The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-20

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ese.i esaty verified your wso.e i-as OF e"T sa'-s"
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hraa oay, wa mere trSti 5e as2uscd a the ~itIs-es
Of your hes, Sir, You exvstis BY eonliaIeG %~sfsie
Of the opprcons complained u, to psflex or eoani'
and diaulb unsaiiEy, you arc muSh nisaken'4 re
Colonies, from end to eEd are under tie government "
FIEmaEss, which all the maSsinations o. Sonaps AL
mnigration will be abse ~ ihae-l ne efforts %
GAGE, though armed with tyaGt authority viii be lmpo
agan the vuous and pe.sverng zeal of men ihes
Cling Tor their religion. rights and begeSnen incapable
Of feeling detection Of mind Gom ats,-timuated iroA
motives Of liberty, ucc, and confidence, and VINO owe no
fear but to their Cookbook forward, then, Dir, 70 tle
fal catailrophe which the uuwanantabe and unnatural
ncanres purng here, under your ianeton, thfeae
Should the people tho Maiachuietts government no"
ncckly ering under the tortung hand of vena power
be further provoked and It's iuggeed they wall oree na'
fepel force Your Maefys conception will lave me tne
tai. Of being particular hereMore regiments VIII DC
wanting, and where they come fom PEI maps h'm
Germ4ny,-or perhaps if fby can be pared rom Englana
oi Ireland, and how readily the people OF thoe dtfehea
Kingdoms will agree pay troops for the Pupoe Of maria
eeng their ends and kindred in the Colonies, leave your
Mseay to Judge ~ AN iaved the trouble from well Know
ing the principles OF your Preeeptor OF ouning io mp ~
nlneG in your edzea,isa but fucerely lament your
Mseys misfortune, in dicoyerng 70 great an isnoians
Of the haores of your own nations, as wen as VSs u
France, Spain, Germany, and other countries an nsAey
with which, mutt have made you ienbe OF the fatal corr
ruption and evils which have been produced IN she wono
by an ycr-bearng Administration of Monarchy 70" Inc
breath Of ,yrant bss and poiions every thing caanee
blengs and plenty into CURES and miery great es nIo
gloomy otudes, and their rich citizens into beggafs and
vasabonds." Effects fmiarly dfmal threaten your
dominons every where your faa Of glory is tat ierung
your kingdoms home dePopulatng arts and anuiac
tures the fuppo Of fates, rapidly decayng and fou mn.
lions of your American Subjects, whole PROPERTY and oPu
ence would have been the pride and glory OF Tcye ana
good SOvegn, determines rather TO yield their Ve tnan
make faccc of their Liberty the ihne Of Deipotim'
Good GoD Sir, awake from your ethargy AMI recede
from she meaures you have taken Do not seieve tnat
your brave and free born American Subjects pellets the
fame potroon principles of thefe bafe-nded wfeshe
thof tools, who buy your fmes at the Price OF tuh
and their confcences.--They acknowledge you as ner
rghtfa Sovereign, and uch did and now DO pTofs
tor your iacred peron decent and loyal obedience as
SUBJECTS, but they dare tell YOU, they Will never be-
come your SLAvEs-The (ord, great Sire, IS dreadful
umpire Ana much the unhappy differences which
have fatally interrupted the peace and nterct OF Grea-
Britain and her Colonies have been heghenet BY the
wicked chemes Of your Miniers, and youreown TOO say
concurrence in them it is not yet too late to rceur TO
,ilder mode Of determining the controveyt4ear with
your ozVH ears and behold with your e, the humble
and dutf approximations of your pettonng Subjects let
their complaints before yau, and dcuis them impair
tally but, previous thereto, esec the ievee dSFees
ag4nf them which you rafy confirmed; for even an
atrocous criminal not tried until he is looted from his
bonds.You MaeAy viii chen be fcnhble how hardly and
uauiily they have been treated; and remember Fte
though Subjects have made sonceions to Kings, S@gs
have alto made eancsions their Subjeet.-Yout Pfee
throughout thefe extenfve Colonies, ready toVEsh
forth the hand Of amity and convince you, thats5
are upon all oesaGon willing to render up their ises and
fortunes in yoir @ fervice.T yours, Sir to maintain
aud fupPort, e9nitab, the prefegatve of your Crown =:
'ris your Subjects to oppofe every ereyoaetmerf OF that
authority to prevent the fnaeH violation Of their civil
and religious Liberties and to endcavou to be always before
hand with the Pope, the Dtu, and ALL their EniDari
which, to aver; the michefs Of furious, Implying and def
truefiye Tyranny, il beyond all doubt, they will nee-
iantly and vigoroOly frVe to effect. SClPlo.