The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-18
For the MAssAcHUsErTs SPY.


THE aPPteheahon. Of the whole reopIe
1 concerning Tie Penliouirg of the SUI
Pe'ior Court, have been fluff en,ly aopsr.nr
to every dhoefnihg mind; and in all probabi-
ny The sddreis with which fome particular
heps have oeen taken, have for time st leaf.
prevented moe fgnsl manifeits,ion of the
general unesiinels than hs, hitherto sppca, ed.
The anxious people now truly view them.
ielves IN dangerous arait Noife, lumuIt and
outrage ttey certainly sbhor, but nothing can
immefge them IN moe difmal ci cumasuces
than pailiye scquieiccnce in any mate ial barr
Of the vd:nt plans Of adminitiatian,
r. we had hnguiae hopes thar the timely and
discriminate Application of the honorable tjou(e
Of Representatives. TO the chair. FOE a fprsav
9"fa' o. ne esnesal condemnation, coal. n rd-
y ia'l of che dshred fuccefs bu, from All we
can ga'ner, the table Commander in chief de-
lisns to P,eferve uniformity 10 actions, whste-
yer may be the fate Of his puoAe writings or
Piivae declarations.
J, We mutt allow that bis Excellency does foms
things which in fubnance are grateful to the
people, but with how good grace are thew
performed The General Court, after morti-
Tying letsntloS, we may fay in priion, is re-
tnraee 10 IT'S ancient and only legal feat; bnt
was any vexing, perplexing and unUstsfnI
fpeech or action left uniaid or undone when thsr
pc ut was yielded Iii faid his Exccllency has
iigned the grants to four OF the honCurshle Iuf-
ucss OF the superior Court buowss no, this ae
she eleventh hour, and does il more than barely
fufpend the publ uneafaeisi Can any ore "a
tisiy US we have fold ffu snce that thole hon
oursble gentlemen, have really (, fer detached
themlelves from the ineref OF the Britifh minil-
ter. that Iheg are perfectly unbisiTed in every
caufe wherein he oT his favourites are concerned
sea'nit patriot citizen If 70, 70 Ear very well.
with IeiPeet to the honoursble Iuliices, but llii
Obtained by the hsrdeR Eom the Governor.
Perhaps the right OF the Britilh commons loeive
away our money may hereafter be acknowlede-.
ed arsnge fort Of libsfality. but even ct this
day 1t ieemi we have 10 folio pages in fupport
OF tn myGerious Virtual, chrmerical, or any
thing ellie. than Ineligible or real right OF one
mans dhpoiing OF anoIher. mans property with.
Out his expiefs OF, implied aiIent nay even in
defiance Of his repeated remonirsnces to the
contrary. His ExcsIlency IS the private
gentleman would 90 loon vinoicate the
Doctrine OF tranfubaartiation as virtual re-
| prefent tinn In parties a. much difafsaed
BY Iheir, pretended conltuents, as the Eyp-
tisn uR-msiters were BY the burdened f.
raeltes AND for this sferon we have more
than bare conjecture even his own repeated a.
vowsls, in company with perfon, Of the frl raok
10 the province, that h. y1 eisariy of ebiniss
the Britifh parliament had no right TO tex tEeI
colonies; and that he was further we'll iadsf !
ed that the colonils had a right to reii fuchI
imooii,ions BY force in cafe they wee able
But we freely confefs thst opinions Of this ford
were delivered iometime before his in,elIetts|
had bsen materially Informed by the two hun
dred and fifteen hundred pound arguments, af-
forced him from the American revenue chez
and held up to his conaant atteEtion by an anu
al repetition.
We fhall conclude this effiy with bat ore fin
gle inference from the laa matte coniidered viz.
II PenfiOns have fuch amazing effect on a per-
fon Of fuch diltinsu lhed reputation for natural.
and perhaps, Gupernaturs, illumiustioO, and
conlcienIious integrity. who can conceive them
feve' fafe when thele transforming influences
are difaied to any comfortable extent smoog
men concerned in the weiehty declf1ns of their
lives and properties ~
Tbs FASm and DrelI Of Rosr o. ;.