Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-11-17

pie or much in debt" Some Of these in
structions it would be well for the appoint
ing power Of each state and of the U. States
now to act upon. ...--. .y.. s.s5.
Then follow instruction as to making
laws sending copies of laws and proceedings
to the home government, for appreciation or
a prohibition to return home
without leave. and the usual checks and
guards upon the Governor in chief; instruc-
tons in reference 10 raising and disbursing
money, keeping accounts, &C., acts impos-
ing duties on "wines and stronr IiTssors"
shall in no case be inforce for lespsa AZ u, one
year; general laws to De unlimi al time;
and the Governor in chief tos&.enact no
law switch shall have once been enacted,
except upon very urgent occasions; but in
no case more than one without Our express
consent. /
Various sections follow respecting the
removal of officers, and complaints are made
that too many Offices are filled by incompe-
tent deputies; in reference to the disposal Of
pirates and money or goods practically TAX
en-; revenue; rights Of property; oatis of al
legiances, &c. The Governor in chief
is required to "permit liberty of conscience
TO all persons Except Papists, go they be
contentcd with quiet and peaceful enjoy
ment of the same, not giving offence or scan
dal TO the Government"
The Governor in chief is to "take care
that all planters and Christian servants" be
provided with arms and be periodically
mustered and trained &c.; the power to i'm
press for the navy is taken from the COM
manders of vessels and given to the Cover
nor in chief; he is advised that he will re-
ccive from sour dearest husband Prince
George of Denmark. our high admiral of
Eng land and our plantations" authority to
suspend or arrest any commander in the no
Wy not obeying his written orders; and is in
structed respecting the custody of army and
naval stores, the imposition of export duties,
&c.
Section 60 and following require Lord
Cornbury to "take especial care that God
Almighty be devoutly and duly served thro'-
out your government" and provide for the
comfort of the clergy and the prosperity Of
the Church as by law established. School
masters from England and elsewhere must
be licensed; the former by the Bishop Of Lon
come sections relating to slavery, which we
copy.
970. And as we are willing to recommend
unto the said Company [Royal african
Company of England that the said Province
may have q constant and sufficient supply Of
Merchantable Negroes, at moderate Rates
in money or Comoditys, so you are to take
especial care that there be no trading from
the said province to any place in Africa,
without the Charter of the Royal African
Company, otherwise than prescribed by m
Act Of Parliament, Instituted an Act to set
tie the trade to Africa.
97l. And you are yearly to give unto US
and to our commissioners for Trade and
Plantations, an account Of what number of
Negroes the said Province is yearly supplied
with, and at what rates.
979. You shall endeavor to get law past
[if not already done,] for the restraining of
any inhuman Severity, which by i'll masters
or Overseers may be used to their Christian
Servants and their Slaves, and that provi-
sions be made therein that the wilful killing
of Indians and Negroes may be punished
with death and that fit penalty be impos-
ed for manning them.
679. And you are also with the assistance
of the Council and the Assembly, to find out
the best means to facilitate and encourage
the conversion of Negroes and Indians to
this Christian Religions more especially you
are to use your endeavors with the Assem-
bly, that they make provision for the main
.enance OF Some Ministers to inhabt among
the five Nations of Indians in order to in
struct, and also to prevent their being Sc
duced from their Allegiance to US by French
priests and Jesuits.
From these extracts it would appear that
slavery was at least fostered in this country
by the British government, and that while
"Anne, by the grace Of God, Queen of Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland, defender of the
faith" had some desire that Indians and Ne
groes should be converted, she "more cspe-
ciaNy," desired that ministers should inha-
bit among the Five Nations to save them
from being scduced from their allegiance to
the British Crown.
Farther sections, after enumerating grants
made by the King for forts on the Northern
frontier of the province, and the sums to be
furnished by the plantations, to wit:
Rhode Island and Providence ESQ, Con.
necticutt E45O, Pennsylvania ESQ, Mary
land E650, Virginia E900; require the Gov
ernor in chief TO call on the province Of No
va Sgsaria or New Jersey for sum of $500.
or ESQ, each for East and West New Jcr-
sey. And if the frontier be at any time in
vaded by an enemy the "neighboring Colo
nys and plantat ons shall make good in men
or money in lieu thereby their quota of as
'istance according to the following Reparti-
ions, viz:
Massachusetts, Bay g $50 men
New Hampshire 40 |
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