The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-09-22

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m. execution of his TKrki edi; nor will they profit
,t. their blood and trraue enforce any laws which
homaS &c ihall peale enact in his fances omnlPo-
renee. He NAV 20 as far as law allows, he goes far
u'' - AcARoLINIAN. Nc. Nv.
n B. The Carolinian thinks the foio"ns fLrl-
rIoH an disqualification of the above.
To his mot exalted HIoHEEss, the mof
Potent, the mott Omnipotent BASHAW
THOMAS ------, lately appointed by the
IIluOrous Sultan SALEM Ill. to the Sub
dueton of the mighty Province Of B.
TbePETITI ION ofTbyes HErd,sdIbSaiard AMERicAEs,
rugF brmbiy f6eaoefb,
THAT whereas your Petitioners were mace oy inc
fame God OF Heaven with your hiehDei, and once
Thought no harm to breathe in the fame air And where
!, Notorious that uniidcd oy the OF the potent
D;van our sorefathers, the expenoe OF their swn money
and blood have fetted this great have extended
the dominion and commerce of their and
for more than century pat have enjoyed unmoletsd the
common privileges ofhuman nature, been aieehonse lub-
eas and RATED your matters crown from the obieurty
which little lie only able to afford It, And where
as by divers of the Br7, Kad and BabaGV, igfigHtsd
L,,,ss bv fbe Dez your matter and rhe whole imperial
Dyan have been mifnormed and abued, to think that
we are dueed 10 become of rebelous mind, and grown
Jealous of cur happiness, have determined upon meaures
not only nconfent with the ancient and lnvaaoe laws
of the whole realm, but with the common rights of Gods
ratonai creatures And whereas YOU rersGOned far q0e
knOzv ROT zUbat appointed to put into execution thoe
rah and cruel DEGREES and we hear are vefed with
movers more than mortal and Imported by redoubtable
army Of no e than 1000 anzaes, have begun upon the
ytas of America, dre peaceabe and quiet people,
and BY military foe deprive them OF their deaeh rights,
which m in hopes Of redreis, they patiently bear atho
YOU and your Cannon would not erse them for abeakfa
and in addition to the noence of uppoed power towards
,.hnt. adure yvnud do dilhOnour
vour matter, you have pubed edi, declaring iomeo Of
our moA innocent actions treaion and rebellion, and
threatening us with military execution.
Yet we hoping that you, though coathcd with aetlous
onpotence, may be above your maker 10 hearing
ara,er Do now MOST HuMBLT PREsUME TO SUP
PLicATE in behalf and who OF aieeble con-
aitution that YOU will not SaimsHsus-lk any terri
f. us by the moek thunders of love, and in favour Of
our nirmty that you will ceaie to Pale fbe lUdati0a Of
RE Earth nor nsie be pillars Of Ha0sn 10 osnbe any
more That your highneis, though Almgbty, viii not
.,ce forn The minds Of millions of freemen heFverv frf
notions Of liberty obise them to funender al that dif
tnsuihes them from the Aes which your matter rides.
Ths; you will not ufe your cnnipOens e change the
eternal law of right and z0r0g, overiet tie M Prc-
ole Of human nature.
And feeling it has from time immemonal t'en the
privilege the dog TO cry when he whipped that you
xouId az leaf indulge the Americans 70 far fufer
them to complain Hreagged when they ehaed forum
luckily preluming to think that f6y mere EngiGnt1
And feeling by your Proclamation Of the a9th OF june
you NUT be veed with powers 20 make laws, and convert
what you plcsfe into Trtaoa and RebeLisn. Il is
PRAYER that you may eonder the necey Of exerng
Ire common functions of animal nature, thoe ancient and
induted privileges of the beat of the field, aud make
il Tysa6s and RebeaM for American to make water
And whereas it is bee neeeay by your NOT glorious
ediSf that we houd henceforh fpeak fenments
nor Sauie for ourfelves whether will by not by
your matters goods do eaney entrea that you would
irech forth your arm, and by touch fupend ao the
power of thinking and reaonng and in uch ercumsnces
give US the privilege being BEATS Let US have aebGs
befing hom thy Patriarchal hand for compared to
to theie things, we deem the AIS happy who when he
eroHee DEAN bszvsen bsydsn goaded by the
remembrance and tate of paf liberty.
This one thing only dcpecate, that in the exerc of
thy new creative power, thou wouldf in imitation of
thy maker 60 10 far to FAY 20 the fallen Americans,
Utsn your 5ely fall yOa g, and GgF 6GA jan cat all
tie days q your ne"