The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-20

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Con hath made all iubjse, (la,s the learned Hooker
f" the lawful power Of making laws, to command whole
pcte oses Of men, belongeth 70 properly Enfs be fame
entire se hator any prince poenta,e OF sUbaf hind
lsever upon earth exeree the fame OF hmief, Tor
themeyes) and not either BY expreis eommlon lmmeda
tely and perionay received from God, eie by authority
derived the fir from their essm Ep0n spEcf f0tOns
fbsy inpss zv is no better than mere tyranny Laws
they are not, therefore, which public appreciation hath not
made TO-" Agreeable to the fame uR principles OF natural
ssHhy is that maxim of the Enslh contribution, that,
" Lszv, 10 bind all mgg Be antsd 10 ~ ais" (Prncpia
Leg ct Equir @ and there can Be no legal appearance
OF a0snt without iome degree ofysp,sfsrtafiso.
IL mutt indeed be acknowledged, that the representation OF
the people of England 10 70 perfect equity may iee
to require, 6nce very many individuals have no VoTE IN
elections, and conequenty eannont br d expressly to ge
their etHf the laws BY which they are governed Ne
vcrthce the whole country which they inhas's, andn
which they earn their bread and the very houies in
which they live whether they houkeepeps or iodges)
arc reprcted b. the Of the respective prcprieors;
face evey s2bOdty has rgb' to zcfs 70 that, in this
one repca the experimentation general ands though
far fora EQUAL, would fill be uffcient check aganit
arbitrary power, and afford fucient frcuny Ter the lives
and property of toe perions who IAve no vsf y the laws
asana parliamentary corruption and Especially that act OF
and Wi. I'll. c. a. duly enforced and ALTO u
al perons, who arc .ntrufed with the dPoia of public
money! were required to render a account ofit and TO
be yeely pund whenever convicted Of exertng the IN
6uence Of the public vsa(sv aganif Pste Eb0y which
the mot banef ueaehery and dhonsty that menin otiee
lsho arg the ryants Of fbr public as well as Of the kng
can politely commit. But notwithstanding the inequality
ofthe Eng reprstafss, and the various means Prae-
tied 10 corrupt IL yet il has been the pfnepal niruent
of pn4srving arnong thoe remains OF Natural isv
which M enjoy greater proportion than mott other
Kingdoms, and has oeeafioned more examples OF juit
retribution fyrans, frsif@, and court faTczrfi,
IN the Eng!h annals, than the hiftoy of any Other
d..Sa IN ehaf Qanin il hv ed IN
conclude his account of X Richard II. (that notorious
corper Of paraments, and enemy to the privileges Of
LONDON and other eopostions) with the following eee
tion:--" That, in government fueh as that Of Eng
Land all the eff that the foyeeien makes TO uuTp an
abloiue authority 70 many feps which lead him to-
ward, the precipce1 is manife, therefore, that the
eonausona government of England, even svhb all ir de-
6s is infinitely better than any other form Of government
whereby fs people deprived Of their ju are in the lee
gatue 20 mYaaly ofnpretafsfiOn in this iand
affords no juf augment for feitng aoe the rfrenafsH
Of the people oths parts Of the Brith empire becau.e
experience teaches Us, that even adsrr 'Hf6ion Is
better than none and therefore il is highly reasn
able aad contrary to raErai equity TO pretend that
beth.n and fellow ubes in the dant parts Of the
Brtih empire ought to be deprived Of their natural
yigbfs and Ebey0, msny becauIe own liberties
entirely eoJa or b1tkue own representation in the
eeaturc appears, ome few reees, TO be defective and
IL would be quite as unieaonabs aedge, that the prn-
eive Of reaon Of the maxim before quoted V. thar izzD
70 bind all, rgF be anfsd sky aHJ is upjua and neon-
cluGye merely becauc il would be very difficult accom-
pi Il literally by the cxPrefs asnf Of every individual
but Il is clearly efficient that the maxim be confirmed to
gny that delegated esi Of the people BY majority of
tber LvrTysbrsafaves which is oorfnsfioaeiy neccy
TO make all aSDi bi.disg and ueh legal approximation
of The people is therefore abfoutey neeey TO cortue
es9pai kglasre for any part Of the Brth empire for
no tax can be levied without manife robbery and sfs,
where this legal and fHtisSaf rprsnfafsa is wsting
becaue the Engh law abhors the idea of taking the lea
propery from semsn without their free costnf.-"It Is
risyioas" iuigEigm e., Jays the msrm) that free
men hosld not have the free dpoa Of their effects
and whatever irigaasm be made asg BY any
authority on earth by the united authority of
King LORDS and commons, for that would be contrary to
the eternal h4vs Of God, which are fuPreme.
In every point of view, the making laws for the fub-
ies of any part Of the Bt empire, srhboa fbeI parfi
eisasn and srf, is UBIQUITOUS and therefore EHkGrv
FIJI: For though the support Of any law, 70 made be in
itef perfectly j and egsiabir, yet &c becomes ctherwife
frhat is ns;sg and izaEaonI and therefore Eriesyfz
BY the want Of theie neeefiay LrHf ferm1hfr' of
prsen,ain and sS: For il the inhabitants Of part
Of the empire might determine qusihon, enact Law,
for the peculiar advantage only Of that part, though
the manfea detrment and injury Of asob part, without
the REORGANIZATION Of the latter, the former part would Re
made jE1ga in fbs esEe: ereumtsnce that would
be literally psrria the very revee Of Juice and natural
egEay, and which mutt therefore, be efeened isiSgiy,
even 20 q fundamental maxim, viz. il is IEToJIToUs
for any one to Be judge in bis eSsje. Partially
Is, therefore, uch zbOmnzon in the eye Of the Aw,
that no power on earth make il LAWFUL: For
an al Of Parliament, lays the learned JUcee Hobart,
rep. S7) made aganR EATUeAL HoufTY, as 70 MAKE
MAS inlge IN Bis ozun ss (tne example, oberve is the
very point in sUelon) hvoID isijdf; TOR " Natural
right is imnutsbe; il j, the law Of laws"
Every King Of England apparently for the fame ressi
reaaned BY the law from changing rakrg szvs
without the aIent content Of his WHOLE KINGDOM
IN PsrIisszarf erprs6<d. And the EvbsLs Kfsrdsn
even Of Cresf-B,iisn 'tief only part Of the 5T
empire and therefore, bya parity Of rssOnng cannot .-