The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-14
For the MAssAcHUsETTS S ? 7.
TO the Pc 0 PL L.
He efforts you have made to preferve


priced to fee reafon, that distinguishing cha
raaerlRic of man, cultivated, and improved.
20 fuch high degree in this new world
This is one of the beaed effects Of freedom
Your learning, good lenle, and kOowedgc
Of the grand deGgn men had of forming int
focieties, or lin other words) erecting 60
vernments, has been conveyed to the ends
of the earth, by the publication of the re
foves and proceedings Of the leveral towns
in his province. How much brafs then
muft the writer in the Evening fof, Sep.
icmber 2oth,I773, hgnature a, b, c, have,
when he repreients you Tor great part of
gou) as being " leis under the Influence Of
eaton, than otbey tbing5," that, "undcr th,
guidance OF th6(e who have fw1rd your brains,
you have psvj.eufsd your belt friends. expol-
ed your real iotereit, and direGfiy allifted 10
our own ,uin," ard induced TO all tbs, b
& the leaders of . patty who ule jopbiG,J
inaead of logic" 7'hisis the picture drawn
Of you my friends, whole voice is nniverfal
acknowledged to be the VOICE Or
GOD, by this impudent writer, who call
upon you in a very tender manner to "open
your Gun eyes, sG'me the exe,cie O.
y'H reaiOn, and of J0ajeIVrS judge what /
right"
Who could imagine now, that in his al
dres, A, B, {, fhould NE EbbiRyy inReG
Of bgic, and lay before You glazing laihood
loffead of truth and right. He fays, the
Governor has been +" greatly blamed for tb
exerciie of fome of his preregahOsi---hls
withholding hi, snent to the acts of the o
Their branches of the legislative. and his con
ititutional right has been denied. PIE.
loeative, lays Mr.. Locke, is nothing bur
power in the hands Of Prince to PROVIDE
:or the public good, in fuch cafes, which
depending upon unfoIe(cen and uncertain
occurrences, certain and unalterable law,
cIud not lately direa 70 that the right
Prince has of Withholding bis aiient from
my acts of the Legislative is not, properl,
ipesking pvrog0tiVf, but PiphlafEd right
But no man in his fenies, nor even A, B, Z,
will dare to FAY that in conf,quence Of this
liquidation the Governor has right aitU0y,
70 with hold his aGent to the acts of the o.
her two branches of the leginstlve.---
This right the people had nor to give, 1t be
ing unalenable government was ereeteo,
hat individuals by agreeing good and whnl
one laws might have protection oftheirlwes,
liberties and properties now if Governor
can Calm unlimited right, ofreiuGng his afeni
o all and every law that fhall pafsthe other
branches, we Fill remain where W. fet out.
2. in fate of nature, in which fate the
people have right not only grsaty to blams
out to pun.B or remove iuch Governor.
But il is lime to enquire whether it was
not fit greatly to blame at leaf, the CO.
vernon, for ' refuGng his aii=nt, &c. No
man will be at lois what s6 IN particular is
cefeTed to-lt was he morey bill, land to this
there was not only an ahent refufed, but, an
arbitrary injunction was LAID upon yourRepre.
feniatives, to exclude thofe veIrnin the com
nl6ioners, Sc who fare fumptuouily every
lay upon your plunder, from bearing any
part of the iuppoIt Of that injured government
that fuffeis them to live.
fuppofe A,B,C,iives upon that plumber,
II expects (hsre Of it for profftuting his
pen in the defence OF t..
This excellent writer tells US, that if the
Governor is ffripped of all power to injue
the people, it will effe6fualy difable HIM
from doing them any good" That he ever
had any dllpohtion to do US any good, is 10
PIT of my creed But that he hath inenu
onally and really done US evil is beyond all
Ieafonable doubt.-!ntoducing fleets ano
itandIng armies, delivering our fonfeE in Q
the hands OF another fac, TO continue Ct
they had dared) the fcene of b!oodihed a.
nonp us. 10 be acctnary TO the murders Of