The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-01-20
RID A Y, January IA.

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IT ysi msefiag fi5s s5se,S and Oftfr Inhabitants
oftbs isSOn Of Newbury, bsgHh and bed DfeD6sr zz'
I77s, and continued BY adjournment 10 January 4'I774'
ICSEPH GERRISH, Efq; Moderator, OF iad meeting
The committee choen to draw up what houid appear 70
Be tr sne Of thistle and make report RePorsed as
oows which the town accepted and unannony adopted
as their Receives.
m THAT for rulers of whatever denomination, to claim
and exerciie power of taking from the iubeeb any part
ofhs real property, whether under colour of law or other
wife for Whatever pretended ppoe, or uie relative to
the GOOD of the community in effect, implicitly to claim
right or powa 70 Of his ubance, to iuch degree
as TO reduce him to Rate Of abJute dependence, and the
mott abjeet llavery.
ad That all appearances of this nature, among free
people arc greatly alarming, and call for the ronse re-
montance, and the mott vigorous e1etons, that reaon
and ultice will admit ofj Especially eRderng that Wait
mltitudes even in civilized countries groaning
under the iron yoke oftyanny and opPrehOn iubeet to
the viii of their impeous rulers and 70 all the Metened-
nefs, which laweis pride and ambition, which wanton
cruelty, and unbridled lut infii4 upon them.
ad That the rafting revenue, by impofng tax upon
variety ptrticuars whether of merchandise accomo
daon to which, even Jingle nftance tends, iners the
neceity of mutitud. of officers, who mutt all be main
ained OF the fame though never 10 luxurious and ex-
trzvagant. -
4th That the gathering Of taxes mPoied in an abi-
trary Unconstitutional manner, mot likely to be COM
.
petition with the imPofer or ueh, as BY wicked att
" fee or GETTY bibles, mott recommend thsnves 70
" their eeem and favour Whole example As OF mott
dangerous tendency to the morals virtue ora peoie
q and therefore to be numerically deaded, and Poble
" voided.
eth. I" That even chriRan people, who from their
character As eryants of God bound nbmit the
higher powers, and obey magrates, have undouht-
ed right to complain Of nncontutenal meaiures in go
yernnent and of unlawful encioachnenE upon then Pr
wssss And may while they 90 It with deeeney, 90 i
&C with that noble freedom and frmnss, which Rnfe OF
wrong; Joined with the love of liberty will nPire. And
though this ould nor prevail 20 the immediate redre of
" grievances, YET may be Of high importance, to keep
alive, to chenih and hengthep, not prt Of action
ana diEontent, but that Pint oflihe, which is, As it
" the annimatng foul of free fate which being
once gone every thing valuable viii become esy prey,
" and tate Of abjet fave enfe, 70 I've IN whcnzy be
" TAR Norie, than to be hseamOng the dead.
9th. That uiDrpaton il the exerciie Of power,
which another hath right 10 tyranny is the exercife
of power beyond right, which body can have right
to, and where law ends tyranny begins, the law
be ranlgreied 10 anothefs harm and whoever in
thot, exceeds the power given him by law, and make
us of the folee he has cnde his command, TO compass
that upon the iuheet, which the law allows mott eeaes IN
that to be magiate and aeng without authority, may
be oppOsd another man, who by force invades the
right of another" Thegeat and juieiOus Mr.. Locke,
as quoted by the Rev. Mr.. 1uske in his lace election fer
mon.
eth. That the face of public affairs, has very threat
ming apce which may juGly excite the of every
member of the community, ard arongy recommend to all
the mott hopeful rrde, however eoy, ard elf
denying and this only, regard preient
fort; but the good Of future POferiy.
Sh. That it IS unmzni, mean and deferng Of general
contempt, for private Peon, who in auent circun-
anses to endeayour the ncreAe Of ter rights, by dealing
in an article of commerce 70 creumanccd, that the uP
port or continuance Off, among people tends greatly to
impoyeriih the.n, and bring them into bondage.
9th. That we viii unneeefarily, buy other uieul
commodities Of flush traders, whether far or n-a, as al be
publicly known to lapply 1hemievss with the article
Of TEA as long As the dag mFoled upon M continue.
10TH That we vii ufe il ourees, and with belt
prudence dIcontnue the u= Of in families and par
ticuarly that We will abotscy forbid the uie of il IN our
hcues pees Of entsjnment for vitOu, whether re