The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-02
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,r.h. slo,yice are the Na;irs OF tie Gentlemen who
s.d neitiol 70 both Hou OF Parliament, asanit The
Ti,n po u which pesiUn was sObhhed M TINS paper
,,,. i,e in.e tfz.. stephen Sa,.c, william Lse' Ben
,a,,., franklin, William Middleton, Henry Laurens'
RaLoa s.sd i.aAe Motto, John Ellis, Hugh "lnanion'
Thomas Barker, John Boylton, arthur Lee, lhoniAs
,or ph,lip Neyie, Edward Bancroft, John Peronneau'
bs-ss s,er Edward Fcnweke, William Middleton, jun.
I'h,u,ss pincxney William Hazel Gibbs, Thomas bLom-
6.id. lohna Eohon, John Hobon, Daniel bowley' Johh
Aiieyne, W,lIiafn Blake, John Baiendlne, j. "liAS
Ext,sef Of a Lasv from London, Aprd 8, i774.
The eyes of all Europe now turned to North Ame
RIGA hrnu ioon be determined whether they are nle'
and deierve that freedom which heaVen mas put ~ H'e
no,er, or whether they have the iubmihVe iPt OF
fnane that was formed to fetch and carry, and be kicked
into tabmiiion The London Merchants, iaeh OF them
IA trade 10 Bolton, have evidenced mniiterla temper
They win not appear III oPpohtion TO the Mlnntry F"
natives Of America have hgDed petition 10 INC ni'e'
Lords and Commons, which has cccahonsd very eohnoe
abl. d.bases in both Houes, has CHANGED to make more
pfoiey,ss out of doo than ali the political pieces together
that have appeared lately the American iuoeet' iP
pole il was, hecaue people in general attend more 70 any
thing in that fm than fugitive pieces wheh no OOoy
owns. The Mine, confidence OF the badneis OF Ms eaui
and fearful of an oppbtion, has called out al ths Ds
Hell to bayk ap the Americans: Never were the puDh' pa
pers 10 filled with the inveetvss OF hIehn8 WHITES ~
the mean WHILE tie further this bunes advances the more
p,ope teen 70 treble for The consequences never 90
abroad but am applied to by people who with wen 10 "a
.erca and expre the mott ardent deirc, and nope s'
the Americans NAV be unanimous the oecaon' the MI
nicer numes himief on the certainty of their dividing
among thenelyes and condcrs them as rope OF and'
THE Rotor Port Bill is an enay how far the other FRO
vpces will 1,ffc filter to be inluted if the Minier ue-
ceeds in this attempt and formidable alterations arc e
on foot as fare as there is Con in Heaven the F'e
uirees viii ioon fufer one by The Bolton ShAr.er
oon To be alter d. which is alto INTENDED as Preceoeni
beliye am well informed that certain other Charters NOT
FAR from pcnnfylyania, will foon follow, nor IS there any
re,on why ali may not be changed if any one OF them may
Il IS apprehended that there was more neeo OF &C.
neral convention Of the Provinces than at Peient ueh
thing would ra the idea of ygour and unamnlty among
them, and terfy their enemies. The notion oil another
Nom import arisn agreement begins already to alarm ne
Manufacturers, but the apprehension OF cutting on trade
with The Wet Indies, alarms the Wef-lnda Merchants
much more ! cordially with that every American had
heard the peeohes that were made in Pariament' wnen
the motion was made for leave to bring in the Bolton Fort
ILL., twas then echoed from every Creature OF the Court
,hat ,hc time is now come when the queticn mutt be n
r Nv de,erincdShal America be independent of Great
Britain; or, ia il be reduced to due fubIechon
Whether they will fFer themevcs to be humbled, 10 as
20 ubmit to the yoke that made for them, iha not
venture to gueE, but if they do, all with that had
been born in France that land Of freedom or what may ex-
prefs the fame idea Every American will foon with that
he had never been born for not TO be, better than 10 Be
"a SlSVe."