The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-11
70: the MAssAcHUsETT 5 I I.
To mr.. HUTCHINSON.

, ks
rTAD the recent infult impofed on this
II great people through their ReprelentsliV.
bodv, in the meif,g. relstive to the province
houfe, fallen into my hands before my lat to you,
il is Difficult, TO fsy what terms | fhould have
kept with you In this mode Of doing hufinefs.
you have nothing to do with the Kings va6alS
here, bu, hrGt gently intimate your iovereign
plcafure, and il not inttsntly complied with to
tell Them the mattef will be taken Up another
way, snd they entirely exonersted of The trouble
of making pubic proviGons. You are certainly
gracious M. Hutchinlon to dilcoyer to US our
condition in 70 plain and friking manner /
fiocerely with that every rider. who mounts that
IikI 6,aR tSsttsts", may gall them as furioliy
as ycurlelf and famous predeceii3r have done.
He was, indeed, not miltaken, when ne de-
clared hi: confidence in his Lieu ensnt.
What idea can this people entertain of their
power of dif9oGng OF their own time or money,
il they are only once or twice 10 ne tiked a5d In
cafe OF efufal meosced and dragooned into =
compliance Sir Edmund Androls allowed 70
much difference b.tween James the lecond's
iubisets and othet nlvss, thar the former might
not te bought and fold. | Preiame you
have not fave in your kitchen, who lives on
worle tetms with you, than obedience II the
iniuneti0hs of his tyrant on pain OF his diiP'ea-
iure Thels maolieitly ieem the terms on which
this people arc 10 grant or withhold repairs 20
your dwelling.
The King, Sir, by charter, ha: right to ap-
point you ard when he hes done that, ne has
no more hulinels with you than with the Judges
ofEngland unleis i: be to remoVeyo On Gem
plant of the people,
All the pEoyiGon for your lupport in every
ihape and particular is to be made by the fee
grants of this people, which you may depend,
wi | ,lways be gsarfam msrEf for yOsT belt
iervices. Till you agree to sccepf OF this on
the terms of the contribution, ihould for my
own part deem il atrealonabie iubmilh n,ior the
houle t. grant you fTthing
underRand YOU are netled at my laf addrels
to you in the Bolton Gazette would there
upon beg leave 10 rec'e you tory. Ii is iaid
of gallant Scotch lfiesr, Sir Andrew Agrew
that having drawn up his corps for an engage
ment with his enem,, he accolted them in this
manner. SgsrI am sa' graf lPeff5 1sksr
5af, do yoR hs Ibas ebif5 tAHrs! DIS ysHr
5lsld,, an GIN re DLNNA KILL THEM
THEY'LL KILL TOUP
III lone Mug nmllaI tOtblS Is not 10 DC spPfS'
hended from iuffering an arbtl AIRY power to be
eGablilhed in this province the msrers greatly
miaaksn by E. l. U y l. . w.
P. S. am informed, that on your third
application to the Council, for their coun-
tenance in your attacks upon the preis, they
have relolved that the hElt publication with
this Ggna,ure had tendency to render the
people unealy with you as their Governor
or in terms to this purpote. This, without
relerve or helitaion, admit was my defgn.
And julfify the intention By sfifming,'ha
whereas the powers Of conuoul were dele
gated to the iervahts of the public, only to
:efirain the idle and evil minded from max.
ine their prey of the honett, weak ant in
dailrious you having balely betrayed your
truit, and Arlcken hands with The party
who have confpred, and largely carried into
execution, the 1avcry, plumber and murder
of your countrymen, whom every tie Of ma
ture and religion obliged you to defend even
at the nfque of totiure, contributes you per-
fon with whom every man ought to be rem
dered uoeafy The liberties of the people
directly depending on the hatred and aver
fion they bear to their invaders