The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-05
J TIL YRS AY, MAY 5, 1874.
For the MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.

NlT. HOMAS,
TH AT nine tenths of the pecies in all ages have
been ADes has been well known TO their oppref-
fors othewie 70 many Bab5ons would have dared
to bride, load, ride, and g0bip them greatly mii
taken If poeri does refer this aa for inanCes Off
policy which might diigraee locety really competed of
Mines and Morkies. knot of FerLsRts, Ne7omartef
JfkeS and Gamblers openly uiup the government of both
King and country In GreatBntan the treaiure wrung
from the hard hand of ndulr, for the defence of the
tom is dipated the purpoies of bribery, corruption and
aNouritm in America people TO be terrified out OF
their enie with threats OF being mdeicd banged, dazoH
and 9aertcd, for yebeon uneis they even without
promie, iuucnder this bged gevemnf uit what Por
ton OF their iubtanee 1t peaies to demand.
When The ltamp-a6t forming and extending TO the
colonies told there great load of national
debt incurred by general war, for the payment of which
every part Of the empire in uce bound to contribute
It's ptoporon This petence had weight with many and
had the mode of collecting the Ranp duties appeared
toubeiome, It's Objectionable whether the publications of
thoe wife and hone patriots who faw through the degn,
would have had the amazing effect they produced That
aPpearances now formed Indeed is impolibe il houd
have the leaf attention paid it in day when every idea
OF national honour, advantage and ecufty is 70 openly
abandoned u The terms now, We, the fa1oRrife,
farae and petitioners, Of Great Britain, the CDUer
menf and we demand your money uppo iaid gSVeyr
1e, Its tools and creatures, in all loyal efforts TO tub
vert the constitutional rights liberties and anches of the
hbjet Hereof fail on pain ofour hghe diipeaiure
which, in cafe Of dobedience hlll l upon you by the
hands of mercenary fleet and army IL we can find any
one mad enough engage in the enterprise, money
enough to be let, on ea,i, TO upport 10 raaoas an
expedition"
In what material crcpnnance does the above differ from
the language of the Bntih this day Or how much
this, from the ie Of chiei of the wandering Arabs
If Britons win fell themeges, Africans do their cap
tives, may pity the honef men, who by living among
fchwreohes,ae obliged hare their fate but urey
expsd that Americans will be 70 vile iurender
their brthrghs for meis of pottage, but for
bufering menace, that unef they part with all that
render life toerabe their lives hal be taken from them
Tho md fouls who give the leaf heed the rant OF the
putting politicians they arc ufly chara6terized who
talk of forcing the edets ola Bh miner upon America,
do confder that the rapacty, nuioe and
for the national honour and aety, in the preent admin
tration, well known and thoroughly deeed by all
hone and difntcaed men in Great Britain and ireland
they be in Amerca--hat the body Of the nation
knows the eonte to be unu their de, and that iuccefs
againf American liberty would render the very
well being of Brth liberty utterly extn6tthat force
in any meaure formidable America would require at leaf
baLfa dorm millions srling, which in confederation Of
that ums being to be employed for the utter deru6on Of
the AmoeaH would be difficulty RATED BY lean in
the city Of London. Beides, the that Great
Britain fent uch feet and army of the channel e
would then become xpoied the nuts Of powers which
ieem by icrupulous how they her with
all her f5rc bone, and her colonies, yd, fairly
detached from her. S A l. u +.