The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-03

l rom INCIDENCE ana party from the neCenar)
avocations of commercial employment, want eli
lher lrilulc or refolution to attend this miracu
ous fyAem through its very ludicrous variati
ons. lncapableof reconciling what they hear Il
any poIible theory Of defgn, they either conceive
at once that ;hey mutt have been miiinfo.med
or too much defpiie the men TO fear any evi
consequences fom fneh hallow Vaccinations
Traitors thusfeeme a refuge from the veEgeanc,
of their injured lellow-ciIizens, in the magni.
tude and extravsgance of their infamy and BY
the very means which lsis penetrating genu
than our gracious fovereign would have i'm agin.
ed muit have injured their deRru6 tion, they ara
preierved to the continuance of their crimes ,anc
the ruin of their country.
When remark the happy inconiiRency ane
luccefsful iIrefolution of our respectable rulers
am spprifed of an uiusl exception, | NEAR
that blubbering bluaering piece Of oratorial ma
chinary, whole i'll itai; in conjunction with th'
necelities Of the Duke of Grafton, have place.
him at the head of the tresiury. admit hi
claim to particular confederation. The hito
ry of his pfe,enGons may afford matterof enter.
tanning Ejaculation to thofe philosopher,
who delight in the montrous production
of nature. Nor will compaiiion allow IN,
TO rcfufe him that palm of fortitude ant
con6itency which he has 70 painfully Ia.
boured to deferve. Painfully indeed, Wher
the recollection Of what he had done, AMI
what he had fuFeted, could bring tears in.
to his eyes, in 70 public place as the
Houfe Of Commons. There was tim,
when the miniftry began to fear that the,
had lucceeded farther than they intended
that while they expected bur to excite thu
contempt of the people, they unfortnnatel]
routed their indignation. The politica
fytiem their gracious matter had adopted
was never eheemed too defpicable to b
maintained, yet, on the frft appearance o
danger, he found himlelf deferted. Though
their fouls were callous to the fling of infa
my, fear, as we'll as every other baier patti
on. bore its part in the competition of thai
character. And their examples have a
leaf been Of ufe to inform US what won
ders the fnallcft exertion Of refolution MAJ
effect. There Fill, however, remained on
william, whole intrepid meannefs was no
to be discouraged by any preface Of eithe
peril or dilhonour. He rather congratulat
ed himfef on the profpea Of 70 fair a field
for the difplay of the(e boafed Roman vir
tues with which the world was as yet IN
/ acquainted. He feized the defefted helm
He pledged himfelf to his country, that c
ve.y execrable mcclure of his infamous pre-
deceAors fhouId be adhered to with firm
nefS and uniformity. That every griev
ance and OppreGion, againff which We hav'
petitioned and complained fhould be CONT
nued and increafcd with remorflefs pehe
vera.nce. He pointed out, with 4 curiou
felicity. the fteps BY which he hoped e
ROTOR the very memory Of freedom from
amongft us, and render the Britifh nam'
more infamouly notorious than It had eve
been honodrably diftinguilhed. And now
with an efffohtefy peculiar to himfelf, h
folicits our spplaufe Of bis fiesdinels ant
confident relolution ! Candour indeed
mutt own, that no part of his engagement
has remained uhfulfilled that be has eve
continued, the confirmed invaTiabie villain
he originally ptofefied himIelf. IL he ha
at any time appeared to have relaxed th'
tone OF his administration, we fhould con
fider the extreme difficulty Of the charaeter
he has aiIumed, and allow for thoie human
wandrings from which the gfeatrf genuife'
are not exempted. For my own part;
am incapable of being unczudidly fsver'
in my ffrietures upon any man. allow
him all the merit be undoubtedly pohehes
and coniidef II as the fole efe9 of acciden
If he has ever defertsd the footfeps of hi
ptsdeccGofs, or in fPite Of bis attentive