws Of parliament. D. any of you remember
ever to save leeB the exprefion the KING IssO5,
meaning the King of England, ue1 in any other
ienle than fbs isrVJ Of toe rs4.m You FAY have
not named the authority. The cafe | refer.to
10 the King sg4it Crowle, 10 the I'd vol. Bur-
row reports, and, for the authority which
you will find mentioned here, am not able to
name greater.
would pats over in filenc. your attempt to
new that allegiance 10 due to the natural per-
ion and not to the bady poliJiek Of the King, if
had Mt been we'll informed that the artificial
teaioaicg OF Lord Chief lliice Coke upon RE
doctrine Of allegiance, in the noted cafe of CAL
win, as you have recited it. had great weight
with me of tue members Of the houie. But
have YOU reclted this cafe truly After all
the re6nements on this fubiea does it appear
that they can amount TO any thing more than
kbar slegiance is not due to the polite eiPaci-
-, ,,siy And is it not exPrefsly laid thar the
csm,. i PEI ion CT the King, is ever accompani-
"a with the politick caPatity, and the Politck |
,o.cnx as il were appropriated to the natural |
= ,c;tv Or have you any clear idea falegi |
'ap "a Kius in his natural capacity without
nee & ma 70 is political capacity From
my relat. ;,y miiu udsrhoOd you infer that
his auIholl "a iuppu'fng your allegiance to be
I'm mitsSen OF b.pglsnd. Without any
it is pl4 y" ."~ a.. r.of the 6fa char.
' ~ S ~ that alles, ee noolS DC borne
= King Charles his heirs a 10 la' Im 'o,.o %"n
. .hs. efo,e the fuccefion OF 'he s''"n lhaii
- there allegiance is 70 follow. 1M IOa ap;.
'on n The (econd charter is the famt' an' VI"
|, ENOUGH for my purPole, which was !" NV
h.t IN shateyer perion the regal Al. oori2
nil b.. there your allegiance is due. l S>un
'on ad omit, ed al you have fAid upon this
Iuriee, 70, neither the reifOOiOg of Lord Coke
mr. The declaration of the Judges, in any m;a-
ure tend TO the Purpoie tor which you pro-
duce them. -.
Your sGerion that parliament in regulating
.he 6heyv mao nothing in view bur to prevent
Of the Tea, and claimed no authority
ov,r The plactatIons or lands in America, has
only your own authority to fapport it. lt aP.
D..rs from he debates In parliament, thst it
Va, the ,efual of the patentees to fuher hih TO
be dried upon the land within their patent, BY
any pc ION who had not lieencc from them,
this v as complAined Of as grievance, and the
bill was b,Oug hs in to Temov: this grievance
Tn: King might very wei refule his Aiient. not