The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-27
From the PUBLIC LEDGER, Asg.R S.
TO THE PUBL c.

rSuF M;niaer and his JogRxEYMEN have for fome
time pat anossted 70 theIaelyes wonderful COME
oerer fon the paye acquieleenoe Of She Ameiieans.
PAve General Gage filtered to land without fnoel-
ation beaap IN the cspaSy OF Governor tney received
him with the hcnours due to his rank, we were Therefore
made 70 believe, thar the neck ofopPitlon was enIey
broken: thar the fprt Of the people was eletuay Tub
spet and III by the widon of fry bsedsd premier,
Who in obedience 10 Lord Bue commands, carried thro
~, Poaan acts for the eHabihment of civil, the FepD
Quebec bill for the efabhment Of religious, Tyranny
What efeet the nria5ng nleanes' towards America
have produced how y have contributed 70 put an END 20
all dubances, ard oue the minds Of the eo'oniiis, VIII
from the refoiat ons whieh follow tas preliminary
remark 1t or al hands agreed, that America forms
P,f Of Tie Bth Empire; tie meaures OF the PTeient
f., of iners have thsow1 this pr, into the mot dae-
Cd la,e of eonfaion; how then fha thoe govern TIE
pJse with temper and in peace, who have 10 clearly e"n
,hen,vss utterly unqualified govern part with any to-
,bI. d.pree Of credit Tie Hanq1:-cH Of Government
may tak IS they plea about The excellence OF mea-
frs :" Their excellence al utility onj be judged OF
,o, the ,zvy et7I they produce eauie Is no farther
excellent than fom is peculiar hneis to bring about the
ED ronf.3; fit falls that, it IS partially deiseu'e' or
.,.siy e-rorcous Let Is syvly this rraioning TO the
Sor,e. OF .drniniiiaon reirsding America: Have they
roc.d the ets intended Have they given place to our
rrov;ncisl flbeSts Have they ffengthsned the
rs ,-asrce and annhlated the fpri; Of dlateetonf
Have they revived dropping Gds,and gwen ne Ute TO
the declining AfarEfss'2Tf5 which ceped uFoa tne tai
with our COLONIES f5r their exenec Have they produced
suv or all thsie truly dssa ends The Bottom port bill
a. nos had fair trial bill for the better regulation
az e <y government has alto been tired, ana what snti-
rs,tsisvc sey produced anonsa the coonsts Let the
following paragraph, taken from an American PaeE' iFeAk
IA. ienie Of she people Oh thoie nieaiuEes'
TRe srvs fbereiUss e re Curry Of He'ofey' ca tie
rso ftaf frsses sgsre fd fbe szi'Arre Of Sss1, 10
Ct of eR esspria,isa srb fts CssrfV,-'be5 fors; IL
re fsAszrirg ,elHark'.
DOH his look ike fcbnliioa Doth il carry the face
a aocusIenoe And If the meaures calculated 20 pro-
dsee The one and iecule the other, fail in their ends 1t
cannot Be deemed irrational 10 sTbe that failure 70 the
zsrssr:s,y Izdzti, or zsly Of the natures them
fyes Il is the heghh Of nonsaie to talk Of g waiting
% ,nrI the rigour of punihment hs eTos the Bosonians
q % sbnit The very potion iavours Of the grese e-
h nsance Of human nature Bysrfs applies to ne boioms
en viii exzerasc, inead Of alay, the pint OF remit
81 ftbce is ANY thins Of manly courage anong esop 9
~, NGnsnt viii ref i: i-o aEiss: As well Eight We
ny wretc, reduced 70 famine by the tyranny OF snoa-
Nj love the hand which wthholds him fuiisnsnee )
>es5le fhsH be lragossrl into obedience, yet en-