The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-04-22

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coooel Tcphion vas Of opinon, that Aamp-aa would
NOT ohfruA the juA liberty Il ths pse6. Il wcud not
hinder rises Of genius, who, thronah modeys ddent
az H. cpinon Of he pablo, o. love ofsman chofe 70
s unlnown, from being kept ferset. The printers names
Only were wanted, thas an, Injured paon might know
whess . s6t tos TIE juf the laws allowed HIM and
is an Anonymous paper might longer Be dark lantsr
lshs ts vainous aain Of private reputation to give
he wonnd and at the fame time conssd him from the
eyes o. reach Of tbs injured. 4 .tt ~
Scream Dennis lad Centsmen had wandered from the
point in queon, which was only whether advetements
Aoud or lould NOT be axed He law no reaion why the
pntex, who, BY expecting five llng rom the advertiler
Hr RATED the tax mould not pay few pence Out OF II
% government, s (.
Mr. Flood Thought fome tax ought to be laid on adv-
tiemenes though II might be thought proper to mitigate
hequanrum to fnaer lum ths ae msntOned bufFamPh-
l.ts irely ought not to Be taxed. They not generally
here made u Of for the PuPels Of defamation that was
the province Of newspapers, which he'd dealt pretty largely
Ia IT, Some indeed were more moderass than Others loms
she anonymous papers had rather dfeutd msaiues than
T@ed men, thoash they h=d fometime fallen into that
evil it mul beowned, that there had nsver heenio much
abuie, q ueh low dirty mzice 70 much fenieleis
AuA ematiou.or % much bae wanton eaumny Ia all chs
and pamphlets In this kingdom put together - Ia thar
vehicle Of wiedncfs and nonien, tue MONITOR isis trs
man wrap up in confous integrity, may depife the ats
90 malice thcre1rs this abuis Of liberty b the more @
be niehfed and NOS mads plea for abdgng that liberty
which may probably be hart By taking pamphlets wherein
freedom of druins political points the peculiar
Nuyin1e than h nsWspape, whole limits will not afford
the nscey cops. For the integrity Of urss can - but
little eenrisy, when, In cafe Of future bad VicsEOy, and
hsne bad administration, che nomination Of Sheriff. being
In their power, and the mPanneing ofjes IN the Pgwsr
of the Sheriff., every evil sight be unprecedented.
coanl Blaanere iaid, he iould confder this qusion
chiefly as mo3e Of taxaton Il wa Thought that this
sstics would produce fifth part Of The whole, and there
could be no inconvenience in cbsng printers co put their
names to what they publhed, Il could only evs to pre-
vent doe writer's of more malice than Wit and ur
MY than feni, from dipping their pens n potion not 10
ink. IL pamphlets were taxed, che feat Of eanmny
would - only removed from newspapers 10 pamphlets for
andai was extinA in the former, hey would foOn DROP
Every rational 6eeiom Of writing enjoyed IN England,
and Gensiemen could no call the amp-aa tax on
iuss and liberty, than the duty wine could be called
tan On religion becaufe alI quantity Of that liquor was
uied In the facrxmcnt Of the Lords Supper
Mr.. Barry Withdrew bis motion.
Mr. Chap,nan moved 10 hrike out the word pamphlets.
Mr. Scot faid, he thought newspaper not pamphlets
were the proper conveyanee for political knowledge and
pamphlets were generally appropriated to literature and
nce But If they alone were 70 be untazed they would
Be wors than newspapers and, being large would be
only Larger lpecies Of anda The petty deaeT in csnnny
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