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preme power over the fubje&s cf Britain cnimfolly, flioukl
yet conceive of a defporick power within thcmfclves, would’
be moft difrefpeafuii Andwe femfctoywor BMfclleney’f ,
confid wadon^jw hither to fuWfoan in
any gotaernmnt, to t*g the/dbjfG* without dUlAonfec,
does natincli*c the ideaof Boh a power* ■ - - ~
J£ff pUafeyeur Excelling,
;m- Ot* 6vty \oMm King, r 'w4to hohhftbe'rightrofaH his
fubje&s sacred as his own prerogative, and our Jove to our
constituents, w thmr&areftintcre tS, corfftrain
iu to be explicit upon this very important occasion. We
the 1 this
province at having the itrongefl affefiion fop his Mate ft y,
under Whoft'happy govern meritljhey ’Have feft afl the bles
sings of liberty. * 1 hey havetoharm sense of the honour,
freedom and independence of tSf fubjefts of aWtriot King:
They have a<jnit value for thole inlehimable .rights which
are derived to all men from nature, and are hap'prly inter
woven in ahd ßriuih cbnftitutioii ? They esteem ft facriledge
for them ever to gieO them fcpri’and rather tKMh fofe them,
they would willing!? part with efoty WeHeepl?
rcgretit/that'theiparHameni hasfeenflttopafsfirch an aa
athe'Ocdinp M ?: W* flatter ohrfcWts that Sfardfliips.of
it;will Bior*reappear to ihem ifiyfoefc I point
induce them in ueir wisdom tdmfeal it: In the mein time
lee atuft. bM your ftdm ! ;4ofig any
thing eo aftiftiu the executfort of iti Wert we hibrder toa
wottwftchmow to reioive what we feittrito fityWflii's head
into jhlre wrfeo'ukf with all humiHry aft, Whe
ther kwimld bepoffiblefbr us tOadd ariy Weight to an a & of
that inoftlugoft body the parliament? Whether it Would hoi
joe ooaftruett a*’arrogance andprefumptioo in us W attempt
it JL Whether younßxtseilency can
house of repreienutives fliould be adive in britthiov a griii
llJctfS burthen, hpon their co fifth ue’nts F -Such aCotiduA m us
.Would baitb o(>pofc the ftntimeuw Os the people Wheini wi
.Tiey. wnphKh*(hat mtft effimrial rights df
•Magna HSttartai lto which'af ‘BrttHh fu&Jetts :j tKey haveTa
i<: • That it wßplti cirticifi
vik*>!ttg3rwdjrioq upon Whick oW iiicelWrj fcttfcd tbit
iMftatrjuandjariarred hirSlajefty*e doxdtnfoh, 1 Widf tfinch
i*4i taKbfoodvaad at foeir foie exfftfrce: Thtflfc fs'fbtd®’
foot* if fob ordiat£c*vi> goverrf.
which ampty’fcturefforhe
hfcgiafwe, to t&r nado* our coimeaioh, ir hnd to
ftHfteixoktlli ifldfcfibftble 5 rights ofßtmnn: Thai ft tends
*pp dfAqtyfd&tmiptirai tbnhdeace-aud affeatqdratweU
which ought ever td fchSfl’ambng a*Phß‘MsU
ito hir wide aridex tended empire ftphiftit ina*
Starf&'* precedent
theft
pAateaithcy ihhdahmk proper* awd the wfedteS&he* nlrttfoi
.Thai tfeiftKcfle arfmgte judge of; thp mlmitajtyfwf/ rfewer
, their Ofoptcty in cdritittfeHi* 'iffliii
eboCenasi, aauiNM[% jury, coUtJOry to the very
Magna
Sfi*h* fefefof oath of goodattffowftrt mehofthd'fibrnagei
ihat it even patU in him powdi'df auinfosmet Id carry *W
jpuiW oSenderanohDUhan Mai V and
**&£* **,wmtec£*l\ evils, if Mr Majefty*l WmeHtan fubi
J*m troißOt tfi be. eds acbbrding lifted
llbtawfthtdotidihidon, as tholh'iit Brttain ifft gfcatly
minds may ihnii>e beCdtt di feifea-
tannoreren
Ui without OmwtmmA abhoititnceM-WeaW-tbdirforry rtat
IpPUfSjltetttfißpthai aowsr OfyOd^iußh^VtO
dWm hay lodgment •f'thi'u
JutoWto
yipcecdw^nih^vdta^frbftituttd^wbethUheiulandfatfcf'i
M yithotlghrs irfVoptr to r
rterfid i ntma ;dfcs ifmon of t he’
4dubK noha Uvcfeen that the pfopWh fears With 1 -
Wtttgoodfotfndataon, and the love and cOnckiW whidi v Vou
gyrofoA them, a* wnll duty tohisMaieffy,
•whose faiihiui,fabjefls theyidre, tnight have bodn the moft
powwfulomotiyes.to your Excellency to have exprefled your
fwipwhfd Ofi Jt, early; enough’ to those whose influence
hroaghtislntdjbmtig.-*- in. >t ttr. * • 1, 1 •
e:,. W* .caiwfifcholp expreffiug Our great uneaflnefs r that af
jer violences committed in the town of
t &MtsK*\lency fhoiild aUcthis Houfe,'whether such
| jMWteftdiM hreconiillent with the dutiful, humble and loy
|A* Kprffoaotiow;xhich wepropole made: We
are fore your Excellency will not exprefly charee us wi*k
encouraging the late diJUrbances; and yet to our unfpcaU
ble furpnse and aftonHhipent, we can't hut *c,. that fcy f si ;
ImpUcanohit may be argoedfrom the manner'of expression,
‘lbnt wddlkn wa> intended to be throwo on the province
We dr wmffeftors refift for civil li*
berty, buthope never to fee the time when it fliall be ex*
pedient to countenance any methods for its preservation but
such as Are legal and regular. When our /acred right* are
“infringed, wrfee?the grievance ; but* Ve^ undefftand the
nhture of our happy conftituti@too well, and entetSm ton
high atf Opinion or the viriue andjuflice of the fuprmne le
^rss^i!ttsius2:
fidernaiunkind for vourExcellency to caafucb a reflexion
rt) *■ province whose ttnlhaken loyalty apd ip'diffoluble at
tachment to his Majesty V moft sacred person and aovern
“? W*r*r Nw ftmaiinLqudUbig dnd we hope in
GoJ never wilt Weibonld rather have thought your
wouW haveOT#sijour fatitfaflion it prehj
m *m ‘° people, who in that part aft* govern
men< where the violences were committed, before there was
time for thero to be fopported by thc arjn of civil power,
and even while the supreme magiiirgto w*s,abfcnt, by their
own motion raifjrd a (pirit and diffufod it trough all miles
foctefsfully to interpose and ppc a dop to foch
proceedings. ■ 1 : \ *
; Yob'* Excellency 19 pleased to reconjmend a com pen fati
on to be made ro thefufferers by tffc late difluybancesiv4-We
highly difcpptove of the ads of violence which have Wn
tomfliitfedj yet till We are convinced that to comply wii
recommends, wist nbt land to encou
tage such outrages in time to come, anfl till reafon
bah bfedffignea wjiy^loffes fhpfe gentlemen have foftain
? nSoccafion, m l l g^ J happen tofof,
mre pdrluaded we /ball jiot fee our way cleat to order
such a compenfajtion We are greatly at a loss to
who has any right tq require this of us, if we ihould
? ffom your Ekceillency ‘in point of its being an aft of
juftide Which concerns the'credit of -the government. Wc
banldafconceive why it should becalted an aiVofiufticc ra-j
thdPtbtWgewtyofl QC uSlfelSr your Excellency, supposes a crime
committed by a ft>£ Individuals Chargeable upon a whole
community. . . ; r: ”‘ ; y, v ,t . ; r 1
Wk lre very yoUr Excillpflcylbbuid think it
heedfol to intimate that any endeavours have been and may
be used toJefTenyohr credit with this)u?u'fe. Your Eircel
liaWfonnot but be sensible that when the popular pulfe.beats
hign so privilegef,’ ir is no unusual ihipg for a clamour tq
ehari|&Zituiiucncir’ Ve
cati aflurd yod that oyrljudgment of men, dfpecially of.thofe
ih high flations, is dlways rounded upon our experience and
dbfofvatiori. While yo\lr Excellency is pirafed to ipake your
tp
theimercft of his pF this proyincei, -ihe rule of yQur
administration, you may rely opon tHe readieftaffiftancethaj
be Wto you. And you will Havt
out KaleWii&ofo tp Itrike out foch
*iP|>4fltWjf condqa; mr, While it fecurb so ypu yhe foulej ts
f^atS^vw^'tß^lSSSS
StoJwSwTOl©. s
Hfe Went Ojfn a pett, he aouime to
lhifthifdrds, Which
reef it'fs will change in the
***-^ Li WTrbeVtT will appTchchd the said Peter, and bring him
to ‘the fuqferiber itt NoYfigrwaft, (hall have a' Beaver ■Skin jt -
. B;. l Tf he Will feforn to his duty,’ andCpromife reformat
.tibn, he will be kincUy rfcceived, qth'erwi/V deemed a.dc
iCl'lCa s y * ‘ - , ‘ , w . . %
’ Rhode IJlctod, Off. 14. Vfre hear that numbers
bf young persons in country ire joining in wedlock,
they inteadeid,‘ 4 fuppoflng that after the. iftofdex|
tnonth 1 it would be difliCult to have the Ceremony petforiu
cd without paying dearly for S/a/nftsrg:■ Np less than 22 cou
ple were pubhflied on Sundky lail at Marblehead, intending
marrJege on the fame accoulit: * ‘•