The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-04

AHAkLESIOWN, o0HD C1fWHHJ
In the COMMONS HOUSE Of ASSEMBLY,
the 3o;h Of October. i77i.
ORDERED, that the rfpsrt Of tie Commit
tee on GrisVanefi, as agreed TO BY The H'gS
| this day, Be printed and made PRbhe.
By oydtr Of The Holf,
-. THOMAS FARR, Jun. Clerk.
| Tie. COMMITTEE on GRIEVANCES
| REPORT, sTk%~<J
| That they have conGdercd the feyeral
matters referred to them, the All and 14th
infant by the houfe !. and, though. the
committee are of opinion, that the Cover
nor's calling the Aaembly to Beaufort,
keeping them there three days, without
per mItting them to 90 any buiinsE, and
proroguing them on the very day that, by
law, was the lait that the General Aim
bly, could be discontinued, were fuch
mealures as call for the utmot rsfentment
of this houfe, aud would well juifify their
coming Immediately to refou,ion TO do
no buGneis with bis Exccllercy, until he
had given them fatisfaeion in the premif-
es; yet, as the people have been long de-
prived of the benefit OF representation, and
his Majsty's fervice and the intereA of
the colony, require the Immediate citing
and proceeding of the General AiIembly
on the afduous affairs of our country; the
committee, therefore recommend, that the
houie do not carry matters TO that extremi-
ty, but that they enter into the following
relolutions, VIZ. tst
| RsfalVsd, That as this houfe did not ex-
1T wnen his ExceIlency formed hrs plan of
calling the General Aiiemby to Beaufort,
his Excellencys proceeding feems to be
founded upon his i'll will to the body OF the
freemcn of this province, lnaimuch as he
Thereby fhewed his purpoie of injuting and
| affronting whomloever the freeholden of
the colony fhoud choofe to repreIent them.
| RsltIOsd, That his ExceIIency's calling
the General AlIembly to Beaufort, place
very diitant from Charlettown where luch
Aiiemblies have always been held (excepe
when malignant and contagious dhorders
rage therein) where all the public Offices
and records are kept, at time highly dam
gerous TO the health and inconvenlent to-
the private affairs of the members, was
mott unprecedented opprefion, and an un-
warrantable abuie of royal prerogative
which hatn never been queitioned by the
people of this colony.
R5ofVfd, That the Governors keeping
at Beaufort, the fulleif houfe that ever met
at the beginning Of any feilion, three days,
before ne would receive them with their
fpesker, and then Immediately prorogu,ng
them, was adding infuIt to injury, and
plainly manifsfted mis- contempt OF the peo-
pies representatives. "a
| REjSlOsd, j hat his Excellency's pro-
rogulng the General AAembly, without
lufering them 10 fit one moment as le-
eIlstive body, is at leaf an eyaion, if not
a direct violation of the election law, which
cnaets, that the fitting and holding of Ge-
neral Ahemblies fhal not be discontinued
or intermtted above fix months that time
| being Intlrely expired when his Excellency
prorogued the houGe.
Your committee recommend, That the
agent be ordered to make the Arongeft re-
Prslentations TO his Majtffy, of the arbi-
uary. and oPprsfiye proceedings of the
Governor, and to. ule bis utmof endea-
YOURS to procure the removal of his Excel
lency from this government, or fuch other
marks of bis Majsay's royal dilpIeafure, as
may prevent Governors for the future from
thus opprefing The people, BY abufng
thofe prerogatives which were intended for
their benefit.
And, as his ExcelIency's fpeech- at
Beaufort, ieems wholly calculated to throw
the blame of all the inconveniencies which
the public labours under, upon former
Houfes of Aaembly, and his charges have
been efficiently cOnfuted by them; it is
unneceiiary to have their condua vindicat-