The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-07-07
THUR DAY, July ,, 1874. (NUniB 179.

4 Riots and weak publcations,hy fa number Of ndv.
4 duals, lucient rsafons with Parliament ruin many
thouand inhabitants ofa truly respectable town, TO DIFF
fove charters, 10 abo the benefits OF the writ Of babea
pEs,S and extiPate American libertyor the principle
eches all. But in England the preE groans with Psb-
ions, fictitious, treaionable and blaphemous The
dcOntented fwarm the kingdom, procaiming thelr
reentments. Many enormous riots have diituTbed the
public peace. The foyerrgn has been niuted in pang
from his palace to the Paramen-houe, the bunefs
Of the nation. Is il to be concluded from thce facts, that
the BoDY OF THE PEoPLE is fictitious and traitcrous
can his Maeiy believe, that he is thought by his Engh
fube6s in general be uch prince, as lome Of them
have rcpreiented him will the two houes Of Parliament
acknowledge what has been Poken and written and acted
againR them in England exprecs the ienments of the
kingdom or will they FAY, that the people of Esgsnd
have forfeited their liberty, becauie mr ib0n have
into eentioufnefs let judgment be formed in bcb CAFES
by the fame rule Let them condemn fbcs acquit US.
Pretences and reafons are totally different. The rro-
vacations, faid to be given BY Utter colony, are but
the PRE rEEcRs for the exorbitant ieveFty exersed
ganR her. The nAsoNs thee-the policy, depica-
Die and detetable liz is, OF iuPpreng the freedom OF
Amres by military force, 20 be hPportsd BY money Ia
ken Of pockets, and the fuppoisd eonven'eney
Of opportunity for attaining this end Thefe REASONS
are evident from the mniRer's lpeeeh. The fyaeh IS
formed with art, but the art is deliverable Indeed
do not believe Il expected, ould have fuch car
" and exact intelligence OF che ehemes agated agantt
Us, as we have received. Any perfon, who examines
the multirude of inveeses bublhed in pamphlets and
news papers in Gysaf-Brifaa, the peechcs made 10
either houle of Parliament will find them directed aga9
fks essis in geusvs The people in that kingdom have
been with great cunning and latOur,t infamed aga fbs
coIssies in general They deluded into belief that
we are in fate Of rebellion and aiming DIRECTLY ata
ate of ndependsney; though The fri is noxous weed
chat grew in climates and the latter Is unyer-
Elly regarded with the deePef exeos'tOns BY poi
L.
to woufe, If wohe be-a eurE, that If any colo
ny on this continent Oud be 70 mad as 70 aim at reach
ine the ref of the body would have virtue and wdom
enough to draw their fods, and hew the traitors into
iubmIlion, if not into loyalty. IL would be ntsrea
and our duty, thus TO guarantee the public peace.
The minier addreing the houle Of commons, uies fe
veral expeditions relatngt all fbs cslon, and calls the
tcppase Of the Port Of BseoH aPunhment inflicted
thois, z0tO bGus doteyad youy aHbery" j. il not ex
tremey remarkable, after iuch variety Of charges Affect
Ing al the colonies, that the stUte of vengeance oud
be lcveIled aganf Engis eoIOnyi NrsU7wk, PbHHda-
tbiG and CbayiOava have denied freedom Of trade to
fnps failing andy fbs fr0ieiOn Of ais II Pe,1isnrrHf
VIII not the houfe commons think the inhabitants Of
:cfe places have dobeyed their authority" and that"
punihmen, houd be inflicted on theml" why do not
hear of fome meziure punued sganit thoe cities
fb Immaculate in the eyes of administration and Parla
en has not each of the places done real damage to the
Ea-India company has there been requifton OF
eompenfation for that damage from any Of them why
Il there fueh tetsSnd sa0 obferyed with IefPed 70
them becaufe they judged BY administration and
Parliament more innocent than the colony Of bzeDaetE-
fsfs-Bay No Becsufe administration and Parliament do
US Auic6rs the honour think, fueh very ideots,
that we fal not believe ouclyes nreTeed in rhe fate
of BOr but that colony may be attacked and hum
bled after another without Ae,sing the Ienie fprit
o. beals themfslves, many OF which unite againa
common danger.
Why were the fates Of Gresce broken down into the
tznei fabmiiion by Philip Of MaeAdss, and afterwards
BY the Remnant bceaue they eontended for freedom e.
earafsiy Why the Gates Of SPAN ubdued BY the Car
f5sgisiass and afterwards BY the Roman beauIe they
commended for freedom paras. WHY where the ancient
inhabitants ofthe kingdom, that haraes U.S. oonqver
Cd BY their invsderss TSrES will inform Us, Nee aiud