The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-16

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I" Never did feel myiclf 70 ANXIOUS abou; pub
lie affairs as al this moment Our own nte,et
is intimately connected with she perseverance of
our American bretiuen in their oppoi,ion 10 the
tyranny of our government. Shoald they CON
tinue FIRM, it viii lie icarcely poaible that they
ihould not iucceed in preierving their liberties
and the preieTvaslon Of fbnr liberty ought to be Z
an object Of TX lat concern 10 all in this coun-
| Try; tor It is only IN them ave Can hope TO find
Iit, after luxury, diiipadon, enie parliament,
and an overwhelming toad Of debts and taxes have
complicated ITS ruin here.---I cannot help be-
cving shat this viii be the laR itrugglc which
America will have with US. If they are now
feady and iucoeed, they will have no rcalon TO
tear any future attempts to en.l2vc them. But
u they now tGcmit, they Will be lubdued for
ever, and the only nufiery OF f.eemen now in the
world will be loa. May. Heaven aycrt (lch
calamity ----l cannon indeed imagine fate of
worie ilavery tlaa thar OF which The colonies
would be, Neie they On this ocla.,eA - i.5iss.s
Ito be not only iubjc6t to MANY hard lchraints
in acquiring their property bur 10 hold it, after
beng acquired, at the dlicreticn of err rulers
20 have no contributions OF government of their
own, but to have their laws made and their GO
venments modelled by Legislature on.the other
de the Atlantic which cannot Judge OF then Cir
cumitanGes in which thev have no voice and
Whole acts are bur lrlle more than ecchoes 70
the will of the fool or the tyrant who happens 10
be Minilier in this counuy.-What an abject
condition would this bc!--The preient aate
OF our parliament is iuch, that IL IS our own
greateit calamity TO be governed by IT, How
bate would 1t be TO with the l49iricaaf involved
in the fame calamity i----The mode OF oppoii-
non which the Americans are lissely TO adopt
mutt do them the greatet f.rvice, by checking
luxury among them, and obliging them to fave
the money they now ipend among US in purcha-
fling opportunities. AZ rhe fame time It mutt cf-
ien,ially inlurc as; for iuch are preient cir
cumAanccs, that we hang upon the American
trade; and the lois Of IT would fink the revenue,
and ioon bring on riots and iniure6tions. and
public bankruptcy. But am nor frightened by
thcie consequences. The preiervalion of Anne
rican liberty think Of unipeakably more i'm
portance than any temporary Offerings which
can come upon us. alto ooniider our prelcnt
fate as 70 corrupt, and our excellent contribution
of government. az 10 entirely iubverted by the un-
bounded influence OF the Crown, that my only
hope arifes from the profpeet Of convulhon
dreadful while il laas) which lhall dearoy artl-
fetal wealth and all the means of corruption,
reduce US TO poverty and hmpci1y, overturn
the whole prei;ns iyllem of policy, and be fol-
lowed by the re-eaablifhmenS Of public liberty
and virtue.
"a have been concerned to Zee in the PsnajSi-
,,,flr m rhatr r,po,4,,f,l
that, previous to any other meaiurcs, 2 msmgyiaI
or yfmOg1yasrs ihould be prelented TO our Co
vernment. The colonies have, | think, alrea-
dy Efficiently tried luch methods as theis Our
government, ifconlllent, would NOT receive any
memorial from an ailem5ly which they confder
as iliegal.---It is now too late for negotiation,
nor can it iaue III amy good TO the American
eaule. Vigorous meaiures alone can be iuccels-
full. And iome thiuk, that had the Amelicans
led Immediately to the laa relource, the quarrel
might by this time have been alnol decided
for the prelent minifry could not have found
hpplies for 70 horril a iervice, and "a change Of
men and Of meaihres mutt have ioon taken
place
g The sentiments have cxprefed, are thole
of the greatcit part OF my acquaintance, Tome OF
whom are perfons OF the frlt weight. | chute 70
mention this, becaulc with the Americans nor
to direct their reientment againh all indiicrimi-
nately in this country. They may be aGured,
that they have alarge body of friends here, who,
from ienie of the rights Of humane nature, de-
teG what has been done againa them.---.Per-
haps the moa provoking and mean of all the
meaiures againf them is the slasbsc bill, the
plat fcfgn Of which is 10 tx body of Popih
lay behiad them, fubject TO the Kings Will,
VIII Aay ferye as curb upon ihem.---
"P. S. The Scarborough, find, is arrived
from Bottom, with accounts Of very inter-
citing nature. Nothing that has happened
at Bottom lince the I'd OF September has yet
tranlpired; anu the government rakes par
ticular care to keep the accounts they have
re-o...nd q. ..Lnr r.al.a IN al .l-.r .L.s