The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-04-15

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| tiers, crying, Give, (,iye. zdly. if idcn Britiih
| politics ihould prevail, there could no bound
| be i-t 10 opPrelAon and extoTtion, there being
no check in the inexperienced legiilaioa, nel-
| Their by the counterDalance OF the repreienta-
tives of thc taxed, nor by laid Legislative pay
ing any parts OF the tax tnemielyes As 10
the alertion advanced, that upon the provincial
| plan of taxation, there would be imperlum In
imperio, a /ubreme government 10itbin a govern
! me4t We think is not haEing the hrit right
we always acknowledging the authority OF the
| Brltiih parliament without being involved IN
theln) within their jui limits, and iuPPoie they
have fall right and power without u.s. to lay
TAX Of ten ihilings, Tor any other fuIn) on every
! pound OF Tea, before it goes over the caPie!
Of any wharf in England for expectation,
and the purcnaier being there, where iuch law
/ takes eRea, NUT flbr:lit to it. But we hum
bly, conceive there may be ifnperium prefer I'M
! perium, a govanmea bejfdei, and d,RiHt7 fran
a2I0tb1, if fad governments relpect different
4 places and contributions, although one and the
/ fame branch, be At the heal OF Doth conitlEp-
| lions.
And now, after thefe our reafonings or the
point, we declare our ielves on the liberty iide,
IN theie queaions, and think i adyfcaele for
the town to come into the following Receives.
If. That his preient Majeify in Great-Bri-
tain,. !, our regal and political head, and that
in conjunction (either perionally or reprefenta-
tively) with the other branches of our legiila-
ture, fuch laws may be made as are binding
on his Gaid Majefy's fubjetls here four civil
| polity fymbolizing with the Britiih contribution
IN the manner of legiilation, where the iubJeets
frame the laws, and Majeity by its content, puts
the ianction upon them) but not 70 when laws
are framed by the Brigilh parliament, where
we have no representation.
zdly. That IN order to cour,terad and render
| sbortive according to the utmoft of our Power)
the Bririih act, reipeeting the duty on Tea to
| be paid here, we will not tate OF this politi-
cally forbidden fruit, if even iolieited thereto
| by the Ewes Of our own boloins, nor on any
other confederation Whatever, Whit itremains
under this circumfance Of taxation.
3dly. That any perions Purchailng, and
bringing any of iaid commodity into thus town
| during the term of its being a dutied artice)
| with intent to uie or vend it here, ihall be
| deemed inimical to the rights and Liberties OF
| America, and fall be excluded from all the
| honours and favours, that is in the power OF
the town to beltow.
4thIy. That the conduit lately held by the
conignees in Bolton, relative TO the Tea-att,
| is highly culpable, and had direct tendency
| TO diAolve every arnicable and focal tie be-
| tween them and their American brethren and
accordingly, we determine to have no friendly
! intercourle with them, eitherin commercial,
Or any other way, until they make full renun-
citation of faid conduit, and make fuch other
compensation as their injured brethren ihall
reaicnably require.
sthly. Thar the thanks of this town be pre-
iented to the town Of Bottom, for all their care
and vigilancein delcryinGand vigorous efforts
in countermining any uneoniiitn.ional fcheme
for enAaviug America.
| Thus MIR. Moderator, according to our weak
capacities, we have reaioned and refolved, on
one branch of the infringements, comIaitted
to US by the town. ,-t.,.
There are other grieyous infances, touching
| infringements that deierve confederation, which
we have not time to animadvcrt upon at pre-
| fsnt. The above we fubmit 10 the town for
their acceptance and adoption, if they think
proper
And ref your friends and humble fcryants,
Caleb RicbardjSn,
S a Jdbs W5rfe@ab, Commirtee.
Samuel Baker,
To TIC Moderator OF the preient town meeting.
Boltsa, Mareb zH, I774.
After iecond reading of the foregoing re-
port, and free debating thereon, motion be-
ing made, and the qusition being put, whether
the town would accept and adopt the aforeiaid
report, it paAed in the Affirmative mem. con.
| Further voted, that iaid report be entered in
| our town-book of records and alto that there
be an atteited copy of theie proceedings, tranf-
mitted to the committee Of correspondence in
| Bottom.
| EPHRAIM FAIRBANK, Moderator.