But gentlemen, I take it that the right of all appropriations of the public money is in the people.
And when the governor or council, either seperately or together, appropriate any of the public money, without the consent of the house of representatives, they are liable to be called to account by the house of representatives for such misconduct;
and when the house of representatives are remiss in their duty in that respect, and allow the public money to be squandered away or drawn out of the treasury and appropriated unconstitutionally, that then the representatives are liable, and ought to be called to account by their constituents;
and whenever their constituents neglect to call them to account for such their neglect and breach of trust, they are not worthy the name of the SONS OF LIBERTY, the name of slave is more suitable, for slaves they really are, and are fit for nothing else;
for it plainly shews that they don't know they are imposed upon, or that they are such cowardly dastards they dare not assert their rights.
And in order to prevent your being made the property of designing courtiers for the future, don't chuse any of those officers to represent you in the general court; they have an interest to serve diametrically opposite to yours; and for that reason ought not to be trusted.
A Countryman, 1765
