The Connecticut courant — Hartford, Conn., 1774-04-19 00:00:00, page 4

Upox'he whole th colony of Gooneaicut
Was granted to rhe-ear of Warwick io 1630 by
the council of P i^oath, and was the fame year
confirmed to him by hit majesty under the
great fal of England This was consigned to
ford Say and Seal, &c. and at a great sum pur
chased by the foil planters of this colony, as
repreGnied in heir petition to his majesty, and
is confirmed by royal charter under the great
fell of England' Fnet gran's are pior te all
0 her grants e'er made of the territory therein
granted. The country conveyed to Connecti
cut io laid grants h ith never been farrendcred,
forfeited or aoy w.y given up either to the
Grown or to any other person perlons, or com
munities whatfosv r but the colony (till remain
$s Amply vetted with the title as ever they were.
That it was the design of his mijrily to convey
this whose territory to the colony of Conaeai
cut, hath b^:a (uffi:t;otly evinced. In point of
From this view of the case, I humbly con
ceive it is not difficult to determine what me
thod it will be bell to purfoe io the affair. To
prosecute the matter to a final issue before the
king and council as foen as may be, mnll,donbt
-1:1; be molt eligible on the whole.. That it
mod have a trial, almost every man of tolerable
anderftandiog forms to allow. This seems e
tidently to have been the opinion of lord
Cambden. The assembly have gone so far
in the affair that they cannot with honour or
faftice now roke a retreat.
Betides would it not be a most cruel und uo.
righteous thing, after the affsmbly ham given
countenance to the Sufquebannah company,after
thousands have fettled on the contested hods,
and mod be ruined in a great meafore, if they
mold be driven off, not to, allow them a fair
trial ? Had any man in this colony a caofe of
twenty thousand pounds depending in the iff:m
bly or at the court of Great Britain, where he
could not enter and pofecute his suit to any
advantage without the countenance of the colo
ny would it not be such cruelty and injustice to
non suit him, by noise and clamor, as would
bring eternal infan, upon a people who were
even civilized,and much more upon chriftians :
But how much greater cruelty, injufiice, and
baseness mutt it be to treat thousands at this
rate, and expose them to piepetual poverty and
miftry, and even to be massacred with their
wives and children in the wilderness, which at
great expence and danger they have been set
cling and improving ? Tbefe toe, the gieateft
part of them are our children who have been
nourished at our tablet have for the greeted
part of their lives pa : d taxes to the the support
of this government, and feme of them have
fought and bled for the defence of it. If there
fore, there be cither honr juflicc or companion
in th? cof^y it muff have i trial.
Moreover the Sy qurfannah company have
thousands of friends ^ ^ colony great num
bcr, of them men of for^e, figure, and influ
ence, and there can never be peace in the gd>
veromeot 'til the cause is brought to trial be
fore the proper baar I.
But if trial mod be had, it is certainly best
to bring the c^ufe to ^ speedy an iffae as may
be. The longer it is disputed and bppofed, io
the sffcmbly, iht greater will the expence be to
the co ooy : the longer the final decision is de
ferrcd,the greater v ill be the number of fc-ttlcrs
on the contested lands, and the greater and
more general will be the mfehief of a defeat st
last, Aod befidcs the fanner the affair is issued
she tooner will peace and tracqu Iry, a sweet
and invaluable enjoyment, be restored t@ the
colony. I venture therefore to make my appeal
to the public, whether if weed either upon the
principles of honour, of justice, or of humanity ;
whether if we cotfult our peace or happinefs,or
even supposing we should corfut nothing but
our pufe is it not bast, that application fheuld
be i # mediately made to the king in council, to
app int commissioners to Cett e the boundaries,
between this colony and the proprietaries of
Pennsylvania ; and to profecutc the affair to a
final decision, with all convenient difpstch !
slid it may br not half that. And even these
dr^dvantagrs will io part be compenfated,by
this, that a Goal iffae will quit the colony and
pot it out of the power of defignag men, on the
ope tide, aod on the other, any more to em
broil it with this matter,
CONC. USIO N
On the 4th day of inflant April died at his
House io Wethersfield, Co!. Elizur Good
rich, bad just complcated hit Biit year. He
bore a fair and honourable character thro' life,
and particu'ariy in the various and important
offices he fuflaiocd in the fetvice of the public.
He was many years a justice of the peace, and
in tho'year 1745 fervtd as Lieutenant-Colonel
io the expedition agaioft Lou fborcug whereby
his general conduct h's great humanity and be
nevolence, he obtained the eftimatioo and love
of the officers and soldiery. In the year.l7ss
he was appointed f Colonel of a regiment railed
so this colony for the expedition against Cana
da, and during the campaign was taken sick and
returned home, and continued a long time in a
low fhte of health' He has been many times
a member of bur General Afftmbly, but for
some time before his death declined all public
Wuliaefs He was a long time a member of the
Church of Chrill to this place, a cenßant and
devout attender 00 the public worffi p of God
and so continued to the last. His fear and love
&f God, his uoiverfal kiidncfs and tenderness to
his neighbours render his memory truly precious.
Oo the 17th inftant.Jedediah Strong E'q;
of Litchfield was married to Miss Ruth Pat
terson, of the fame Phc§. ar agreeable and
MGomplifhed young Lady.
Whether this is not 00 all accounts best
most wife, p^ijic joft and honourab'e is, with
the utmost rcfp<& and deference, fabmitted te
the tribunal of the public There opinion, le
ver revere, as being io general just and candid,
scarce ever in the wrung,but when niboformed.
However as many homed men are fir removed
from the source of true intelligence, and some
timet cannot, even in cries which nearly refped
their interest and fafety, determine what course
to fleer for want of information ; as this has
appeared to me to be the case with people in
general refpe&iog the Sufquthannah c^ufe ; and
as many things have been cf late both laid aod
written which I knew to be without any fourda
tioo in truth, I thought it my duty to piefeot
the public with a date of the case, as founded
on the mod authentic records and hiQory. I
have wrote nothing,but what I think is founded
in truth and reason: however if I have made
any ma erid mift^ke, I (hall on proper convic
tion as publicity retina it, as it hath been ad
vanced What I have written on the fobje&, I
think has been from regard to the colony, and
tru'y defined for the public good, which I de
ter nine, in every capacity, to pursue, so far as
I fh^l be able to determine what it is;
I am qiite fecfible that there arc gentlemen
of grc;t worth and ability, from whole opinion
I am obliged to diffcot, with regard tor this po
pular queftioo. If I have been guilty cf ary
mistake (wh ch to be fare I have not upondc
figo) or if my arguments are inconclcfive,they
wiillbe ableto point them out, for which they
have my free cocfent : for the public, io my
opinion, ought to know the whole truth with
regard to a caofe, of such magnitude and which
so nearly concern: them,
Ifany gentleman should thick it worth white
to reply to this publication, it is hoped he will
confront me with fc&a and arguments, and treat
the matter fairly ; and he assy cxpefl to be an
fwered with politecefs and carder by the well
wisher and humb e ferment of the Public
Benjamin Trumbull.
poffeffiotb, the title of this colony, it hath been
fhiwed is as good or better than that of the
proprietaries of Pennsylvania. The colony
have the opinion of the crown lawyers 'full and
expreG in their favour : the expence of trying
the title will be but small : and fhouldadecifi
on finally be given in confirmation of it, the ad
vantages on many accounts mull be great,
Who then would desire to commence' a suit
do fairer prolpe&s ? The country for which
we coD'end is put of the inheritance arid birth
sight left ur by onr fathers, who encountered
almost every danger, endured all bardfhips, toil
ed and bled te obtain sod traofmit it, with the
most amp'e freedom immunities and privileges,
to their posterity. Shall we give up'the inheri
tance of car ancestors without a trial ? Shill we
be affrighted out of it by nolle and clamor ? By
no means ; let us like men, like the defeend
ants of such heroic and noble ancettors, arise
and vindicate our title.
H AR fFO R D, April 26
Last Saturday night
New Gate Ptifen was again broke open, and tb^
following persons made their efeape, viz. Ze
phaniah Ramfdcl about 27 years of age, about
5 feet 8 inches high, lightifh yellow hair some
thing (host, grey eyes, thinifh face ; had on a
black coat & veil, cloth coloured plulh breeches,
a blue duffi great coat, and new (hoes.—Also,
John Roberts, about 40 years old, about 5 feet
9 inches high, grey eyes, and short black curled
hair ; had on a brownilh or redifh colour'd fur
tout, a pair leather breeches very black if not
washed fiace, a pair old (hoes,— Also, James
Williams, a short well set felow, about 28
years old, with short black hair ; bed 00 a blue
cap, a par ng nasty lionen trowfers, check
shirt, and new shoes. Whoever will take up
either 0 all of said fellows, and return them
to fail New Gate, fhril Lave Fifteen Dollars
rewar : for each, paid by
JOHN FIETS.
Simsbury, April 2fr 1774 :
O "f-'HE Librarian Company are hereby co
l tiffed to meet at the Grammar School
House, 00 Wednesday next, at 6 o'Clock After
noon '; and as 'moft of the Bocks sic collected
and delivered to the Committee, it is hoped a
general Attendance of all concerned will be
given in order to agree upon and fettle the best
method for circu atiog the fame-—— Such o
ther Gentlemen as incline to be concerned, may
then have an opprtuni<y of entering their name:
and of doing honour to so laudable an Ipflitu.
tib &
Hartford, April 2 §:h, 1774°
RUN away from Elihu Hyde of Spencer-
Town on the 17th day of inffant April,
a Negro Mao about 16 years of age, bad on
when he went asay a mix'd colour'd short coat,
black and blue, an under double breaded waist
coat, one fide of it plaid, dirty leather breeches,
blue flockings and double foal'd fhaes, his hair
corn'd out and tied up, an old browp wool bat,
about 5 feet 8 inches high rounds fhcu'dered,
carries his head (looping for ward. ^Whoeve^
(hall tike up laid negro and deliver hiza to said
Hyde, (hall have Seven Dollars reward and all
ncceffary charges paid, by
April 18, 1774 ELIHU HYDE.
A New Supply cf
T E A,
Extraordinary good.
The bed French, and fine Spsniffi Indigo, b'ack
and brawn Barcelona Handkerchiefs, full
Yard fqaare, and Icffer Sizes, to be fold by
William Beadle,
At WETHERSFIELD.
A L S O,
INDH Teffcties and other Silks forGowna,
Flower'd and plain Ba;tin for Cloaks, Per
fians,Alamodcs, and thin Silks, a great Variety
of Cbintfca and Callicoes, Gauzes and Lawns
flower'd and p'aia Cloths, Nails, Sugars,Spi
ces, Liquors, and all other Articles as ufaal.
Said Beadle wants tepurchafe dire<ft ! y, font
toy 6ve hundred Dollars, for which he will let
the very bed of his Goods go as cheap as ever
be can , if no person should be willing to fopply
him with so large a number, he is willing to treat
with feverri, and buy a hundred from each ;
and if this should not suit, he will condefeend
to take them in fifties, twenties, tens, fives, or
even down to one, just as may fuis the feller.
0C r HE Public are hereby inform'd, Tha
the Proposals lately ifoedjor engram
ing Mr. Stickney's Col/eflion of MUSICK,
has alreacy met ^itb unexpefled Encouragement, >
and it is requefled that all Performs lulling to
encourage so ncceffary a Cohesion will give in
their Names either to the Subscriber Printer era
Hartford, or te any cf the Gentlemen mho have
Subscription Papers in their Hands, (agreeable
to the printed Proposals ) as fan as may be.
And tbofe Gentlemen who have Said Prop fair
in their Hane; are dfred to obtain as man,
Subferfbers as the, can, and return the Papers
b, the General E eHion in Ma, next, to their
Humble Servant, E. Watson.