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cellent form of Government, we harbour not an idea of diminishing the power and grandeur of the mother country, or lessening the lustre and dignity of Parliament; our object is the happiness which we are convinced can only arise from the UNION OF BOTH COUNTRIES. TO render this union permanent and solid, we esteem it the undoubted right of the Colonies to participate of that Constitution, whose direct end and aim is the liberty of the subject; fully trusting that this Honourable House will listen with attention to our complaints, and redress our grievances by adopting such measures as shall be found most conducive to the general welfare of the whole Empire, and most likely to RESTORE UNION AND HARMONY AMONG ALL THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES.
By order of the General Assembly,
JOHN CRUGER, Speaker.
Assembly Chamber, New-York, March, 25, 1775.
Ordered, That the said Petition to the King's most excellent Majesty; the said Memorial to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal; and the said Representation and Remonstrance to the Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, be transmitted by the Speaker, will all convenient speed, to Edmund Burke, Esquire, Agent of this Colony at the Court of Great Britain; and that a Letter be prepared, to be approved of by this House, to the said Agent, with directions that he present the same in behalf of this Colony, as they are respectively directed, as soon after the receipt thereof as possible.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker transmit, at the same time, to the Agent, the state of the Grievances of this Colony, and the Resolutions of this House thereupon.
Die Martis, 10 ho., A. M., the 28th March, 1775.
A Message from his Honour the Lieutenant-Governour, by Mr. Bayard, Deputy Secretary; and the same being read, is in the words following, viz:
GENTLEMEN: By desire of Governour Tryon, I last Spring sent by Mr. Collins, the Deputy Surveyor-General of the Province of Quebec, a copy of the Resolve of your House, that you would make provision for paying fifty Pounds sterling for completing the line between this Province and the Province of Quebec. Mr. Collins, by his letter of the 24th of November last, informed me that he had completed the work; that the distance being greater than was expected, had occasioned a greater expense than was foreseen; and that, of consequence, he was liable to be a considerable loser by the service which he had undertaken for the Government, unless some further allowance was made for his disbursements. With his letter of the 28th of February, Mr. Collins has sent me an account of his disbursements, and has drawn upon me for the fifty Pounds sterling, which cannot be paid until an Act is passed for the purpose. I send to you the letters and account, that you may make the necessary provision.
CADWALLADER COLDEN.
New-York, 28th March, 1775.
Ordered, That the said Message, and Papers therein mentioned, be referred to the consideration of the Committee to whom is committed the Bill entitled "An Act for the payment of the Salaries of the several Officers of this Colony, and other purposes therein mentioned."
Die Jovis, 10 ho., A. M., the 30th March, 1775.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker issue his Order or Orders to the Treasurer of this Colony, to pay to Edmund Burke, Esquire, Agent of this Colony at the Court of Great Britain, or to his attorney, for so much money as may, from time to time, be due to him on account of his salary; and also the sum of one hundred and forty Pounds for the contingent charges of the said Agent.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House, upon his Honour's Message, &c., of the 23d instant. After some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Clinton reported that he was directed by the Committee to make the following Report to the House, to wit:
That after reading the said Message in the Committee, and the sundry Papers that attended the same, and after some time spent in examining two witnesses on the subject-matter of the disturbances, mentioned in the said Message, to have lately happened in the County of Cumberland,
The following question was proposed, to wit:
Whether it appears to this Committee that there is a necessity for any provision being made to enable the inhabitants of the County of Cumberland to reinstate and maintain the due administration of justice in that County, and for the suppression of riots? Upon which, debates arose, the Committee divided, and it passed in the affirmative, in manner following, viz:
| For the Affirmative. | For the Negative. |
| Mr. Speaker, | Mr. Gale, | Mr. Kissam, |
| Mr. De Lancey, | Mr. Coe, | Mr. Ten Eyck, |
| Mr. Jauncey, | Mr. Rapalje, | Mr. Nicoll, |
| Mr. Walton, | Colonel Philips, | Captain Seaman, |
| Colonel Wells, | Colonel Seaman, | Mr. Van Kleeck, |
| Mr. Brush, | Mr. Wilkins, | Mr. Van Cortlandt, |
| Mr. Billopp, | Mr. Thomas. | Mr. Boerum, |
| | Colonel Schuyler, |
| | Colonel Woodhull. |
That a motion was then made by Mr. Brush, in the words following, viz:
Mr. Chairman: I move that the sum of one thousand Pounds be granted to his Majesty, to be applied to enable the inhabitants of the County of Cumberland to reinstate and maintain the due administration of justice in the said County, and for the suppression of riots therein. On which, debates arose, and the question having been put thereon, it was carried in the affirmative, in manner following, viz:
| For the Affirmative. | For the Negative. |
| Mr. Speaker, | Mr. Gale, | Mr. Kissam, |
| Mr. De Lancey, | Mr. Coe, | Mr. Ten Eyck, |
| Mr. Jauncey, | Colonel Philips, | Mr. Nicoll, |
| Mr. Walton, | Colorel Seaman, | Captain Seaman, |
| Colonel Wells, | Mr. Wilkins, | Mr. Rapalje, |
| Mr. Brush, | Mr. Billopp. | Mr. Thomas, |
| | Mr. Van Kleeck, |
| | Mr. Van Cortlandt, |
| | Colonel Schuyler, |
| | Colonel Woodhull. |
That the Committee had directed him to move for leave to sit again on the said Message, &c. Which Report he read in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the table, where the same was again read; on the question, whether the House agree to the same?
Debates arose, the House divided, and it passed in the affirmative, in manner following, viz:
| For the Affirmative. | For the Negative. |
| Mr. De Lancey, | Mr. Coe, | Mr. Kissam, |
| Mr. Jauncey, | Colonel Philips, | Mr. Ten Eyck, |
| Mr. Walton, | Colonel Seaman, | Captain Seaman, |
| Colonel Wells, | Mr. Wilkins, | Mr. Rapalje, |
| Mr. Brush, | Mr. Billopp. | Mr. Thomas, |
| Mr. Gale, | | Mr. Van Kleeck, |
| | Mr. Van Cortlandt, |
| | Colonel Schuyler, |
| | Colonel Woodhull, |
| | Mr. Clinton. |
Resolved therefore, That this House will make provision for granting to his Majesty the sum of one thousand Pounds, to be applied in enabling and assisting the inhabitants of the County of Cumberland, to reinstate and maintain the due administration of justice, and for the suppression of riots, in the said County.
Resolved, That this House will again, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House upon the said Message, &c.
Die Veneris, 10 ho., A. M., the 31st March, 1775.
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker write to the Speakers of the several Houses of Assembly on this Continent, as soon after the rise of this House as conveniently may be, and transmit to them the List of Grievances stated by this House, and the Resolutions thereof, in consequence; together with the Petition to the King's most excellent Majesty; the Memorial to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal; and the Representation and Remonstrance to the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, requesting them to lay the same before their respective Houses of Assembly, at their first meeting after the receipt thereof.
The Order of the Day being read, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole. House upon his Honour's Message, &c., of the 23d instant. After some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and
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