The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-05-20
For the MASSACHUSETTS spy.

VI axe CDe.ee ~ GODtCD H9HCD az gDfg ftNf
dtpsndJ.) AS one whole conftant attention.
has been heretofore, and ever fhal be &c
voted during my life, TO the good of il, and
preierva,ion of the juR rights and privileges
of Englilhmen in general; think il my
duty to addrels you in as concife and plain .
manner as may be, at this very critical
jun(tuIe.
Sir Francis Bernard of detst7a6h memory,
through his chicanery introduced and iup.
ported at the council board, fome particular
members who preferred his private intereii
and views to the public good; and am
authorized from experience TO allert, have
by undue practices, and your inartenton.
been continued in the fame respectable ii,ua.
ton, to the prejudice Of your country The,
are thank Heaven but few in number
but few as they are they have been danger
sHs! And the time draws near, if | aRgar
right that thoGe few may give the fniihing
blow, to this once happy contribution.
Its needles for me, my countrymen, to
mention names Thofe gentlemen are well
known by you, BY me, by every individual in
the locietJ:--Duplicity of conduit when
the invaded rights Of their country call fo'
their honeR and mofi Rrenuous exerIions in
its behalf, is, and ought to be, fuficient
bar to their continuance in fation, where
their countrymen cannot with certainty look
up to them for iupport in time of danger.
Dw0uts bsus blaeits-- and guam die )Sbs
nsg10Eriat, are very different things, and of
much import in the prefent cafe THAT du
pliciiy in councillor, lnor lhouId Ichufs
to be lead into the field by a general s6fe0
who one day fruits in guady Tsgimen,als, asd
the next fubmits to have his nolc pulled y
who one day is warm aHeItor of the rights
and privileges of his country (if he dimes
with for Of liberty on a well dyk0Sd turtle u
and the nexta rcviler of the aGertors of that
liberty, when at the table fhim who knows
bsuU TO Keep him at a proper di/9aues ! Ll0t
Vsrbam
This kind of gentlemen have had the
fhufiing of the cards, and playing the game,
until they have nearly entitled the province
TO fue for ifatute of bankruptcy Il is
therefore become absolutely necriIary the
members of the General Court hould in
behalf of their connituents, and for their own
prefervation, oblige thofe rspst7abk gently
to retire that they may have time to recolleet
their paif doings, and repent of what ought
TO be fincerely rcPented Of.
Things arc now become ferrous, and .
few months, gentlemen, will convince you
how near your fate is at hand The lpescb
delivered to the general aaembIy at the o.
pcning of the Taft ieiions, put them upon de
clariug their Continents in TOO plain and po
filive manner,to be paled over in fience By
administration. The queffion was pui
TOuudly by the Kings representative, in .
Agj0GtiOe capacity, and as plumply anfwere
10 the fame uay. am fure your good
fenle will therefore lead you to conclude, that
either you mutt be uttered to a4 for your
fsves in all matters and things, as may ieem
meet to you, or you mutt expect fome very
Severe methods will be adopted, to oblige
sou to (Ubm,fion and where you are to
cat your eyes tor the fource of this dilemma,
an certain ! need no. infrua you.-Th.l
being the cafe, iureIy then, gentlemen, you
Will not, with pour eyes open, give your fuf
frages 10 men, who you in the leaf lpfpea oil
duPHciiy Of condu6, at this critical junaure,
particularly &c thoGe who have been detected
in 0RpOling the true insereR of their country,
at the infant they were inRruaed with the
conformation Of il.
As | have little doubt of your being sd-
drsfled upon this fubjea, by much more able
pens than mine, | lhal conclude with re-
quoting that you will be particularly careful
in he choice of councillors for the prefen;
year; chOole fuch gentlemen. as will with