The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-14

n the bowels e MIN that int:uii' IL J
Il is plain bat ruler nv If ne is wicked
noueh} make an undue ufe Of a.v pqwer
he people (for they are he fountain II pow.
y may inuuit him with, and il is certain
ha, Mr. Hu,chnfrn has bus abufed his ,rul.
Shall the people then in their ATTEMPTS to re
aim fuch ruler, be told with G'pun!;y)
hat they are not under Inc lrhurnce Of rea-
ION SC Ay, but favs A B {, " as therc
we're fuficlent reafons, at the framing the
contribution, and which fiiIl remains, why
each branch y the Legislative fhouId have
check upon the other, ard as far as poiliblc
&c alike free, from the undue influence of
tae other 70 it would be madnefs in US, to
.eprve ourfelves if aUe csuH, of the advan
,ges we may erjoy by goodGovernor, only
through fear of poiible evils, that may be
done bv bad one" But it is no, true 10
act, thar there ever were any the eaR Tea-
on why a GotYrnsr, or even King, fhould
be chrck, in any 1Ui1s upon the whole PEG.
pie Kings, and Governors ill exalted by
he peope 20 the highelt lervces of the fate,
were no- more thaa upon a level with them,
AID perhaps inf. fior TO many of them in man
ny reflects and it is not fuppoleable, thar
Ten lhouland men, that were forming plan
o Prelerve equal liberty, lhouid feie6f one of
their number, ana make bis balance, Tor
by enabling him % put negative upon all
The laws ofthe niiog community more than
balance for them al for certainly it would
DC IN the power Of luch ruler to frufra'e
very deiign # the peoplc, un'eis they, as
hey Certainly would, reduced him to his o
figinal asrdirg.
A Bfi;ifh King originally had mot this uni
erisl ncgativing power. Although he is the
rpfeme executive. YET Originally, he had no
ill of his own in matters OF government
When the leg tive enaaed laws, it was
us duty without any hefta'i0n, when laid be-
f9re him to afix his aAcnt, which alto laid
nm under obligation, not only TO fee them
uy executed, bu, TO fubmi to thsm himfelf
'ut as power is always incroa1hog, Kings
have occaiionally refuGed their shcnt for 70
ing time, that It i, now become
iuit1m, ard pretended to b. rojal
ors,qgnfiVt, ard FOOLISHLY (pardon
ne cxpfeGion) by our anceaus in their
everal compaGs with thofe they have chl-
len or confented to acknowledge as their To-
vereigns, gwen up. Hence he iource of al.
mott all our political difficulties ! Which e.
yer will remain, until the PEOPLE order il
o'herwtle. What advantage we fha3 de-
prive ouielVes Of, remedying this evil, we
are not told, none are viGble, ard none TO me
Dpesrs pofIible You are next preented
with fort OF vindlcaiion, or rather palIali
on OF The Governors letters-we are tod,
"the WORT an unp'ejudiced perlon could pre-
tend they maniieit againll The Governor, is,
degree of human fraty under fucb fhock-
ing provocations, as he mutt have been more
or leis than man not TO have felt" And cit
IS by no means clear from the letters that his
Excellency, ever deiired an alteration in our
contribution. THE poor man believe.
was (b0fkingy pr0Voked, be was Kindred from
carrying his pTcdeceiior's plan of ENSLAV.
ING AMERICA into full execution, and
thereby riollng in the fpoils of his country, as
to his deliring an alteration in the conititufi-
IN not being clear, have nothing to fay but
READ HIS LIE TIERS. Read them
either apart, or in conjunction with the let
tiers Of the other confpirators, and read the
refolves of your representatives, (if you have
noi Yet read them which ! can icarcely up
pofe) and then judge in this matter.
This redoubi ed wulcr again infuts you
He repfeients Ca great paH Of the province"
as febai1g back The opinion of he town Of
Bottom, which opinion he lays is, That no
mans prqp, ~ can ron aitHtionOlj Be foken from