The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-01-28

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/" To The inhabitants Of The t'zUn Of Msw5a'y
xeU aDEmbifd ar The Tos0n Heals.
GENTLEMEE,
+" Pwjuanf TO a V0fs eftbs fcrOn, al tbfir
IaRmssting Dsesmder 29, I771. NE bSirg
abbOiutfd f0mmittfs to eOnFder cur public
qrisvanees, and TO make ytpOrt thereon, do
noav stfsr 40bat tollo1Of, FxpysDivs, as aUe pre-
jams, sf the JSntimenfs and rslSlufiozs q our
byetbrn.
"BORN in Ian d of freedom, and train
ed up from our infancy in the principles of
civil, as well as religious liberty,tbe befings
of which, through the favour of divine pro-
whence, we have experienced, and firmly
perfuaded that as loyal fubjecs of the Brit
| lin empire, we are ftill fully entitled to all
the privileges we have enjoyed, it is with
frong and penetrating grirf, we have feen
fbtE from time to time attacked, and 10 fome
| meafure wreRed from US, TIN ough minifteri>>-
al influence in the BEitifh court. rs
i" Alarmed therefore with the ref Of pn
brelh'en throughout this province, Veg
throughout thefe colonies, at the threatening
afpea of leveraI aefs of parliam ent, and eff
pecialy of lome recent ,ones, all wildly tend
ing to deprive US, not n,eerly in part, but
wholly to deprive US, olF our natural and
constitutional rights, and o fubjea us to all
the mifesies of an arbitrary and deiPotic 60
vernment, we have deeply lhared in the
common diffrefs.
:" Under thefe feelings and approximations,
with breafls warmed with III e love of liberty,
a concern for ourielVes,.-a c. 7ncein for our
bre hren, and for poferity, tIongly excites
us TO make ufe of every lawful meaiurc, cal
culated to extTicaie us from prefent ca
lamities, and to fave US from impending
ruin.
And having carefully pernft d the re-
port of our brethren the honorable commit
tee of the town of Bottom, in VIII ich they
attempt to fate the rights of the olonfs,
and to give lift of the infringemei'ts and
violations Of fbeit rights, which report has
been accepted by the town, and PubiSlhed
and tent abroad through the province, we
think it needles TO defend to particulars,
reipeeting shele points, in as much as we
find in general, our own fenfe of things 10
well and 70 fully expreGed therein.
l. RESOLVED therefore, |. That we
heartily concur with the town of Bottom, in
their approximation of rights of the colo
niiis, and of certain acts of parliament by
them referred to;judging that thefe rights are
fairly and juily ffa'ed, and that faid parlia-
mentary ads directly tend to their violation,
and even to the utter ruin of our civil con-
fitu:ion ; aud as we Judge it Reasonable and
of high importance, thar having one COM
mon interef, and being fufFcrefs together in
one common caufe, we fhouId be united in
our endeavours for relief,
/" RtjsiVsd II. That we win heartily
/, Join with our brethren throughout the pro-
vince, and ule cur utmolf excrtious,in every
lawful way for the redrels of our griev-
ances.
Accordingly, RfjSivedII Tha, il be,
and is now given as particular iuiiruetion
u our Repreientat We The hon. Joieph Ger
rifh, Efq; that he ufe bis moR jealous endea-
YOURS IN our General Aaemoly, for the foil
refOration ofour rights and privileges, 70 far
as they have been infIinged, and that they
may be preierved and tranimittcd, in their
, full extent.to the lateR poaerity.