The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-12

thirI. yinse ana aalIed.
DurLlN, !Nyyb q. The Britihh Administration Fem
like lome quacks who have but one iave tor every ioe
The peope Of New England have spted the iehemes q
government, and they to be purified BY removing the
cuaomhou Of Bottom from thar town; the people ct Ire
land have cobed with every heme of Government, ara
they are 20 b: rezyayded by removing the cuto-noueo
Dubn from that city, pay Witt to the North wall
LONDON, B1areb 40. A bill is ordered to be brought
into the heue of commons for the better regulating the
Government OF the PROVINCE OF NiAiia@iue'SJ "
North America.
The further confederation Of his Maeays meagc of the
- infant together with the American papers which were
rrentcd to tie hooe by North, upon the 9TH and IItn
infant BY his Mseys command is Poponed to the i3n
of April. a..
There Is not amax Of religion, morals, or politics.
more evident than th,hat America is Hen that lays
her Golden Eggs for Britain that r muf be eherihed and
upportcd as part of the great family Of Britain then VIII
her trade increae And, in return, he mutt promote and
augment her commercial connection with the mother
country and cling her las Milton iays) ike as inc
&C vino curls her tentls, which lmPiiss iaoleeuoh'
1aaye5 a. This day his M2iefy went in fate to the
Houie Of PEERS AMI among Others gave his Royal Aent 10
the following Pin, viz. 81,
The Bin for the immediate removal of tie ccsri efthe
Cuioms from Bottom in Ma6achuietts-Bas'
Marc a. While 70 many falfe and mii1raratory pa
rVraphs are daily thrown initiate US asaint Boron
and America may not be unwfc, fys eoreiponden'i
20 reyer, little to fafs. America quiet, ard Jour
trade with her very Aohng, when in the year 1875 yon
began 20 tax her by the amp act. This threw the people
in fame, and IL endangered your commerce. that an tS
merchants and manufacturers in Great Britain pesone1
for It's repea. 1t repealed, and decaaoTy ae'
The Americans acquielced. Not an aemby or body OF
men in America ad one word agan9 your declaration bf
right. Quiet and trade etored. They looked upon
the whole as fort of compact with the that this eoun-
try bring allowed he right would not exeree IT. 0ee'ue
fuch execife grevous to them, and inexPeaen 10
Great Britain. But you ioon undeoeived thsm ara VIC
lated the compaa Another act paiea In 1907.
The fame Consequences followed: But you have not WI
dom and mlnlne enough TO resraet On the contrary
the extreme gour and nuice of the Bottom bills cacu-
lated them the mott dangerous extremity ol'
commerce, trade and manufactures VIII feel It 10 the run
cf thouands, ana the dieG Of the whole Kingdom. ne
way to avoid all this is obvious Repeal your uiteis' IT.
rtatng revenue laws ACT literally and with good fai'n TO-
wsrs your colonies they will pay fox the teal they WIZ
queRion your iupreme authority; and your commerce.
trade and manufactures, will PROPER as before.
yK !. Yeierdsy his Maeiy in fate to tne noIs
Of Peers accompanied in the fate coach BY his Grace e
Duke of Ancaner ard the Earl Of oxord and gave Tie
the Scotch Bank Bill received and read the INIT tne
other private bill then the houe adjourned %
Thuylday tie 9TH Of April
Great Vagers laid Yeerday upon change, ana az
the principal coee-houfes about it, that Lord NoTths
pafiing the Bill for removing the Cuom-hore, &c. from
Bolton, grounded, and very luity too3
famous prophecy Of fripure take from the 4th chapter OF
the prophet Habbakkuk, and the 4th yerie.
he utnoa crecy is obieTvcd in the delivery ofsl the
letters from Bottom on government account Two diffe
rent packets ad have been received within thes y"
days the particulars of which have not as YET anped
4byl a. The following COPY Of the petition 70
the hoae of lords again the Bottom Port Bill, hened ~
NOT Of the American gentlemen in o"r, and pre-
tented by the Earl Of Shelburne.
To tbs RieLt Han tie Lords S9ifas! asd Temporal in
Parliament aBersblsd.
TIE barsih Pefifi'u Of JeVH'Gi NafVe q A'''vied'
Sheweth,
That your petitioners, being natives his MajeGys
doninons IN America deeply intereied in every pro-
ceeding of this right honorable houe which touches the
life, Liberty, Property, Of any pson or perions m TIE
the iad dominions.
hat your petitioners conceive themielves and their
fellow ubceis be entitled to the rights OF natural uoe,
and to the common law of England, as their unaIenable
brbrght That they apprehend it be nvariabe rule
of natural juce that al be condemned unheard;
that according law, peon perons can be udg
cd without being called upon aniger, and being permitted
hear the evidence agan them, and TO make their oe-
fence.
That IS therefore with the dcrpe concern they IN
dctand thar there is now before this right hon. houie
bill of pains and penalties to be inflicted the Town d
Bottom, for teipa committed by ione rerons unknown
upon the property of the EAT India Company, without the
fad Town having been apprzed OF any aoeuation being
brought agan them, permitted to hear the evidenee,
there be any, or to make their defence.
That the oil takes away Immediately from the inha-
b,sns of the the ue of Propeyto the amount Of e
veral hundred thouiand pounds veed in quays whar,
flores, sc. That il will refrain many thouiands of his
MajeRys fubje6ts from fulfilling themeves and their IA
miles by their uiaa employments That it will puniih
the innocent the guilty ard ihal all the repaa
ton required by the bill be made, the reoraton Of that
property or any part of il is ered depend foley upon
the will Of the
Your petitioners conceive fuch proceedings to be d.
rey repugnant every principal Of law and uee; and
that under iueh precedent man, BODY mem could
enjoy moments iecurity for ifudgnent be Immediately
TO follow an aecuton, the aceuied, unacquanted with the
charge, and debared from defending helyes every fence
agana fsle accusations will be pulled down, uice Will
longer be h-, innocence exemption from punh-
ment.
Your petitioners beg leave to reprefent that the law
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