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Georgia Gazette.
In confcqieace of ■ very late affnir, the following letter has been pnb
, \ lickly addrefled ea-Hlr WILKES, vix.
?• JOHN WILK.ES, g/f. tnth* King's-Bench Prison.
Save, acknowledged yourfelf to Jiethe person, whocom
to the Printer the date as you call it, which
■ the St. James’s Chronicle, on Saturday the 10th in
and alfp confefs yoorfelf the author of the introduc
►, I make no apology for thus publiekly addrefing yoO ,
Myt I am mistaken in your character, if you will not
ged to me for giving you an opportunity of augment
jng theory of Liberty so generally grateful to the ears of Englishmen :
for, as you have asutAive mind, and are fvppofed to be an able and expe
ditious writer, I prefome you will deign me a reply. Nevertheless, I
must coaftfs', that I do not tremble at the apprebenfions of your superior
capacity, or the poignancy of your wit, because I imagine that you have
truth tocootend with, in the defence of which a little plain undemanding
will be fufficient. -
But left you ffioold suppose me an enemy to that liberty of which you
git the hero, I auft inform you, that I think the constitutional liberty of
the fubje'&s of this kingdom an inestimable biding, and that I would rifle
as much in defence of that liberty as Mr. Wilkes, or any other man in
this kingdom. 1 (ay conftitutidnal liberty; for lam not so great an en
-thufiaft to she mere found of liberty as to aflift a mob in trampling upon
government. The bappfoeis of this.nation depends on the due equipoise
■of the member* of our triple Hate: A rational Englishman wilj there
fore be always ready to aflift either King, Lerds or Commons, whenfo
cver any one of the three (hall have loft the power neceflary to preserve the
Suilibrima, on which the existence of our constitution depends. No
ing could tempt me to live under any defpotick government, whether
monarchy, aristocracy, or democracy : Ours is a composition of the three,
had is certainly the only rational form of government that ever existed.
. Hence, Sir, I would infer, that a wife man, if an honed man, before
*he attempts to diftarb the peace of the community, by inflaming the minds
/>f the people, aad accusing the Ministry of illegal adminiftratton, ought
to be coaviaced, beyond all possibility of doubt, that bis accusations are
raft. j._
With regard*to your former conduct, it is out of the queftioti, My
qprefent intention is only to enquire into your motive for publilhing the
date paper above mentioned, introduced to the world by fne moft inflam
rnatory firebrind that ever was thrown. What could you poflibly intend
by such ameafuref If you havedependance on the justice of your cause,
and have any confidence in your judges, why these attempts to in (ligate
the people to aAs of violence! I must own, when I read your introduc
• tion, Jtxpefted to And in the Bate paper thus introduced, at lead a pofi
* tive order to affaflinate haff the kingdom ; bu how was I furpriued to
ffind not a Angle exprdfion, that any Secretary of State, In the fame situ
ation, might not naturally have been supposed to write; nay which, on
•ifoch an occafien, he ought not to have written. I appeal to the memory
tof every inhabitant of tni* city, whether the horrid licentious behaviour
of the mob, at that time, did not threaten the moft fatal consequences;
and whether, in that case, it did not behove the government, for its own
‘preservation, and the fafety of the people, to take every legal method of
restoring peace f The methods that were taken were not only connttuti
onal, but they were the only.method* that could poflibly have been taken,
-aad-without?which I am certain nothing but anarchy and confufion would
diave ensued. As to the confeqeences of ordering the military to assist the
civil power, the tainifter is by no means answerable. His advice to the
icivil magistrate was not only ftriflly constitutional, and neceflary, but,
repeat, he would have been highly negligent, if, as things werectrcum
ftanced, he had omitted to write the very letter you have publiftied.—-With
regard to your aflertion, that it proves the bloody intention of the Mint
-ftry,. it is weak and foolifh, because it is groundless His inventions were
evidently no other than to restore that peace which you, perhaps undefign
edly, had disturbed. Hit, though poffiWy you might net intend to create
’ such alarming tunvilti, yet, believe me, Sir, it ill becomes the man who
was the cause of this disturbance, to endeavour to rekindle the flame o
popular sedition, hy accusations of the moft horrid nature, which you are
totally unable to support. I revere the charadler of a true patriot; there*
fore", notwithftandiug what I have written, in as much as you defervethat
character, lam your fribnd; and if you have done your country service,
I throw in my mite of gratitude ; But if there be a man amongst us, who
by fa.fe accusations, ‘and a mifeteprefentation of faSs. endeavours to mif*
lead the people, and stigmatize those who have ailed wifely and honeluy,
that man I must defpifc. I have the honour to be, your’s, Ac.
” - NEW-Y OR K, March 20. . v
We are *rcady obliged to the Gentleman who favoinred us witltbe
’ following.
15 December, 1768. _ ‘
*. DSSOLKED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament
1 a (Tern bled, that the votes, relblutious and proceedings of the Houle
of Representatives of MaTachufetts-Bay, in the Hionchsjpf January an
Pehrugry left, refpefting several laicals of Parhamsnt, To far as the laid
votes, refutations and proceeding, do offor 4a l draw
’ into qneftion the power and authority of bifsHPßy* Wl
•dviceaed consent of the Lords Spirituri *o<tftsmpdr*l, *nd Comm s,
- u Parliament aflembied, to make laws and ftu&s, of fufficient force and
validity, to Bind the colonies and people of America, fubreas to the crown
•f Great- Britain, in all cases whaif<xv*r, sue aiiegal, anconftuutiopal, }
WEDNESDAY\ April 12, 1769.
Snd derogatory of the rights of the Crown and Parliament of Great Bri
tain.
2. Rtf lived, That the resolutions of the said House of Representatives
of the province of Maftachuletts-Bay, in |anuary last, to write letters to
the (everal Houfcs of Representatives of the Biitiih colonies op the coo*
tinent, desiring them to join with the said House of Repretentatives of the
province o( Maifachufetts Bay, in petitions, which do deny, or dr aw into
queftiou the right of Parliament, to iinpofe duties and taxes upon hit
Majesty’s subjects in America, and in pursuance of the said resolutions,
the writing such letters, in which certain late ads of Parliament, impof*
ing duties and are dated to be infringements of the rights of his May
jeiiy’s subjects of the said province, are proceedings of a moft unwarran
table and dangerous nature, calculated to inflame me minds of his ts ij
fly's fubjefts in the other colonies, tending to create unlawful combjfiit
tions, repugnant to the laws of Great Britain, and subversive of the coat
dilution. .
3. RefshtJ, That it appears, that the town of Boftoa, in theprovincu
of Ma(Tachufetts Bay, has, for fome time pad, been in a date of areal
difordcr and confufion ; and that the peace of cbe said town has at (eve
ral timet been disturbed by rius and tumults of a dangerous nature, in
which the Officersof his Majesty’s Revenue there have been obilrucled by
afls of violence in the execution of the laws, and their lives endangered.
4. Reftlved, That it appears, that the ordinary Civil Magiflrates, in
the said town of Buflon, did not exert their authority for fuppreiung the
said riots and tumults.
3. Refolvtd, That in these circumftaoces of the province of Maflacbtf*
setts- Bay, and of the town of Botlon, the preservation of the publick peace,
and the due execution of the laws, became impracticable, without the
aid of a military force to support and proted the Civil Magiftratet, nod
the Officers of his Maje Ay’s Rt enue.
6. Resolved, That the declarations, resolutions and proceedings io ‘tftp
town meetings at Boftoa, on the 14th of Jane, and 17th of September,
were illegal, unconstitutional, and calculated to excite feditioo and in
furre&ion in his Majesty’s province of Maflachufetts Bay.
7. RcJ'tlved, That tne appointment of the town meeting on the 12th of
September, of a convention to be held in the town of Boftoa on the aad
of that month, to consist of deputies from the several towns anddiftridb
Tn the province of Mailachufetts-Bay, and the iiluing a precept by the Se
lect Men of the town of Boston, to each of the said towny and diftri&l,
for the ele&ion o( such deputies, were proceedings subversive of his Ma
jesty’s government, and evidently manifetling a d’efign in the inhabitants
of the said town of Boston, to usurp anew and unconstitutional authority,
independent of the Crown of Great Britain.
8. Resolved, That the elections by several towns and diftrid* in the pro
vince of Maflachufetts-Bay, of Deputies to fit in the said convention, and
the meeting of such convention in confequeoce thereof, were daring tij
falls offered to his Majesty’s authority, and aadacious uforpation e? the
powers of government.
a. Resolved, That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, to
return his Majesty thanks for the communication which he has beengraci
oufly pleased to mßketo his Parliament, of fevenl papers relative to pub
lick tranfadions in his Majesty’s province of Maflachuletts-Bay.—To ex
press our sincere fatisfadion, in the mtnfures which his Majesty has pur
foed for supporting the conftitutioo, and inducing a due obedience to the
authority of the Legislature. To give his Majesty the strongest
that his Parliament will effedually (land by and support his Majesty m
such further mcafures as may be found neceflary, to maintain the CiWi
Magistrates in a due execution of the laws within bis Majefty’a province
of Maflachufetts Bay. . .. . -
And as we conceive, that nothing can be more immediately neceiUry,
either for the maintenance of his Majesty’s authority in the (aid pK>ro*fl*j
or for guarding his Majesty’s fubjeds therein on being further deeded
by the ads of wicked and dehgning men, than to proceed. 1a the mJ,
speedy and effcdual manner, for bringing to condign puaiftiment the chief
authors and ioftieators of the late disorders, to beseech his Majesty, that
he will be graciously pleased to dired his Majesty’s Governor of Maifl
chufetts-Bay to take the moft effectual methods for procuring the Tull est
informations that can be obtained, torching all treaioni, and imfpjtfions
of treasons, committed within the government fiuce the 30th ot December
last. and to trahfositthc fame, together with the names of the perfonn who
were moft a dive in coaitniffion of: such offences, to one ofhis Majint** s
principal Secrctartesof State, in order that his Majesty day lifoe a fpcnipl
co mow (Eon for enquiring of, bearing and determining the fold offence,
within tins realm, pursuant o the provsfion of the statute of the 35 ch year
of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, if his Majeuy (hail* opooMCm*.
inrriaid information, lee fufficient ground for fub a proceeding^
~Qf>arlefhxuM, Marth 77. The bodies of the unfortunate perfoiyoiHrifo
w 4th instant, ns formerly mentioned, have bmu
anddecently interred. ‘ ‘ ‘
On Saturday last arrived hereby water from St. Angnftw^
John Scott, ofhis Maiefty’s a6th regiment of o, Member *fjtf*rla
-4r the County of Pyfe, and tiw Hon. Capt/Sutherlaud j mho, we
ST cro paifongers in the (hip Dolphiu, Henry Sinsbktt. aUr. for
London. . * k ’ . :
The fame day arrived here from Panfacola, the fbip KingiG'eftlfti^.WAh
a detachment of te*royal regiment oLArtineryn Thin mftTeiftsUd front
finclnnd several months agb, with two compahKfof Artillery coitil****.
ed bv Capt. William Gosling, and Capt Alexander James Scott, o sf-
JW ICVC iijofe in EMattd Wcft-flonda. The twocomffaiues fromJtWgUnd,