The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-25


~, "a ;nvitine every other 'cwn ano oil
..;a - ~. n,oviuce TO adopt the lame p,'nci-
a. "a - .aablih committees OF coreiPon
dence TO conlult upon proper MEAN -. a..
tain il. and the proceedl' 6 OF 49, r.
towns. in corfequence OF TINS NV 49, - c'th
reared to me to be 70 unwarrantaoie 1"1 -
dangerous nature and tendency tnA' Z .noIs" =.
mvC.ls hound 70 call upon you 10 my iPe e'' II
one,,no the lelTion, TO Join with me IN ciiSoun
,en,rc,ng and hea ing proper tehimony d
s,;oa ouch nreeuIa,ities and Innovations,
I'd 70 You fairly and truly. as | con,
..;..d N. contribution of the kirsdom ana OF
ar o,o.;nc. n far as relates to the depenoAnee
of n. I.r,er upon the former; sno oen'eu you'
g vou diff red from me in ienumen's' 70 insw
=. ,v;,h caodor nv own errors, and 10 give
your real ms n fupport OF your ep'n'T",' 60,
q YOU msht differ from me noPeu u- 90
would rave confdered my ipeecn ~ Wv,
commitses, and have given me Joi ats s","s, ~
hn, :. the Hou.e Of Repreienta'ives nave ueei''
nd n y mode Of proceeding, and as your pr
c;n,., - government are very diffeiert' l ."
OBLIGED TO make fePaate and oia'HS'
fh.ll fira apply myielf to ycu'
Gsnrlsmsn ffbs Csssf"' ..L;.h
TIE two f,lt parts o. your sniwer' VIM IS
f,.A n. d;rorder, occsGohe1 by the lamp 4S'
md the oeoe,al nature of lupIeme autho iT w
-, snn.s, - m. 70 have tendency to 'nSaI'
date any thing which have iaid IN my .p n.
for, however the Gamp-aet may nave 49, ~
immediate location Of any diiofde,s' eas
rity of par lament was notwithRandir u' r.
order r. iuaify or execute them. Ano' -.
r,,,,e of N. Ia creme authority OF rarlialh.n''
Tbsve never oi.eo YOU any resioa to iuPPo's ma
I.n,eodsd = more sblolue power 10 Parhan's y.
ora ereuer degree Of active or psihve oUe -
snc. II The neoole. than what's lou ndeo 10 ,nS
n.,,,re of government let the form q II &C "'s'
:, NAV. ih.Il therefore, pals over thois PA''I
rs vour spf~er with Ut any other fema e,
would aIfo have aved youthe trouble OF ~ ~.
.u,hor;,ies W -ich you have brought % NV
ali t,xes uton Rnslifh lnbjses multi DC le.lss -
virtue Of toe act not Of theAang ALONG On. - I
;u,Sion with the Lords and Comn0"'' a |
ihou!d very really have ailowso an.
fhou as readily have allowed that ell o'"''
of lep,l.,ion mui be psfr:d by the lame ''"'
.uthoriiy and not by the King alone.
Indeed am not wiling 10 contisue = con-
troyerfy with YOU upon any other pats OF your
= snf~ef. lam Glad to fad that indePende'ces u
what you have net 10 contemplation 'oo . INA
Won will not prcfume TO preicribe the xaet 'imlt'
Is me an, hority of parliament (; only as WIFE
du. Gefereoce to it. you are hnmOiy OF opinion,
tbs, a, all human authority in the nature OF IL II
ard ought 70 be limited. it cannot cOritI'u, on
all ex.spd. for the rea(ons you have lugseited
10 the lsysisg of taxes il any form on MS Ma
;sfy's lusi, as # this province -. :,
9i only oblefse, that your attempts q
DIV lice as the limits of the ioPreme au'no'i
~ ireovsrrmeql, by dihinau'f'''g lome n,!nr =,
i his IS more peculiarly exempt from iue'
IN horw than tie ref, rather 'end 70 eSlnGs n
imp. eeeab lily of drawing laeh me ano To- p.
fome. parts Of your .nfwer ieem to inter a ~ ~
premscy in The peovince' attic lame TN: ~,
touak-oVl.cse the supremacy OF Ps'lla'nen u
ior o,aeiwifr lh- rights OF tbe lafJee'' caSno. !.
.h.fm.in al tHtnti,l ,efpsa', as you i'PPO'