The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-11

HuUS w fout H1SidBC W VI VI 'AitS HaJ h"~s
any minutes entered in our journals, ihould
be confirmed by your Honour in manner
70 very different from the true intent and de-
fign of this Houle. Confcious we are, Sir,
that our third choice of Noble Wimberly
Jones, Efq; as our Speaker, was not in the
ieaf meant as difrefpeetful to his Majefy,
or you his representative, nor thereby did we
mean to infringe on the juR preroga,ive OF
the Crown. We have ieriouAy reconiides-
ed that particular minute which feems to
have given your Honour 70 much offence,
and cannot perceive wherein it is contrary
to the ffria mode of parliamentary proceed
ing, or Tepugnant to any thing communica-
ted TO US by your Honour. We were hope
full that no further impairment would have
ariien to retard the urgent buiineis of the
public, and ffill Aatter ourlelves that we may
be permitted to do that juRice to our con-
ttituents which they have right to expect
from US and we do Gncerely allure your
Honour that it is our hearty win and defire
to 6nilh the bufinefs recommended to US BY
you with all harmony and difpatch."
The fame day his Honour the Prefdent
defring the immediate attendance AfOhe
Houfe in the CouuciIC Chamber, the $peakef,
with the whole Houfe, attended his Hopour
accordingly, when he was pleafed to lrfSss
the following Speech, diHolying the AAem-
bly,, viz.
" Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen o. the Z0Smby.
WHEN we met in Ahembly | was
truly diG2ofed to enter upon the public bu.
iinefs in iuch a manner as to promote and
facilitate, as much as in me lay, fuch mat
tiers as were Immediately necedary for the
welfare of the province, in which hoped
to be candidly aiited by every branch OF the
Legislature.
+" AS proof of this on my paft, | did, in
a few hours after was made acquainted
with your choice of Speaker, and before |
had returned an anfwer to your meiiage ON
that head communicate to mott of the MEM
Ders of your Houfe his MajeRy's inRruetions
to me to put negative on fuch perion as
ihoud be choien Speaker by you, and after
giving you fomc time to conilder, | then act
ed in obedience thereto, and directed you to
proceed to the choice of iome other perlon.
Notwithstanding this, you a iecond time
chofe the fame gentleman, and although l
then ought to have proceeded to- a difioluti-
on of the Aaembiy, yet, out OF tenderness to
the province, and that the coniequenee OF
my taking fuchs fep might be avolded'
ventered to put fecond negative on him,
and gave you directions once moreto chooIe
another perfon as your Speaker. Your next
melage acquainted me that you had pro-
ceeded to choice, and upon your Prefent-
ing Archibald Bullock, Efq; your Prefent
Speaker, approved ct him, and went upon
The ufual bufnefs of the feiiion But on
finding by your journals that, previous to
| your choice Of Archibald Bullock, Eiq; you
had third time chofen Noble WImberly
Jones. Eiq; your Speaker, and that 'nJ IN
enjf9nenee of bis declining you had made
yout ptefent chofe, fill anxious for the pub
lie good, and willing to remove every obita-
Gle that might impede our acting together
with that candour and harmony that hoped
would lubGif between US, communicated
to your Speaker two days ago my exceptions
20 the minute entered on your journalsTefPeet-
ing your third choice of Mr.. Jones, and
that / could not Pcfiibly proceed to buiineis
while il was fuffered to remain.
81 After 70 much time 10 deliberate ont his
head, I was in hopes not to have been IN.
der the necefity of tending you mehage
his morning, which | did that you might
not plead you were unacquainted in a pub
lie manner with my objections, and that you
~ould, BY a ready acqneicenee in what my