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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, publicly admits that acts of violence attempted in Boston under his administration were against his disposition and colonial laws, blaming others for his conduct. The report warns of arbitrary rule in the kingdom threatening rights and leading to slavery.
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Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, begins to cry peccavi, and he now makes no scruple publicly to declare that the acts of violence which have been attempted to be perpetrated at Boston, under his administration there, "were entirely against the bent of his natural disposition, as much as they were contrary to the fundamental laws of the colony over which he presided, and that if he deserves blame other people ought to be brought to account for his conduct." In short, it is too evident that arbitrary rule is the determined principle of the present alarming era in this kingdom, and nothing but a steady perseverance in the people to vindicate their just rights can prevent them from falling under the most abject slavery.
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Massachusetts Bay
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Jan. 1
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sir francis bernard publicly declares the acts of violence were against his natural disposition and fundamental laws, and blames others for his conduct.
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Sir Francis Bernard, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, publicly admits that acts of violence attempted at Boston under his administration were contrary to his disposition and the colony's laws, stating others should be accountable if he deserves blame. The report highlights arbitrary rule as the era's principle, urging perseverance to avoid slavery.