The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-10
Thu R DAY, MARCH TO, 1874.

certainly to fceure the payment of it. If both oures fall
you mutt be the oirhere is other provided to pay
you. The penalties cannot y be iad to be the pro-
perty Of the crown Whey expressly appropriated
morgaged, to the judges ieeusy for their aaries
and this no doubt with degn to encourage them to their
duty. The Influence the minds Of iome judges aring
from this intee, may not perhaps be very great But
there may politely be Others, who not 70 remarkable for
interrupted virtue, and attachment to their country For
the future therefore, ceaie contend that you
cerned in eOndfm1afons made by yOHf You plainly
iaeqed that the forfeitues and penalties houd 70
high, that your faay may be in danger Of dminuton
Your niinuaton shat ! had looked only among news
papers for copy of commifon from the high court of
Admiralty conveys fneer, altogether unworthy Of your
chaaecr You mu therefore give leave iook desOn
upon it.
Having thus nihcd my obferations the defence of
your commion, fha add few words in confirmation OF
the objections made in former letter. You have Sir oi-
ginai vyiom in caues arifng within the provinces of
NewYork, New lecy, Pennsylvania, the lower counties
on Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Contemporary you
may call before you any Peon from the athe part Of e
ther ofthoc Colonies together with all the wnee IN the
cau; and for Of obedience, may fine, imprfon, and
"trip them of their efates Under the appearance Of exer
citing the power veed in you by your cOmmon, you may
hara the whole country at your pcaurc. Nor can it be
pretended that prohibition will be from of the other
COLONIES, op your proceedings in this. As Judge, you
are, By MEANS on footing with the agcs OF the law
in England whom you have thought proper to compare
yourff Tby do not held their commiHions, during
peaure, you do, but during life, and nave bedes, fixed
falues paid by the They not judges Of both
law and fact as you are. The laws which il their duty
to execute, calculated to Peeve liberty and property
The laws which YOU appointed to execute calculated
to iatroduce tyranny, and arbitrary government.
The peOpein the colonies, Sir, not yet fully apPzed
Of the and danger of your eommiOn. They will,
long, hope, be fenfble oftIt imPobe be
re people, while fueh eounnHion, yours, is held
head, which alone without tamp-aA sessnus-aG
is fucient to proase all the Liberties Of America atycur
feet Like the detected court of Star Chamber, you
veed with almOf unlimited Discretionary power fyou
do not trampe upon deare rights and privileges Is
not becauie you want the power but the win to do it,
Depend upon it, Sir, the Americans viii always nbmit
to hold their Liberties by fuch dhonoutabe They
have hitherto been attended with triumph and cce 10
every lrugge aeainf uiuPaon and tyranny. Life tef
Is worth prcering, IL We frender that certain
rule Of living, by which feeured In the enjoyment
ofour properties our liberties, and Peons. But thee
muRinevably bencontnual DANGER while your conmiion
is in esence ter in the words of Lord Camden, the
DfseRETIoN ola JUDGES The LSzv Of TYEANTs."
RUSS Ell.