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

the reoFie Of AGaeTiei' ..,..,:...I
s Ca ar. now coun,ermanded and only two ihps are or-
.ed tothe ues-indies, which are not 70 ial TIL june
SuNqMARY ar tbr PROCEED N Q 5 in he
HOUSE of CONF ).
AT quarter palt three O'Clock Lord North earne and
the order OF the day, for the whole ouie gong mo acorn
mree on the Bottom Bill, read. The speaker 'mne-
dateiy LETT the char, and tine Hoae reioVed l'iei mo
committees Mr. Grey CowPer, Chairman.
Lord North poke for comfortable time 10 iappof. OF le
Bill ana the caue all agreed to, and the oa.s M
ed an. The committee broke up immediately and mace
their report, when the Dill was oTdeed TO be read eeou
time, and ingroiied' p.n.u
Pill boe or zooool. be inflicted ne Boitonians foF
their demolition of the Tea belonging 20 the Eait-india
company. This motion occaiened DEBATE OF upwards :"
four hours, the principal Speakers N wh1h were Lore
North, MIR. enkinion, Mr.. Herbert General Conway Mr.
Caoigne, Mr. Ward, Colonel Barre, and Mr.. Montague
On the oppo6te iide, MIR. byns, NJ. bemPte'' "it'
Fuller, Mr.. {. Fox, and Mr.. Oliver.
The Houi Isorne1 nearly unanimous, tna me eonduet
OF tlM Botoaians had been Illegal ad deeTVed Punih-
rnent and that this mode mild q could ann iaiety
be adopted.
this day. 49,.
The American Bill is ordered be read third time
this day.
OF Lords tor their concurrence.
Esaycb & The iuplne inactivity Of the American Tner-
chants is highly oenfurabe Accumulation are about to
PATS bill which will derive this kingdom OF ore Of our
mott valuable commereialreiouees If the American ports
are bIoekaded there is an end Of American trac not
merely temporary iuipesGon but total ANNIHitATioH
of ali commercial intereoue with the principal ietement
in the colonies. What are our merchants about II
deadened to all feelings tor their counys weare are they
loft to every principle OF sELFINTEREsT Can they
lee with PATIENCE and iuiier with puhannity, attempts
IN depriye them of their PROPERTY Can they behold
the Americans DISABLED by administration from paying
the iums iuy due England Can they behold tins and
not emble for consequences pregnant with INJURY 10 the
families Ii the Americans tardy IN their payments
IL they procranatc the dcharge OF the Engh meenapts
demands what the caue OF this Procraitnation what
but banefu iyem OF meaiues pu,ued BY administration
m drive the coonits TO depar and ruin Are the Anne
rcans dihonc NO but they are impove'Iihed, lniult-
ed Narrated and dirred their attentions are called on
from traic and buea in fuggcng means to defeat the
vile purpoies of administration TO ENsLAvE THEM
theirthough thus occupied from day to day. their domeic
affairs ae neglected, and commerce. which fhoud be the
frf the LAST objett of their contemplatons The
crifs calls for mott vigorous expeditions hieiy PETITE
DINING will have no effect mlnhefs, whole ears arc
dea to every PRAYER injured people can oer up TO hsa
ven: The American merchants ihoud make the mnnter
undcrand that however lsVh OF the public MONEY, he
ought not to flop the means Of pubic SUPPLY; TOR It
calls for punibment leyere than cenlure, to at
ternpt the plundcr of a colony by LIE A L T A &
AIIONS, and, becauie the inhabitants vrtuouS
enough to ef ueh unJuh attempts, 70 frame bill Tor
the agnation of commerce, and thus the properties
OF Englh merchants, whole families will have reaon 10
nrsv~har rir,e may multiply y IKE GREYHAIPs
hrsd nf tie nsincr Who, by the means OF che Bof
f5n port bill, complicated the deiaGehon Of AmERIcAH
COMMERCE.
qhc Ignorance of the Bottom people, and of their mighty
Houe OF Reprrlentayes, who think themeyes co-equa
with our Parliament, is glazing their PeiumPton
Let any man turn to the OF that Houe IN the year
1906 when they had paed telr eolves OF thanks to fe-
vera Lords and CommoneT5 who voted tor the repeal OF
the Stamp Act and he viii ioon be convinced OF this. IL
they were 10 ignorant to know the names and titles
of thoie they intended express their gratitude to- and
had not even reflection ufcent TO conult Court haien-
der for information, il be wondered at that they
fell into the grols bunder of thanking tonne who potvey
gave their voice agan the repeal that act. The MAJ
quis of Rockingham is in their reioyes iinPy filled
CHARLES WATSON RocKlN CHAM Lord camden,
EARL CAMDEN and George Ear OF pomfTet, George
Duke of Pomfret. But the mott abId mIitake OF all Is
their voting their mott ncere to tn. Earl CT
Northns eon, who OPPOSED the repeal in the Houie OF
Pees and in private combination with the then minty
declared, in his emphatic manner, " that he was
againt il TO TO coELo." lt is urprlng that people
who ignorant of the ana delegations OF mi
nters; whom MM9uiiies, Commoners Lords, EarlS
and Earls, Dukes houId be miitaken well with
gard TO their duty as our rights Or il irange that
people who never felt the hand OF authority, fhouid uP
pole themeyes above all authority So far is all this nom
being extraordinary THAT ought have expected long
ago for preiumpuon the companion or ignOranoe
From respectable authority aiiuTed, that
there great reaon believe part OF the account Pubhed
our paper yeerday, relative to Injunction OF the
Boitonians, to be OF tact The people it IS affirmed,
afembIedin tumuaous manner, AFTER violently ieiz
ing Menrs. Hutchinson and Oliver, they led them diff
gracefully Lbe Xfee, where they sndeayoured to eK
tort om them aioieun onle of nmeGiate relsnation.
This account is rendered theoe probable, fnee traniac
ton OF an exactly hrar kind happened when the rt at
Temps made carry the StanP-Aet into execution.
The people then compelled MIR. Oliver TO engage hmeif
by an oath TO reign Office with which the S5ampA
had n,eited him. Thus much therefore fancy may
venture lay before public, than probable
ce of news but that Governor Hutchnions neck has
been decorated with any KEMPEE INSIGNIA OF popular
recruitment, iands in need or continuation.
Lord Shelburne will ihorty be appointed Lord Lieutenant