The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-25
for 1874.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr.. HomAs,

IA IN nv vi 10, III lh's toiJ SouHtI dS
WI fome are pleafed to call it) carefully
and confantly lock into the political debates
of the preient day. 10 general, we are alarm
ed at the independancy of the Gentlema n
now in the chair.-It is very itriking to read
in Mr.. Hutchinlon's mefsge to the Houfe Of
of une the thirteenth CURRENT" am now
able to sequaint you that his Majehy has
been GRACEFULLY pleafed to make pIovifon
for my fupport in the ita:ion in which he has
thought fit to place me, and, as this is thought
to be an adequate fupport, muf conclude
it cannot be his Majefy's peafure, that, with
out his ipecial permAion which has not yer
been iign6ed to me, | fhouid accept of any
grant from the province in confederation Of
the ordinary fervices Ct government done or
to be done by me-"
We all know that this adfqu0fs p'oyiGon
to render the perion in the char lncepen-
dant on the people, lover whom he is appoint J
ed to preGdc as Governor, continues ~.
rant and not lawful or char r Governor.
We have often been informed, that accord
ing to the charter, the King has right snfy
to dominate and appoint, governor and
that the repreie ntailVes are in duty bound to
originate and pats laws, to aiieis and levy
taxes not only for the defence, but ALTO for
the fupport Of the government, in the which
the fupport of the Governor is involved.
This lolemn compact betweenthe King and
the people of this province, the charter, is
violated by the parliament of Great-Briain,
who have taken it into their heaos to make
this afIc llment and levy thofe taxes upon us,
although we never empowered them thus to
do with juf as much reaion may the parli-
ament of France or Spain do it The pri-
viledge of the Honorable Houie of Com
mons of this province is hereby violently
inVadfd, and it am rightly informed they
feel The INSULT and are determined to
rejcnt it.
If they do not reaHume the right of Gb-
porting the Governor ofth;s province, they
beuay an elentia part of the uuft repoGed
in them, for they do not preferve that de-
tendance on the part of the Governor, that
is necefIary to form a jui balance in the
three branches and without which our fyf-
tenn Of government is diAolVed.
The right claimed by the parliament of
Great. Britain, to tax us without our content,
is the fource of all the evils that we fuffer as
people, luxury is arrived at fuch heighth
in the nation, thar the whole current cath of
the kingdom is not efficient to fupport it,
hence they are obliged to croG the Atlantic,
and pillage US, and in order to do it eheeu-
ally, the chief magifrate of this province
muf aGift, but this atIiRance they cannot ex-
peel from him, unleis he be allowed to fhare
in the plumber, adequate proVjGou is therefore
made for bis Etp0rt in bis Fafion. So that
unefs we comply with every requifition, and
make every concefion he may, by inRruai-
ons, be ordered to make upon the General
Aaembly, the houfe muf be exed, difgrace-
ed, or diiiolved, and this poor people have no
remedy but fuch as the law Of nature pro-
vides.
Are we not reduced to more abea and
deplorable fate than that of the aboriginal
natives of America cannot but hope thst
the preient General Court will fad out fome
means to procure reRoration Of our former
privilege of paying our governor. If this
cannet be obtained and their confiituents be
relieved from paying the unconstitutional tax
laid on them to make. him independent, we
arr, aluredly,o all men, called free,the mott
milerable.- is wifdom in the
Houfe, there is wifdom in the council,
which if united may devfe means to remedy
this evil, if in the attempt Mr.. Hutchinion
lhouId be offended and proclaim diaoluti-
on of the AnembIy, they will doubtlefs con-
fider, that it he is no conRitutionaG Governor,
he cannot diiIove them if this fhould APP
pear to them to be the fact, they well know