The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-04

whatever fer tie Charter referves TO III, Mar IT,
The A Appointment of the Governor, whefe AueDt
is nee, G,ry in the paiing Of all Orders andl- avs
aver which they to be ltnt to England tor the
Royal Appreciation or DIiallowance BY winch
poubi Con,roul eff etual Care is taken TO prevent
,hsERab. ia,'nent Of any improper Orders or Laws
whatever -Be6d.s " VI Exeeiiency Is fenfbe that
20 Letters alien, mutt be eonitI ued Part with
another, and all ,hepars of them together, 10 as
to make the whole harmonic and agree Bot yourExeel-
Iency Contraction Of the Paragraph Empowering the Ge-
neral Court make Orders AND Laws does by no means
hsrmonze and agree h the Paragraph granting Liberties
and mmunities and therefore humby conceive IS not
to9be admitted Whereas on the other Contraction there
is perfect Harmony enlargement between them. But
fuppong your Exeeleneys Inference u that BY the laid
former Paragraph leonidered by nel reierved to
Parliament Power and Authority bind by Laws made
expressly refer u.s. Does Il coni with Juitice and
Equity tat IL houd be condered apart and urged again
the People of this Province with all its Force ard without
Limitation and the fame time the other Paragraph
which they thought iecued to them the eiental Rghs
and Privileges OF free and naui Subjects be rendered OF
novslidty II the former Paragraph lin this fuPPofed
csie be binding this People, the latter mutt be binding
the Crown which thereby bec7me Guarantee ct thoe
Rights ard Privileges. Or il muf be uPPoed that one
Party held by Compact, and the other not Which
SuPPoftion assibleafon and aganLaw and therefore
deroSs the Foundation Of the Inference. However, uP-
poing il we'll founded il would from thence follow,
that the Charter intended fuch Laws hculd fnbje the
Inhabitants Of hePToyinoe toaxes without their Content
For las appears above grants them all the Rights and
Liberties of free and Subjects OF which of the
moR eenal Freedom from all Taxes not coniented
by themielves Nor coSd the PARTIES either Grantor
or Grantees, intend uch Laws. The RoyaCrantOr could
not becaufc his Grant contra9es fuch Intention and be-
clufe il ineonhent with every Idea Of Royalty and
royal Widom grant what it does not intend 70 grant.
And will be readily allowed thar the Grantees could
intend uch Laws, only account Of their inecnhhen
cy with the Grant, but becaule their Accordance OF
Charter, fubieaing them to fueh Laws would be voun-
tary Slavery.
Your Exceency obfeSves, I" that it cannot be con-
tended that by the Liberties OF free and natural Subjects is
TO Be undrrood Exemption from Aes Of Parliament,
becaue rePeened there, feeling it is provided BY the
fame Charter, that fucb A6s ihall be in Force.--K
the observations we have made above, and Reckoning
ON them be ju viii appear that no fueh Proyihon IS
made u the Charter and therefore that the Deductions
and differences derived from the SuPpoGdOn Of iuch Pro-
vion are well founded And with refpea to Repre-
fsntafon IN Parliament { Is Of the efientia Lber-
ties az free and uatra Subjects, and properly makes thoe
who enjoy liable ~ Parliamentary Acts, 10 in reference
10 heInhabsh Of this Province, who are ntitledfo all
the Liberties Of fuch Subjrs, the Jmpcbiy Of their
being dney repreenred in aramen does clearly exempt
them from all fuch Acts leaf, have been fhss be
made by Parliament tax them; Representation and
TsxslIon being Opinion cuntutionalY nfeperable.
ThbGraat Of Liberties andmmonites, youIExrelleney
informs u nothing more than aDeclsration andAfurance
thePzft Of the Crown, that the Place to which
predecehrs about remove and would be
dered aPm Of rhrDomn,ons OF rheCrown, and therefore
that the Subjects 70 removing would not become Aliens,
would, both without aud within the Colony retain the
Liberties and lmmunites of free and natural Subjects
The Dominion Of the Crown this Country before
the Arrival Of Predeoedors neery IDEAL Their
Removal hhcs realized that Dominion and has made the
Country valuable both to the Grown ard Nation without
any Cof to either ofihem from that Time TO this. Even
in the mott dfreed State of Projections, when they
expected be dearoyed by general ConlpTacy and Incur
fon Of the Indian Natives, they bad no Aifanee from
them. This Grant then of Liberties, which is the only
Confederation they received from theCown for 70 valuable
an AcquiGon it, nlead of being violated by military
Power explained away by ncenferenoes andDfneton,
ought in uhce and with acknowledgements andFreedom
T. be acknowledged by every Miner of the Crown and
Prefcrvsd faered hom every Species of Violation.
II the Plantations be Part of the Dcminons of the
Crown this CIauie in the Charter (gantng Liberties and
linn lntes des NOT your Exeeency oberYes, confer
feve any Liberties but what would have been enjoyed
without il and what the Inhabitants Of every other
Colony do enjoy, where they without aCharter -
Although the Colonies conhdered Part of theDomnoDs
Of heCrow Untitled equal Liberties the Inhabitants
Of this Colony think Happnefs that thole Liberties
are confirmed and scured them by aChsTer whereby
the Honour and Faith of the Grown pledged, that
thoie Liberties fha be violated. And for Prc;etton
IN them humbly look up his prefent Masfy, our
rightful and lawful Sovereign Children Father
able and dfpofed afh and relieve them humbly
nplorng his Msjey that bis Subjects of this Province.
ever faithful and loyal and accounted fuch till the
Stamp-Ae exaed, and who ia the late War and upon all
other Oeeahons have demonaraed that Fai,bfunes and
Loyalty by their vigorous and unexam2ed Exertons in his
Service may have their Grievances redreed, and be
Aored to thsir jun Rights.
Your Exceency oberves that il is mpoible he
Rights Of Engh Subjects hould be the fame in every
rspea In al Parts Of the Dominons, and nitanees IN
the Right Of being governed BY Laws made by Perons
in Whole Election they have a Voice." When "they
feinoye from the Kingdom the Plantations where il
cannot be enioyed" you ak win il be faid thatby
this their voluntary Removal they have renquiihsd, for
Time at lcaa one Of thsRg hts Of arEng Subject which
they might if they pesed, have continued enjoy, and
may seln enjoy whsnosverth they viii to the Place
where IL can be exerefed.'
When Enslih sati-a, remove from the Kingdom to