The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-02-19

ernour from the country. Upon what evidence
resss this charge of undue influence : Have
the members of the Legislature, from the
country, been seduced from their duty TO their
constituents? Have laws been enacted.
through the influence of Boston, which have
borne with oppressive weight upon other parts
of the State No instances have been adduc-
ed. On the other hand, the payment Of one
third of the publick expenses, by the city Of
Boston alone, and the bill which has recent
ly passed the House of Representatives, sub
jecting it to greater burdens, prove, that too
little political power resides in the comercial
part of the community for the purposes Of
self-preservation, rather than the possession
of that overwhelming influence which can
endanger the interests of the whole.
That in times of darkness and difficulty, the
State has often been, in a great degree, in
debted for its safety to the wisdom of men
whose residence has been in the capital, ]
shall not deny. The well-known appellations
of" the cradle of Liberty" by which Boston
was designated, in the time Of the revolution,
and of :" the headquarters of good princi-
Pies" by which she was known, in a recent
period of danger, are honorable testimonials
to the service she has rendered the State. OF
such influence the " Countryman" may, if he
PASooSs NoAhpIdiuy Out ~ an uuueOCG
which every friend of order, every one who
hopes for the continuance of our valuable in
situations of civil liberty, wishes may yet ex-
tend its salutary effects through every depart
ment of the government. With a numerous
and vigilant representation from the country
to watch with jealous eye the operation Of
every local measure, no fear need be enter
tanned that unequal burdens will be thrown
upon this section of the community: and
while the Countryman" and men of con-
genial feelings are enabled to complain, that
the voices Of such as Otis and Webster, and
Lloyd, and Quincy, and Prescott, are heard
IN our councils, we have the strongest assur-
ance that the Commonwe alth is safe.
That individuals in that part of the State
to which Boston belongs have influenced ap-
pointments to Office, is the last reason assign
ed by the y Countryman" for the selection Of
Governour from the interior The publck
will judge, whether this concluding charge in
the grave catalogue of offences, OF which the
capital stands accused, will not explain the
motives, by which the 6 Countryman'' is ac-
tuated, in coming forth as the champion Of
local and sectional prejudices. In the distri-
button of loaves and fishes, the Executive per-
haps, has not sufficiently regarded the claims
of those. whom the Partially of the sc Coun-
tryman" had distinguished as most worthy
and IN astonishment at the neglect, he looks
around for the men, who must have occasioned
this blindness to transcendant merit But the
publlck will judge, whether equal indifference
to their wishes has been manifested. Has the
Executive, in any instance, neglected to APP
point to office the man, to whom the pu6liek
sentiment has pointed, as best qualified to be
invested with the trust On this point the
p" Countryman" and his fellow-citizens may be
at issue.
1t is subject of much regret, that writer
OF the ability which your correspondent pos
sesses, to vindicate truth, and inculcate cor
rect principles, should have exercised his in
genuity in collecting and embodyins preiu-
dices, which ignorance and faction may have
disseminated. The sentiments which he has
avowed, clothed in more appropriate dress,
might serve as the burthen of an ale-house
harangue but are utterly unworthy the cause
OF which the writer claims to be an advocate.
and the talents which have been exerted to
give them the appearance of FEASIBILITY.
A QUIET CITIZEN.