The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-07

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&ASSSSRX you will the diiputc may
~&3NgNS@0 loon be ended for all the
reaion of mankind is on our tide, and n
truth in nature is capable of clearer demon
ffration than this, if We are taxed and con-
trouled BY you without our own content,
we are in fate of Aayery. To be free
men, is to governed by laws of our own
making, but 10 be governed by laws which
we do not make nor content to, ls'Compete
tyranny on your part and lavery on our part
BRIToNs. Theory and practice are difter-
ent things in theory as you have itated the
matter, you have made it tyranny in US to
govern you by laws which you do not con-
lent to but we do DOT deGre nor intend to
tran[grefs the rules of righteouineis, nor do
any thing inconlifent with the tenderness of
a parent 10 his child /; we act for the good
OF the whole EmpiIe and comprehend your
interef as well as our own, and if you
were eafy you would find in the end it
would be happy for you. 4
AMERICANS. Your afIurances give US
little iatisfaetion, for own our reafons as well
as experience contradiefs them. Already A
sEreaican biosd has been fhed byyouE tyranny,
bsGdcs the,lofs of our Goods, and for US to
; eruit 10 your government after luch treat
mrnt, would be the height of folly, and rend-
der usihe Contempt Of all the world. The
liberties of people are never fafe but IN
their cum bands and whenever they have
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% have always been enllayed. And you will
find the Americans too fenGble, fpiri,cd,
and determined, lever to iubmt to your ulurp-
ed authority and if you do not make
peace with them foon, by reaoring their
nights they will blizzard you for ever.
BRIroNs. You are 10 obftina,ely fixed in
your principles Of independence that we Go
not expect to convince ysu, but we have
the tsrUv Of governing in our hands and we
intend to keep you IN order; people that
will not be governed by reafon mutt be CO.
xerned by fomethIng eIie.
AMERICANS. We underfand you very
well, we have (een and felt your government,
and found (as all the world has ever done)
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the people, is tyranny. But thanks be given
to the iuit and merciful ruler of the world
he has placed us in firuation to do our.
Ielsss juftice we fand upon the hnea con-
tinent in the world, it is more than one
hundred times larger than your lfand Of Bril-
tain, and accommodated with every advan-
tsge for rich and potent commonwealth,
and we Can csGy in very fhor time COM
plete it.
BRIToNs. We are not concerned about
your commonwealth, you"wi! rather fub-
init to our conuoul than run the rifk Of
forming new government 4 is difficult
% difIoIve old governments and form new
ones; we know that you have fome high
fons, as you call them, who would be CAD
to have an independent commonwealth, out
the body Of the people will not join them.
We expea you will continue to talk and
bluflef about the commonwealth of Ameri.
ca and this is ali.
AMERICANS. So faid the tyrant Cbarlt5,
:zhen he was threatened by his parliament,
sc they never will done to CARR matters to
extremity, and if hold out againtt them
little longer | iha efiabliih my auhcIity."