The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-07-21
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John and THOMAS OSB'
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~-.s 80 : innocent as well as the rto1eis'
ERS oil and s s~n they can DO nothing unlefs they
oleale and retail inhabsans But when is s 70 &C SP-
chale, Houisraaon made Why when the S0ve'n0''
and dpatsee Il nor BY inclination, fuppOed to be
4 of arbitrary power, fhall be brought 70 ssft'iy
-,,s done. But iuppOe this fatssaeton. IS made, Is
hen over No..--1hey have been 10 kind, ater .hs'
10 iubieS the immenie property OF 10 many
20 the future adjvdisatons sfanother parliament
lrhey fuppoied il poibe, that another Pafsnens s'
Re iocked with hosOrAt the crime lhey 'uPP0'sa 1'I
che sr.nr Enslfh foul, but fled to America, mish1
49, f,;rae 70 ifand il out for time: They therefore
., ma, of the power of future parliament, ~ ea's
!, =, ,he King The mnlner did not ehooe TO Pue inc
dsljyhsfu carnage out of his own hands. NAT mhe'' va"
contsrnptuouiy refuied fatssefon from the merchants
hoe determined to keep the matter IN his own pow.
thereby violating the fra rights OF Engihmen' oy "A'
our rroceytv ihoud be facred as well as our lves'
Rut have the parliament been coteat then 70 throw .e
. of Action wholly into the Kings hands Until iats'a.
son Il made Motto complete the haafAe's "
Eh thew have in defiance of all law and juiee' Pu.
into the Kings power TO judge and Gesermne' Jg,e"
Lcrssha what ue lia be made, or not 20 ce nASe' -
shoe imnenie citates in "ates lots wn,s., ga
she mott extenfve Bays in America. lhey nave W ~
given and granted 10 his Macy all the wharves ana 'A'e
Inc, IN Bolon, and around the harbour, through gsnera
a fit rnua he wholly at the Kings Peaiure' wne
.hrr Gall make wharf laading on my land or not OF,
III do. whether hall make any uie OF IT. the nature u
che property is wholly altCed Is that my Anu "n,l
out ,prove as peaie, or which arm NOT anoweu "
land sood even that have paid the duty Shall we DC tnus
,ven by our brethren the hands OF the hng' 70 20
with our eitates as he fees proper. .e,.r,-
Conrarcd 70 this all what all the claims Of parma
neotarv p,wer heretofore made The dehgn OF eh's
,h,eesoli III. To efabh precedent OF PariAmeh y
;S svs, n d;fpole Of our lands. ably, To promote
nar G. a.. of A
f<kers in America. And, 3dly, To give the ring pow
20 puni by thele wrctches, any Whafholders VINO inu'
h, Grove PATRIOTIC or have the honey to e'pouie tne
cauie of his orprccd corRy. Thus you mo 'ne
Of thouiands of Americans, not merely taxed OY A"e
hut eteeuay taken of their hands and every ono 0i
~pa,er.e0ayls, landings, and rvny otter apfHTif-
rendered null and void. No right Is too iaeiea To &c
/. by a minifier who has parliament at MS moo.
an ainrA has this upon the landhoders m America
:, ae vow to expect from fuch precedent as tins
aaye not the parliament good rght' to pals an as .s'
Rice and Indie al be made only IN iueh p'f,s o. 1ns
eo.,,ry as the King fall direct For my part, houia
M, be Urzed eve to fee Eda retritting the making
Of the articles to the colony of Georgia, and Pos pea
80 .. ,coc hole Who ihould preiume to make them mere.
Ard ali this IS done asanit the fsnttiy of mott oemn
charter granted expressly to eeufe certain rights ana
leccs to people not only beyond the power o. Paramehe'
but beyond the power OF the king hlmef; 1ne o'ow paw
tho priycces And now when, upon the, iatn OF iueh
E,enn agreement, country fubdued, and cities built,
an infcent rnnier, taking afront at the oPPouoh 9"
f,yourte icheme of oppreion, fha, BY word, osere.
che whole. We arc now threatened with the lois ot an
The charters in America it do not iubms' AT TINS
rate what Scurity have Of our lives, hoer'e' ana
all we hold dear, was il known, that the parliament
did give and grant the landed property OF any county or
town in England into the kings power tor ever TO;
ms i .has no parliament thought IL had right to
do even in the country which It rePieiens' But wnae
the, cannot 10 IN England, they undertake to DO mere.
Indeed IL we age be governed ey Engih parAnents'
We mui expee, that they VIII lay upon US what they
would not venture TO lay upon their own eontuehts.
xhey have actually voted away eeroaln properly OF
Americans, which they dare do ofthe Engiih them
frlves No minter could have the ooidneis 10 profoe
fuch thing with the ei,y % London.
This We baie advocates tor parliamentary power IN A.
nericath is the bieicd fruit OF your doctrines The
matter now ipcls for ieieif and il outof ycurpower to
diiufe H. And moss Shither luPporied BY paoe per-
sor only fomed lavh principles BY councillor and
nfusg--I call upon you TO vndeAte thee proceedings.
IL has often been tome wonde that any let OF mem
who brrahe American air cAn find IN their hearts to
win america enlavod and their ehdento grow up under
chains That any fet OF men nouhed ~ ITS bread, and
drawn from the Kennel of obeGry, by american bounty,
,sld acyoc ate the eauis Of American ihraldom. have
oiscn been soned that in the midi ora tree and ipited
there oua be found wretch 70 hclent, a. to hold
up his head in company, and freak agant the rights OF an
injured and oppreicd country. Thefe ntene enemies are
mort 70 De feared than the Of Britain herie Mark
every mar. nv dear countrymen, @ho on mi; oacaOn Oily
sttcrnv 70 divide you, or weaken sour zeal withdraw
sour and fuppo from him. give it to thOs
who merit it, and let him down Is uaieor'
A c a r o l. n Ia n.
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