The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-08-25
For the MAssAc HUSETTs SPY. u.
An ADDRESS to the IEHABITAETs OF
MASSAC USETT S-B Y.

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" arc Engiihmen, and haye Hsn., 70 AZ I'm, .ne
II Liberties, prseilegs and immunue' o. 'esh .n'
Is l,e gift OF God which yrant has m M 20
ysu of and this right is warranted TO you by n. VIM
Am and o. MARY in behalf Of thsmieiyes ane svceEs-
sops svxR, in your charter. In this Charter the
Kne has the right Of nominating and appointing the Cover
nor Lieutenant Governor &c the people ehooe ne
lentatyes thele Representatives, eiees the
number ef whom are Liable the Governors negatve.l me
overno eoupr and houle thus contributed have the oIe
Of making laws, ordinances, Sc. tor the well odeng
and Governing OF this province which laws and odinAe
remain perpetual unes limireo IN the MAKING dano"-
ed by the King within three years. or REPEALED py tae
fame authority by which they were enacted.
This MODE Of government was always looked upon az
iudGoab and Hnebangeab otherwe than BY the mutual
content of the contracting pares foreign force o. ieaeney'
rh,, Vo, have generally eonened to alteration OF your
government can by no fupPoe that &c Is Ellen
tally changed, that your Charter violated muts'ed
and degraded that all the valuable part dehoJ-
ed and Tome of your mott important fundamental laws nave
ared the fame fate notorious to need my asrons.
In what condition then you your government oO'e0
BY having its contribution violently torn to pieces an0
farm obtruded upon you, abhor, detected and reiu'eo az
bv every hone man in this or the neghbourng colonies
Is this civil government, is il an eitablhment OF
Iye and ntoerabe Tyranny! Dees any one pretend it
tne duty of ee-born Enghman TO ubmlt to that iyem
government which indeed ubyeve Of all government,
aad 70 far from promoting that 1t totally deoy' inc nap
pneis and iecuTy Of eiey. Are you noe IN the moit
wrsched 6tuatun, without courts 81 Juee' wisno any
fysu OF civil government all, dnleis BY adopting the
new mode YOU give up your Charter and iubm at deeti-
ON Can YOU brook this iubmiIiion trow not whar
alternative then remains The nzO eretf0n OF civl
government the or recovery OF the oo IofmS
or reurn 70 the atc OF nature, where every man Is his
own JUDGE and avenger lnnJvatons arc ever dangerous
You value your Charter connection, With the hlng OF
= flfaan vrh
fhe6ts there but you mutt value your nights. as men
You will therefore take every meaiure in your powers that
bids fair for recovery your aent form OF government
and in conequence will lay every bar IN the way to the
establishment of the coniidcrng every perion aetve5
aiding and abettng toeh stabihment as traitor par
ticide and enemy to his country.
Con6aer brethren what breach 10 made upon you
In every well contributed government there eheex or
oaaoee OF power. In britain it 10 divided between the
King Lords and commons that the negative OF either, Is
check 20 the other the leg latve and IN the ex-
eutye department. the judges rendered as independent
ON the crowa Is poiible that your Gale Far from
it, indeed Your Chet ieat OF government hled with
military Captain general OF all regular forces IN North
Amesa lent over on the avowed GRAND OF ubeng you
10 the abiouse wild oil hs matters, and nveised With every
power imagined heeslaTy tOs that PurPoe' here Is tine
iubsute OF your Kingi but alas how dutant from the
condition OF 40 dignea perionage hing can have no
nteeh dilt,ua nom thar Of his ubetts yoar Viee-Roy
fees 20 have no more mrerR in your happlnes % te"
cy than ne had in the happiness and fece OF the iAab-
ants of Canada before they had changed matters Reoc-
ant a. be might be- man bred accounts hmief IN
general Obliged to carry every command OF his uPenor into
exc uton But under the DOMINION, OF iucn machine,
one would naturally ak oud there not be Tome FcPetabs
intervening power between him and the people, by all
n,ean, il win be aniTeTed at ea by Lord North whole
pe a was TO reduce eonittutin to the mott Pae'-
cahe multitude Of that of Great-Bran. Where then is
this independent aTocray, thee ancient Baron thee pat
ons and defenders OF the rights OF the eomaon people
Bt for pys fake what aniweT a be made to this qef-
on, when the oldeR Baron the lit was executed By has
mott charitable friends, barely tor his being 10 dependent
he could not u the place for fear Of being deprived oths
other cos on which depended his bread Here BaTon
rezted 60 day. reduced o-moew and well enough uitedby
nature for 70 deipabe deteabe and prseaous ituatOn
But for the LATTER rected part OF Bafon eharaete IS II
fiOm Ruggles, Murray, Loring, Window Cray
Peter Oliver, Jonathan SimPfon, 7. Hutchnionun.
the people are to expect patronage Of their rights and de-
fence OF their liberties. Would either Of hee gentlemen
have refued to have uberibed Recommendation 70 the
inier OF the nscey Of having Engh liberties abridged
or as now ems the plan, totally extiPated Om Ametszf
would have no man uppOe the other eighteen iwon
enemies to our civil contribution left out OF the above
l on account az the writers iuPpOng them eminent tx
ceptons. Nothing could be farther from truth than iueh
coneluo however conclude thsPoint this is the Am
oas at pseen endeavored be obuded upon the good
people Of the M1iachsietts-Bay; and what may be ex-
peed from Get Of uch very aSes, and ready nAruments
AZ oppreiisr, let ell mankind determine for themfelves
T4o he continued