The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-11-24
IVY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ID, 1874. (NumB ros

jury, by fabaituting in their Pla.es trials in Ad-
iYbiralty and Vicc-Admiraly Courts, where fin
iae Judges prefde, holding their Ccmmiifions
during pleaiure; and unduely to influence the
Gourls ofccmmon law, by rendering the Judges
tlereof Totally dependant on the Crown tor their
lf3laries.
THEE Statutes, not to mention many others
excep,ionable, compared one with
aActher, will be found. not only to form a re-
galar fyaem, IN which every part has great force
ID il alto pertinacious adherence to THAT (, item.
for fllbjueasng theie Colonies, that are nor, and
from local circumaances, cannot be represented
lin the Hcufe O. Commons, TO the uncomfortable
ard unlimited power of Parliament, in violation
tf thei- undoubtcd rights and liberties. in con-
tempt of their humble and repeated applications.
This conduit mui appear equally aItoniihing
AID unjuitikable, when 1t is conhdered how. un-
provoked ir has been by any behaviour OF, theft
Colonies. From their hrit iettlement, their hit.
tereR enemies never fixed on any ofthcm charge
Of sliaoyaly 10 their Sovereign, or dlaHetsion 70
l1hsir Mother Country. In the.wars ihc has car
|QGNon, they have exfrted themlelves whenevei
xkuAed, in giving her aaifancc; and have rem.
defpd her iervices, which The has publickly ae4
|knbwledqed 20 be extremely important. Their
6ctlity, duty and ufefunels during the laf war,
ws.e frequently and afeeionatcly confened BY
his late Majcay and the prefent King,
sg3 Dc Il teswshes Of tholc, who arc mott ~.
IL .e.ss $50 - .~S~esfs-S- a<a,a 90 lz.4~avs
pellly ieveIled againf the province of MaGa-
chhiens- Bay but with what little reaion, will
appear by the following declarations Of perion,
he ruth of syhofe evidence, in their favour viii
nor be acknowledgements Bernard thus ad-
dre1es the two Hopies of Anembly--in his fpeech
on the 24rh of April, I76z--" The unanimity
and diipatch, wi h which YOU have complied
with the yygmJFfisrsvef k1s AGjsfy, require my
particular Acknowledgements. And gives me adj
dihonal pleaure to obierve, that you have there
in acted under no other influence than due ienie
ofyour duty, both as members OF general en-
lpre, and as the body of particular province"
In another fpcech on the z7th of May, in the
|fahe year. he iays,-" Whatever ihall be the
event OF the war, it mua be no Elall latisfattcn
20 us, that this province hath contributed ITS iul
flare TO the fupPort of it. EOuy f6ing thu baf6
krh required Of IL hztb ben eomtffd auth and
The execution of the powers committed to me,
fo rafting the provincial troops hath been as fall
ard complete as the grant of thsm.. Never before
wire regiments 10 caily levied, 70 we'll competed,
and 70 early in the field as they have been this
sar; the COMMON people fcetncd to be animated
whh the ipirit of the General Court, and to vie
with them in their readiness to ierve che King"
Such was the conduit of the people Of the Maj
fa.huietts- Bay, during the la9 war. As to their
behaviour before thar period, it ought not to
have been forgot in Great-Britain, that not only
or every occallon they had conaantly and chcar-
ftaly complied with the frequent royal requihri-
ous-bat that chiefly by Their vigorous efforts,
Nbya-Scotia was fubdued IN 1910, and Louif-.
Foreign q1arrels being ended, and the domef-
nc dilurbances, that quickly fucceeded on ac-.
count of the Stamp act, being quoted by It's re-
pal. the aGembly of MaGachuierts-Bay tranf-
mined an humble address of thanks co the King
and. divers Noblemen, and foon after pafed a.
hi for granting compensation to the iniferers in
fbe difortlers ocoaiionrd By that act.
Thefe circumstances aud the following extracts
from Governor Benard's Letters IN 1908, to thel
Earl of Shelburne, Secretary of State, clearly
|fisw, with what grateful tenderness they RroyeI
70 bury in oblivion the unhappy occaiion OF the
late difcords, and with what reipeetful re
Iuaance they endeayoured TO eicape fubjeets of
forure controveriy. 90 The Houfe tfays the Go
g vernor) from the time of opening the iefion
..ro this day, has lhewn difPohlion TO HDOid
:. all d,fpute with me; every thing having pea- |
&c ed with as much good humour as could de-
&c FIRE, except only their continuing TO act in GS-
. xye6ug the King, renzOsf rAfi.g 70 the Secretary
6. of fate, and employing iePasate agent. Ii is
g the Importance Of fbi5 izasvatiSa, wlthour any
:. wilfulaeis Of my own, which Induces me 70!
:. make this remembrance at time when havel
8. a fair prolPea Of having, in al ssb~ bs6Hstf,