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

To the n " IL T. OF Z ~ ~ ~ "a AZ Ds
TT is evident the Britih empire now tembles On the
h,;nk Of ruin.-Ciyl war, confuEon and definition,
are inevitable If administration continus to invade the rights
as the Americana and therefore mott ferrous and at
,erve confederation houd be applied to the great affair OF
yeo,ir0 and pvevisg union and harmony between Britain
and America. 1t might be demonstrated ~ million o.
reaions, that Britain cannot long rule the Americans Y
c,,vr ,cwer and hold them in lcrv!c fubetfon This
continent Is more than hundred times larger than Great
Britain and according the prcient nerese Of the people,
m ls than century they viii exceed fifty millions. Can
IL be ppolsd that this vz people will be ayes and vaias
of rants in Britain Surely no man OF any confederation
can entertain ch thought. But % dtant danger GOES
not afea minaerial men who "ifve BY the hour, and
are eaeer in puru of fortunes and plumber let eonder
that ysuy danger near, and now even at the door, IL
well known thas tunder PrOvidence infTse governs al
nations and il is important qnsion, no" can the
colonies a yoEy intere and the intere Of sfb0 nations,
far the grand pur1ols Of iecurng the liberties Of America
The anser is mort and convincing; the colonies will with
hold their trade from yen, and give 1t 70 ofbr natisH
This roke Of policy viii be efteetua ana desive ana
it feen to be the only thing which will anfwes the grand
purpois of preervne LiBRRTY, it viii be Purued with
ardour and perleyerea in with frmne. To dcnonrzte
the pracabiy Of this mearc, let IL be eonhdered and
ieriou(y attended to, that the TRApE OF America is
prize for which the commercial nates will all contend, and
embrace every opportunity acquire, therefore BY tH viii
the Americans command fepe alliances, and the fleets OF
America which are extended more than three thoufand
miles ON the atlantic ocean, and eommodious for the
commerce of the world. Such Is the fertility of America,
the people never can be zrved into iubmton to tyranny
by the modern Gheme of bheirg sp and their internal
reng 10 greatly hyperion to any force that ever can be
tent aeain them. They could at any time IN the pace OF
ten days aemble an army Of fifty thouland men and
great part Of them experienced in the lat war with
Canada having dieiplned yaa numbers Of men who are
nos, qualified for any command, any aton IL in the
nature and common coure of things utterly mpoble that
Britain or any other naton Mould fubdue the combined
force ofthe Americans he may inMe and difres them
E mort time but they will at a rife hyperion TO all her
arts to deceive and efforts fubdue and the day chat
crowns their liberty IF they obliged to gain By force)
will zeal her DOOM But will dwell longer on the
gloomy idea Of Btains fall. It is my wameR with, next
TO the liberty of America, that he may live forever And
will now attempt to point out the means BY which her
popert, and that Of the whole empire, may Be ineresied
and made permanent.
To mpole arbitrary government on any part Of the EN-
pre particularly Ameca which Is 70 extenive and impor-
tant part viii deroy that sgEibvsm which Is the be'
of the whole by forming ktar6e ias0, and thereby
take away al motives to pceve the union, IN tee zDbe
are dsprvsd sbUy,which viii eHs br bond Of empire, and
like the once auguA Roman empire, il viii DC Pt into
different kingdoms and Therefore the
eoubriu, equ, liberty, uR be preisrved in every
Der of the great body the @ and eental principle Of go
yernent The empire Aznding upon thef great principles
Of equity and equality, no iuA eaue would ever exa for
diiunion between Britain and America and the Brth
doinions might, upon this BATS Of jgeet and hbty ex-
tend farther and farther the remoe regions OF the earth
and rtsinrmain the centre Ofunion, wealth. and endor
reign Sovereign Of the ocean, and me Of the wcrld
Resiou and intere would be the cards Of union, while all
ths colonies received nothing but uce and mercy from
Britain and they would then vs fbe parent country, and
glory as they have done in time PAIL In her PROPERTY and
magni6eenee; he would rife in proportion 70 the nereafe
ofthe colonies and th- American navigation would be
growing nurery for eamen The Birth navy, as well
as ourre of wealth fuppot it. In Ort,whe union and
harmony are preeved between the two countries, no
natsn can ever vie with the EngEand the bleiings
that would accrue the empire from iueh yaem OF h.
her,y and uce cannot be numbered named they 70
manv and great
ENoLIsHMIH you were once too generous and brave
20 enlave Others, or be enaved yourfslye-may your
ancient adcu- for LIBERTY arieand animate your bOon
with paIions godlike your Sires
CONSIDER ALTON.