Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-29

,.s ~ ~ o,1' anu am happy ~ being able 90
'o,'" you, tna' nave found thcm entire A copy of
Wh'cn 80 far as respects the authority iv,u hv In.
frovincal Congress In tho Continental Corgross IN
oeca,e Independence, &c Is herewith sent YOU,
Very respectfully, your obd,. servt
WM HILL
mn MONDAY, April 9Th, I77s.
On motion,
Resoced, Tina, Messrs Cornelius usrre,. Allan ,...
honas b"rSe, Abncr Nash john kinchcn Thomas
ana Thomas Jones, Select COMMITTEE to tax, n,o
sheraton the usurpat IONS aud yio,nces n.,n,cJ a n
united oy the King aud Parliament OF Britain against Amroa
and Tue further measures he taken frustrating the
| an" Tor tie better defence OF this Province.
FRrpAy, April l2th, 1875.
The Congress met according to adjournment
The Select Committee taking into consideration
the n'uTpntons and violence attempted and commit.
'cd by 'ho hlng and Parliament of Britain Braips,
s'n.I ana the iurher measures to be taken for
frustrating the same, and for the better defence ot
/ this Province, reported as follows TO wit;
appears,o your Committee. tina, pursuan, to the plan
ecr'eI oy the British Ministry for subjugans Ar,erc, the
Ming aud Parliament Of Great Britain have usrped ,,y.,
over c persons and properties of the people, unlimited aud
0uho'e'' ana dsSsaing their humble petuon for prac,
liberty aud safety have made divers legislative Acts
one war anne, and every species Of calamity against r
continent IN general That Brush fleets and a,u;,,s b,vs
and stall are. daily employed IN ,!csrnyn, the u,ol I
oonnng the most horrd devaslaions the country Tina,
governors different colonies have t.,,,,d -,
slaves who should imbruc their hands in the h,,d ~ h,
masters mat the ships belonging 10 America m. , ,.
prizes OF war, and many them have been vioen,,v 80
SusCa'eu' ~ consequence of which, niuliudes of lin,
people have been destroyed or from easy c,rcunsnns &
ced to the most lamcnahle distress ~ WV"
. And whereas the moderation hitherto u,a,,G,.,cI M a..
cheu oonles and their To he rrcnnc ~ M
mother country constitutional pncines bay. ,oc -. ne
nsa"on OF 'he Aforesaid and usurpaons p,d -,
hopes remain OF obtaining redress by means alone which
nave been hitherto tried, committee are of o,in h
'he mouse should enter INTO the following Issoipe to wi,.
hco!red, That the Delegates 10, this Colony IN tho Can't
mental Congress, I've empowered to concur with ihs pr,
the other Colonies declaring fadcpendenc, and G,
Hesn Alliances reserving this Colony the ,oe and
right OF Turning Constitution and Laws for this Co,ony a
OF general representation thereby TO see th, Deleae
ed QUIZ ~ " ~ " "'''"''c' point
Inc Congress taking the same into consideration
unanimously concurred herewith.
STATE OF NoRru-C ARoLrxA.
Secretary Of States Office {
certify that the foregoing is CORRECTLY con,c6 fo,
ia" original Journals of the Provincial Coprross
which met IN Halifax on the 4th of Anril 177f
Given under my hand, this 9Th October. 1850
NJ HILL, Secretary.
Pne following article upon the same subject is from
IN" adkin and Catawoa Journal of the 18Th inst.
!" with The Ie1ues, of the editors of Spccra
of we VIII publish "verbatm. the passage IN utron ne
soon as we can obtain from Meckcnburs The "JoTn,I 81
Lroeeedngs OF the Provincial Assembly Of North Carolina
H,,s' We nave REFERRED an original printed copy, m
IHaTo oIn published at the tine 10y order the Assembly
d mao II IN or possession r some Time several years since
V.'eu Puohc attention to It but felt curiosity
enough tn call aud returned IT, for safe kecn,
3D. ro"l Iosessor II appeared passing strange to US
@ ac so important TO the history character of the
state, should be regarded total indifference f,r no.
s'e 'n me state took any notice of IT. we could
a. @ Iot II only IN tins way that although nso to us
was circumstance well known TO others Rut suh.ccn.,
~ we nave more than been induced to believe ,ha, il
AZ "e senetaiN KNOWN and the publication Of
Mr. Jeferson's letters seemed us Git oceasi5n,o ncn,
% Iact SO 'Wp"rsan, IN the history OF the Stale We are
see a' mas al length excited interest; and the
gentleman III whose possession 'JournaIr is 600 -
Tho y tn, us me extract requisite and also inform
VIC pubic now the journal" itself into ms hands
IL w" hope TO see these articles copied into tho
Richmond WING, aud other papers of vide circuI,.
ton.