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


II. That the duty impofed By parliament
upon tea landed in America, is q tax ON the
Americans, or levying contributions on
them without their content.
iii. That the express purpofe for which
the tax is levied on the Americans, namely,
for the fupport of government, the adminii.
tration of juRice, and the defence of his Ma
jeRy's dominions in America, has dire9
tendency to render afembIies uieful, and to
Introduce arbitrary government and navery.
Nv. That vrtuous and lteady oppoG-
ton to this sminiferial plan of governing
America, is absolutely necefary to prefervr
even the lhadow of liberty, and is a duty
which every freeman in America owes TO his
country, to. himfelf, and to his poite,ity.
v. That the reioluton lately come init
BY theEaa India comPa'yto fend out their tea
to America, fubjeet to the payment ofdut.es
on its being landed here, is an open attempt
to enforce the miniaera plan, and ayviQlent
attack upon the i5eri,es of America.
vi. Tkatit is The duty afeyesy- Asnsris
can TO oppofe this attempt.
VII. That whoever hal, direaly- OF
|lndiieaIy, coun.esance this attempt, or ~
any wife aid or abet in unloading, RECEIVING
| n vending the tea lenI, or to be ient out BY
he EAT India company, while it remain,
ubjea to the payment ola duty here, 10 an
enemy to America.
VIII. That committee be immediate-
y chofen to wait on thole gentlemea, who,
1t is reported, are appointed by the EaR 10.
dia company, to receive and fell fad tea,
and requeR them, from regard to their
own characters, and the peace and coed or
Ter OF this town and province, Immediately
% REIGN their appointment.
And the following gentlemen, viz. the
Moderator, Mr.. Henderion Inches, Benja-
min AuGin and Jonathan Mafon, Efq.s;
and the Selecfmen of the town, were ap
pointed a commi.tee accordingly.
AT the fame time the town Paded the fol.
lowing Rsfve,vlz.
Wbsrsss the merchants Of this continent
did enter into an agreement to with hold
the importation Of teas until the duty laid
,hereon lhouId be repealed which agree
ment, as we are informed, has been pune,
.uaIlY obierved by the ,efpectsble merchapts
IN the Southern colonies while by reafon'
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very final, IN proportion TO what had been
ufual before faid agreement, have been inn
ported by fome of the merchants here Ano
whereas it now appears probable to this
Town, that the Britih adminiftrarion have
taken encouragement even fom fuch final
mpouauons, to grant licences TO the Eat
India company as AforefaId Therefore Re
jsIssd, That il is the determination of this
sown, by all means in their powe, 20 pre-
vent the iale of the teas exported by the
Eat India company And as the merchants
mere have generally oPpofed this meafure, It
Is the jue expectation of the inhabrauts OF
this to ~n, thai no one of them will, on any
pre.ence whatever, impor, any tea that llnali.
be liable to pay the duty, from this time until
he act impohng the fame lhall be repealed.
And then the town adjourned. ill three
o'clock in the afternoon.
Az three o'cock there was again avery
full alembIy; and the committee reported
70 the town that they had waited on Richard
CLARK, Eiq; and ION, and Benjamin Faneuil,
Efq; faid to be factors OF the EAit-IndIa com
pany, and communicated to them the Re
folve of the towo, whereby they were re
Quoted immediately to reign their appoint
nent. And that fsid gentlemen informed
The committee, that as MeHieurs Thomas
and Ehlha Huschinfon. who we've AiiuEe.
po,ted 70 be factors OF the lad company
were az Milton, and not expected IN town
ill Saturday evening". and a. they choOfe 20
confult them, they could not return an an
f~es to the sown I'LL Monday morning.
Then another commIilee was ehoIen, viz.
A. G L. M 2Mstlsorn Mot,