The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-30

durr leems confined 70 thefe fenrinents either to
nav, or not to pay for the Tea deroyed They are very
ovuo,e therefore without doubt will be long time De-
fore we ae united in this ponts Thoie who arc tor paying
hn. ,h,l, ,afop. to upport their pnnciplesThat the
Tea belonged to psze pefons; eonesuely was private
r,nerrv and deroying IL Is bur aA OF uce we ihoud
,n,L. ,,.oabe allowance thoie who unhapfy iurr-
"a Nv which means our harbour viii BE- opened, ana trade
carried on as ufuzi" Be non deseisedj my eountmen
Examine well ttie principles before yos proesea 20 pat
them in execution. Or unhaPPnefs " TINS sae - Is ~
NOT look far enough We m the fnrate OF tins ninIsrn
n,nasyre. but let Us drop the plum; and sndeaso 60 mad
The oundnes Every one knows the fatal tonieluehces
af,endino the India eompanys tending seis g INTO
amerca, IL appeareA minfsria nsafare 70 eeae the
rrysnue, and eiablh monopoly Ws.wdfe alarmed ~
the coneouenees and viewed Il an stack on o hoefue
surrt meetings were held ward Of This impending evil,
49, 4, 70 m uurpole ous committees were treated with
d5aaip. our very Anshy we're looked upon as riots the
eope were redscea to this deplozbe fate, either 10 iubmr
= ,he;, vjn or deitroy il. Could Americans long halt
heteeo two opiuon No, they deroyed it. The affair
zoe, oyef to England hear little about Il, until an aef
3 pasd TO block up the port Of Bottom And all TINS ven
eeance or what Beesufe we Destroyed TINS cargo OF lnoa
Tea. We hear not Jingle word Of any private eonPanys
sppearne in this whole affair, not mention OF private
But government takes the matter up, and eha
z u bv an a of parliament. Ships and troops are tent
an Government cxpence and the whole plan Of recruitment
i governmental Confdeng cirrumanees as they really
are and viewing all meaiues from beginning % end, can
we with any pOPisy talk Of private nssfs VI paying
or il on thole principles A well might we pay tor the
exUence of powder and ball ufed In decyng our nabl-
tap,, on the night Of the fatal sth Of Marehs one viii
hod eood a. far as the other. Sending this Tea was mr.
n;esal easFe to eabh the revenue plan, and happily
hr as we oed refenfmens and nlPt it IN the BUD
cannot Zee, unle give up the very point in queaiOn'
VIZ The right Of taxarcn, the Pregrey OF our paying
ay .h;s Tea Il was as much de6gned TO eablh the re-
venue a. the pawder and ball ued BY the oders was de-
6rned GO kiln our eountymen IL degned 10 efabh the
revenue we could NOS sr il be landed confident with
r declared fentimeats, In the couEe OF dipufss with
Great Britain we have payed Os many things we did def
trOyine the Governors hou, RamPofce, &c satisfying
anv cfccss who fuered,b BY f dfehMge Of I demands
W. have been a, greater expences in fnar matters hch
:. charges on rehippng goods in the neutrality-suspicious. all
which we have paved, hoping to eoucize mesases bus
hehold What have been their ec9 We arc cadeS
fe inso6rions, plans entcs into taxing sAcov-
ragemenr from our paying former ehsrgewe mall eoHtnce
70 40 the fame therefore they try the matter on, not
doubling we desOy, or any Peron lusr " the attempt
the Combinations Americans win fatisH all, By iassfatsoU
oavmen,, In this way peace cannot be efabiihed boz
new eafres M be forever Ia agitation to rum and dercy
rs. Therefore in confidence the cauie,he regard have
for the liberties Of my country, and my ayeron 70 an MA
re, 70 deroy thoie liberties mutt deelalm agan paying
r the Tea though aed for much more hmpe TERMS
than in the late a parliament, or without any reeons
me- Is that people who pretend be friends TO American
liberties mould 20 ftrongy urge payment tor the Tea and
eonrlv with she hriefures OF the act. am certain, no
man that undsrand the nature of the Ene contribution,
can with any p read 20 arbitrary an editt the blood
Of an Engihman muR boil at every fentenee. Magma
cbaysa thar ecues the liberty and property OF the meane
heeear IN the realm Is lazy ovee7pt and the people who
pretend to the leaf zdow Of bertys mutt be 70 far from
feeling the leaf inclination comply with its bale erps
would rather arye than harbour fueh deicable notions
The properties Of whole people are taken from them ter
wharves or warrhous, which perhaps arc ther only iuP
port are rendered ule, or az be lay az the mercy OF
anv ba( villain who may gvehs infamous Representations
Were then Law, our leenrsyl We may make hands with
our fellow iayes in wooden ihoes matted hair The day
90. eay for fbaf TEA under TINE PRxsEHT nHsTaTcTi-
ons Lar zsyy day xps become SLAVES. Whatever may
be our boafted liberties, we ayes in the MOT eonium-
mate degree. No people free when any power can take
from any man among them, any part Of his property With
out his content much more that people wnoIe wnoe pro-
perry lays at the mercy of %teign cd Coniider, my
countnen, before you take any meaures in this cafe ITS
importance the liberties of Amerca depend your deter
rnation, We are now, thank God. though reduced BY
the ftcppage Of our trade, FREEMEH But remember,
and let il fink deep into your hearts, the DAY we comply
with the terms Of the ae are SLAVES. Let this ecn
ar,t;on cp YOU In the career Of fettng this points Il Is
the eaue Of the whole let not afew individuals take upon
them 20 iete an affair which 70 nearly concerns the WHOLE
Cnr brethren In Virginia view II in this light they Jock
upon il as an attack upon the liberties of the colonies for
the fame power that deoys the liberties ofone will deOy
the whole. Here iome may flop me and iay' We DO not
mean to give up the rights Of the colonies we doubt not
when we have discharged the debts Of the Tea and Psyea
aIloeer their demand, his Maey with his Privy council
,l p;tv our cae and reore our charter, Sc. as uIas
Dreadful indeed at this time of day American Eberty'
become matter Of indulgence rather than right II lays
entirely at his Mays and his Prvy councils mercy whe-
ther an hone American al enjoy the free turages Of ms
own eate. hopeth not the real fsntsnts OF te
people, but only fights Of eonied ideas which poverty ana
famine have raifed Such fubm.hve Continents cannot
come from the hearts of friends to American liberty imuf
asrt boldly, the at Pasd block up The port Of Bottom
ID more violent attack upon the liberties OF America than
any meaiure before taken by admihiraton and the man
who would comply with the terms, dserves TO have ms
name eafed from the catalogue Of semen, and becomes
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