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

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met on Tueiday the Aft infant
when the Honorable Commons Houie made
choice twice of NOBLE Wimberly Jones, Eiq
to be their Speaker, but he was rejected b.
hi. Honour the Preiident. Next day th'
Houfe chofe him third time, when he de
clined taking the chair then Archibald
Bullock, Efq; was elected, who being pre-
tented to the Prehdent was approved Of, ant
his Honour was pleaied to deliver Speech
to both Houfes, of which the following pa
rapraph is an extraa, viz.
mr.. Speaker and gtutltmtn Of the eDFmby
"INa letter have received from ths
Earl Of HiIlfborough, one of his Majeity,:
Secretaries of State, relpeaing the conduct
of the sfTembly in February 1871, partieu-
larly in their impriCoDing the Deputy Secre-
tary, for declining to be examined by COM
mttee of that aHcmbly upon oath, and that
ofan unufual nature, am commanded &c
Ggnfy to you his Majeay's Interpretation
Of the mcalures purified by that afiembly, and
MS firm refoution not to fufer the con,inu'
ance Of any afTemb!y thar ihall adopt iucf
uniuttlhabe claims, and prefume to arrogats
powers 70 dangerous to the liberty of the iub
iea. And in another letter have lately
received from his Lordfhip, in refpeet to th'
proceedings of the late sfiembly, | hSsN- !
ALTO in command from the King to hgnify
TO YOU his Majefy's difapprobation of thei
conduct, in regard to the unwarrantabe ane
.unconiitutonaI doctrines and principles hele
forth in their refolution relative to the Go
yernor's right of negativing the Speaker, ane
his Majefy's refoluiion to rehlt with ilrm'
ne(s every attempt to violate the conitituti
on ; that his Majeay is, however, graciouf
" dilpofed to believe that iuch doctrines are
not the lenfe of the people in general, bu
tina: they have been taken up in momen
ofinconliderate heat, as they do not corref
pond with Ehofe fentiments Of Loyalty anC
duty 70 repeatedly exprefFed by his Majehy'
faithful fubjeas in Georgia"
On Saturday the 2slh, his Honour th'
PreGdent ent the following meaage to th'
Commons Houfe.
I" Council Cbambr, 2sfb Apr1 I77z.
/" Mr. Speaker and gentlemen Of The eDSmbb
"I AM extremely forry to find BY you
journals that fome very excePtionabIe mi
nutes are entered particularly mean,you
third choice of Noble WimberlY Jones. Elq
as your Speaker, upon whom had, agreea
bic to his Majefy's expreis directions, twice
put negative, and that your choice OF you
pre(ent Speaker was only in confequenee o
his declining the chair. fthis minute is e
Rsnd upon your journais, have no choice
left but to proceed to an immediate diiiolut
on; | therefore ceGre you will come to
prelent and fpeedy discrimination to reced
from it if you do, fhal with the moR un
feianed latisfsetion proceed &c bufine6, which
YOU cannot but be fenhble will be Of th
hgheGl advantage to the province.
6 I fhall expect your immediate anfwe
to this meGsge, that my conduct may be re
euated by it, and fhall for mat purPole re
main in the Council Chamber.
easea JAMES HABERSHAM."
In confequence of the foregoing mthage
the following address, Ggned by the Speaker
was prefented to his Honour the PreGdent
by Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Farley.
~9sbis HeaourfAIdES HABERSHAd4
Eta; Prelfdtnf and Commander m Chit .
bis AEejglfy's prSviuct Of Gts'yie, Chained
\ by and Tice AdmHai, and Ordinary Of ID
{~ The Humble ADDRESS ofthe Com
mons Houie Of AiIembly.
" Mar it pieajf ysar Hen0ar,
WE his Maeify's mott dutiful and 10y
cb;aas The Commons cf Georpia.. II