The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-09

us,i, woa,d have given Us no uneaiineE,'f an
end had been put 10 the prelent alienib!y''aihef
then to have been again called 10 this place {:
And we are unwilling to admi. the belief, that
when the f-afon for calling new aiierntly
agreeable to the charter lhall arrive, yourE
lency will continue an indgnity, and grew
ancc 70 A1grans and 70 repeatedly remonifra-
ted by both houl, S, as the deforcement OF the
general ahtmbly Of its ancient and right
full feat
" Your ExcelIency is pleaied to acquaint
US in form, that you have received his Majei-
ty's commdIion appointing you Captain Ge-
neral ard Commander in ;hef in and over
the province. Your haring had your birth
and education in this province, and ff-
tanned the hi helf konours, which your fell
low fIbjrtts could beAow, cannot fail to be
the # ongef motives with your Exceilency to
employ thoic powers which ~ ae now vett
ed with, for his M4jetty 5 real le.Vice and the
bell inteteh of this people. The duties Of
he Governor and the governed are Teci-
procal And BY our happy contribution their
dependence is mutual: Nothing Can more
efetfualIy produce and eeabih that orter
anu tranquility in the province, 70 often di-
tn bed under the late unfortunate adminih!a-
tion Nothing viii tend more to concilate
the aft 6lions Ct this people, and eniure to
your Excellency Ihoie aids which you wi!
connanily Gand in need of from their repre-
fcntatives, than, as vile and faithful ADM!
niitrator TO make ule Of the public powe.
with view Only TO the public welfare: And
while your ExceiIency ihaIl reigiouAy regard
the contribution ofthls p'ov'nCe;whlle youihaII
maintain It's fundamental avs, 70 nctehaD
to fecure the pubic tranquility, you may be
aHured, tina, his Majehy's faithful Commons
of:his province v i'll never be wanting in Their
u,mof exertiors to frppcrt YOU in all fueh
meafures as ihali be calculated for the pub
lie good, and to render your administration
proiperous and happy"
On Thuriday the 25th of April motion
HR1QNIe that a meilsge be fent to his tx
] 9PepC Me Governor, to pray that he would
be pls3Zd to inform the Houie, whether any
4tb+f67ffion was made for his fuppoIt, aSgover-
nor of this province, independent OF his Ma
ieify's Commons IN il: And the realons for
the motion beirg explained, wherein the
! danger to be app, eh,nded from fuch an in
dependency, as il would deftroy the balance
of power and influence, between the fevera
branches Of the leeilati.e body of the pro
viuce, and the juf grounds Of jealouiy that
1t had actually taken effect, were fet forth,
whereupon a commtteewas appointed tocor-
fider the motion Who the next day reported
the following mefage, which was accepted
in the Houfe, and tent by MIR. Samuel
Adams, Brigadier Rugglcs, Mr.. HeaIiey,
Col. Bowers, ard Mr.. Cooley, viz.
" Nay it bieaf yow Excslenty,
h" The Houie of Representatives after
enquiry of the lecretary cannot be made GER
tain whether you have yet given your ahtnt
to two bills which were laid before your Ex-
celency early in his iefIion: 7 he one for
granting the fun of FIVE hundred and fix
pounds, for your frvices when Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief; and
the other for granting the ufual fun of thir-
teen hundred pounds to enable your Excel
lency, as Governor, to carry on the affairs of
this province.
g And as your ExcaIlency was not plealed
to give your aient to another bill pailed in
the af feiIion of this aAembIy, for granting
the fun Of three hundred and twenty-five
pounds for your fervIces, when in the chair,
as Lieutenant Governor, the Houfe are ap.
preventive that you are under fome reitraint ::
and they cannot account for it upon any