New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-05
aaoIittcal zptstOrp-No. Will
- q, The Tribors: BY GDwis "iLLIAht'-

the r
A.s,.;ared about forty years. In consequence OF
ANTIQUITIES which arose between the hhglsh az
F,encb. relative to the boundaries between 'ie
possessions of the respective powers III :,
.-oor;ca after the treaty Of Al1-la-Chapeiie' IN
17As the British cabinet, IN contemplation u
..o,her ,ra, with France, took measures to Sc
,,,o tho fidelity and aid of the SIX nations oil ID
dams. also to recommend union Oh 'ie c'ioii'es'
n enable them to act with efficiency. Inc Doafo
os trade, in September, 1853, sent Instructions 70
tho Governor of New-YorE to hold treaty with
tho CIV Indian nations and the other colonies OF
tho -.ost of them. received instructions also, TO
send commissioners to be present al TINS meeting
and unite with Newly York, so that " all the prov
inces be IF practicable comprised IN one genera
treaty. to be made in his rnaJestJ's name. Abou'
tho same time. letter from the Earl OF Holder
ness Secretary of State, recommended that the
commissioners at this meeting should form plan
of union among the colonies, for their mutual
protection against the encroachnents OF the
French. A union of the colonies had been tor
some time before the period contemplated IN
ENGLAND. DR.. Davcnant mentions scheme OF
union which was projected during the reign OF
William and Mary, some of the outlines OF which
were, that the colonies should be authorized to
meet annually, or oftener, by their deputies two
from each proTince, in general Congress; TO
debate and resolve on such measures as should be
most advisable at any tine TO be taken for Their
tranquility and safety; that a Commissioner, to
be specially appointed by the King, preside IN this
Congress, which was TO meet as near as convc-
nien,ly might be, TO the most central Colony !;
and as New York was nearly central, the Royal
Governor of that province was 10 be the presiding
Commissioner during the session.
Such were the schemes of British statesmen at
an early period, contemplating constitution or
confederation Of the Colonies, to manage their
own general concerns, with which they were nat
urally supposed to be best acquainted but 1t is
believed that it was never proposed BY the Bnt@
ish Government 10 the Colonies to form union,
until 1853, as above stated. in the letter from the
Secretary Of State. There are evidences that,
in this country, DR.. Franklin's thoughts had been
for some time previous to this turned to union
of the Colonies He had thrown out hints to tins
effect in his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Ga
zettc.
The day appointed for meeting of the Com
,,,;ss;ono,s =, albonv IN tho State of New-York.
,1n r. NV, 17sd h,t tbo,, did NOT nc.
sembIe until the 18th, when it was found that
seven Colonies were represented, VIZ:
NJ, York
1,mes Dclancev. Connecticut
Joseph Murray, William Pltkn,
William Johnson, Roger Wolcott,
John Chambers, Ehs'ia "ii',oiis'
"lllam oini'n' c.. i'I uo 80
s,mue, Wellcs Martin Howard.
JOHN Chandler, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Hutchinson, John Penn,
Oliver fartridgc' n p:i p. .anAli
Jonn "or'hlhstoh' 1slo"aiH S.o'S'
~, "ew i1l" ~ Mar,.I,n3
Ricnard Willard BENJAMIN Tasker.
Mesbech Wcarp, Abraham Barnes
Henry Sherbume.
Tho ,vholc number Of Commissioners appointed
w,s twenty five. who all attended, as above ma
mol y;rc;n;, and Nev.-Jerscv thuch EXPRESSLY
invited did not send.
Having completed treaty with the Indians,
the Commissioners took up the subject of plan
of union. They resolved "that union Of the
Colonies was absolutely necessary for their pre-
seryation, and that it was necessary that the
union should be established by act of Parliament"
4 COMMITTEES consisting of one member from
ouch Colony represented at this Congress, was
.nno;ntcd 10 draw plan of union. Mcssys.
Hutchinson Of Mass. Atkinson of N. H., Ptkin
&c Con, Hopk;ns of r. l., Smith of n. Y,
Er,nlIn Of Penn. and Tasker of Maryland,
,..ro seected ms the Committee. When the men,
ho-s me-, several plans were presented, but an