The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-03
For t MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.

hr. IHOMAs,
PLmoub, January 7tb, 1874.
W5ss S0R haze nofbiag q m're importance, .yos
qVE gr4tjtJ mary Of your eggfonsr5 BY ig/sr7ing
tbe following impartial hyfoy Of P5M0ms
PrOtsf.
NA/ II Q has the immortal honour of being
w the hther of this ill-ihaped brat is no;
Certainly known. Some noe withoue reaion
have cod, e6turei thar it originated from the
greaG author Of all our political comnoIons
M. Hutchinlon but it is mot generally iup-
p1led thai il was with great laoour brought
forth in The cuitom-hoIi and tia1 PhilalclleS
food midwife. But Notwithstanding all the
ali luiJy with wllch it was hurried, it never
could have obtained the light, had Ii noe been
for an unfortunate eVens which ok place a1
that time, and which will be mentioned in rhe
feluel. Ii ieems the tories did not adorn the
INIT NEE ing with tieir prefer c; but ma lifeted
tina. ioverelgn contempt, with which they have
always affected to treae tie meetings of their
fellow ouncrymen. Immediately after che ap.
pcarancc of the rriolves che party were greatly
dllturbed the iecond relolve was particularly
dlguRful that the conGgnees, men informed
with the fame foul, governed by the fame views,
and acting the fame part as themielyes, ihould
be adjudged 10 have forfeited that protection 20
which good citizens are entitled, was fomething
infinitely knocking to their delicate natu es.
Bur conicious that an oppugnation to proceed
ings and relolves 70 jude Gus, 70 nece6ary,
mutt vaniih at the face of day, they had recourie
to their 1lual method of etfecting their flag ti-
Gus purpoies-Plotsing inlecre,, AMI Sanper.
ing with dividuals.
Abour this time happened circumfanee juf
hinIed al before, very favourable TO the pro.elt.
M. Robbins returned from Bottom, and had
been informed by lome of his friends very fuf-
piciouS mn, that the mott eminent patriots
were apPrehenive The people through the i'm
pe1uoi,y of their zeal mad carried matters to
600 great length f; that they sHUDDERgD at
the Coniequeaces. This report coming from
the mouth Of clergyman (the inna;e integrity
Of whole heart may perhaps render him of COO
eafy creduli.y) ianetihed The truth of it aad
iniultrIoully propagaeed with this curious ad-
DIXON, thal IN cafe the tea fhould be def Dyed,
and me province compelled to comPenfate the
company for enc lois, Protet againlt the pro-
ceedlng would exempt the figners from any
part OF the tax, operated powerfully on weak
and agaricious minds. Fluhed win their fuc.
ceis IN Obtaining 10 goodly number of figne
as twcnry hve, for there were no more then
they muitered all their artillery az the ;journ-
ment of the meeting, and novel for reconG-
deration of the former vote refpeeting the re-
iolses. The elder of the C-O-rs dilplayed
all tle powers Oh ais foul in pTemedita.ed ha-
rangue, reple.e win ioPhidry and lae mott il
libe al abuie. He averredas a cuitom-houle-
office, tna. it was uteerly impoiiiole the eea
ihoul4 be ient back. 1 will agree with him
now IN regard 90 che much grelser part Of *;
baG why tnat imPoiibllIly exciced in tins pro-
vince rather than IN rliiadel plla, or any oeher,
provided che governor and conGgnees here hal
IN :wn as muca vir1ue and widom as rney did
!. Phl-d.lrhia, aal elIe4nere, would puzzle