The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-01
GRAND AMERICAN CONGRESS.

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GRAND. AMERICAN CONGRESS.
70 The IHaAsITANrs Of the COLONIES q
NEw-HAMrsHrRs,M AssAcHUsErrs-BA
RHoDE-IsLAND, and PRovIpENcs PLAN.
TArIoNs; CoNxscrIcUr, NEw-YoRK,
New jersey, PEENsYLvANrA, the eoHrfis
TNrw-CAsrLg, KENT and SUSSEX on De-
la4oare; MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH.
CAROLINA and SourH-CARoLINA.
[Concladkd from err Lgf.]
TIME tranquility of the colonies having
been again diaurbed, as has been menti-
cned, by the aatutes of the year 1867, the Earl
of Hilliborough, Secretary of State, in letter
20 Governor Bernard, dated April II, 1868,
centuries the f" brsiamptiOr" of the Houie of Re-
preientarives for 90 reiolving upon meaiure Of
s' 70 inAammatory nature as thar Of 4Uritizg TO
/" fs otbsy eeloniss, on fbe /ubsH Of their irterasd
IS rsbrsEMfation 1ga;nf jome Lafs 147f Of Payl;G-
Is srent," then declares that, " his Majeay con-
I" fiders this itep as evidently tending TO create
&c unwarrantable combinations, to excite an I'M
"juRiGable oppoGtion to the coufitutional au-
shorty of Parliament" and afterwards adds,
-" 1t is The King'S tkelavs, that as ioon as the
General Court is again ahcmbled, at the time
preEcribcd by the Charter, you ihonld require
sc of the Houle of Representatives., in his Majei-
" tvs name, to rejeisd the reiolutipn which gave
81 birth to the circular letter from the Speaker,
/" and to declare their difapprobarion Of, and
"a dfTenr TO that rain and haty proceeding.
---ss e ire new Anemhly fhould fetuie % COM
i" ply with his Majeay's reaforable expectation
" it is the Kings Pleaiure, thatyou hall imme-
" diately difolve them" !
This letter being laid before the Houie, and
the refolution not being reicinded according to
the order, the Aaembly was diaolved. letter
of Gnilar nature was icnt to other Governors
to procure reiolutions approving the conduct OF
the Representatives of Maiachufetts-Bay to be
yeicixdSd alto; and the Houies of Repreienta-
tives in other Colonies refuhng to comply, Al
fenblies were diholved.
.Thefe mandates fpoke language, to which
the ears Of Englih fubjeets had for feveral gene
rations been frangers. The nature OF Alien
blies implies power and right of sellberatlon !;
but thefe commands, proicribing the exeroiie OF
Indictment on the propriety Of the regulations
made. left she Ahemblies only the election be-
tween dictated iubmiaon and the threatened
punihment: A punihment too, founded on no
other act, than iuch as is deemed innocent even
In laves-of agreeing in PsfitiOn5 tor redrefs OF
grievances, that equally Affected all.
The hottie and unjuaihablc invaiion OF the
sovn of Bolton foon followed the!e events IN the
fame year; though that town, the province In
which it is fituated, and all the colonies, from
adherence of a conteR with their parent fate,
permittcd the execution even of thole Ratutes,
againf which they 70 unanimously were com
planning. demonstrating and duplicating.
A npdf IN a
yit Of freedom, which Engliih MiniRers ihould
have ,s;o;e,I TO cherifh, entered into a mono
poliGng combination with the Eaf-India compa-
Nv. 10 fend to this continent val quantities of
TEA. an article on which duty was laid by a
Ratute, that, in "a particular manner, attacked
the liberties of America, and which therefore
the inhabitants of theie Colonies had reioived
not TO import. The cargo ient to Souih-Csro-
lima was tcred, and nor allowed TO be fold.
'Thofe fent to Philadelphia and New-York were
not permitted to be landed. That TENT to Bot
ton was dehroyed, becauie Governor Hutchin-
ian would not fuffer ito be returned.
On the intelligence of theie uaniaefions arrlv-
;ne in Great Britain, the public fpirited town
LAT mentioned was iingled OUT for deiruefion,
and it was determined, the province 1t belongs
20 ihould partake of its fate. In the lat felton,
Of parliament therefore were pahea the acts foI
ihutine up the port Of Boacn, indemnifyine
the murderers of the inhabitants of Maiachufetts.
Bay. and changing their chartered contribution Of
Government. To enforce theie ats, that pro-
vince is again invaded by feet and army.
To mention their outrageous proceedings 1
fuf;cicnt 20 explain them. For though tits pre-.
tended. thar he province Of Maaachuietts- Bal
has been particularly diiTefpeafuI 70 Great-Bri