The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-11-24

table. Perhaps cur grievances may Us ieoss'Ne So. -
eoouence Of Pynfenr. Has Hayes deisrtsd you
!. baye YOU found title BY akc Ha: Burton reslsd you
or have YOU bewaeIsd your imagination Anie then' shou
pe.es pride of petitioners and tell this fee-oorn nsoon O
what eaale the American diasfeeton sook s my, "'
VII :. means the Americans, the heady ae"os " P"
Liberty, zl be redrsned Dsafeeted nee'ehoehSJ CAV"
only In idea or in the Uopan iem of an eoqusn put ne
,sfcd a,,eGn,n They ara not aliens the, never Wi
he the too of rhetorical refugee Jealous even to an eS
eme vow once was rsvefsd by tho peoples but when YOU
grew ambitious, you then became immeuae
unpopular Explain this ablurd dupy o. eohaHe' 20 YOU
eounrry and to the ben Of Princes. Fef.Ps you
to becoms aprivate yrant in America ANS 'eN'P'vHl
can only be eauaed by the aPpontment. Atone tor your
tsgse and ncosrent expeditions by real hare OF
and live to know that Princes, though men, may DC insassi
tenty caprsous, but the people, though oPpIsneo' in a.
ways be free. - err
Sesf. az Yeacrday the Lord Mayor, the two shsrf',
Alderman Wilkes and sawbrags, and number OF she ee
holders of Mddeiex met az theSiie-ene sl'eHO,y Iss ~
order TO nominate proper perfons 70 rePfesnt the o
IN ehr enfng Parliament. The rf buhneb was TO derr-
mine on the different articles that the candidates TO be PSI IN
nomination ould iusicribe, which were 10 ths following
ruport Tha, fchofen, they ihsud eHdeasoar so Obtain
bin for the hortnrr the durztios OF Paramentsi r
the excluGon Of plscemen and petitioners bill for me aoe
equal representation Of the people and bill to repeal IN
four late aefs rejecting the Americans.
The Sheriff. aed the reeholdes II they were willing their
candidates ould be bound the aioreiad articles wen
about x perons hsd up their hands agalnR the queOn
This being decided IL the Affirmative, John Wilkes, tia
noinsssd candidates, and all hands sea up Tor nn
except FIVE or FIX. The Sher next us up Sergeant Gnn,
who had every hand held up in his hvour Upon Mr. Saw
bdges motion the two candidates jointly put aP watch
was received with the greats aPPane. Lai the Shen
any other Gentleman was 20 be propelled as an-
ddate; whereupon Gencmzn was nientioned suF no
peflon leeonded the motion.
The nomination being thus concluded Mr.. Wilkes alfred
the sehodsrs he was ready bind himle the terms they
propoed, he agreed TO every ons Of tAem he thanked
the cehoders far that farther mark of their appropriations and
begged leave to allure them every part OF his conduct Mould be
uniformly uch as be hoped would continue that confidence
lac was determined through life to puus the lame great
end. This lpccch was received with apPissss.
Tbs following copy OF the engagement hsnts ey
John Wilkes and John Clynn, nfqrs
ne rJohn Wilkes and John Clynnl 90 ioiemnly pranic
and sngage oucyes - eoEtuenti, Se have the non
eur of being ehon the Representatives, in Parliament Of the
eoaaty oddeiex, that will endeavour TO the urnCt OF
sur power 20 reoe and defend the excellent fern Of goe
men, modelled and eablhsd the revolution, and pro-
mote acts Of Legislature, for hOrning the duration of pa
ments r excluding plzcemen and Penhone from the hou
of Comeas for mole fair and equal experimentation Of s
people, for yindeane the injured rights of the freshpds
Of rhs county, and the whole body Of electors OF this vni
kingdom and an at for the repealed che fosr late acts rpe
ing America the Quebec act, etabEfng Popcy, ard the
em Of rcnch Canadian laws in that exenve province, the
Bottom port a the a for altering the charter Of the Province
ofMaaehnfets- Ray and rhe act for the trial in Europe Of
as ga q cri7fe ofsnsss ia America, bss lse
ioo,r,ano. for Shs "a Of o1 .srt spAsii.n as
the rsation Of lie s., ana liberties Of fellow iuh-
;eels in America John Wilkes, Jehn Cynn.'f
isto be hoped that the electors in every county, s aH
town in Cea. Britain, viii insR upon the like engagement
from ihOG they sSaie.
AT the ess OF the poll for Lord Mayor this day, th mum
Der was as follows:
Lord MAYOR, ccS
Alderman Wilkes, - oc1
Sir I. Eddie, - Se8
Alderman Kennel, - 500
Orde Il is aa, dispatched 70 the commander IN chief
in North Amsres to cauie any tx Of the deputies 'hs
Conpre to be intercepted their way, and by that mean,
TO urate the intention, by not permitting It to be gnea
lis 70 be hopsd that the people the next general eoa
will have an eye to thoie who have proneed the PaFg
ieysra unpopular and uneontutiona bills the promoters Of
the Quebec bill ought NOT TO be ogotten, who have ne
Ene bjees trial BY jur and encouraged the infamous
praSse of Lass de Cacbe by rsfuns grant the betty
of the Habens Corps AIT pcrIons confined BY n Of
power And la, thole ought to be had in eveEafz
who sndeayoured deoy the freedom on
by rendering of eec the votes ofthe electors 9th eun
of Miduleiex.
French court 10 entirely political Some Partcua mat
ters were enuea him, which could not be conan led to
tire care Of any other periOn.
SCOT. zo No more troops win be tent fsm IeItd To
America, but from Crrst britain. his regulation ha sSen
oceaoned BY The great detOn Of the lh regiments binder
General Gage.
we hear administration intends to be beforehand with the
PATRIOTS BY bringing in bill next fehon Of Parilamns to
make final iettIrmsn, Of American sas il the eooaid fur
MIN them with any pretence fave their honour.
Its a1rcd that government Is nueh deceived IN tho con
Qua Of the Americans their cool deliberate and prudent
mesues having COMPOUNDED their foes, and gained them
friends.
This being MehseIrnas-dsy the ryht boa shs Lord ys,
ATTENDED BY the Aldermen, Sher, Recorder, and bthsr
cityofscers, met at Gudha wsee the two hers punt-
ed the Piuiings, and preceded the el=eon OF Lord
Mayor The evera Alderman below having been epdatey
cut up she Lord MayoT then nOminaeawhen the sw
hands appeared in favour ofhs Lordhp and MIR. Aid tmar
Wilkes but poll dsmaneed in behalf Of Sir ames
Elae and Mr. Alderman Kenneth, which began in hedi-
ately. E
Account Of III. ranfaeioHs yerdsy st the MExTife
MiIe-Ena, Of the Fs xrHoL DERs sfshs sOunysf Mn
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