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W EDN DAY December 40.
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III meeting Of large snm6sr Of tts pris-
eipsi dsalvs Of fear IN Bottom, fbs 1oib,
and essfinssd BY a4jsnvmmeaf 70 tie a3d Of
Decembers 1873.
IAVING matuFely conhdsred the many
evils tia, would inevitably AOw, from the
ex, ca len Of laie minaensl movement 10
fvOur of the Es6 Indie compsuy, and that this
Ragrsn, attempt sesinR our iibe ties has jnaIy
alarmed america, and excited landable ipiril
Of emulsion in her foBs, 70 diRinsuiih them
felves 10 oppofng . mesfure which II permit,
led to opefase, woud have drained he cnls-
riss Of the greater part ef their fpecis, wonld
nave bees ccnarued sn acquielcence in she
right aGumsd BY the Bsitiih parliament TO tax
sbs@, and nigh. have esded In total privati-
on Of our juR rights.
Impsel1ed By On ardens iolicitude for our
counry--Ourfelves--ad poRerily--whofs iu
turs welfare greatly depsnd on repeal of the
duty long complained Of. and which hath beea
. pfincips caals for fevEL years together, of
IN unhappy intenupsiea Of thar reciprocal At
fe6tion. that were wont 10 fubhR between the
parent fate end the colonies the rellorstion Of
which 10 siEensisI 10 the PROPERTY Of both..
Apprehendins il map be in Tome degree 10 on,
power, to facilitate this wiihed for aase. BY
oar lae sflons, as leIers of the article thus
urtheaed. and tue conGsquent iEAusnSe we
mua lave in fnppreHing is ule :: This conf
deraEioD. hath begos an expectation in macy of
cur fellow cilizens, and coungrymer, that we
d uniie our endesvou's 9th theirs in exSermi.
mating this deftruttive herb from the province.
Il mua be evidenr to our friends aud cnun-
,rymen. ia the fssposss, and other towns, that
COT gruiy of action at this important criis, 10 a.
nece1ary, as 9 unanimily of fentiment and
that this innance Of 1iGnterefednels We area
bout 10 exhibit, by voluntary lurrendes of an
advantageous article Of commerce, when op-
poied 10 the public good, will aimulste them to
adopt imulaF meaiu' es 10 ours 10 this conf
dence Imported by recollection Of their inHsx
ibe virtue, frequently, and recently unaffected,
We cheariaIly enter into the following refolves !;
4. That from and after the so'h January
I774, We will totally fsfpsnd the fLe Of all
tgas. until the fenfe, ana dissemination Of the
inhabitann Of the lea Pofts and Other towns,
can be kaown, with Fefpea 70 is total expuIf.
On or until repeal OF the revenne at may
t.ke place. 80
?. That we viii not ia the mean time,
purchaie on our owa account, or receive on
eommifIions. or otheFwiie. sny tea whstever.
I. That the Tea We have By as unfoId.
whi.h cofi ~ FIVE ihiIIioss ihsl be fold ., no
mole than four pence advance, uanl the time
bnired tor IMPENDING the fale.
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NJ ANTS employment, a man
W ia the capacity Of waiting man. who
Bnderissnds f. rying. and can be veil recon-
mended. Enquire Of the Pine.
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9bs fsBsyisg is The esads6ss # Lard. Has-
eSnrfs fesErb at the spssisg Of toe parEn-
hsxf If IsGkdH1, beg6s ~ ear kS6.
Nv Lsfds and Gentlemen,
The laws Of pour country will naturally pre-.
knt themfelvss as the hrii and mott important
objea Of your confederation. II Is my duty TO
call your particular attention TO fnch ss Eslpea
the religion and morals, the ieeurisy and good
order Of the people. II Is 10 vain thar laws are
made for the punilhment Of Oif.adsn, unleh their
morsi can be reformed. and their minds i'm
pTel7sd with principles Of virtue.
am firmly perfusded thar We are met toge-
tbefs aninaIed with the fame iniestions Of fhaih
taihing the honout snd' disnity Of his MsjeRy's
Governments, ard Of promoIing the good Of
this kissd0ms Your cohdaa has convinced me
that 1illl receive from you the luleR proofs Of
your loyalty and stlschmsnt e the King. and
Of your neal in The public lsftiee: mice. TuE
viii new thar have nothing more fncerely .,
hssrs than che welfare nnd p ofpsrily Of Irsland.
Your profeaant charter fcbools, the kmina-
RES Of true religion snd induffy, deieEye Jour
part cusr confederation and yonr liner. msnu-
f.dlFe, the great fouFse Of wealth 70 che nation,
Is IN Object OF the higheR importance. You
viii confdss, whether any nsw laws may Be
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IRISH LINENS.
William Scott,


At RiA lfifh Linen Store. In Am. Street, be-
tween the Flat Condui, and Draw Bsidee,
B Gon, has imported from Ireland.
q LARGE quantity of 3-4ths.
n 7-8rhs. and yard wide Linens, Diapers,
Table cloths, Shes.ings.
Said fore is afo furRilhed with great vari.
ETY. IF ~
European and India GOODS,
Suitable for the ieaIon afhonga which are lome
ice cinnamon coiourcd ana mixed Bath coat
ings. luper6@e blue And Icarle, mapped diucs
cloth cooured fcarlet and crimloa broad cloths,
forea cloths, baizes,, du6ls, &c.
Double CambIsss, Cambie,sens, Denmark
and PruIIiAn mares. grapes, do fetssens. Iriih
cambIeis, grizess, fiIveretss. nifiioness, &c.
Black and clo.h.coloufsd India saFades, flow
cred and plain black, white, cFimlon and pink
fst,ins, .cspuchin filks, fa'lensts and modes Of
al solnaaen Hoissy plain aud ribbed.
Il aGortment for Mems and Wo-
meas wear coniias Of two great =. multiplicity
TO be enumerated 10 q public advertisement.
All which viii Be fold BY wholeiale and retail
At the loweA REDUCED prices for read money
only. q few very large Scosch Carpets.
A freih Impoftasion Of Doctor Hemet's ce-
shratsd 81 nee Ct Psafl and Pearl Densrffice
tor tthe prefesvstion Of the Teeth spd GEl7s, %
Be fold az the London prices, cakes for the liquid
fh'ning Blscking for ihoes. boots and Leather
bottom chairs.
A few pieces Of Duespes, LuteRrines and En-
lin Dsmslk., to be fold Ct the aerling cot > .
large quantity Of aowered Scots Lawns, on the
fame terms,
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wan ling 70 improve, regulate and extend this
moa beoefcIsl sfads or 20 fuppoft It's .spuss-
tioh az foreign iaarhess.
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liberties are lrttoled but am told the mef-
chants are robbed for anlasgfI dH'i" as
much as ever. have been aio informed,
that the enemies of America, hndIng unit
yerfal une 4Eneis among the people and q
determination not TO fubmIt TO tyranny, the
game now to be played with Us, TO iuli tue
colonies to neep by fair promlies.--Le'
US now make paufe, and fee what we ought
&c do do not let US make tool'in peace
after ali the iuiuRice we have uttered and
be jockeyed (as the BEi,ops have often been
by Francs in making peace) now we nave
the means of redfefs IN our own hands ; u
thry will reRore all our rights and eifaoiIih
a union upon true principles OF liberty, let US
fhske hands with them again. but not on
anv other terms. |, woad be infamous and
snake us the rId,cule Of all people, It we
lhoud, after molly defending our rights, be
duped and wheedled into any comPlanees
inconGi.ns with the full extent OF liberty,
for it is mott certain land the mlniitfY are
e alibls ofit) that, with the fmiles OF Fro
whence, we now have power In our own
hands to do our f:lves jufice. We can
when we pIeafr fet up an independent com
monwealth in America, and Britain wouid
not dare to attack US, for her exlitence as
nation depends upon her union with Anne
,ics. Our duty is to demand full. reitl'u-
ton of our rights and liberties, and to goon
pfepatine to form our American common
wealth until we get all things ready, and II
Bri,on do not give US fatisfaetIon' complete
it---It is iuPpoied that we ihaIl intw
~ years have more people in the colonies
than there is in England, and IN forty years
twice as many. Our population is fwif,er
than ever was known 10 any part OF the
word, and our progefs and advantagesin
all other things are equal to our increaie IN
numbers. hat then have we to fear I
Surely nothing but our own folly and l
hoUe there is not much danger from this
lesusthen truHing 10 providence, goon brave,
" as we have done, until we put TO hlence all
4hgenemies ofhberty, truth and righteoulnels,
.Msv. England, 1878. 81 EEL.
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Mr.. THOMAS.
Wsr3, of trstb and JsbDsAf no CywpfsmS sfr mad
lam not mad, msf ssbt EsGa, bit lpTak
fsrtb the sosrds sftruth and (abFrnsf5.
"YRAN rs and oppreaors in all places
and ages of the world, have almoR
numerically endeasoured to repreient the mOR
unhappy objects Of ,hsir avaIice, tPits, ma
lie. and revenge as the viIeR Of mortals,
though directly and absolutely contrary to
truth and Juice, and indeed, if any credit
can be given to the mof impartial hiiOry,
they have frequengly -wreskcd their f7ite,
malice and revenge, upon men of whom
the world was not wotlhy; and fummoned
the mott infamous wgesches asistsrmvs and
sUifssgti, TO accomplish their defgns. Ehefe
cagodl,Ls tyran,s have fome,ines lubltituted
railing, inRead of reafoning; and their
creatures have done the fame, and thereby
lnnpofed upon the moR. righteous human tri1
b:nzls, and lometimes boldly invaded the
.F.cicd province of the fearcher of all hearts,
: q impioufly pronouHced zen bad, only
is,..uls they we're more righteous than
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To De S o L d,
DRAZZALETTO of a hyperion
ID qua.isy to sny ever ye, impored-i like
~ NEGRO CIR L. abou, iixteen pears
olc.-Er quire Of L Evils CIR AY at hi,
h cufe, New Bolton. CoGye 10 barrels, Sc.
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OTWTTHS T ANDING
all that has been iaid and
done by the General AZ
fem5.ies, and patriots
through the colonies, | can
not learn that any of our
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Mr.. THOMAS,

MIR. THOMAS,
PlesE to favoEr one Of ysar country readers
soitb an opportunity 70 lpsGk bis nuad' Hp'"
The great fbings svbieb eoHesrn tbs country.
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rive. I ao,ce fh,t 70, fc-v'd ch0pte or .fi,..
y;u' f IF age t1r one 10 Roxhufy, upon con-
dition nae | may have he fame sherry in
Bi!or, and % through he province his is
part of rhe compact. Bat if this were noe
he cafe, IT is notoiious, that The major voice
mol govern, otherwife there would bs. few
or no laws enacted, for il fe'dom ha7cens
that either our pafismen, or any other ia shc
univeI!e are UNANIMOUS.
We are further told, (which A. 2, {, ays,
is more incoriiifent with this priucipe II tx.
atom hat "the court Of EiIi3ns do rom
time to time grant taxes en- the people tor lie
payment of county charges, they a(o excf-
ciie power, over our Iea' ehates, as 10 lay
ing out pubic roads" But my f'ien!s x
is notorious, that the court Of e III ,rs cra-t
taxes in no otherwIie than the II Gp-5 %
public taxes grant them, that is, taey r.srr-
y a6rj5 them, your Representatives. crsA
that they ihai DE az. h=d and it is like
wife in consequence of law OF tins pro-
vince thar public roads are laid out, wch"
out which, there could be no comn,unca-
ton between town and town. As Tor tri-
ais without juries, by the court of feHiHns
and b. Jingle juitccs, I'll: people by their
representatives devolvc this power upon
them, and when they mfufe it, they are
Punifhsble, but this ought to be particular
iy conhdered, w. hat no man is Obliged
to abide BY the judgment either of the fe. ,
ions or Jingle iu.tice. IF he d;1 k.s it, he
may appeal aud have the Judgment OF jury:
But were the who'c matter o,hcrwife, AMI
even as bad as A, b, G, reprefents it, it by
no m ans foi'oRs, that b-caulc j5ms among
US are taxed without b:ing reorefentsd,
therefore the parliament Of Great Britain,
Tor any other plilament) where noas Of
US are rePrel2med. have right TO tax US.
If We are unsq ally rep-clentcd let US all
uie Cur Influence 20 have this evil remedied.
When | read the labourcd pieces of Cto-
nus, Phillsthfop. Pnila ethes,a ian A, B, {,
in vindics i'm OF Mr.. Hutchinion's cor
duct 20 MN tive country, and hi, corf.
fenEal 'ettI,, concerning which your re-
p'eientaty among other things, have re-
iolv d, /" That while the writer of thof-
letters hgned rhos Hutchinlon, has been
thus ex:tting himfelF, by his .ecr,t conf
dental correspondence, 20 introtrcc mca-
lures destructive of our constitutional
liberty he has been praetiling every me-
thod among the people OF This province
to fix in their minds an exalted opinion
of his warmef affection for them. and
his unreml;ted endsavours to promote their
bcit intereh at the court Of Great Britain"
/ lay when read the vindication of them
It Brings to nv mind, the following paf-
lage OF YOUNG'S CEN rAUR, with
which | conclude. g Praiie is an error,
where pardon is indulgence and pardon is
indulgence to the brighteff parts milf april
ed They rather provoke than pleafe the
worthy mind, by laying II under the difa-
gFecable neceiity and clslhng difpofuons,
ofadRirng the winter, and di(spprovlng the
man. Which 10 iome fort, is like admir-
ing NERO for his fiddle when through his
own irsnZj bis glorious capitol was in
flames .PHiLELEU HERDS.
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iag every po%it'e dlf-@O::qe";cn' 70 n
trade carried on te,neen 'he t~o ra!inn',
for remedying whc'eof rnany hnToie me
MORALS have been p'e'e'-eJ 70 The kng
and Council Of CONNIE. &c al ccnnecho'
will be bruk-n oH, and an an(@er demand
ed BY an Enghlh Adnira and 'hal he
ONLY waits for the .feturn Of Mr. Wa'p'ie
who is expected in Eng and in few DAYS.
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L n u R S d A Y, AuguR S.

The Special Court of Admiralty convened
Of Wednesday the ash ut for the trial of
1nfell Ncke ION, having on Friday laff e.
nifhed examining the Evidences, adjourned
to the Tueiday following, when the plead.
ings began, and it is expected will be fniih.
ed this day.
a letter from London BY the laR nip
Jays, That the petitions Of the Hohfe Of
Representatives of this province for rcdrels of
he intsiltrO6tt grievances, occaioned by the
Governor and The Judges of the Superior
Court being made dependent on the crown
for fuPport, have been p,efented to the
KING, but that the fate of them was du-
bous his Msjefy having been informed
that il did no, express the fenfe of the good
people Of the province, and thar il was car
rIed in tie Houfe BY tie Artifu Of a jltD
Of its MsmbUf.
MARRIED. Capt. Samuel Scsser, a
gentleman Of a good fortune in the Wet
Indies, to Mi6 Mary CIintworth, Grand
daughter to Coonel John Carses.
DIED.] Mr.. MrndweIl Smith, a, the
North End.-Mrs. Crane, wife of Mr..
Craine, at the South End MIR. William
Compton, Sexton of Chhfi Chu. Chat
Marb!eheAd, Capt. George ST Barbe, for
merry noted fea commander N the BiIboa
Trade.--At lpfSioh, Ms. Mary VAIN
wi sht, relia ofthe late Mr.. Samuel VAIN
wight, of thar iown.-At Newbury psn,
MS. Martha Jenkins, ccnfot TO Mr.. WI
tam Jsskins, Naval. Officer tfete - At Fal.
nou,h, Ca!co Bay, MIS-. Sarah Greenwood,
laughter of the late Mr.. Ifaac Greenwood,
'rofsdjr Of Ma hematicks in this town =
AZ New London, Daniel Colt, Eiq;-As
it. Eufafia, Dr.. Jacob Quincy, yoOngeif
on OF Edmund OlincF, Fig; Of this town,
II tn fame place, Mr.. James Fagg, mss-
-nan., Zen Of the late Mr.. GsIlhcm Flagg.
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! il is ,ru: has been played on's AID iuccccfed.
,Ed il his teen sG-red here, tas, !, !, IA The
power Of the Solon,e, at sry ns 10 rAi'e { -
Del ion IA Ensl.. ~ reiuEog TO ieoi 80 tie
IN lnufatto. 10, my Gwh pat / 90 LuI be-
h,,eth,s .Tae ne has Ia l. s'and, .nG !
DO no. know hu, ihuie Ia Lo' don 40 Bniiol OF
~ NIGH, away, govern "a hi. ,usuer znt ilist
tat 4nliattu,s'. Toe msFohSpts view IS s,"r's
10 is owh srth As.the rsoe is nog ran ret,
tie 8, .i=r &c eads - the me,Cnsntin + 81 nd
for hi, goods uPor theie GOODS III; Eco ~ mei-
Chant puts a p,ohi OF 10 OF moie p baby CT
IS pei cent when he iencs them - h employ.
or in America. Tie merchant is 10 Gus OF
foregoing this profit, that an AMT iSan RAIDER
cannot well pvIcha,e the goods he wants - the
manu-. tiurer; icr ihoulG the me chaIt kGow
that the maoataaurer nd luPplied an Ame'l-
ran, he wou 1 !, Ee cf no mo of his wares.
The merchants therefore having this profit ia
view. will By one means or other ieeuis i.
They know the goods which the American
market demands. and msy therefore fiely take
hem of from the manuis6luer, though thew
ihoud have no rders for ih!Ppi s them his
year or perhaps the next; and l dare lay is
would nor be longer before the AmeIcars
would glamour for iupply OF goods fIom Erg-
laEd, for il is vain to think they Can luppy
hemf:lyes. The mcrchant might then put an
advanced price upon his goods, and p"ihby be
able to make h own terms OF if il ihou'd be
thought the goods would rot bear. an advanced
price to indemnify him. il might be worth
while for the government 10 ag'ee with he
merchants btfore hand 10 allow them premium
equivalent to the sdvsnce Of theif lock, and
fbea The game qVegT be 0pt-.
! have wrote with freedom 10 confidence Of
my names rot b:ing uied on the occaiinn For
though have wro.e nothing but what in my
confidence lhink an American may upon ju,t
principles advance ,,s d wha, iervant Of tic
C own ought upon proper cccaGlD, TO fug-
GET. YET the many prciidices ] have 70 com.
o,t with may render il u. GI it ih'uld te made
public (V)
communicated 10 governor Bernard wha:
you mentioned CONCERNING h m, who def 80
me 10 pr,f.nt you his compliments, and let you
KIN W mat he 10 obliged to you for the exPreih-
ons Ct VI regard fo' his irjHei charaet:r.
/ am with great reipta.
sir,your mcil ote lent aad m5ft humble f.Ivants
ANDW. OLIVER.
* your acceptance Of journal of
the l,lt flTion which is put up in
a b4x dirs6t:d 10 he lecretsry of
the holTd Of uade.
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,:talf Of me gcvc nmen:,'hs the las hcuie VS.
.scked by means cf public pro! .rlPiion ji'tbe
re III: elt6tior, fthe ereaIet ra,t,i th1is "hons
ppes,ed 10 The proceeding leiii n IN the iuppo
cove nmenI:Thsif name were puoiihcd ioa
A,mmstory neSs-pspef, aud their conititeenI'
nsde to belle hey were about to lell them !
YES. ig) Writs are now out for new sii.m
~. bur ca not anfwes for the choice hops
,ywever III the people 10 general are In bstIe
mper yet the moderate men hive been |
Drawbes,en In the houie, and found theme!ve
D inh niican, there the lalt year, that lome
hem will voluntarily decline coming again.
mink his looks too much like deiplir of III
common wealth, and cannot be fulfilled on pa
Fiotc principles. ~
The elettion Of councillors was carried 10 tn.
1t year as might have been expected from iu
70 houfc. Tie Ulcers Of the cIoSn and th
i dyes Of the Superior court were xclude1. Il 1:
lrd hear that it is The defgn Of me who ex
ed 10 be re urntd members Of the hcuf: tn
wear to MAXI lure work at he eniuing el,tti-u o
ouniello s,by executing, if they car, the gentle
nea o! the council t"ho by charter iemslu iuci
mil others are choien 10 their ROOM from any
fldIC III thc heFS
i, voice in it hitherto from the jira arrival Of
ne charter, If tho holie do this they will hav,
10 their power TO model The council as they
1leafe, and throw all the powers OF government
nso the hands of the people,( az un'eis the cover
nor N uld again exert his negative as he did the
all year
You have doubtless feen fome Of the cu,iou.
uelTiges from III: late houle to theGovernor. act
annot but have oblerved with how little decenc
hey have attacked both the governor and tn,
li.utenant governor ~ They have sio in eff e
forced the council to declare ,hemlslvcs p rite
in the qlrrel they hid sgsiOR the latter 10
mat or OF mere lad f-rence. In their -men4et
to the governor of the ga Of January Ih.y hav,
explicitly charged the lie Atsnsnt vernorii gen.
tleman TO whom they arc mere indebted than {
my one man in the governmental ) With am
'idon and lua Of pow.r" lz) me.ely for pay
ing a compliment the governor agreeable {
ancient VI &c. by attending him TO court. art
being prelent 10 the council chsmber wh.n h
mad. his fpeech at the opening of the kii n i,
at which aime they 60 on TO fay" none but n
general court and their iervan's are intended Il
DC Prelent, iiI holding out to The people the ie
wants of ecrown as objects u ! Fl ,n6,arce,( e
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mixing RI. feSretIy with 'neic coa kcepe', q
wants of sne aiiemhlY Tor the lccrsta," ~;th
us clerks and the door k,eorr, sre the Only
'erfons prtfrns win the sG-.n0!y en- ihe.- &C
A6oo'.
The officers OF the ciowa hsips thus le!ie' e.
the eyes OF h: people, TEX, oil thvir Nj Id,
md influence. ard The balance VIII OF c .p-ie
urn 10 f.vourCitle People, aad Whist makes
nem Gill more il iigc,hcant is their dsPendi0ce
IA the p,ope for a n<eelI,ty ;lPPolt. II llr,e
sing wsr. eft to the 60 d~nl oi inc people,
ct M ur- III uld be iore Of support. y ne
,overnos'; iaiary has Tor about &c yeas P,it
,een pretty WI underiiood to be lhouIand
,1und, year lerling When hi. fun vas Erl
greed to, il was very well but an inc eaie OF
wealth iinoe has brought along with ii an nc,esie
f luxury, 70 tha; wast was iuffic eat tokesp up
proper diltin6tion and lappot the digoi,y N a
Governor then, my well be luppof to be ia.
efficient for the Lurpofe now. The lieutenant
iuvefnor has no sppaia ments as fuch: the
artaincy OF Cattle William, which may be worth
100. iterliog year, is looked upon indeed as
y appeudsge TO his comm'1ion, and the late leu
ensnt governor enjoyed 40 other appointment !:
ne lived retired liie upon his own fate in the
country, and was esiy The p';leat lieu,eu o
governor indeed has other appointments, bu, che
5e pie are quarelling win him for il. and
viii not fufer him TO be eafy uulels he will
etTc alto.
The lecretary may have { mcthing more than
100 ]. year Gerling. bn, has Tor the two laA
yesrs been allowed 90 !. lawful money year
els Than had been ulua for divers wears nrrced j..
rg, though he had convi.ced the houie by their
committee that without this deduction he would
ave had 90 more than s5oi. lering per an.
nun 10 fees, perquiiies aud GIary sltcg:,he-,
which is not the one halt Of his annual ex
pence. tg)
The crown did by charter teferye to i,elf the
a pointment OF governor, Lieutenant soverno +,
nd fec etary: Tue deGsn tf tbs was WITHOUT
d ubt TO msin;aIn iome kind of balaree betweer
he powers Of che crown and of the people but
{ { fl :ers e not in ION: mellure ind pc, dent
# the peope for it is diff. ult to ierve two maj
re 81 they W u lometimes have hard aruRsle
b: wesn duty TO the crown and q rega'd to lef,
which mott be veiy difg eesbs fiu,tioa to
nem, as we as q weakening TO the authority o.
e vernment.l') The fic;is Of the crown are very
CIV. and ave Iheref,r re the ire ealfy provided
or without burdeaing the people: 0Sd/Efb pre-
boS Iis0k zen as ssesg'y 10 fbs rtjPora,iSn an
Tp'f Of fbf Kitg'' aHfh0,iy. C)
But " may be laid how Can ny new mesfires
e ken without rsiG 6 rev diaurbances The
nsluf. dSrer' In Ents will RE again and de
eat the meliures of government ~ This game
The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-08-05

(n) A lufi lent reafon indeed for DO h
houies Of aIIembIy to pray his Majeay 10
emove Guch miGcieant from the govern
nent of this rrJvirce forever.
(V) Its hoped Mr.. Oliver thofe true re-
volution principles Of government, which ou
are pcafed to ltie Prejudices will be found TOO
we'll rooted for yourle'f and all your accom-
olices to combat with better fncceis, than The
oppofers of thatrock Of offence yourcad Of be-
ing laid in Zion, on which whoever falls lhaIl
b: broken, but on whomfoever it lhall fall il
lhall grind him to powder.