The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-23

A Y, June &C.
II o n.

I. Diiiehtients, viz.
In re Horlf IS RepretnisriVei, June ~, 1874, :,
sT~HIS HJue having duly conhdered, and heing asep
affected with the unhappy Differences wnch nave
long fubfted and arc nefeang, bctweenCrcal-b s
the AmericanC Colonies. do RESOLVE, That Meeting
Of Committees from the ieveral Colonies this Contnen
IL b;ehIy expedent and cce, toconult upon the Peen
State ii the Colonies, and the Miess TO which they are
and nun be reduced by the Operation of certain Ae''
Parliament repe6ting America and to deliberate anN
determine upon wife and proper Meaiures 70 DC y ''..
recommended 10 all the Colonies, TOR the Recovery Aho
EAahlhment of their juARghts and Liberties Civil ana
Religious, and the Retoraton OF Union and Harmony e
,yrrn Cteat- Britain and te Colonies, mott ardent de-
GIed by al good Men,
Therefore RESOLVED, That the Hon. Amfs
BowpoIs ,Eia; the Hoo. THOMAS CUSHING, Eiq MI
SAMUEL ADAMS, JcHN ADAMS ana NohLN
rsxrpAtxr, Eiauiges be ami they hereby appoint
ed Committee on the Part Of this Province tor the rar-
roies aoreiad, any three Of whom TO DC Qaorum' 10
meet fueh Committees Delegates from the other Colonies
have been or may be appointed, eitheT by their
uuues of Burgees Representatives, or by conventions
OF by the Committees Of Conepondenee, appointed oy the
reflective Houfes of Alcmby, meet IN the SIty OF
Philadelphia, any other Place that ihal be judged mon
fuitable by the Committee, the rR Day OF Septcm
Der next and that the Speaker of the Hcufe DC deced
in Letter the Speakers Of the Houes OF borseeS OF
Representatives in the ieyeral Colonies, to inform them
Of the subltance of thefe Receives.
In sbs Hss(e Of REPREsENrATivEs, JNne y, 1874
VXYHER LAS this Houie taking into Conildera-
Wv ton the many DiareiIes and Difficulties to
which the American Colonies and this Province IN Part-
eua arc mu be reduced BY the Operation OF certain
late As of Parliament have determined that It IS hghy
e1pedient that Committee houd be appointed TO meet
Is oon as may be-, the Committees that are or a DC APP
pointed BY the eyer Colonies this Continent 70 con-
e together upon the preient State OF the Colonies, ana
70 deliberate and determine upon wife and proper Meaure
- -, ndedt alit
Recovery and Establishment Of their uR Rights and Loer-
ties, Civil and Religious, and the Rcitoation OF that
Union and Harmony CreatBrtaln and the Colo
MES, mott ardenty dered by all good Men. And the Ho-
norabe JANIS BowpoIE, Eiq; the Hon. THOMAS
CUsHING c, Efq; Mr.. SAMUEL ADAMS, JoHH ADAMS,
and RoHERr TREAT PAIHE, FIGURES, are appointed
Committee ON the Part Of this Province, for the Pnr-
poies aioreaid any three Of whom to be Quorum,
10 meet lueh Committees Delegates from the other
Cooneas have been may be appointed either by the
reflective Houles OF Busees, or Representatives., or BY
Cony enton, COMMITTEES OF Correspondence appointed
by the REFLECTIVE Houcs OF Aiemby, TO meet IN the City
OF Philadelphia, any other Place that hal bejudged mott
fuitable by the joint Committees, the frt Day OF
September next. And whereas this Houie did Reiolve,
That there be paid dCommee OUT of the public Trea
fury the Sum ofFIVE DRIED POUNDS,
to enable them dlchage the important Tu to which
they arc appointed they upon their Return TO be ae-
oounsabe tor the came. And fad Reiolve tent UP to
ingy concured the Reove Of the Houie, but his Excel
ency the Governor declined his Content the fame.
wl-'eees ~ s.tio tUrHiimuu and rstniTsn, task
,,-nssdy hereby reesnmend TO the ieyera Towns and
Datfs v,ithn this Province THAT each Town and Dirie
ralc, collect and pay, to the Honorable THOMAS
cusHIHo, Efq; of Bottom, the Sum OF + ~ II uN-'
DRIED POUNDSby the Fifteenth Day Of Augaf
next, agreeable to Lit herewith exhibited being each
Town and Ditna's Proportion Of tad Sum, according
"a the lat Province Tax, enable them to diehage the
important Trh to which they appointed they upon
their Return to be accountable FOR the fame.
The lin 4siI5s Jsst the Ssetimsu @Jsid s1vsi and
oilri9s.
IN tbs Hou)t Of REPRIsESrATIvLs,J sns ~, I774.
wv HERE ASibe Teams Of Bse0" and CbHylsas1UT,
w are al sbis Time ufyirg aader fbs Hand Of PozUsv,
BY ibe fbsffirg aP fbs Harbour BY an armed Force,
b5, tbs 0eisas Of tb Hon, is an I1vs6eH ofbe aid
2szgns, evideuiy degud 10 compel fbs Inhabitants fbte
fos Ss5mFss 10 Taxes inpofd HpOn them 4ob0Rt fben
conn: Ind zO5sea, il Gptfari 10 ibis Haae that fb'
AffSck spoa fbe od TeqOHs for be Parpos efortdid
an Atfaek made YpOH fb zVbat PSovihee and Continent,
sObieB t5,sa'eas toe total D,noS Of fbs Liberties Of all
Briti6 I4m0ica:
IL is therefore REsoLvEDa as the clear Opinion of th.
Hou that the Inhabitants of the d Towns ought to be
relieved and this Houfe do recommend to all, and
evecia to the Inhabitants ofths Provinces afford them
peedy and conlant Relief in fuch Way and Manner
Aa be MOT iuitable to their Crcumznees, ill the Sen
and Advice OF our Sitter Colonies hal be known In full
Confidence that they win exhibit Examples of Patience
FoFtude and Perseverance while they thus called to
dHre this Oppreaion, for rhc PreeatOn of the Liberties
Of their Country.
IN toe Hsrls ofRRpREsINTIvxs, Jaze ~, 1874.
wNy HEREAS this and his Majeiiy other Colonies,
W n North America, have long been aruggling uadcr
sAe heavy Hand Ut Powers and dutfu Petitions for the
Rede Of in,olerable Grievances have not only been
ds~xaded and iOsned upon, bat the Deign totally to
alter sh< free ConirutiOn OF Civil Government in Brth
America and eiablh arbitrary Government and reduce
the inhabitants Slavery appears more and more to be
fixed and determined. il Is therefore trongly
ended BY this Houe the Inhabitants of the Province
that thev renounce altogether the cOnumPton Of India
Teas, and as far as in them lies dlconnue the ule Of
Coods and Manufactures whatcyer,that iha be Imported
from the EAT Indies ard Great-Brtain, until me public
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