The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-12

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'-sh - -. 3seoaiaas th,eit-ned 70 Ps thsis
debss TO the gith merchants ifthe np Aet rot
pcied and that when it repealed, they did not pay
them. He ieires the noble Lord any one for him,
will refer the date of that threat, and the meeting IN
which il was made. AS 4 merchant, h. thinks hlmleit
bound to declare that il true; and hatthe Boonans
have actually paid their debts with great punetualty.
The advantages accruing to the EaInda company from
IN. late conquea of Tanou for the Nabob Arco, and
the treaty made Bengal, NUT give great httaeton to
the proprietors of that ock, notwithstanding oe inter-
eifsd endeavous to miireprefent the matter
However the BoAonans may be cenfued FOR proceeding
to violence and outrage the nature of the provocaton, if
weighed in the caes of candour, will be found than
ucent to expate the mott patient, and route the mott
pulaniHous. Administration, content with having,
for fees of years, heaped every ndgny the Amer-
AZ a countenance the Eat-India company export
their waite commodities the colonies and in cafe OF re-
fa the tea be crammSd down the peoples Threats,
and the pered was 10 enrich government IN re-
turn for MOT wanton exerc if not infamous proituton
of its authority Thus provoked beyond all enduring, the
Boonians proceeding exremities not, be ue fric
Nv uihabe, but weighing the treatment the outages Will
admit of much paiation Yet the Americans have been
called even by their oppreors, ou and rcbelous the
retailers of administration hsud, however, reeo"tt that
fction in the rate eegottan only by oPPRtssloN N
the government:
TIE fso,oizy taragyefby f4tfgff, for gsa! rea'r','
Be- zSyirsa BY Sly F. 81.
From the tremendous paper threats of the ptfni
Boonians people who aii not know ihem would be apt
20 imagine them very powerful city. Mighty they are'
indeed If all they have told true To them ancient
Ninevcth and Babylon would i,em but AGES. Ihe
truth IS that this very great of Bottom contains OF
men, women, Children and negro laves, about FIFTEEN
THOUSANDS SOULS. What, cries ome OF our good
people here, negro layes in Bottom IL cannot be It IS
ncverthere very true. Fer though the Boonians have
grounded their rebeons on the immutablc laws Of ra
ture and have reioved in their town meetings, that u
is the r principle in civil ociety, fourded in nature
and reaion, that law of ociety be bndngon any
individual without his CONTENT given by hmiei IN per-
ion or by his representative Of his free e'eehon'
YET Notwithstanding the immutable laws OF nature aai
this public reoutiOn of THEIR own IN town meeuhs'
,hey actually have in that town two thouand negro aveS,
who neither by THEMSELVES IN PERSON, nor ny re-
prefntatyes of their OWN FREE ELECTION ever gave
content TO their peenr aate of bondage That this great
town efBoaon (which contains about COCO ABLE hut NOT
WILING men to fight has durbcd the whole Brlth en-
re for thief. la ten years with their fictitious clamour
certainly . This however, not lieedi in prlie OF our
visour but in rraic If moderation. Like towards u-
oppod they have puhed their nureeons and teaons 10
the IAN extremity, and awaiting their punihment
Notwithstanding all their brayadoes the faction there does
rot amount TO fourth part of the inhabitants II there
had been any vigou the magay manyof their outrsge
might have heen prevented but there, unhappy prevails
amor N the mott loyal iuble6s in that town, opinion
that tey can do nothing hemieves without the inter
yention of the legislature mere. So that the faeon though
FINAL when compared the ref of the inhabitants, have
hitherto carried every thing before them Their late mad
saion has brought their affairs to crGs and man can
be friend tohis country who oppofes their Punhmen In
Decd punhnent cannot be called, they only at Prcnt
TO pay for the tea they have wsnony deihoyd But it is
areny wcd BY every lover OF peace and good order, that
foms ohc autay resulatonsmay take place in the Malta
chufcts.
I4b,a4. The Eaa-Tndia Company, it is faii,
eed aa week to give of the lof they uain
ed on account of the rebeous behaviour of the Americans.