The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-11-18

PRINT tnlS iettST kH you SAu 'h"~ - w" -
no d,frepuiation toyour mott valuable paper)
becaufe there is no other way to repeat my
thanks, in the name of my clierts, to cur
worthy friend Mr.. Y. for manifeitng fome
inclination, in your paper of October 28, to
anfwer their petition, who, in their reiPectful
compliments are /" ferrous" and not I" iro-
meal" And they wou d catch this oppor-
tunily to reqaef Mr.. z. (whom they equal
ly .efpe3) to comply with the CONDITION
preic,ibed by Mr.. Y who is plsaled TO
fay he C will write back and eOnfan him."
Mr.. Y. mutt be confuted In this they
chearfully acqulefce for truth (iAcred in
vincible TRUTH is all they deiire - And
with modelf humility, they leek it decenty
directly and RESPECTFULLY. They would
purchale il at any rate, as the " pearl OF
great price,; and would never " Sell it."
And mulf do them the juLice to FAY that,
in their reieaches after this ineitimable
Jewel, they are inclined to treat all men
with impartial benevolent afability and good
manners.
Mr.. Y imagines fome parts of my ad-
drefs were unintelligIble." But, IN this
he appears to be little miftaken tor my
neighbour w. AYERS that himielf under
ffands the whole of il; and Mr.. Y. Temem-
bers and approves the old fchOlaffial maxim,
ab sE ad psG )fmpsr Vaitt eon(fqHsntia. i
have therefore abundant reaion 10 believe
that it was poflible for him Through mat
tention probably neceGitated by application
TO objects of greater Importance not to un-
derRand the whole. am difpofed, how
ever, to ak his pardon for not uiing few
more words yet, mutt plead my natural
vehement dAke of verboiity and " long
Speeches. which antipathy, being heredi-
tary, may be very difficult Of cure.
That mimRv, BY putting thing to O0fe,
dst!Sra bis appreciation Of it (which was
not my sc aiIsrtion," but that OF my poor
ignorant clients ought not to be underftood
of sVsyy miniFer--; for it was plainly
reRruGfed to thole Of tie nEgatiOing tribe ;
who, confident with their own principles,
cannot, as my clients think, propoie vote
which they are determined ihall have no
exiRence.
An explanation which is alto
I" iophifn,," mutt be a iophiffical exPlana-
zion. What this is | do not fully under
Rand (fnrely it is not " uninicIliglble")
II guefs it means talfe explanation.
But this s' hackneyed" culprit of mar
ginal note RI am forty it is 70 deiPicaole)
was not deligued for the benefit of the in
genious remarker but only for tholc who
are not 70 far advanced in the alphabet as
w, x. Y and 4, There were in the lah
age, and may be in the next, a few prosef-
fed negativers who thought (oddly enough
that they might exett their power in con-
uadieiiDg and reveriug the voice of the fTa-
ternity which the pafor himfelf had led
them to declaie "A cosduct which my
conftituents (not their representative, but
his humble conllitueats) aiiert to be neither
wife nor honefi, but more ofentlve than
refuial to put fuch vote.
A, q, G, D, will content, on good sd-
vice, that the difpute be permitted to heeP.
and with loft peace TO the Humber. Ii
might have lept, fay they, I'LL this hour
had il not been for the noife and butter
made By G, N, NJ, Sc. we hope fome
Rilful hand will provide loporific dole
(by retrolcripton or otherwiie) if it do not
ioon fall a lssp of itfelf. Let it AeeP, we
may all fay,-tilI the grand CONTEXT In
the Briti(h Hemi(phere be Gettled Then,
if the united provinces in America fhall
form good republic, the msjeiy of the
people may GAud on its proper bAlis, as to
religious as we'll as political affairs, and
ihine IN its genuine luRre forever.
am, Sir, your, and the commemorative
humble lervan., A'