The  sum  of  these  resolves  or  declarations  may  be  comprifled  ia  a
few  words.  You  have  declared  that  the  support  made  for  the
governor  by  other  powers  than  the  legislative  .authority  of  this  pfO«
vince,  is  a  material  infraction  upon  the  charter ;  that  the  governor

is


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is  thereby  rendered  not  dependent  on  the  people,  as  the  charter  has
prescHbed,  and  consequently  not,  in  that  respect,  such  a  governor
as  the  people  consented  to ;  that  the  mutual  check  and  dependence
of  the  branches  of  the  legislature  is  destroyed,  and  the  province
exposed  to  a  despotick  administration.  You  have  likewise  asserted,
that  the  assemblies,  ever  since  the  charter,  have  made  adequate
provision  for  the  support  of  the  governor ;  that  the  advice  to  his
majesty,  to  make  provision  for  this  support,  proceeded  from  false
information,  or  from  a  temper  inimical  to  his  majesty  and  to  the
people  of  the  province ;  and  you  have  desired  me  to  make  -appli-
cation to  his  majesty,  that  I  may,  without  restraint,  receive  my
whole  support  from  this  government,  according  to  ancient  and
invariable  usage.
