The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-11
/ II y K 5 ID A Y, FEBRUARY II, 1928.

have been inc e.(.d 'e(pestiog the lse ala,mig q
report, addei 10 the other grievances nnctT
which this people have for a numbsr Of ytafs
grcanej, VIZ Tat ttpends are affixed by or
der Of the crown 10 the cffi.es Of the Idgss OF
the Supe i,r Court Of ldcaiure OF lhis pro
virce, conf qpently iotead 81 receiving their IA
laries OF iuppo.t from annual grants made BY tn
Great and General ~ourt ss he e,ofore, Ihey arc
{ dePend lJleiy on he ioveteig will add p'ts
iare OF the crown for thei luppoh Ihi.
change we cannon but coniide as moi impor.
tani and dangerous charge, creating an undue
and unconditional dependence, quite rePus
nam to the ipitit of he Briih contribution, and
which will, We aPprehsnd. lay an unhappy
1ndatien for the lubverting public Jut'ce; and
We all0 cannot but take notice how much more
hard and grievous il is that wbeo all poiIl Die care
has beeR taken by acts Of ariiment, and ex
prels defire even ON his prefent Majeay upon
MS + Il sccc ilion to the throne, 70 make the
judges Of England wholly independent of the
crown. that the udgea of our superior Sourt
ih,ud be rendered absolutely dependan; on the
crown in the important article of ,hsi' lalarie,,
whereby we are thu, uely diRnguihsd LON
his Malsity's lnbj.d. 10 G eat Brital<<oA2Ms
therefore think il proper TO inaiu6t ~ oprRe1
PrtlenIa i've 10 &c. eral AAemoy: TIA, Won Il, !
niie in luch m:slures as h4!I place the JldeeS
OF The Suasrior Court of Judicature OF this pro-
vuce upon a conatuionl BATS. and MIKE
(when that-is done) fiitable provilicn for their
l1ppor, adequate to their mcri. and aation.
We further intlIdd you that you Ofe your utmoa
eodesv0urs tina, all gu, nigh be reh1red aad el
tab ihed as Heretofore, snd that decent though
mIHly emonREance be le { 70 the KiSe, sfur-
ing HI; Msjsty that univerfl difcs1ten nj prevails
in America and noihing will reitore harmony
and iniu the attachment of the people 10 the
Gown but iu RET ,ratlon Of all their Liberties
;1ly We judge il proper and think il may
a7(@efa good purpole, ADD do tie efore re
Commend II 70 the town 70 return the following
anfSer to letter OF zoth November Taft from
the town of God3n, dieGted to the Sele6tmsn
OF this town.
Lsay. We DO recommend it to the town
nat they ORDER The fosegoiog r,loves and is
trCetJns 10 their Representative, and ie::er to
zoe town of Bottom, 10 be rsco ded in the book
OF records belonging 10 he town, that poaerity
may fee and know the grs az concern the people
Of this day had for their Iovau'ble RICH S, p iyl-
leees ard liberties THUS we think we have
complicated the 6u6nels committed to US, AID ii
we meet with tie appreciation of the town, we
ltllll thiEk ourlelses amply rewarded
CHALEs PELHAM,
Moan HIDE,
EDWARD DURANT,
ALEX. SHEPARD,
WILLrAMPA, LIPS"
" To the committee of correlpon1cnce at Boz
ton.
Z" Nfa''oa, January 4fb, 1873.
"GENTLEMEN,
We the ffeeholdess and other inhibi,shts
ofthe iowa of Newton in iowa N ,etl legally
satmbled this d y by All urnmenr, think il in
cumhent on Us to aek owl edge the receipt of
your l,tte, ofthe 7oh Of November TAI paff d.,
recled TO the Sele6tnen of Newton. We great
ly applaud you add think on ieives as well as the
Whole province much obl ged to you for your
generous exertiOn OF that patriotic ipirt ior
~hch YOU itatd ftineuihed and however
uniuccelsinl may have been he me. iuies ION
have taken for obtaining redrel, Of fandry sriev-
snces Of which we jaGy complain; yet as far as
In US les we would encourage your hearts to
psriev re Ia all legal, bya, regular and con!ti-
60 ional methods, fof TIE red els Of thoie grew
ces We feel, snd for preventing thofe we have
ssioo 70 fer. We are g ea,!y cohcerl cd at the
report which pevsils.thst ,u' JUDGES OF the cir
cuts are TO receive their iss les from home !;
which NUT render them dependant on the
erowo and independent n the people, tn na-
iuf.l evii conlsquenc:s cfwaich ,Ie too obvious
and truly alarming. We regret tie odium Cali
on The llsetabIe town of Bitten as tsirg of
fs6tiCu. f5iir, and cannot tpt thiik hat pro-
perly exp'ef'.d union cf ieGIime. BY the ityerS
;oVr la The province, vine mAde Known to GU
srSCiCIs ilv>rt;s7, mul ted &c e0EyiDee him