New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-23

Berkeley. Certeret then explained and confirmed
n. former concessions for the territory thus eAclI
yyejy belonging to himself. The praPtietoTs CT
West New-Jersey also drew up another set Oh '0n-
cessions for the settlers within that terrltery'-
They contain very ample privileges to the Peop.e'
T. v.e declared that the commoa law, or tuHdh-
,,en,al rights and privileges of West New-Jersey'
,ber.n stated. are TO be the foundation ct govern
nen, not .l.erable by the Legislature. Liberty OF
conscience. trial by jury and other rights were Sc
crr.d 4 geaerai assembly of representatives e
tbs people was TO have power to provide ter Inc
COMMUNICATION OF the government, and TO make
laws The first Assembly of West Jersey WAS
convened BY Governor Jennings, in November
1851. CORDIALLY at Burlington, which was the
ch;ef townA This Legislature enacted certain
fundamental constitutions and many laws. hey
,,.o,,d.d for tbe annual election and meeting OF
the Assembly, the appointment and removal oy
them Of all officers of trust and that no one should
be incapable Of Office by reason OF his faith and
worship. They declared that upon Jennings ac'
cep,ance of these and sundry other conditions
named. they would recognise him as Governor
alt would be difficult (says Gordon) to find any
instrument in representative government, more
democratic or more liberal, in matters of faith
Not even belief in tie Deity was necessary to hui
man equality, whilst the Constitution OF the State
Of New-Jersey excludes from office all who do not
profess belief in the faith Of some Protestant sect.
West jersey, after the purchase By William Penn
and others, was rapidly setled, chiefly b, onakers
from England.
Sir George Carteret died in 1870, and being sole
proprietor Of East Jersey, by his will he ordered
it to be sold for the payment of his debts and it
vas accordingly sold to William Penn and eleven
Others who were called the Twelve Proprietors
They afterward took twelve more into the propIie-
torship; and to the twenty-four thus formed the
Duke Of York in March, 1892, made his third and
last grant of East Jersey. Very serious dissen-
tons soon arose between the two provinces them
selves, as well as between them and New-York,
which banished moderation from the councils and
threatened the most serious calamitle' quo
uorranto was ordered BY the crown, in 1886, to
be issued against both provinces. East Jersey
Immediately offered to be annexed TO West Jersey,
CROWN Soon afterwards James II. ordered the
JERSEYS, "a. we'll as New-York, } to be annexed to
New England, and the proprietors of East Jersey
made formal surrender of the patent, praying
snly for new grant, securing their right OF soil
Before this request could be granted the English
revolution of 1858 took place and they passed
underline allegiance of new sovereign Story
For several years after this period there appears
to have been no regular government in New Jer-
sew and both of the provinces were in a state of
great confusion, which continued until the proprie-
tors made formal surrender of all their powers
of government, but not of their lands, to Queen
Anne in April, 1902. The Queen Immediately re-
united both provinces into one colony and by
commission appointed overnor over them. He
was authorised to govern with the assistance of a
Council and to call General Assemblies of the
people to be chosen by the freeholders. The Gen
eral Assembly were authorised to make laws, sub
iect to tbs appreciation dissent of the crown
Liberty OF conscience was allowed to all persons
but Roman Catholics.
From this time to the American Revolution the
province was governed without any charter, under
reyal commissions. Many struggles occurred be-
tween the representatives of the people, (who
always contended for former rights and privileges
granted. and the royal Governors. Lemis Morris
was the first royal Governor, and William Tenn
pie Franklin, a son Of Doctor franklin, the lat
Governor appointed by the British crown
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