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flung witb0Rfbrir might. Thy aiming tbsmjel-
yes at aHbonnaed hIfdOm a tyeeOom rUifbousesu.
frozL j1f as fbsPoin Alme daily fyranaizing
0Ssr The peer and common pegp!e, saeraacbinr
ppm their 'igbJ, and dyarUiag tben int a Rafs
1GaVey. But1t5n is ones eomble0fly sf-
htied f5e esgjfqpese5 will errtaisS be fbe lame
nEHgland as they haze bern in Poland an ma-
ny efbe nation',a and tbG 1Vbo oeeoGszeI Ibt de.
FyaflioA, will be the dfcpsH N0r0s in il
'bfmyflUss. This soyit0'5 cOachx6ou heyrfo,s.
in f0Vor Of dslpoG(n fran The biIlSaf lan Of
tie Ra1iam and FOlands5, IL Ixtfmely abGyG.
Upon The Jams pyiaeipLi, Ibis wtit6 next
sndsAOow5 10 entertain The pu5Hc at the ex-
pence Of tie 2e'pL Of Bsqen, rVbom be Eaeeriagy
calls the Bolton patriots, and fay, are opsin
amuieing themielves in fomenrng quarrel
with their mother county. If The Button
people in Abs contention Nth fblir mofbev eenn.
try ain at motbing INT The pysjfyvaiion of
their JIM rigbff, and procted in The msR pm
dent and pfaoNbs mefb0d' they can dewE,
they undoubtedly dtjfrVs 10 be boasz,ed and E.
ffHmed as real pafriaft BY every true fyitnd TO
England and its sxeekltnf esnfifafion. If The
ms6 important rights Of fbs people Of BsRon
are RzjRfh inv0dtd, and they in their GUN
dG eHee, are 0nly sudeaUsu,ing 10 maintain them
IN The asH peOee0ble manner PsDIbIs, IL is MT
fyHyi'a' 10 rtar1lsHf them as femtnt0I Of a
quarrel sOifb fbTir msfbEr country.
lie Jas the crown has judciou1y made
its Governors independent of the American
ailemblies, &c. The eUvut tViH @fSO ubffbsr
fbii rOat jHdiGoaly dane or not at p,eiSat
I think the people in Hm0iea tUba are mof
deeply and Immediately Concerned are mare Likely
10 JHdge rightly Of fbs msoInye, than either
fbn SOrity or fbe minifry. Let any man Of
common Endtraaading ja4gr uObetbeya G0vtr-
mar sUbsF inffrsR Gepends ApSn and IL aaif1d
Oiib that ef the btspk 0Vy tobam be pyeGdss,
or one sUbo is Entonnft7ed Nth them in infereH
and tUb0ily indspendtnf Of than. is maj hkeiy
to EEs bis eadsaV0HvI 10 prsmo'f their iatersfand
bappim6? WsHH tie people Of Graf. britain
be pitejed to be g'V0ned BY King thus I'M
esnnsG7fdu Nth and indetendsnf Of them 2 IF
net, yby JasnLd fbO imagine that their 6rtftrsa
in An0iea, entitled TO The Very Jane rights
and PRIVILEGE, R0nA be Jati5fed Nth Jueb a
G0verhsr : On that f.reing )a1b enc npoa
them Is not an iuVe,Jlsns Of thar e0gjiiimioa or
that ibs misilsr5 tVbo adViIfd fbr mature,
rOers not guilty. Of bigbJre0fb Of Guty 70 RE
erstCH aElfo TIE Pesple?
III Jays, at trit glance one would imagine
he bJlton patriots o'ght to rejoice a; teing
exonera' cd from the expence OF the Cover
nor's eaAbillhmenI, Sc. IL mgg be Osry
GFor The remainder fee the ian Paee.l
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F RID A Y, February 40.

l. On ID o N.
The humble ADDRESS of he CHI honorable
the Lords lpii,ual and tempo al, in parliament
afembled, to the King.
Die 5ooiS z5' N'Vs~b'i', I77z.
Mosr GRAcIcus SovEREIGH,
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SOVEREIG

z, your MaleNys m III
dutiful and loyal fub.
je6t,, he Lords lPiritual
and temporal, in PaTliA-
ment ahemblea. return
our humble ard mott
unfeigned THAI ks to your
Msjeity, for your mott
gracious fpeech from the
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liberty and property, without which lite itielf
can fcsrcely be deemed worth preserving.
%" II. That the fecurity of life, liberty and
property to q people. is or ought always 10 DC
confidered as the great end of ell government,
and is known and acknowledged to be the pro-
seiIed end of the happy contribution OF the Bit
in government in particular.
- III. That when, through imPerieetions
neceGari.y attendant upon the w'eit iyitem' OF
which failible men are capable, or through the
deGpn of wicked or crafty men in places OF
power and fruit, any laws or acts OF govern
meut, are found to be obnoxious or oPPreiive to
tbe Iubisa. it is wilely provided and eta
blifhed by Magma Cbarfa, the PHiti's " right
and other aatu.es of England, that not only
,oouties.cities and corporations, bur alio towns
na ;udividuaIs, may confult and 90 into mea-
re, for red,efs, by petition, remembrance. or
herways, as occHiion aud emergency Oh aHAiis
& w. That the inhabitants of this town
province, by the royal C5Srfrr Ia iacred
naa between them and the CROWN being
4 with all the rights and privileges OF Eng
en and Bri.iAn fubjeets, have Indispensable
both as a people and as individuals to
&, them(.lves when laws, or mesiurss OF
gment, are obnoxious aid oPPrefiye. and
tcu, upon and 90 iato the beG meaiure
IN mower for Tedrels when oppreGed
iefore,
,0ok themielves in common wito tnei'
orein' ID fellow fubjeefs through the pro-
vince, greatly injured and oPPTeiled in
varlOusices BY meafures Of government
lately aed ESPECIALLY thofe referred to in
the warrSor this meeting they cannot bn
Judge q nslienable right, and duty they
owe to thieves and poRerity, asa town, q
well a. IND ,als to take thele matters into ie-
Iiou' conhdSp, freely to exprels their fenti
meni' concep them, and conlult mealure'
for redsels.
Then V ED. that a committee OF fever
DC choien 10 "a MO confederation the fubjeei
OF the warrant this meeting aud report on
sne lame At the husnment, accordingly the
following gentled were unanimouly cbolen,
viz. Willism Ia, Efo, Ilaac Bowman,
- E.q; CsPt Thadd, Bowman, Deacon Berjs-
min Brown Mr. Spel Bridge, Descon Jo-
fePh Loring, Mr. Joh Simonds.
Then motiorsas msd,, that a letteI
frcm the town ct Bof, and an account Of theiI
proceedings alta late fetine, which were in
the hands OF our Selehen DC communicated
20 this town, --;he fsmvyere read accordingly.
Then voted to sourn the meeting 70
Iusiday nsxf, OF one eek In the afternoon,
this meeting itsGGs adi1u.ed accordingly.
!" Al full meeting olthe fresholders and
other Inhabitants Of the t-sn OF Lexiceion, L.
gally aGembled, on the $, If Jsnrny 1878,
being IN adjournment lam December gu
I77s.-CsPt. THAODsusiBowMAs, Mode
Fafor.
e" The commitise srPointsd by the town al
their meeting. on the 3lit Il December lsil. IC
take into confederation the Cbjsa CT the war
rant fer fad Meeting, sfd ufo', CT tire E ne .
the sejeprrneri, tee r&ys IcFefo:s tic fellow
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F RID A Y, March I9.
II O S T Q N.

PRoczEpINes of she town of LEXINGTON.
dit msfting sftbe hretods't and 'tbfr i"b11i-
fanr, Of ID. tom Of Lexiggsa, LEGALLY sDsm
Ll,l at t5s msnisg bsgji in Jai6 roam, On
qbmJday sIR Of Dsefm6s' 1874 mae ,f6''ef
gCspt. THADDRus Bowman jar M'dt era
tor. t5rn sf1sr Joms ds51fs on tie a1bataJ FIR
a,isn Of orr public efairJ,moyfelpfei0f5y df *
sr,0sG in ,bf quGryasf for iii, meffi,g, pGD'a
f5c fsiIswisg VOTES Or RESOLVES, ViS.
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M Il is the natnraI flenI
and indifPeniible duty of e.
every man and consequently
of every fociety or body OF
men to confalt their own
fafsty, and take meafures for
the preiervation of their Owr
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RSDAY, MARCH Is, 1878.

ing drlughs of intruetions to. their reprefsnta-
tive. viz.
" To Mr. JONAS STONE. representative for the
town of Lexington.
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he hearts of men preVfnt5 them from all
acts Of inia6ics and tyranny. In England
eUsry man Who is baptized receives The I4oJ
CHIT according TO The article Of the ebureb,
and mutt Of coniequeuce be fanetihed 1OboI
y both JSai and body. 1t cannot pofibly
happen that any thing impure, nnjaR, or IN
bsb, can dwell where The Hoy Gbef re-
GJty.
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For the MASSACHUSETTS Spy.

FOR the MASSACHUSETTS oPY.
To the Hsnowabk PETER OLIVER Eta;
Lbi1 Jna,es of the Superior Court Of rbs
Province Of the A1eD0ebnjfrS- Bay.
S r,
IN your charge to the Grand Jury of the
County of Suffolk the palt term you were
pleafed to obferve, that Patriotiim is
founded in virtue. II, fay you, RAN has
not the fear of God and the true principles
of virtue, let his other projections be what
they will, he may talk about patriotifm and
he love Of bis country, his patriotifm is no.
thing"
Without remarking over critically on the
peculiar competition of this extraordinary
paragraph, give me leave to ak your honor
for what realon was it introduced at that
time Your honor might have known that
few people of any reputation, now-a-days,Ie-
gard mecr projections, civil or religious, IN
leis they are thoroughly and fubfantially
backed by correspondent behaviour. Be-
lides fome ak why were the elogia of your
eminent brethren entirely pahed over this
turn. and not a word faid of their great in
,ereff, connection in and affection for this
country, and their conlequent invariable
ddpoGtion TO ferve it Perhaps, Sir, late
unlucky Intervention, Gnce thefe points were
70 d(guingly Trained, has rendered re-
petition of them little objectionable Pa.
riotifIn iifelf, al leaf every individual who
has the leaf juR prctenGDn to the character,
IS now to be attacked and degraded~ And
how by iniinuating with very fanaiied
leer, that fome of the moR inAexibe oppo-
fers of the internal tyranny, which traiter.
ous faction Rave been conipiring to efablilh
here, fear not God. In the divine injunction
we are faVoured with on that head, in the
iacred lcrip,ures, we read Fear God and keep
bisrsnsm0ndmenft The performance of the
ter has ever pshed with vile men for the
beit evidence Of the exlaenre of the former.
A comp'eat fummsy of Gods command
mens Is found in Micah 8. 8. Do jajf1,
lSvs msyey and walk bamby Nth Thy GsL.
Will any man dfpute whether he perfon
who labours night and day, who expofes bis
VCtf llIcs IN tDC ucICIGC VI tuC lsSss hOSihes
and properties Of his fellowmcn, who are in
capable of combating the deRroyer them
lelyes, is more aauated both by the love and
fear of God, and Genfe Of duty to foclety,
than the corrupt, felfleeking, domineering
depot, who regardless of all the ties of ma
tme, confidence and the pangs of delpair-
Jog people, puffues plan which the whole
Representative body of the province pro-
nounces crime for which he delerves i'm.
peachmenti A degree of obitinacy like this,
and in conequence of it, fsntence to fine
gentleman fix pounds lawful money for
moving, in manner little Duplicating, TO
beexcufed from trying the lives and for
tunes Of his felIow-cjtizens under the di.
reefions of court which the highea autho-
rity in the land has declared unconstitutional
and dangerous, may pofibly BY your honour
be conceived to be Jsksdtd in Tir:Rt bur
whether in virtue hyperion TO that Of Kirk
or a Jefnes leave TO the dscifon of poi
terity To bring in the fscred name of God
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Some fay sOart Of money: bu, this in
GupaIion preiume objectionable, as it
tends to reduce your honor to the clsIs Of
nreu IF no properly, who attend Tom met
iags, oppols government, &c. &c.
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iESE fermons, which are
fevsn in number, are dedi-
Gated to the PftifionSrJ a.
CANT the GOSnfer5 bill /;
the reafon aligned by the
author for 70 doing is, that
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sMay not the dsfgn be leveling one,
to mitigate The infamy Of thofe high pre-
tenders whole uealon is now indilPutsblsf
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From the OXFORD MAGAZINE, FIR
MAY 1878.

EXTRACT fyom POLITICAL SERMONS.
By The author cf I" Sermons to Aiies."
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Linzee ksaatbsls mulatto, and by fair promife.
and tSreats made the villain f~ear 60 9 numDsV
of faihoods, whereby he has impeaehed fom:
of the hrR Characters in the colony; and becaule
the civil authority did no, think the evidence
efficient to spprekend them for trial the Admiral
and oher Ulcers in their great wrath sgsinG the
CO ony, have 70 Represented this MISTER to the
miniRry, that his MsjeAy has been pleafed to ap.
point fpecis commiilioners. for examining and
Tending to ENGLAND as many of the offenders as
can be spprehended.
truR when the commiiIionef come to hsve
true account of the exertions of the authority
of the colony, and that they now ltsnd ready to
give every one accu!ed, on iuficient evidence,
lawful trials, they will give bis MsjeRy "a
vouFable account. On the other hand, when
they fee the grofs INTERPRETATIONS that have
been made. and al from lying fervant, thst
has not ipoke word of truth 1t is expected the
comm'a ioners will do juftice to the characters Of
thole gentlemen that have been unjuRlY &C.
cufed. PROV IDEN I'll A.
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The following are the proceedings Of the
town of MARLBOROUGH, viz.
g fbs eswwiffss Of eOrysDsSdtses for fbs
tSsOs Of BsS'S.
GENTLEMEN,
BEING ali engaged in one common cafe
viz. that Of aGerting and maintaining ann
rights and privileges, ihall contribute tksty
thing in our power towards the referring the
fame to their priline purity,
:" We have here incIoled the rsfOlves and
proceediDgsof this town for your candid perufll;
hoping that each town aiIilling and uniting like
band Of brothers, may baniih tyranny from
our laHd. 80" We remain yours, &c.
By order of the committee,
HEzEKIAH MAYNARD, Chairman.
Marlborough, January 2, 1873"
" 1T Mssfing 0ftbs frm5sllsy and otter in
5a5it4Ss d MAR BOROUGH, Ssy qO4rml
and IegdiI eDS1blf6 on NSadGy i6sf Dsrsmbfr,
#. D. 1874, 70 bear tbs Vstss Gsd pyS0sSingJ Of
The team Of BsRsn, &c. To'sSts ebssf sSmmif-
tee 10 prp1s draft 10 hay befsrs fbs fOSSs, ana
igfya6isaS fSr fbs rsprsjssfafiUs, ss6 10 essrg-
pond zvifb fbs committee gftbs fszUs Of BsGsS,
&c -qbt soqOH f5sS prsvsStd and N nae ebres
efMlDfssrJ RtxGkiab Msys6y6. Altbsas KsSS,
Essvard B1rgI, JOEa5 MsrJs, jim. and DasiNl
Harrington, ana dSjOSrssGn January If, 1878.
sss o'fIsck ahsrssoH-1f sUbieb fiws The J1i6 Ts~-
0siffss rfpsvffd ar fshOsOs, Oiz.
THAT 1avery has iomething very Hooking
In its nature, and that death, perhaps is more G.
ligible than fuch fate and once the mcuruful
tragedy is complicated, then to awake sHd have
orr eyes open, would be intoerabe, that Ii once
was in our power to have prevented it.
g We deGre with the GnceEeR Teturhs of gFasl
titude TO the head OF influences, to acknowledge
his goodHeis in fpiriIiag losreat part of our me-
tropolis to endesvour the recovering andmaintain-
ing by all lawful near our rights and privileges
both civil and iacred, which he has (notwith-
Handing cur fiBs) favoured Us with, and dc now
return our thanks to you for the noble exertions
lately made in the caule of liberty, and at the
fame time hope you will perieveTe in ell confti-
tutional ways for the full recovering and main
taining the fame with an entire dependence on
the Lord ofhoas, who has always fuPpcrted his
church and people agsina their tyrannical and
bsrbaFous enemies, aud who we hope win
sew appear for as, and in his own righteous way
grant the laIvation needed for his people, for
which wehope glory will be given to the name
OF him VINO is the Captain Of our falvsuon
So with all refped we are, viii you, true and
loyal fubjeds ia common with Great-Bntain;
the true contribution of which We defre in all
lawful ways to carbohydrates do
Refs!Ss III. That the inhabitants Of this
earthisre naturally free, and while in : Gate Of
nature, have right TO do themielves juIlice
when heir riahts are invaded. a.
"Rfjsfvs sdly. That mankind have right
snd power TO form themlelves into locieties,
make compae;. covenants. and iua laws, 70 as
10 form gooeand equitable rule Of goseWmeni.
Rkisov ydly. That il Is the pRinis& OF this
scwa thEt he sriilh Nation bzse tpibyed,
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F,sm tie PRovlDrNcr GAzIrrE.

[ . meeting OF mo OenesN-
AfIembly Of the Engliih colo
ny of Rhode-lilsnd, snd Pro-
whence plantations, at Eat
Greenwich, on the zsth Of
Oaober, A. D. 1869, i was
voted and refolved, T" That
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FRID A Y, January "a.
B 0 S T O N.

The following are the proceedings Of th'
town of MARLBOROUGH, viz.
"qsfbs swwiffss Of eOryspsndfses for ID
tszUs Of Be6sS.
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III.7 FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1873.


~ THE extenfve circulation
.ftbe MASSACHUSETTS SPY, through
BUN and country. renders it Vsry beneficial for
iboE wbo ADVERTISE tbsrsin. AdVtr-
Elements (jsnt in JtajSn) areinIsrtsd ina mat
and eoulbieasm manner on the msf rselanati'
ltsrmS.
Z Such gentlemen and ladies. in
ibis Province a, are dsGr0Es Of taking in
The SPY, sUbieb contains The savlisf and msf
;mbsrtant Foreign and D0msGie Intelligence,
Nth number If ORIGINAL papert, on a
variety Of Jagtss, and sObteb bas MT Nth
vsy, eyeat Encouragement from The public, may
BIZ regularly Jsrvsd BY directing line or
leaving their names Nth the pubEy6fr, at the
FINAL price Of fix fhilIings and eight pence,
lawful money the year, Rs|falfd, or eight
Ihillings Is0islG and dirtS7sd, sOheb is cheaper
than any public paper or otbfr pri0difel pub
Etatisn wbaftvtr, Of its HgseG, !" the fow
gpartvs sfibsglo6s.
N. B. Gtntkmsn and ladies in any the
American colonies, sObs incline TO Gablsribst TOR
this paper, may dsptnd Hpon bting JfrVsd sOi'6
tie ufmsR regularity, BY dirss'i1g hHs as as
efasfaid.
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NUMB. II5.

XXX Theie articles fubicribed to and OBJ
lerved, the Caraibs are to be rendered. iecu,-
ed, and fixed in their property, according to his
msjeify's directions given, and all pat ofences
forgot.
XXI Afler the fgning of this treaty,
ihould any of the Caraibs refale to oblerve the
condition of il they are to be conGdered and.
tie ted as enemies by both parties, and the mott
eHeetual means ufed to reduce them.
XIII. The Caraibs ihall take the follow
ing oath, viz
" we Il. B. 90 iqvsdr in fbs mare Of ne
" immortal Gsd ard CbyjR .Jsjat. tbH 40
" qviD bear true Allegiance 10 BIZ MGjHy
IS GTorgs tbs tbiyd, Of Great 5riiais, Frame
i" and btiand, King. GttfASar Of fbt fGibj
" and tb1 qUs sUiA pay Due Obedi'nr, 10 fbs
4" iazvI of Grsat Britain, and bi JaAsd 81.
Z" T1c1f; an4 wW quM and naJ SbisyVf
Z" rVoy article IF he tray e0rrlSsed 6SfaUses
=" bis Jaid MejsGy Gs6tbs CS'sib5; and sUt
do aekHovis$gs tb4f bis jaidliaj1Ry Irigbf-
=" FIJI hrdarI SOvertigS of all ME paSl Of
+" So. Hacfzt, ana thai rte LHsdi bs0 BY Ss
" fbs caraib,, are g'Antsdtb,Oagb biz M91-
+" Jt eitmmcy."
On the part Of his m'jeay.
w nATRYMPIE.
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From a lac ElIaBwgb Paper.
Xox cLAMANTIsIN DEsERTo,

Vox cLAMANTIsIN DESERTo,
HAVING had occaGon to travel from
GloSos0 to Edinburgh, upon Sabbath, |
took fermon by the way, and had the plea
fure of hearing one of the mof generous
minifers of the Church of Scotland, nay
perhaps of the whole chrifian church for
il is bis nfual practice to tntsytain the whole
of his audience GffT fermon. | therefore got
a kind invitation from the parton to dine
with him, but ! begged to be executed, as !
was in hate to purdue my journey: And
indeed he is a preacher extremely favour
able to thofe who have long journey be-
fore them, for he is none of your long,
winded brethren; he makes quick difpatch,
his whole fermon did not exceed twenty
feven minutes: IL is TO be obferved, we had
no Palms. As for the fermon, it was GER
tainly well competed and well-delivered
piece only thought he made ule of the
word Brabr1n little improperly, As there
was no other man in the audience but my
fslf, all the ref being of tie fsnOt jtx /;
and had no difficulty in counting them,
for their number was only f1UO, and one of
thole happened to be a fair PeaifeHf, leatsd
on the repentance J9osL.
HUMPHREY CLINKER.
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SATU RDAY, April 10.
r O S II o N.

On Monday laff the ancient and hon. ar
tillery company made choice of theRev.Mr.
Simeon Howard of this town, to preach the
fermon OF, the anniversary of the election of
officers the fra Monday in June.
Fran t5s ROYAHGREkADA GAZETTE.
ST VIEcssTs, Fst. ~. Ga Wedaei-
dav the I7rh infant number Of Caraibs came
into the Grand camp 1t Mscaiesu, Gnd .
TREATY of PEACE and FRIENDSHIP
vas then concluded By his Exrslleney General
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F R | d A Y, April 9.
b o S L Q n,

IgJqrat7iant and Vst4s o. the 7otvn Of BRAD
FORD.
Ata meeting of the freeholders and other
Inhabitants of the town of Bradford, duly
warned and legally aaembled, according to
law, ON Thurlday the feventh day of anu-
airy, 1873; to fee what inaruaions they
will give to their Representative in the Ge-
neral Court aaembled; (if any fhall be
thought propet) relating to their prefent
difficulties which the province, and this
town as part of the community, are La
bouring under. And to act any thing
they lhall think proper when met to-
gether. Capt. Daniel ThurHon was chofen
moderator: 1t was moved that committee
be chofeu, to draw up and make report to
the town, of what infruaons they fhall
think proper, to give their representative,
and what to lend to the committee of cor
refpondence in the Town of Bottom which
was voted, and committee chofen. Then
the meeting was adjourned to fix o'clock,
Z. NJ. of laid day, and then met, and the
COMMITTEES reported as follows, viz.
f" To Capt. DANIEL THURsToN, the
Representative of the town of Bradfgf9f
in General AGembly. Pu
"SIR, Nir
re WE his MajeRy's mott dutiful ahfE
loyal fubjeas, freeholders and other inhabi-
ta1ts of the town of Bradford, in town.
meeting legally aHsmbled, this 7th day of
January, 1873, take this opportunity to
exprefs our very great uneaiineis at the in
Judgements on our natural and constitutional
rights, by many of the late meaiures of the
Btidfh administration; particularly thofe Of
the taxation of the colonies, and the grant,
ing Of falaries to the Judges of the Supe-
rior Court Meafures adopted, as we appre-
bend, to lay foundation in time, to render
precarious, and to introduce fyRem Of
deipot(m which we cannot but view with
the utmof averiion, and to which we cam
not fubmit, while pofible TO be avoided.
We recommend it to you, as our Repreien-
tative in General AGembly, TO ule your in-
Auence, to obtain redrcfs of all our grievan-
ces and 10 particular TO enquire, whether
the fuppon of the Judges of the Superior
Court, has been adequate to their fervices,
Office and itation and if not to ufe your
influence, in obtaining fuitable grants and e.
habIifhments as may be thought fuHicient
TO remove all pretence that government is
not efficiently Imported among ourfelVes.
Which was voted unanimously.
+" We ALTO Vote the thanks of this town
to the town of Bottom, for the care and vigi.
lance they have difcovered, for the rights
! and privileges of this province, as men, as
chri&ians and as fubjees. 81
".VOTED, That the Town. Clerk, be
directed, to tranfmit copy of thefe inffruc-
tons, sc. to the committee of correfpond-
ence in Bottom.
A true copy, r ~
AfGf.
WILLIAM GREENoucH TstOn-CItrk.