Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-13

pointed by the Congress, out of their own body,
Consisting of twelve persons, ofzwhom, IN the first
appointments, one third viz: four shall be for one
year. four for two years, and four for three years
and the terms expire, the vacancies shall be nl
ed up by appointments for three years, whereby
one-thrd of the members will be changed annually,
and each person who has served the said term of
three years as counsellor, shall have respite of
three years before he can be elected again. This
council of whom two-thirds shall be quorum in
the recess of the Congress- is to execute what shall
have been enjoined thereby to manage the general
continental business and interest," to receive appca-
tons from foreign countries, to prepare matters for
the consideration of the Congress, to fill up (pro
tenn continental affairs that fall vacant and to draw
on the General Treasurer for such monies as may
he necessary for general services and appropriated
by the Congress to such services.
ART TX. No colony shall engage in an offensive
war with any nation of Indians without the consent
of the Congress, or great council above mentioned
who are first to consider the justice and necessity OF
such
ART X. A perpetual alliance, offensive aud de-
fensive is to be entered into as soon may he with
the six nations their limits ascertained and to be
secured to them, their lands not to be encroached
on nor any private or colony purchases made OF
them hereafter to be held good or any contract for
lands to be made but between the great conncil OF
the Indians of Onandoga and the General Congress
the boundaries and lands of all the other Indians
shall also be ascertaned and secured to them in the
same manner, and persons appointed to reside
among Them in proper districts, who shall take care
to prevent injustice in the trade with them and be
enabled at our general expense, by occasional small
supplies to relieve their personal wants and dis
tresses, and all purchases from them shall be by
the Congress- for the general advantage and benefit
of the United Colonies.
ART XII As all new institutions may have i'm
projections, which only time and experience can
discover it is agreed that the General Congress from
+;,,,o hall S1ch
constitution as may be found necessary, which be-
ing approved by majority of the colony assemblies
shall be equally binding with the rest of the articles
of this confederation.
ART. XII. Any and every colony from Great
Britain upon the continent of North America, not
at present engaged in our association may, upon
application and joining the said association be re-
ceived into the confederation viz: Quebec, st.
Johns. Nova Scotia, Bermuda, and the East and
West Floridas, and shall thereupon be entitled to
all the advantages of our union, mutual assistance
and commerce.
These articles shall be proposed to the several
provincial conventions or assemblies to be by them
considered, and, if approved, they are advised to
empower their delegates to agree and 'ratify the
same in the ensuing Congress; after which the
union thereby established its to continue firm till
the terms of reconciliation, proposed in the petition
of the last Congress to the King, agreed to- till
the acts since made, restraining the American COM
mcrce and fisheries repealed; till rcparation is
made for the injury done to Boston, by shutting up
its ports, for burning of Charlestown, and for the
expenses of this unjust war, and till all the British
trops are withdrawn from America On the arrival
of these events the colonies to return to their
former connection and friendship with Great Britain,
but failure thereof this confederation to be per-
petual
Whereas, it hath pleased God to bless these coun
tries with most plentiful harvest whereby much
and other provisions can be spared to foreign
nations who may want the same
Resolred That after the expiration of six months
from the Goth July inst, being the day appointed
by a late act of parliament of Great Britain for
straipng the trade of the confederate colonies, all
the custom-houses therein, (f the said act be not
first repealed shall be shut up, and all the officers
of the discharged from the execution of their
several functions and all the ports of the said col
onies hereby declared be thenceforth open to
the ships of every State in Europe that will admit
commerce and protect it, who may bring in and
expose to sale free of all duties their respective
produce and manufactures and every kind of mer-
chandize, excepting teas, and the merchandise of
Great Britain, Ireland and British West India Is
lands.
Resolaed That we will, to the utmost ofour power,
maintain and support this freedom of commerce for
two years certain after its commencement any recon
citation between and Great Britain notwithsand-
ing, and as much longer beyond that term as the
late acts of parliament for restraining the
and fisheries, and dsallowng the laws and charters
of any of the colonies shall continue unrepealed
The above confederacy was laid before the Provin-
cial Congress- held at Hillsboro the 2lst of august
last whcn after mature consideration of the same,
the Congress to the following resolution there
on:
The order of the day being read, for taking into
consideration paper, purpOrtng confederation of
the United Colonies Resotced The Congress resolve
into committee of the whole House.
he into of
whole House accordingly, and unanimously chose
the Rev. Mr. Patillo Chairman, and after some time
spent therein, came to resolution thereon.
On notion Mr.. President resumed the chair and
Mr. Chairman reported follows, viz:
That the committee have taken into consideration
the plan of general confederation between the united
colonies, and of opinion that the same is not at
present eligible and it is also the opinion of the
committee, that the delegates of this province ought
to be instructed not to consent to any plan of
federation which may be offered in ensuing Con-
gress, until the same shall be laid before and ap-
proved by the Provincial Congress. That the pres
ent association ought to be further relied on for
bringing about a reconciliation with the parent
State, and further confederacy ought only to be
adopted in case of the last necessity"
From the same work take the following extract
giving an account of the battle of Moorc's Greek
On page 28l, vol. As, June No., 1916, after speak
ing of the campaign in Canada and the adjacent
colonies, the editor says:
TO the southwark no action of moment is to be
expected to take place till the commissioners for
Cancellation have opened their commission. Every
friend to his country will join with us in wishing
that the terms may be such not only to put pc
riod to the present troubles but to remove all eal
ousy, and to restore mutual confidence and mutual
harmony for the future In the meantime captures
increase in almost every quarter. More than 70
American ships have been made prizes of in the
West Indies, and a much larger number on the
coast of America
To balance these losses, they boast of the capture
a body of insurgents on the back settlements of
North Carolina. But neither of these are of much
consequence; the power and warlke stores were
removed from the former and by the latter thew