The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-14
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4 eosst wiH TAX. ptacs abicb sviH pr me
reG.atio4 If The MrebantI Of fheis Csi'HisJ
na ftsb irisI one svguld, therefore, think
fbsf uviJd9m qy0aM G;rsd them BY The moi
d.h5srat. prsvisaJ eonjn!tafoE 10 prepare
fir the form. TIE dj:rset disrmiTaHsE Of
ne matters Of the London vebsb, owned BY
tie N.:v. York ana FbiladsiPbia merchant,
bas mdesd bresrgased rs in hr epjHiOn y
tie 0irius and boaonr Of fbo(s Gentlemen
az u. are naturally led TO conclude, that TIE
alaGert Of their veg:b dsfsrmi.!sd accsrdirg
10 qvoat fbsp acre well IaH!fsd 7oa5 their
mind5, and ,venA. ifIbs cafe had bee" kaoUH
10 them, bnos been their poGfivs crdsrJ. Ne
boes 10 BE- informed that The mailer, d RE
Nav ENGLAND vsG:is ba0s adsd HE Jane
bat Bit 10 explain gubat intend, Mr..
Thomas, it is tbis ; By rea(on Of The Nor
Importation agreement IF Teas, Of late, fro"
Great Britain, in (neb qnanfifie5 as had Issn
n/nai. for qobicb this Continent 10 Particular
II affixed 10 the M.rcbantJ Of Ns1O York and
Pbilaielphia, The Eaf India company ba0s
f,Fsrsd great IoEi and The obnOxiOaI revsnHs
ariGng from The daty on that article is much
IsL5 bag wa5 expected. To remedy bob befe
e0ii, BY one GrOke sfpOiiy, that ,eISr'ary are
aAowed 10 (end one IF their lbip5 Tsar1 into
Amsrica Haead Of (snding The Gip, fbsy
tbirk il at breIsnt more for their i"fsref 10
. (rsigbf their Teas and other a'ficleJ in 0fber
Ssnm,. Eusq a child may Zee bSGO Tbs will Gf
fed hs fafisr in the London trade; that IL
?viH at enes Et bim aide and all sfherJ nfhe
Eams trade to Jssk their firing eJfs lUbere, i"
order 10 make room far an EaG L1dia tadsr,
bro5a5ly from Nortn- BrItain,t 10 hri0s nPaH
sObat are nov The b0nsf gain IF Our own
lNerebanfI. / an at hGb (1y gbsfber
tbi5 0,irigsyiaI maSevnrs is more rHinoN5
ibaa it is m)ahing 10 tbiJ csanfry. 4Hd
yetI fear wbstber there il lpirh enough 10
treat il qitb fbs recruitment d:/erVeJ
Onqbf not ev>,y kind of practicable eR3of-
ton to Be- exsrfed, be it 7Obaf ever ii may, a
Oaiof a bIan calculated doubly to operate
or ruin ? II plan nor 0nG dtfrnGiVs 10
trade, in which qUs are all 70 deGPI i1fsre6-
cd, bit devilsd BY an naturalization, which
soiH5s frever gigmatized for The moi con-
f.mbti5ie Iaso cunning and arfifee, principally
10 tgt9Ie rs or q oAT "Ve'''S'' D'JS 49,"
brom,ts and eMcrsglt re0s1ns F*forfsa
from a5 sgainG oar content, 'rb'eb is )H6Ofr-
Gye If tie vsry end Of gOOer"1s"t, ms/s-
emify Of property. The Jatsty Of The people
i, hs fri iaw. WbOe0sr goes Hb'at TO de-
Groy that, ftbsrs be no other rs'Usdy, ought
10 Be hunted as a Wild teal. The impOrfati0n
qad tie NE Of TIA, a5frHfed1 e'nGdered,
n,ey Be innocent asd be 7Ubo in ordinary
times, has an INCLINATION 10 import Or NE IT,
ba5 q right 10 The Prof:9i'" d the hawt. Bnf
amen The imSsrtGtion j! csnnedsd sOii6 The rHI"
of g;0srnmsnt, III frade-and what Is irytf-
,,ifsy more vai4aJs, its liberty tube" II
is dsEgnsd for that pHypeE and will infaAi
BIZ baUc that e6:a, sDs ought 10 csnfdsr ana
fyeat II az ws would THE PLAGUE The
Continent is now beeomss aS CENTRALLY clear
a5 it is rRs, thar we are under no moral
obligation to iubnit To any power that
aims 10 deltroy us, if we have natural
ilrengtl iuincient TO rePel 1t, or IN any
other nay can avOidH. -
A CouGfent PATRIOT.