The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-11-26

not deilroy one community Of BfiiiA fub-
ieets, to divide their ipoil, and render chem
flayes at nicer mercy as well as another /!
This, Sir, you remember did end in blood,
and had il not been for our heroic elder bie-
thren, your paternal tenderness would never
have prevented its further efuiion. il was
ioubtleis as indefeniable by Britiih sGs of
parliament or the ienIe of the omnipotent
former of them, that the troops ihould be
expelled from Bottom, as India banded goods
rs6ibpsS in non.mpor,ation time, or tea
jSaf back al this time. In this dreadful con.
dition we were drove to appeal to all man
kind, and to the lecond reiource of aggrieved
fubjeas to petition the throne. What luc-
ces had this meaiu,e Mr.. Hu,chinfon A
partial repeal of the tea aa took place Tome
where about that time ,on principles avowed-
ly unfavourabe to the colonies, and our for
uefs cattle William was demanded, TO be put
into the hands of men, who had already
(and appear on all occaiions eager to) fhed
our blood. With this demand you complied
without the leaf heGtation,or real coniultati.
on,a ever could learn how confident with
your duty, will doubtless one day be matter
f ferrous enquiry Hardly recovered from
the conformation into which we were thrown
by fuch bare. faced furender of all the mu
nimenta lirength of the Rate, we found our
upseme executive bribed By the fame pow.
er from whom we had experienced ali the
foregoing cruel invahons of our rights
This Taft Hep could not fail TO alarm the
whole body of people, who had fome fore
taRes of the influence of this novel depend
ance, and originated the Establishment of a
means of communicating juf ideas, of our
tights, grievances, and the sbGolute necefiity
of uniting together, TO reclaim the former,
and repel the efforts OF the power, which
would confirm ADD sggravste the latter. In
conlrquence of more effeefual oppoiition
to one part Of your fsvourite fcheme, to de-
Aroy us, than you probably expected, pow
erful body was ne4ly thrown into the anti
miniRepial fcale, and through their influence
the fource of your exRence as a pen6oner,
had like to have been cut of. = You trem
bed a, the news like moA obdurae
7etoi@ idsiGsT you offered your jSnS 10 No.
btb, rather than part with that M0nmsa Of
EnyigBfeoglnsi, for the acquIEtion and teten-
ton of which you have perpetrated ipiquity
enough to damn whole empires, were it
equally divided among their inhabitants. You
have laboured, twified, bulled, coaxed, milf
reprefented the fate Of the whole mater,
both in the public papers, and private con-
veriation recommending the fame TO your
Colonel Ponds, JuRice Hewins's, and the
wretched herd Of yodr detehable tools, who
ferve the Devil at leaR for fmall wages, whe-
her To6 jsrVsd BIS creator for HSugbf or no.
A mighty favour indeed IL would be tor this
province to barter the current FLYER for
pernicious, enervating, cosroiise and empoi-
Toned drug that in a mercantile Ienfe has
been indeed drug on hsnd thele ieven
wears Is the Tea then 70 Indispensable an ar
.ticle of our diet. thar we mutt ruin on poll.
tcai- perdition to obtain il I Were the tax
laid upon il but one fsrthing old tenor per
chef, while that is to be ex,orted without
pretence CT equivalent or any agreement with
he contributor, and were all the tea in the
ndia company's WAREHOUSES, bought up
with the nations money, as Votess acts of
parliament are fsid to be, and Gent over to be
beffcwed on US, barely to obtain the condti-
on of universal acquieicence in the right
IF The Bdtilh, Iriih or any other parliament
shan our own, TO grant our monies, | would
efeem myfelf as innocent in perfuading my
couprymen to drink ra,s-bane diholved in
weakened aqus-fortis, on condition that /
might have areward Of FIVE per on the
gains of the Doctors who endeavoured to
'emedy the havock il would make. This,
Sir, your confidence tells you is no sxaggsr-