The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-07-11

the rateabe eitates OF this province, aha the
Houle Of Representatives. being very dehTou'
to comp.eat the fame as foon as may be alter
the return Of the lifts. They therefore de-
fire your ExcelIency would be PIeAied to give
the Ahcmbly an opportunity to come toge-
;het the beginning OF October next for thu!
purpo(r."
HIS FxcELLxKcY's ANSWER.
+" GentIemen Of sheHoufe OF Representatives,
" I&4A aisOq;s csniHh bis Mcieht'5 fr-
vils as TO the tine at meeting the General
I6emb5, and goVsrn mys5f @cror0iHgB.
7. HUTCHINSON"
Cambridge, July s, I77I.
At noon the two Houies by his ExceIIen-
cy's direction gave their joint attendance at
the Town Houte in Cambridge, when his
EAcelIency was pIeaied TO clofe the ieilion OF
the General AAembly with the following
ipeech, viz.
-" Gentemrn eftbs Camel, and IF the
HouJF Of REPRESENTATION,
"IHAVE continued the tfion longer
than has been ulual at this feafon of the year
that you might have the full time you deii-
red for tranfaGfing the public and private bu-
lineis that came before you, and it gives me
pleafure to reflect that, in general, a good
harmony has fulfilled between the iegeral
branches of the Legislature. In Tome part
of your proceedings | have not been able to
concur in sentiments with you, particularly
"GeHtiemfn gftbs HonE Of RtbrsifnfatiVe''
81 cannot help dilapproving OF certain
inlfrument which you voted in confequence
of mehage from me and which you have
cauled to be entered in your journal and to be
printed in the publick news papers. | am
obliged to make fome remarks upon it be-
fore put an end to the fcfiion, although it
has not been addrefled to me in the uiual form.
By this inarument you protect, as you exprels
it, hrh, againit whailoever tendeth TO eta
bliih miniherial or royal infructions as laws
within the province, and, fecondly, againf
holding the court in Cambridge, merely by
force of inhru6ions as an intolerable griev-
ance which ought fpeedily TO be redreiied.
" The fra pat of your protef, was altoge-
ther unnecehary and can have no good effect,
but may alarm the people when they are in
no danger for by the tenor of my commit
flOn, notwithstanding am required to follow
the Ki"g's inhruaions, am to make the
charter and the laws of the province the rule
ofmy administration, and upon thefe funda-
mentals all my inaruSfions are framed, and
fever YOU fhall think that you have ground
to accule me of departing from the charter
or the eiabfhed laws, promife you that /
will not avail myfef of an inffruetion for my
ratification or execute but if happen TO
differ from you upon the contribution of the
charter or your laws, you mutt allow me to
govern myfeIf BY my own rather than BY
your judgment.
g The fecond part Of your protect appears
to me to be rePugnant to what has been adj
mittsd for more than foSrfcore years TO be
part Of your contribution ;but notwithstanding
you conhne your proteR to my removing the
court from Bottom by force Of an inifruetlon,
you may with equal reafon extend it to any
act whatloever done by force Of infruetions.
mutt deal plainly with yon, gentlemen, and
Iety you know that | cannot confider myfelf
at libertyto departfrom theKings initruetlons
in any matters that are not repugnant to the
charter and to the eGabllhed laws, and it IS
not tbe prfjf,V0fion of ny place which inhu-
ences me, but ieDie OF my duty to the King