The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-08

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we'll as for US, I never mean 10 depars from IL
\ Whatever may be lof by il, avow it,
\ The forfeiture even Of your favour, II BY tuch
ideclaration could forfeit il, though the hrf
\ obia Of ambition, never will make me duguiie
\ my icntimrnts on this fubjeet.
\ % But, Ihaye ever had clear opinion, and
have ever held conitant correspondent conduct,
that this iliperiority is conLhcn1 wiki ar gae Ii
berries fuber and lpiri,ed American ought to
defire. never mean Co put any coloniit, or any
human creature, in iitration. not becoming
free man. To reconcile Britih fupcriority with
American liberty ihall be my greas Object, as far
as my little faculties extend. am far from think
imp that both, even yet, may not be preiersed.
=" when 6rt devoted myielf to the public
| frvice, conidered how ihould render mYeif
| fit for it and this did by en- -eavouring to dill
cover whar itwas, chat gave this country the rank
! it holds in the world found that our profperi-
/ ty and dignity arole principally, il not foley,
/ from two lources: our contribution and COM
merce Both thel. Ihave ipared no audy to un-
|. defRand, ard no endeavour TO iuPport.-.y
4 !" The diltinguiihing part OF our cenihthtion
is ito liberty. To preierve that liberty inviola,e
| ieems the particular duty and proper uuf OF a
| member OF lhe houie of commons. : But the hber-
ty, the only liberty mean, is libery connect
! ed with order that not only exits along with
4 order and virtue, but which cannot exit at ali
without them. Itinhercs in good and iteady 60
yernment, as in It's iublance and vital principle.
| The other four, of our power is commerce,
of which you are 70 large apart, and which can
not exit, no more .rhan your liberty, without
connection with many virues. 1t has ever been
4 very peculiar and very fayourite obea OF my
ltudy in its principle, and its details. think
ny here are acquainted with theruth Of what fay
! This know, that have ever had my houie
open, and my poor iervices ready for traders and
! manufacturers of every denomination. My
i favourite ambition is TO have thoie iervices ac-
\ knowlcdged. now appear before you to make
4 trial, whether my earneA endeavours have been
I 10 wholly oppreGcd by the weakness ofmy abili-
ties as to Be rendered inGgnihcant In the eyes OF
great trading city ). or whether you choo!a to
give weight to humble abilities, for the fake of
! The honea exertions with which they are &C
companisd. This is my trial to day. My in
duihy is not on trial OF my induitry am iire,
as far as my contribution OF mind aud body
i admitted. ,....-s $3.50
When was invited by many respectable
merchants, freeholdsrs, and freemen OF this city,
10 offer them my iervices, had juit received the
honour of an election al another place, at very
greas diltanCe from this. Immediately opened
tue mater shnfe of my worthy conGita-
ents, who were with me, and they unanimously
Advied me not to decline it; that they had elect
ed me with view TO the public iervice and
that as great quAions relative to our commerce
and colonies were imminent, that in iuch mat
.ers might derive authority and iuPport from
\ the feprelentasion of this great commercial city
they defred me therefore t. let oAwithout delay,
very vel pufuadcd chat never could forget ny
obligations 20 them, or to my friends for the
choice they hadmade Of me. From that time to
4 this infant have NOT aept, and ii ihould have
the honour Of being freely choien BY you, hop
| | ihall be as far rom laundering or fleepins
when your iervice requires me to be awake, as
nave been in coming TO offer mJielf candidate
for y ur favour"
A correspondent iays he has been informed
| by gentleman lately arrived from Philadelphia,
that when Mr.. John Malcomb, an officer of tue
cuitoms at Be- 1n,was leading, tarred and feather
ed, TO the gAiIows, with rope about his neck,
he was adked by one OF the mob whether hc was
not thirty, which was natural to man expecting
10 be hanged. The unfortunate officer OF the
cultoms, as we'll as be could ipeak, aniwerei yes
and Immediately large bowl Of itrong tea was
put in his hands, with orders to drink the King'sl
health. Whether it was owing to loyalty or
Thrills not material; poor Malcomb halt emptied|
the bowl. He was then told he mutt mend his
draughi, and drink the Queens health. Thought
he had done his utmof for the King. be found
he muf do fomething for the Queen and hay
ing taken Of half the remainder Of the bowl, he
preienSed il back to the Perfons from, whom he !
bad received it. Hold hold cries his friend,
you are MOTTO forget the ref ofthe royal family
come, drink TO the Prince of Wales. Repleni!h,
repleniih, cries the loyal American; and initant-
! ly poor Malcomb iaw two quarts more of what
he was heartily Eek Of. Make hate, cries ano-
Their loyal American you have nine more healths
to drink before you arrive at the gallows. For