The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-01-20
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cET$SE <1ks management OF the company S
GEQ r. KS affairs, borh here and IN India,
. UP may be very true but IL Is tie
81 ~ az fryer sf migfey su6rf6 gaze
.s,syioyS aI.nSas 10 The bsblie. The influence OF
wealth which individuals may have acquired IN
the eo,npany's ieryice, has not hitherto always
hcen rointcd againlt the Ii critics of the people.
There are fome gentlemen who fec the 'neceiiity
of fixed 1awsro iecure their properly, or have
too much virtue 10 plunder their own country,
though they might in India have ihared IN z
Monopolv. or faueezed nabob. Prove every
charSe againf my Lord Give, fill he is In
6n,tejv better character than my Lord North,
Give enriched himielf at the expence of dli-
tant nation; he grew great, and acquired
wealth. while he iecured ten fold advantages to
This Country. You, my Lord, are enrich ng
yourfelf at the expenoe ct your own injured
country you grow fat upon. the bread OF the
poor. and upon tire ruins Of the fate. But
BAG pardon for comparing the Hero OF India
with the butcher Of a free people; whoever at
tentiyelyreads the Lords proteft againit your
bill for regulating the affairs OF the India COM
pany, will eafly perceive that your LordihiP
quarrel with the companywas grounded IN the
dcGre of the power TO commit abules, and not
acainit the abuies rhemfelves for the bill neil
t6er punifhes nor retrains delinquent I; II
ineithc, corrects the influence of corruption at
home, or the opportunity of pnnder abroad I;
II ONLY renders thar company, which were be-
fore but partially dependent on miiuy, fbeaHeif
..aneer0aS ssxias Of ebprs1fon thai sv1 . yrAgt
,r,eafzrsl 10 aLzne. He who teels tor the liber-
ties of Enellihmen, trembles at the immediate
coniequences. IIismy duly TO point them out
tothe public as they rife the remedy ! leave
to God and my country.
For rhese two years palt your LordlhlP mas
feemed 20 have relinquiihed the idea OF corruP-
ting the peopIe of America. The diiunion OF
the colonies, 10 far as The merchants had an m
Ruence there, gave the 6nelt opportunity which
wife man could have dehred 10 reftore peace
good government, and confidence, which the
friends Of both countries expected 10 fee eta
bIifhed. But having now commenced an Eait-
India merchant, your Lordfhip mat have con-
neeted the ideas of profit and corruption to
gether. Upon this ground we are to. iuppoie
the order from the treaiurerhas been giving TOR
fhipplng teas forthwith to America that
while you turn your goods into cath, you may
enforce the laws of excite and revenue upon
the people of America. At laf your LordihiP
has found our, that the market of America is
worthy the eompany's acceptance 40 Is, my
Lord, if you can command ir.---ln 1909, the
coloniRs made you voluntary offer OF it
meant thereby TO have met parliament upon
cordial reconciliation you then rldlculed the
very idea of it--treated the oAerwith iniult and
contempt the wretched leaders in
Leadenhall-Rreet to iet it at nought and as
though YOU had formed iyftem atrhat time to
ruin the company, they have, in consequence
of that very ediet, been fubjeeted to the necef-
Gty of applying for parliamentary aid. Had
YOU then either heard the complaints of Anne
RIGA. or wiihed well to the intereits Of the COM
pany, our fellow iubjeets there would have
taken off the immenie quantities OF teas now
on hand--the company's Golfers would haye
been 6lll--rheir credit mutt have remained in
ihaken--the affections of the coloniits with the
wealth. of the merchant, would have returned to
the mother country; but alas theie are the
golden days which the fubjeets OF George the
third are never to enjoy.
With the com any wealth and influence at
your feet, with thoie exseniive powers OF cor
rsetien in your hands, Ameri loo mutt now
lubmir to the wre,ched iyllem cfshe tavcurite.
You have learnt thai there a'e vwO millions
of inhabitants in America, who are fuPpoted
cetcris parlbas TO ooniame Two pounds OF tea
each per annum 100000 of pounds, at IS.
Cd. is 35o,oool. g.. per ID. duty 5o,oool. to
theIeyenue.
This calculation. which accordieg to MIR.
Iere. d. ion,s iGca, is moderate one, has in
duced your LordihiP to aloPt the icheme. If
it iucceeds, the benefits are ilibifantial - you
repleni!h the empty Golfers OF The company.
YOU re-cfabiiih lie declining and ,exhauited
American impof, which does not now Prodsce
iool. nett money you give ffeih hopes to
Hutchinfon, Oily and Paxton, who 70 molly
c,-r .l,.. d,cr,,itu OF Coz rr1ent at Roifon