The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-16

and pToltituie his holy religion, TO impofc
upon his creatures, and under this ihew to
be plotting the overthrow of the civil ard
religious liberties Of as virtuous people as
now live upon earth, is a temptation of d.
vine venge (which lhould have believed
Cafar Borgia or Honuc BarbsroAa inca
pable Ct daring IL man profeilcs but a
little faneiity, lapfe in his conduct cannot
give fuch wound to religion, as If mere
anchonte were TO burif through all laws
divine and human and ruin a province at
once: How much your Honour would fall
ihort of this, fiuccceded in your attempt, is
hard to fay. Let falaries TO the Judges oftbs
Superior Court, independent OF the grants or
the people be once confirmed, and then
conceive, if Pofible, what fort of Judges
fhalisbe fent to enjoy ihofe falaries ! Your
honor cannot pretend ignorance of the fate
Of South Carolina in this identical refpe6f.
You have q Paxton, a HalIoweIl and a
Life here already, in pretty important de-
pa!tments. You know as we'll as any man
living, that unleis the formers and executors
of laws are fome way accountable to the
people the laws are to govern, the health and
peace OF the community can be but Of very
ihor and precarious duration. The con-
itiution that fecures this dependence is like
the Dixie OF the HoIlanders and can you
Periuade yourlelf that people of as much
phlegm as they are repreiented to be, would
iuffer your honor to demoIiih portion of
this national defence, quietly, becaAe you
could obtain by that means an hundred fer
ling yearly from their enemy ! You alone Of
the whole Superior Bench, it is faid, have per-
fitted in the refolution of receiving Randing
bride You know the corfequence of fuch
refoluton let US examine the principle.
You fay the Judges ought to be totally in
dependent on all parties who come before
them. anfwer, THAI is not only mpraeti-
cable but utterly needless. Men entirely
independent and unanfwersble for their
eondud may at leaf delay juiiice or be very
Temiis IN the execution of it. There can
be no Inconvenience in every icrvant Of the
public having the moR entire dependence on
the will of the whole body of the people.
hey will never be 10 generally in the wrong
as to endcavour the corruption of JUDGE
from his duty. But where is the independ-
ance Of judge whole whole political exit
ence depends upon a power who aims to
render his whole jurifddion dependant upon
it Such rant as this Mr.. Oliver would be
an niult upon the understanding Of aCsfarian
Negro Can your motive for this alarming
enterprife be other than a love Of
money, or more ambitious and deieifable
Iuft for domination and triumph over a peo-
pie, who have ever uied you with million
times the tenderness you have defefved at
their hands SupPofe you to gain your point,
could you work younelf up into an entire
unconcern for the feelings Of 70 many thou
fands of wife and good men, whole bofoms
meerly burh with anxiety for the fate Of
themleves and poReriiy,i Oherwfe what
could you enjoy, rolling in the wealth of 4
Crx(us or Atabalaba ! Nothing Lord Peter,
nothing but remohe and dlfquie. But quit
ing your honor on the footing Of the faint
or toe citizen, l would beg your patience
while coniider i'tle how your conduct
agrees with our ioeas of the man Of COM
mon prudence ard difcretion. In fuperci-'
liouly psGing over the opportunity you had
of giving ha; earneffly expected fatisfa6iioh,
1t was your objectionable duty to have
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