The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-24
T Il q R S D A Y, February "a.
B O S L O N.

Tueay hh his Excelency the Governor was pleaed to
iend the following Meliage to the Honorable Houie
Of Representatives.
GtrLmen of tie Hovle of Retyeffn,atvei.
IN nv anfger TO your addrcE or remembrance which you
dire6ed the Secretary deliver to me, aequain'ea
you that comply with your equeit would be TO eouneae
the King in a upon which his Macitys Pleauie
had been expressly fgnifed to me, and, therefore, was
obliged to decline 1t.
In iecond addres, pgeiented by your Speaker, the
Houc attending, you ders to take your remembrance
into my further conderation and alto take the advice OF
his Maetys council thereon, of whole intuton you lay
il was the principal end be advng and aiting to the
Governor ordering and directing the affairs OF the province
and you add that my determining the matter myelf
would be to order and direct of the mott important at
fairs of the province without the advice and a anee OF the
council, and contrary to the mott evident degn OF the
Charter.
You have taken particular parts caues ofthe Charter
ATTRACTED from other parts cauies which relate TO them,
and which are intended qualify and explain them, and IN
this way you enabled to pefent the contribution very
different from what it has always been underood to be-
You have pzed over that eluis in the Charter which
authorizes the Governor to asbe and call together the
Counc from time to time az bis difereisH and hkewe
another caule eiering negative VOICE TO the Governor
as well in council the general aenbly, and declaring
that ats ofgovernment whaoever, eth OF the council
or alembly ihall be valid without his content.
am very lenibe that befdes thoe acts Of Government
which the charter authorizes the Governor dc - n
there arc Others which are be done BY the advice and con-
en of the Council and for the PuPoie Of the lsit men,
toned acts, the Governor is authorized from time to time,
AZ Bis diraos, anemble the council and no other Po
vion is made in the charter for attending calling them
together. IL be denied that the Governor may be
requeed 10 aembe the Council in order to the laying before
them matters of uch nature, that merely agatlng them
in Council, would derogate from the honour Of the King,
aad urng queon be put upon them would render the
Governor highly cupabe. Surely the GOversor has DIFF
cretionay power to ree to aembe the council upon fueh
reque otherwe the claue in the charter mutt be atoge
ther nugatoy and have force effect in any cafe
whatfoever.
There falacy in your resoning and you give iPe-
cious appearance by avoiding the dhneon between
the Governors doing all Of government without the ad
vice of Council and his declining to aembe the council in
in order to their advice upon att the fubea
whereof according bis bes ei0n, ought net to be
made qucflion Of or come into debate.
That may give you full and, hope, satisfactory
fer to your addres mu repeat you, what have had
occaon to mention to frmer houes Of Reprentatves,
that the fevant of the Kingthat have received
inaru6ons nor any fgnihoations of his Maes Pleaure
which are not perfectly confident with your Charter and
which RI. Mzefty hath not ndfPutabe authority TO
give-tat fueh inu6ons and hgnhcstions Of his haeys
ple4fue by my oommion, the rule ofmy administration,
aud to depart from them would be breach Of The trf
which his Maiefy has repoledin me.
am nevertheless urged by you bring this queon, in
effect before his Mseys council, whether fall fal
not conform his Mefys PIeafure expressly fgnihed to
me, and to take the ADVICE upon IL 1Skg The advice