The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-03
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MUS to the R N T E. R.
as0soaakss.a.s eHATEVER my enemies ma
SgSSkAS collect from my ilence. am
GN,iT~AG@ TOO loyal iubjed to be long
Gf w We REGARDLESS Of the royal virtues
VSIhEySsD of my approved good matter.
TSD3&NX5 purPole ihortly. cnce more
SSGQtUWN0 70 attempt his entertainment,
though nv 6fa eiTay in his fervice met with 10
rudeIy uneracious a reception. To pay a pro-
ne, ,rten,;on ia the accumulated e1igences of
ooverom.pt and to maintain, with coniiltency,
the r;dicule of the meslures he has adopted, is
iuIely a tax too laborious to be iuPPoried with
ON, ;,,e,miGion. His sfiduous culture OF the
Ingenious arts. with which no Tipping infant is
unseooain,ed. mutt require frequent relaxation.
would eaeem il as the frH h'ppiueis OF my
life. fhould nv labouIs ever iucceed, TO amule
the iAlefs tedioufnels Of his vacsdt hours, or in
any degree alleviate the painfci rePetltion OF
thole cafes which have already 10 eiteetnslly
fecured the sfFeetons of bis grateful iubJeet''
The unfafhionsble ftile Of honeR admonition
proved i, fesns too harih for the delicate texture
Of hi. royal ears. Ever confident with the plan
oflovalty and moderation, which from the irit
nrofefed. ihall for once attempt, in form more
cour,lv. 10 ptelent him with incenie more a.
oree.ble A tribute 70 uncommon as the sP-
probation OF an independent EngihmAn may
oerhsp, furprils him yet he may believe me
when declare, that I lhould not have taken
the liberty Of Introducing his facred name upon
This occafion, were II NOT to reward his match-
l.Cs pere,rx.iou in the choice Of his minilters,
with thc(e pfailes which feared the religious
humility Of modeR merit might render him I'M
confcious Of delsrving,
Many Engilh Princes, before our PTeientt
gracious loysreign, had conceived the deign Of
reloring, in fact, doctrine which the folly OF
our philosophers had exploded and reignlhg,
by divine right the arbitrary, unlimited tyrmts,
thar heaven undoubtedly intended them. Ye
bv the f.criesious obRinacy of their rsbelliou'
{nbisets. he hsd fsen them continually obliged
ei,6er to abandon the unhappy inRruments OF
their holy ambition, or fall themielvrs iaefi-
fee % their fecurity. Thus the intention OF
taxing upon himfef alone the cares OF tate, and
freeing the other powers from the heavy load
of a yexatious naturalization, was not more
benevolen. than it was dangerous. He wzs1n-
capuble, however, Of 6eing dice u7aeed, BY any
difficulties attending the execution OF deign
which he had undertaken upon 70 humane q
principle. chad leen meafures the mott art
ful carried into execution by iervants OF the
erea,eit refolution and fidelity, uniformity and
unfortunately. A new faem Of policy, there
fore. and miniAers of mutual qualifications
were necenary, where every Infamous iusgcf
tion of royai cunning had bees already nearly
exhaufed without fucceE. His Msjsiy has a
douted, in fae, courts Of mealures which luch
a eenius as himfeif alone could have elteemed
plSuiible Ia theory; and left Us to doub,, with
humility. whether we ought more to admire his
.wifdom in the deign or hi, fuccefs in the exeeu-
ton. No pofIible concurrence of cireumRance
could have been conceived better calculated 70
alIia the accomplishment of his gracious intenti-
ous. Had his bofom friends and ahociates been
les infamoufly contemplate Had their'political
mauGuvres been lefs glsringly ridiculous, 1t
would have been pofib!e that the exiience Of
iucA phenomena might have been believed
The people would foon nave become fenible Of
the degrading injuries they have initsined, and
would have been with difficulty withheld from
recurring to precedent they had 10 often prAc
tifed with fueceis. But when the conduit Of
adminihrstion manifeas fnch an incongreous
complication of ,imid arrogance and Petulsnt
nrefolution--when the mott daring attacks
upon the liberty of the fukjed are advanced and
supported, without the appearance Of regular
deGpn-when mcafures the moR oppcfte are
adopted ana diicarded, with pfepoIterous ra-
eidity osfucyefiOn without their ever blunder-
ing into Jingle act thar man of common no.
rcIsy would not IN udder at. that villain Of
ccmmon understanding would not be sihsmsd
oi--,he mind revolls from lnch hidory of i'm
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