Let us all be re-united in this, as a foundation to extirpate slavery from the face of the earth. Let those who seek justice and liberty for themselves, give that justice and liberty to their fellow-creatures. With respect to the idea of putting a final period to slavery in North-America, it should seem best, that when this country had led the way by the act for jury, that each Colony, knowing their own peculiar circumstances, should undertake the work in the most practicable way; and that they should endeavour to establish some system, by which slavery should be in a certain term of years abolished. Let the only contention henceforward between Great Britain and America be, which shall exceed the other in zeal for establishing the fundamental rights of liberty to all mankind.

It is hoped that this plan may be thought definite, satisfactory, and practicable; it will be a test of sincerity to both sides. The objects of the plan are to support the dignity of Great Britain as the parent state, to afford redress of grievances to America, to restore peace to this distracted empire, and to reunite its common interests and exertions into one common cause. The motions are as follow:

That an address be presented to His Majesty, humbly setting forth that His Majesty's subjects in North-America, having in the most dutiful manner laid their grievances before His Majesty, and having humbly besought the gracious interposition of his royal authority and influence to procure them relief from their afflicting fears and jealousies; and having in the most earnest terms declared their attachment to his person, family, and Government, with all the devotion that principle and affection can inspire; and having solemnly assured His Majesty, that, connected with Great Britain by the strongest ties that can unite societies, and deploring every event that tends in any degree to weaken them, they not only most ardently desire that the former harmony may be restored between them, but that a concord may be established upon so firm a basis as to perpetuate its blessings, uninterrupted by any future dissensions, to succeeding generations in both countries; and having further assured His Majesty, that, notwithstanding their sufferings during the course of the present controversy, their breasts retain too tender a regard for the kingdom from which they derive their origin, to request such a reconciliation as might in any manner be inconsistent with her dignity or her welfare; and that the apprehensions which now oppress their hearts with unspeakable grief being once removed. His Majesty will find his faithful subjects in America ready and willing at all times, as they ever have been, with their lives and fortunes, to assert and maintain the rights and interest of His Majesty, and of their mother country; and having, with all humility, submitted to His Majesty's wise consideration, whether it may not be expedient that His Majesty be pleased to direct some mode by which the united application of his Colonists may be improved into a happy and permanent reconciliation, his faithful Commons humbly beg leave to represent, that, however well disposed His Majesty's subjects in America may be, according to their most earnest professions to return to their former obedience and constitutional dependance, yet, that the horrors of war and bloodshed, raging in their country, must drive them to distraction and despair; and, further, his faithful Commons beg leave to recommend it to His Majesty's parental consideration, that a return to their duty, of their own free mind and voluntary compliance, would ensure a more cordial and permanent reconciliation than any reluctant submission, which, through much bloodshed of His Majesty's subjects, could be enforced by the sword: therefore most humbly to beseech His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give orders for putting a stop to the further prosecution of hostilities in America, thereby to prevent the further destruction of the lives of His Majesty's subjects, and to afford the wished for opportunity to his Colonists, of evincing the sincerity of their professions, by every testimony of devotion becoming the most dutiful subjects, and the most affectionate Colonists.

That leave be given to bring in a bill to empower the inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay to elect an Assembly and Council, in the manner directed by the charter granted to the inhabitants of that Province, by their Majesties King William and Queen Mary, bearing date the seventh day of October, in the third year of their reign.

That leave be given to bring in a bill to establish the right of trial by jury, in all criminal cases, to all slaves in North-America, and to annul all laws in any Province repugnant thereto, and to require the registering of the same by the respective Assemblies of each Colony in North-America.

That leave be given to bring in a bill to establish a permanent reconciliation between Great Britain and its dependencies in North-America, and to restore His Majesty's subjects in North-America to that happy and free condition, and to that peace and prosperity which they enjoyed in their constitutional dependance on Great Britain before the present unhappy troubles, viz: as in 1763.

That leave be given to bring in a bill for a free pardon, indemnity, and oblivion.

That an humble address be presented to His Majesty, to lay the opinion of this House before His Majesty, that it may be proper, when the present unhappy disputes in North-America shall be brought to an amicable termination, that His Majesty should be graciously pleased to give orders, that letters of requisition be written in the accustomed manner to the several Provinces of His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in North-America, and to make provision for the purposes of protecting, defending, and securing the said Colonies and Plantations.

WILLIAM DE HART TO LORD STIRLING.

Morristown, N. J., December 7, 1775.

DEAR SIR: Agreeably to your request, I sent forward your letters to Colonel Winds. Lieutenant Dallas will be down with his party tomorrow evening. Some few of Captains Howell and Morris's men have abstracted themselves and refuse to appear, who have signed the muster-roll, but not reviewed; others have not, on account of the constables, Sic. If it should be agreeable to your Lordship, I would send those men to the barracks for a short time, till those difficulties should be removed, Peter Lashein, Captain Howell's fifer, is in custody at Newark. I expect by this time your Lordship has received an answer from the Committee of Safety in respect to the appointments of the Ensigns and Lieutenants in Howell's, Morris's, and Meeks's companies; if so, pray let me know by the return of the bearer.

I am, sir, your most humble servant,

WM. DE HART.

I promised Mr. Clough to send down Sergeant Key this day, but, as he is recruiting, he cannot come till he comes with Dallas's party.

ALBANY (NEW-YORK) COMMITTEE TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DISTRICT OF KINDERHOOK.

Albany Committee Chamber, December 7, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: We are extremely unhappy to find (hat the misunderstanding that has but too long subsisted in the District of Kinderhook is not yet compromised, A new cause of discontent has arose, in consequence of the late election held in the District for Delegates and Committees to represent the District. By what we can learn of the affair, we are apt to conclude that the gentlemen of the Committee who held the election had not seen the latter resolve of the Provincial Congress, by which persons who bad a possession to the value of eighty pounds, were entitled to vote, in consequence of which none but freeholders were permitted to vote, agreeably to the first resolution, which seems to be the cause why two different polls were held, and eight members chosen instead of four. As a means to reconcile these differences, and for the sake of peace, so much wished for at this time, the Committee propose to you to take the eight members who have been, returned on both polls; or otherwise propose to you to endeavour to agree amongst yourselves to take two persons from each poll, who, together, may represent your District; or, in short, to endeavour to agree on any other mode which may reconcile a dispute so detrimental to the interests of the County at this critical time. To defeat the intentions of those who are fond of promoting discord, the Committee