The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, June 5, 1761, Page 2

e 1 BOSTON, Jumer. Whe SPEECH of His Excellency FRANCIS BERNARD, Efg; to both Houfes of Affembly, May 29th, 1761, Gentlemen of the Council, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, . § T the Opening of th; fi;i{t General : Court convened in this Reiga, we o&gt *418% Cinnot but caft our Eyes upon Great- ’3@1 A xs.* Britain, and obferve what a happy *@1 " 18% Influence the Virtues of his Majeity @l 4+ 1%% have over the People that are more FES ) 58) immedintcly vnder his Eye; and " s with what Joy and Gratitude they re- ceive the Bleflings which their King is continually dif- fufing among them. The Principsl of thefe is the Efablilhment of the Government upon the Bafis of the People. All exclud- ing Diftinflions are removed : The Way to Honor and public Emolument is open to every one who bas Merit to intsoduce him. Party is no more ; it is re- folved into Loyalty. Whig and Tory, Courtand Coun- try sre all [wallowed up in the Name of Brits; a Name which has received an additional Honour by His Majefty’s pablick Aflumption of it. Can we look on this Happineis and not defire to par- take of it ¥ Shall this glorious and univerfal Coalition in Support of the Crown be confined to Briten only ? And fhail not a Spark of this Patriocic Fire touch the Breafts of the Provincials of Americe ? Let it not be faid in this Province : but rather let me conjure you to catch that Spirit of Gratitude, Love and Duty, which now infpires the whole Body of the Peaple of Great Britain. Lay afide all Divifions and Diftin&tions whatfoever ; efpecially thole (it any there be) that are founded upon private Views: Let your Strife be, who {hall do moft to the fupporting the Dignity of the King’s Govern- ment, end the promoting the Welfare of his People. So fhall you obtain the higheft Title—— Good Subjcéts of the beft of Kings. Let me alfo recommend to yon, to give no Attention to Declamations , tending to promote a Sufpicion of the Civil Rights of the People being in Danger. Such Har- rangues might {uit well in the Reigns of Char/es and Fames ; butin the Times of the GEORGES, they are roundlefs and unjuft. Since the Acceflion of the firft EORGE, there has been no one Inftance of the legal Privileges of any corporate Body being attack’d by any of the King’s Minifters er Servants—withaut public Cenfure enfuing. His prefent Majefty has given uncom- mon Affurances how much he has at Heart the Pre- fervation of the Liberties, Rights and Privileges of all his Subjeéts. Can it be fuppofed that he can forfeit his Word, or that he will lufferit to be forfeited by the Aéls of any Servant of his. with Impunity ? An In- finuation {o unreafonable and injurious [ am fure will never be well received among you. For my own Part, T fhall follow the Example of my Royal Mafter, st a Diftance indeced, but as near es [ can. Particularly I fhall found my Adminiftration on as broad a Bottom as may be, and fhall make Trial whether Party Divifions may not be as well removed from this {mall Province, as from the Imperial I{land of Great- Britain. . So fhall | make my Service acceptable to my Mafter, and beneficial to, and approved by, his good People of this Province. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. I have many Things to recommend 40 you, which if T was to infert here, it woald too much extend the Speech that belongs to this Day. I fhall theefore as T have done before, inform you of them by feperate Meflages in the Order ghey fhell require your Cosfide- ration. I fhall only add in Regard to Provifions for contingent Expences, that the more Confidence you put in me, the moreable I fhall be to ferve the Province. The Alternative is obvious. Gentlemen of the Council, and of the Houfe of Repre- Sentatives, . * I muft recommend to_you to make the beft Ule of your Time whilft you fhall continue fitting. Making few and fhort Seflions will contribute much to the faving the Money of the Province, There are two Means which will conduce to this Purpofe ; the one by dif- patching with Applicstion and Unanimity the Bufiaefs that properly belongs to yow, and for -which you are called together ; apd the other by reje&ting that Mul- titude of trifling Affairs, which are no Part of the Bu- finels of this Court, and are greatly beneath its Dignity to take Notice of. - May 29th 1761, (e L Y A e e A e Vo Saturday Iaft the following' ADDRESS of both Houles of Aflembly was prefented to his Excer- LEncy our Governor, viz, To his Excellency FRANCIS BERNARD, Efg; Captain-General and Governorin Chief in and over his Majefty’s Province of the Mayachufetts- Bay. The ADDRESS of the Council and Houfe of Repre: fentatives of the Province aforcfaid, Fra. Bernard. May it pleafe your. Excellency,. - T gives the higheft Satisfation that your Excellen- cy's Speech at the opening of the prefent Seffion, affords the two Houles an Opportunity of sgain expref fing their high Senle of his Majzlty’s Virtues.— Virtues in which the Bleflings that diftinguith Britain have ‘their Source, and the Influences of which have been ‘felt-in her remoteft Tolonies. The principal of thefe Bleflings “is the Etablifiment of the Government 'upon the Bafis of the People.” Up- on fuch & Bafis Government muft fand firm; aad upon fuch an one, we arc perfuaded your Excellency’s Government will always ftand ; even_.tho’ you had not before you the great Example of your Royal Mafter. The Happinefs of Great Britain is in Nothing more confpicucus than in the Extinétion of all Party-Divifi- ons : “Party is now no more; it is refolved into Loy- alty : The Way to Honour and public Employment is cpen to every one who has Merit to introduce him.” T'he Extinftion of Party, at the fame Time it fhe ws the Happinz(s of Britain, is a ftriking Proof of the Wifdom of his Majefty’sGovernment. We cannot look on the Happinels of our Mother Country, and not defireto partake of it: The glorious and univerfal Coslition that reigns there in fupport of the Crown—The Spirit of Gratitude, Love and Duty which now infpires the whole Body of the People, are not confined to Great Britain ; & Spark of this patrio- tic Fire has touched the Brezits of his Majefty’s Subjeéls of America . Andit is with {incere Pleafure we can fay that in Regard of the Peopie of this Province this Spark bas kindled into a Flame ——a Flame that burns pure, undamped by Divifioas and Party Diftin&ions. It is with Regret we cberve your Excellency’s Ap- prehenfions that & Pasty Spirit is prevalent among us. If there be, we are wutterly ignorant of it ; and- can sl fure your Excellency there is nothing of fuch & Spirit in the Legiflative Par: of the Community : Shauld fuch a Spirit sppear, we {hall difcourage it to the utmeft of our Power. The only Strife we hope will be © who fhall do' mott to the pporting of the Dignity of the King’s Government, ind the promoting the Welfare of his People.” Then hall we fecure s Charaler we think juftly belongs tc us, snd which we glory in — “ Good Subjeéts of the beft of Kings.” Your Ezcellency’s Recommendation will elways have Weight with us. - Your Recommendation to give no Attention to Declamations tending to promate & Sufpi- cion of the Civil Rights of the People being in Danger fhall have its Weight. Tt is our Intention to fee for ourfeives ; and it gives us Pleafureto fee that the Civil Rights of the People are not in Danger; #or are we in the lesft Degree tufpicious that they ever will be under your Excellency’s Adminiftiation. The Affurances given by his Majelty how much he has at Heart the Prefervation of the Liberties, Rights and Privileges of ali his Subjeéts, mutt give them alla moft fenfible Pleafure. He will never dorfeit his Roynl Word ; on that we may rely with the greateft Security. Your Excellency cannot follow a grester Example than his Majefty’s : And it gives us great Satisfatton that your Exceliency has declared you will follow that Example. You will then make your Service acceptable to his Majefty, and beneficial to and approved by the good People of this Province. A great deal of their Happinefls depends upon your Exccllency. The Ex- perience we have had of your Excellency’s Difpofition and Abilities encourages us to hope fo’r. a great Share of public Happinefs under your Adminiftration: To which Happinefs. and to the Eale of your Adminiftrati- on we fhall contribute our beft Endeavours. Agreeable to your Excellency’s Recommendation we fhall make the beft ufe of our Time whilft we continue Sitting ; and fhall Endesvour to fail upon fuch Meafures " for the Difpatch of Bufinels properly belonging to us, a3 may tend to make the Seffions of the General Court as fhart as may be, confiltent with the publick Service. TRt S TCTOroTorciatotolosototogototaiont] Laf Thur/day the Reverend Paflors of the Congregati onal Churches in this Province, prefented to His Excellen- cy the GOVERNOR, tke fotlowing dddre/s, VIZ. May it pleafe your ExCELLENCY, d E, the Paftors of the Congregational Churches in V the Province of the Maflachufett:-Bay, in New- England, take the Opportaunity of this our firft aznual Con- vention, fince your Excellency's Appointment 0 the chief Seat of Government over us, by bis late Majefly of bl:ffed Memary, fincerely to congrarulate your Excellency on this Grant of the Royal Favour, which bas been confirm'd to you by our prefent moff gracious Sovereign. The paternal Wifdom and Care, with which your Ex- cellency bas condulted the Affairs of the Province, encou- rages us to confide in you for every Tbing, that may rea- Jenably be expeed froma Gavernor, furnifbed with Qua- lities bappily [uited to promote the public Good. Weobjerve with Pleafure your Exceliency’s declared In- tentiony conformably to the Example of your Rogal Mafier, 10 exert your Power for the Supprelfion of Vice, and tbe Suppart of Virtue and arzligions Regard to the Jupreme JRuler of the World: And we beartidy wifl yo the con curring Influcsce of Heaven in what is fo rearly connelled with the Welfare of this\Pesple.. - . .+ . L s Tho' your Excellency's Sentimedits relative to Church Government and the Made of Worfbip may differ from . thofe, which ure embraced by our Churches; yet the ldia we bave formed of your Principhs of Chriflian Liberty is fuch, as leaves us %o Room to doubt of your Readine/s s countenance uy inthe free and full Ufe of ¢l) the Eicle- Sfiaflical Rights, which we bave been fo long in the Pof- Soffion of : - and your Excellenty is toa well verfed in Let- ters, and adorw’'d by a liberal Education, not to bz firongly difpsfed to promote the Intereft of cur College, whith from the Beginning, bas been fo much the Glory of our Land. We bonour your Excellency as our Political Fatber s Nor fball we be wanting in our Endeaveurs -among our People, to make your Adminifiration eafy to yous as we promife-ourfelves it will be advantagesus to them : Aul; as the Duty of our Ofice requires, we fball, by our Preach- ing and Example, cultivate in them the Principles of Loyalty and Obedience. i We can wifb your Excellency notbing better, thax that you may be divinely enabled fo to aft inyour bigh Stationm, as that you may be happy in the Approbation and Rewards of the great Governor of ehe Univerfe. : Bolton, May Sign'd in the Name and Bebalf of 28, 1761, the Conventien, by Joserr SEwaLL, Moderator: To which Addrefs his Excelléncy gave the following ANSWER. GENTLEMEN, , ¢ @y I AM much obliged to you for this kind Addrefs : Yiou will always find me ready to exert my Authority in, Juppreffing Vice and Immorality, and promoting true Re- ligion and Chriftian Virtue. As to the Effentials of Re- ligion, 1belicve we are all of one Opinion 5 the different Mades and Forms of Worjbip are not of Confequence to create any Diffention. My own Principle of Moderation, as well as my Senfe of the Rights of religious Libersy, will fufficiently induce me to countenance you in- the free and futl Ufe of your Ecclefiaflical Rights. 1 bave fre-, quentiy dectared my Intention to promate,the Interefls of the College o the befl of my Power ; And 1 flatter myfeif 1hat 1ball be able ts Jerve it in a moff effeltual Manner. I am obliged to you for your Affurance, that you will in the Courle of your Minifiry cultivate in the People the Prin- ciples of Leyalty and Qbedience to bis Majefly, and there- by enable me bis Servant 1o make my Adminifiration moff bencficial to the People. 1 thank you for your 'II/ijbg;, that I may bsve the divine Affiflance, and finally the Ap- probation and Rewards of the great Govermuar of the Univerfe 5 which, without prefuming too much on my oton Merit, I fball endeavour, with bis Grace, to obtain, Fra. Bernard, AST Wednelday being the Anniverfary Day ap- pointed by the Royal Charter for the Eleétion of Councellors for this Province, the Great and General Conrt met in the Morning at the Court Houfe, when the Hon. Houfe of Reprefentatives made Choice of Ra- . land Cotton, Efq; for their Clerk ; and afterwards the Hon. Fames Otis, Elq; for their Speaker, who being prefented to the Governor, received his Excellency’s Approbation : After which an excellent Sermon was preach’d before the General Court by the Rev. My, Ben- Jjawin Stevens of Kittery, trom the following Text,2Cor. 111, v7.—Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty. In the Afterncon the following Gentlemen wefe’ ele&ted Councellors for the Year enfuing, iz, For the late Colony of the Maflachufetts: Bay. The Honoutsble Themas Hutchinfon, Elq; Fames Botodoin, Bhq; Fobn Ofborne, Elq; ! T homas Hancock, Elg; Benjamin Lynde, Elq; Thomas Hubberd, Eiqs Samuel Danforth, Eiq; | Itbabod Plaifted, g Samuel Watts, Efq; ' Ifrael Williams, B Fobn Chandler, Eq; * Fames Ruffel; ¥ Andrew Oliver, Blq; * Thomas Fiuthtd¥'q 1jaac Royall, Elq; * Harrijon Grag:$ Fobn Erving, Biq; * Fobn Choate, For the late Colony of Plymouth ; Fobn Cufbing, Efqs I Sylvanus Beurne, Elq; George Leoxard, Elg; Gamalie! Bradford, Biqs - For the late Prevince of Main, Fobn Hill, Elq; Nathaniel Sparbawk, Blq; Richard Cutt, Efq; - For Sagadahock ; William Brattle, Bfq; At Large; b Benjamin Lincoln, Elq; | Peter Oliver, Efqs The Gentlemen withthis (*) Mark, are new Members. One Hundred and twenty three Perfons are return'd to reprefens the feveral Towns, Forty one of the above Number were not Members of the Houfe loff Year. By a Veflel from Halifax we hear that a Ship was feen afthore on the Ifle of Sable, fuppofed tc be from London for that Place, and that a Veflel has been dif- atched from thence for ber sffiftance. We alfo learn from Halifax, that the Report of a mortsl Sicknefls prevailing there,is withoutFoundation ;- it being only ap epidemical Cold, fuch as has lately prevailed in this and the neighbouring Towns: Thurfday the 14th ult. being the General Ele&tion of the Governor and Company of the Colany of Conne&i- cut, at Hartford, the Honourable THOMAS FITCH, Elq; was chofen Gavernor, and the Honourable Wiv- r1am Prrkiy, Efq; Deputy Governor. 5 e b