The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-17
For the MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.


L Asst Monday arrived here from the
IL Southern Colonies, Mr.. WILLIAM
GODDARD, Printer in Philadelphia, and
Baltimore-The cauie of that Gentleman's
tour is intereiting to all the Colonies, and we
are happy To find that all through which has
come arc 70 thoroughly engaged in it.
Mr.. Goddard has long been noted as the
proprietor and employer of very free Pass.
and iome four or FIVE years ago he began to feel
himielf diltinguilhed on that account, till az
length the exaetions of the Kings poR-rider
became 70 enormous that they amounted to
an entire prohibition of the continuance of his
buiineis in hecity of Philadelphia, : Maryland,
great part of Virginia, Penniylvania and the
Jeriies through which his paper had circulated,
became inAamed at the infult Especially when
it was known that Mr.. Goddard had complain
ed to the Pof-maiter, the .y0s arbifer in this
cafe land could not obtain the fhadow of are-
drefs. Nearly the whole town of Baltimore:
the hrA Merchants and Gentlemen in Philadel-
phia, afiifed Mr.. Goddard in eaablifhino A
Rider between thoIe two Capitals, and have
recommended the Plan to all the Colo
MES. Mr.. Goddard has received the greateR
encouragement from every Colony through
which he has pafed, and all declare their rea-
dihefs TO come into the meailre provided il IS
adopted here. To be iarished in this point. a
very respectable meeting of the principal gen..
tlemen OF the town was called, at which 4
unanimous reiolution was come into to (econd
our worthy brethren In the Southern Colonies
to the utmof of our power. Subscriptions will
be Immediately opened and every meaflre TAX
en- to demonifrate that in 70 glorious motion
for the recovery Of American Liberty Bolton
will by no means fall ihort ofthe mott ianeuine
expectations of her honef count.ynien.
MIR. Hutchinion's declaration that his Ma
lefty (he fhould have faid Minifry) bipbly drc
aIbrOVH of provincial committees of correfpon-
dence, with the aeps aforementioned. and
many others to be related in due fea(on. are
iuficient indications of the mind of adminilrs-
ton; reiPeetihg a free communication of fehti-
ment throughout thele much injured commune
ties: A junction; of the whole is dreaded. and
thanks to heaven the meafures taken to prevent.
ferve only to hafen it beyond conception.
How unworthy of the wildoni and fpirit of
Americans, would it be to bear any longer with
the inioence of tool who ihodld lmpudently
tell an aertor Of the rights of his country, that
he could not exPed the faVours of government.
in carrying his papers, while he was 70 free in
defaming its meafures How naturally mutt
iuch baatrhr exafperate people who confider
the Poit-ofice, in its preient condition. asa
dangerou; ufurPation as the boafcd brees6ent
of all the innovations with which an abandoned
administration have prefumed TO vex the colo
nies--as the ftated courfe of intelligence and
information on which our very exiltcnce as a
free people depends; and on which the enemy
of our rights can lay his hand whenever he
Pleafes : And in confequehcc, how chearfuIly
will every well wifhcr to his country; lay hold
on the Preient opportunity to recover right of
Importance conceivable BY few, fmply conf
dered, by hardly any one in its conlequences.-
One of hcie tremendous consequences is the
creation of ne" Offices with new fees without
content ofour Parliaments, an open violation of
Magma Charta; e: g. Hugh Finlay Eiq; fur
veyor of the poit-roads with an hundreda esteras.