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As some difficulties may arise rcfpeding the mode of elect
ing members for the said Convention, therefore
Resolved unanimously, That the Committee of the city
and liberties of Philadelphia be directed to End the afore
mentioned Resolve of Congress to the several Committees
throughout the province, and to call together a number from
the Committee of each county, to hold a Provincial conference,
in order to determine upon- the number of which the Con
vention for framing a new government mail be composed,
and the manner in which they Shall be elected.
The PROTEST of divers of the Inhabitants of this
province, in behalf of themselves and others.
To the Honorable the Representatives of the province
of Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen,
I,"/" E, the inhabitants of the city and liberties of Phila
delphia, in behalf of ourselves and others, the in
habitants of Pennsylvania, conceive it our duty to represent
unto this House as followeth:
That whereas the Hon. Continental Congress hath by a
resolve bearing date the 15th instant, recommending the tak
ing up, and eitablilhmg new governments throughout all the
United Colonies, under the “ AUTHORITY of the PEO
PLE ;" and as the chartered power of this House is derived
from our mortal enemy the King of Great-Britain, and the
members thereof were elected by such persons only as were
either in real or supposed allegiance to the said King, to the
exclusion of many worthy inhabitants, whom the aforefaid
resolve of Congress hath now rendered electors ; and as this'
House, in its prefect state, is in immediate intercourse with a.
Governor bearing the said King's comihiffion, and who is his
fwoin representative, holding, and by oath obliged to hold,
official cofrefpondence with the Ministers of the said King,
and is not within the reach of any act of ours to be ab
solved therefrom—We therefore, in this solemn manner, in
behalf of ourselves and others, do hereby renounce and pro
test again.Q the authority and qualification of this House for
framing a new government.
As we mean not to enter into any altercation with this
House, we Shall forbear enumerating the particular incon
sistencies of its former conduct, .and content ourselves with,
declaring that, as a body of men bound by oaths of allegi
ance to our enemy, arid influenced, as many of its members
are, either by .connections with, or pecuniary employments
under the Proprietary of this province, who is likewise the
said King's representative, it is, to ail good intents and pur
poses, disqualified to take into consideration the late Resolve
of. Congress; and, as' an House, is not within the description
mentioned in the said Resolve as an " AiTembly under the
authority of the people" only, and" because likewise that we
have very alarming apprehensions that a new government mo
delled by persons so inconfatently circumffanced would be the
means of Objecting ourselves and our posterity to greater
grievances than any we have hitherto experienced.
In thus protesting against the authority of this House for
framing a new government, we mean not to object against its
exetcifirig the proper powers it has hitherto been accustomed
to-use, for the Safety and convenience of the province; until
such time as a new constitution, originating from, and found
ed on, " the authority of the people," Shall be finally fettled by
a Provincial Convention to be elected for that purpose, and
until the proper officers and representatives of the people,
Shall be chosen agreeable thereto and qualified to succeed this
House—For which purpose an application will be made to the
Committee of Infpeftion and Observation of the city and li
berties (whose fexvices on all occasions hath been applied to
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the support of the rights of the people) for calling a confer
ence of Committees of the several counties of this province,
agreeable to the powers it is already invented with for that
purpose, which said conference of Committees Shall iffueouc
summonses for electing, by ballot, a Provincial Convention, con
fiding of at least 100 members, for the purpose of carrying the
said resolve of Congress into execution—As we are fully con
vinced, that our fafety and happiness, next to the immediate
providence of God, depend on our complying with, and Sup
porting firmly the said resolve of Congress, that thereby
the union of the colonies may be preserved inviolate.
Resolved unanimously, That the Chairman be directed
to Sign and present the said Protest to the Hon. House of
Atrembly.
Resolved unanimously, That we will support the measures
now adopted at all hazards, be the consequences what they
may.
The thanks of the city and liberties being presented (by an
unanimous vote) to Col. Roberdeau for his impartiality and
faithful difeharge of fais trust as Chairman, he was pleased
to reply—-That he acknowledged the honor done him, and
that he esteemed it more than if conferred by a Prince.
The thanks of the city and liberties were also presented (by
an unanimous vote) to their Committee of Infpedion and Ob
servation for their zeal, fidelity and Steady attention to the
duties of their important Ration.—And Col. Thomas M'Kean,
as Chairman ofthat Committee, accepted and politely acknow-.
Hedged the ianiel
The meeting was conduced with the utmost decorum and -
harmony. DANIEL ROBERDEAU, Chairman.
The protest, agreeable to the resolve, was the fame day pre-•
fented to the Speaker of the Hon. House of Assembly.
I,IFTY head of STEERS and Spayed CATTLE, from
' four to Seven years oki, are to be fold in Qaeen Anne's
county, Eastern Shore of Maryland. Inquire of Mr. Wil
liam Gough, at Col. Cadwalader's, Philadelphia.
A Quantity of very good Citron, REifins, Allspice, Coffee,
Chocolate and Rice, also Brandy, Rum, Wine and
Cyder Vinegar, and sundry other articles in the wet goods
and grocery way, to be fold by THOMAS ROKER, in
Arch-street, near the New-Ferry,.
STRAYED from a meadow on Hay creek and Gloucester
road, on Thursday lad,.a HORSE, about fix years old,
near fifteen hands high, of a Strawberry roan or bright, bay
colour, black main and tail, the near sere-soot and the. off
hind foot white, a natural pacer, but can trot. He.was bred
in the Ealt Jerseys, near Elizabeth town. Whoever will
take him up, and deliver him to the fubferiber near the Draw
bridge, Brail receive TWENTY SHILLINGS reward.
May 19^BENJAMIN LOXLEY^
h^O be LET, a neat, well finished two Story STONE
HOUSE, three rooms'on a floor, accommodated
with suitable outhouses, and ten or twelve acres-of land,
lying on the old York road, in Plurnfted township, Bucks
county, which renders it convenient either for a gen
teel retirement, or any public business. For farther parti
culars inquire of JOSEPH CAUFMAN, in Second-direct. *
'T'° ° e SP^°' for ca ^> by Andrew Caldwell, a few
§ barrels of excellent COFFEE. Also a few pieces of
fine striped Russia LINEN fit for gentlemens jackets and
breeches..Philad May zi, 1776,