The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-30


10 RE hba5siaaf5 If tie B,4tj6 C0io@st in
AMERIcA.
TTHEsE are the words Of the deelaratory at, mentions
ed in the la letter, "Whereas ieyeral of the Houles
of Repetntatyes in his Mseys colonies and plantations
in Amgfa have Of late, agag law, claimed themcyes,
the general acmbeA Of the fame, the oe and csea-
Eve right Of npolg duties and taxes upon his Maeitys
bjes ii ne lid cosaies and tlaaafisps and have, in
pursuance of Sch claim, pIcd certain votes, reoutions
and orders, dog4ey 70 he hgjafive authority farha-
merf and inconGent with the dependency Of the iaid
lones and plantations, &c. therefore be il declared sc.
that the ad colonies and plantations in Hma have been,
arc and of ghr ought to be- subordinate utcI and depen-
dant upon the imperial crown and parliament Of GreatBri
tain, and that the Kings majefy, by and with the advice
and content ote Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Conn
OF Great Britain, in parliament aembled had, bSb,
and Of rg oagbf haze, full power and authority omake
laws and atutes ofufeient force and validity TO bind the
colonies ard people of Amera, iubjeas Of the crown Of
/. Great Britain, IN ALL cAsEs wHATsoEEER. IN
From the croud of objects, each Prefing for attenton
that prelent themieIvcs the mind Of By6 Amoinn,
on reading this act, beg leave feIe and particularly
mention only two, that you, collecting them, and taking
iu view of your peient ftuatons, may feel thai and only
fbat reentment, iprngng from virtue and guided by VIII
dom, which the mott worthy and the mott Peaeeable men
mun approve. s...r...a.... M. N II
The reolutons, &c. mentioned in this a, were tho
csuled by the tamp-ae Thee principal points are firmly
aferted in them---fbs excVe yqo of taxation, and the
rigBf of rial byjHy. The parliament well knowing how
harh and jang it would found in Englh to fay the
right Of rial by jury was " dregafey RE egafiSr an
fberiy Of parliament, and ntogGea with the dependency Of
the colonies, planted their mott direct battery again the
right of Common ene and the experience Of al
nations, as rqt igaHef 10 fbe contrary, con-
vncing them, if that gave way, general rn would foon
enfue and all the ref would follow in the train Of tie chief
like captive Nblg attending their conquered Prince.
However, quite fatished with the flow work Of ex-
terminating them in detail but improving upon an inPen
al hint il was Judged fitted, upon the whole, 70 70 com
ioldate them, that, If the BytJ6 4n0rans had out
one nett, ange PRIZE might diPateh millons--by fub
je6ng to the DEGREES ofPahamen5 ~ all eat'
. qVbefloev1. 5 80 49,. 800 -. .s.s i
Wdey different was the at Of the 9th of Ce5yge the
r chap sth for the better ieeung the dependency Of
the Kingdom Of Ireisnd, sc. BY that act Lfard was
declared to be bordnate and dependant upon the
imperial Cows Of Great-Britain." Thefe words
and parliament not IN it. 1t is laid indeed that
the King with the advice and content of the lords and
commons Of Geat-Bntzin, in parliament aemblsd had,
and ghs ought have, power and authority 70 make
laws and aatuse, of fucient force and validity bind 5e
kingdom, and people Of ireland" ~ -,...
Compare tie act, and you will find the al or Anaifa
copied from that Of Ireland but in the la mentioned, the
snnihlatng words" in all eafs zVbayaeve are not to
be found. The people of ireland have been for feyera cen
turies bound by Engh fatutes for regulating their ade
and for other purpoes, and this fatute, therefore, only
asrted the Eaai authority them. Their via, the
executive rEht of taxation, and the right Of trial by u,
II fax granted " fBe Parliament sf England Pail
ncr bind fee Of ireland, beanie reg nmsrf 70
chr Parliament" and again, "Ireana barb Parliament
do nsf bind fBem, BeeaEfs fby do ead ln.gtH ar
fbsiy perfons f5s Kings ilh,e6fs, Asf