The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-30

a. Nsyfb- An0isd 90 tfsd ~ oD's" ~D' $500
surdey IN fts P,sV;ss, 70 SH'fbf 1''''y' We
20 Be nisds
pISp .yi,h or, unsiIngnefs, TO cPpoie this mea.
N,e n II, yrly infancy, before it, Gestures arc we"
.d Ar 10 claim that attention which this nose ee'
- hssny with ID nukh reluesznce on any afsamens 70
s-h,lfof America But rnuR call you 70 w'ne",
Rave b.rn hitherto ens OF aequieens 20 an
degree of moderasion. While your ?. ;.a;s.. I
,bsy ere. Nd the lean colour of foundation N si'ee
a.eaed rom cppvss them nsy nore--.shoogn your o
q. Fonong 10 the port Of Bottom ccntainsd IN many
s;.s. 80 eu, unwarsntable, and unju, yet as they
s,s eb,d under ,hoi general principles OF Jsee' re
button for injury, and compensation Tor io's 'u'Anr,
not only deied from oppong, but aensea g ~ AN,
The bill was bad way OF DOING VIVA. was nsns $50
d;s mar W.. fish, would not therefore oy OPP
go. !, f,su to eountenanee thoe yioenees which mad
been Committed abroad and Of whiehnO man oiiappf0'e'
ryoon the Urrfen, zuciiion totally unPrep1ed The
motion ,ief bears ne fort Of resemblance 70 wn.s was o
tnerv announced The noble Lord and MS Henus nav
h,d every advantage of preparation. They have 1oe0nno
red he rd, and eholsn then ground. To attack them
n thef. eircuaanees may, perhaps favour more o. ue
,l,c,,v oe foder than of the idom Of the senator.
Rur. Sir. the psopotion is 70 garng 70 unprecedented
in any osner proceedings Of parliament 70 -.
any delay denial, peyehOn Of juftce IN Amei'ea
With milty and opprenion to that country ana WIN
20 ehl9--tnat the Hiit piu'h Va - -
snd rouze me to oppoftion.
4, : .sopod to smatize whole people as Pereeutofs
e and men incapable OF doing Juitce yet you
have noe GneIe aa on which to ground thar mpusAuon
expeed the noble LOrdwoud have Imported tins rpo:-
on BY producing inanees ofthe Officers OF gose'nen. "
America having been pFoecuted with nnsH1sse
ana hroueht 70 cruel and dhonousable deaths D ne No
ence ard inuice of American jnres. But he mas no.
yrsdueed one luehinRance; and win ell you more, S'
Ne eanno, produce one The nfances which have happen
"a are directly in the teeth Of his Propo,ion'
Rreon and the folders who ed the blood OF tne PeoPe,
we're fairly tried ana fully acquitted. IL wa: an Ans'e-n
Iuy, New-Ensland jury, Bolton jury, wnlen ',S ~'
sccui,,ed them Captain Preon has under his hand pup
liciy dercd that the inhabitants of the very town, IN
which their fellow citizens had been laerced, were ms az
vocstes and defenders Is this the return YOU make them
Is this the encouragement you gave them 70 PreeVee "
laudabe fpirit Of ufice and moderation wnen com
ruones OF the cuioms, aided by number OF ruah'' AZ
fulted the celebrated Mr. Otis IN the m'ot o. .ne 'o~ "
Hoson and with the moa barbarous violence almo muir
dered him, did the mob which 10 faid 70 rule that towns
take vengeance on the perpetrators Of this nhuman out
rae agan peron who iupkpied to be their demagogue
No. SIR the law tried them the law gave heavy damages
zsani them which the ineparably injured Mr.. ous mon
Tenerop forgive upon acknowledgment OF 'ne onenee
Can you expect any more insA initaness % "A"'"N"
under the principle of the bill now pfoPoied!
But the noble Lord ays, We mua now new the Ame-
yieans that we will no longer fl quiet under thsr niu
Sir, am iorry TO fay that this Is defamation, unpeeom
inc the character and place Of him who ustss IT. 10 wna
moment have you been quiet Has not your Gcvemmen.
for many years PaR beena iees a. irritating and oenhVe
meaares without policy, pneipc, modsraticnt Rave
not your troops and your ps made vain and lnutns pa
rade in their rees and In their harbours 10 has emed
20 he vour isudy TO ate and infame them. You have
muiated dicontent into dafeesion, and you are now
soadng that difafeeaon into rebellion you expect to
Be well informed when you iaen only to PaFnsans IAN
.ffnaek .aee h. fad
Let US eondcr Sir, the Peeedents which are offered to
warrant this proceeding The ufpenon othe Haeeas Coz
pus Aea in r74sthe making fmugglers triable in Mid
dex and the Scotch rebels in England. Sir, the k was
done upon the mott Prng receiity Hgsnfs 5to, with
dangerous rebellion in CA <y heart ofthe kingdom. The
fecond YOU well know, was warranted BY the mon evsoent
fss Armed bodies Of fmugIers marched publicly with
out preentment or medication from the people the eoun-
" Of Suex who, to their magarate were notoFi-
ouy connected with them They murdered the officers q
revenue, engaged your sroopand openly violated the laws
Experience convinced you, that the ures Of that and ct
the counties iarly ceumaneed, would never ind iueh
criminals guilty and upon the conviction Of this neeeiity
Won nailed the Ar The fame neeeiitv juied the trying
Of Scotch rebels in England Rebellion had rearedts dam
aerous tandd in Scotland, and the principles off had 70
universally tainted that people, that IL maniey in
vain 10 expect utee from them again their eounsrymen-
Bot in America not Jingle act OF rebellion has been COM
itted let the crown law officers, who ut BY the noble
Lord, DECLARE ftney can, tnAt eete yuu' teoe
Jingle evidence oftreafon, or rebellion in Ameea They
know Sirshere Is not one and yet proceeding
there were thoufand.
Having thus proved Sir, that the Propoied bill is with
out precedent to upport, and without facts to warrant it
let us now view the consequences il is likely to produce
folder feels hime 70 much above the rea Of manknd
shas the aria hand ofthe civil poweris necey to eontrou
che haushsine cfdpoticn which fuch fperory inPues
You know, S what eOnant Is taken In this eOun-
s to remind the military that they under the eant
vthe civil power In America their fperony % fslt fl
weater Remove the check Of the law, this bill intends,
and what noenee and outrage may you net exPe Eve
y patton that pssnieOus TO c<iety viii be let iooe upon
peopie unaceufomed to Iesntiouns and ntemperance.
On the enc hand win be people who have been long
yanng Of oppon, and Zee in che fcdiey thois who are
70 enforce IL upon them on the other, army audcuy
preposd with the idea Of that people being rebeous,