The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-19

NEW JERSEY.
Cornburg edward Hyde, Ear Of
I Clarendon and Viseount1. Colonial
Governor OF New Yerk and New Jersey.
in a lengthy letter signed whilst
Colonial Governor, to Lord Sunderland
Secretary Of State, writes:
A very long and remarkable letter
IN relation to the turbulent affairs IN
New Jersey, and the reluctance Of the
Assembly to vote any revenue TO the
Crown. laying the blame chiefly on the
+ Quakers, whom he had, by order Of
Queen Anne, been obliged to admit
into the Assembly. Also announcing
the death Of the governor Of Connecti-
cur, Colonel Winthrop.
Mr.. Lewis Morris and the
speaker IA Samuel Jennings. who is
a Quaker. had been very busy with.
several of the other members to prevail
with them not to grant any Revenue
] to the Queen, the elects Of which vour
Lordshippe will best per Give BY their
votes Of the 9th Of s Der. Your
Lordshippe will perceive by their vote
that they are resolved not to raise Il
money till the Gonyernor consents TO
redr~sse the grievances Of the
Country, andin that case they will raise
fifteen hundred pounds for the support
of the Government for one year, that
the grievances are which they complain
of, you will best see by a printed
paper which ! take the liberty to
enclose to your Lordshippe, which
contains d reEioDstranee the Assembly
Thought fit to present me with at
Burlington, the first Sessions of this
Assembly, and my answer to their
Remonsfrance. IF / knew of any
grie van e the country laboHred under
that were IN my power TO redresse, /
would most certainly doe It, but I
protest / don't know of any bat that
of faction. and private annimosity,
which are not in my power to cure;
the Government Of that Province. was
soc long under q proprietary
Gouv rnment, and q Governor. who
thong an honest Gentleman. ct had
not the appreciation of the Crowne,
which the people knowing would not
yield any obedience to hrm, but oppos-
ed him IN all things more or less, soc
that for two or three years before the
surrender to the Queen, there were n e
Courts ofJudi ature held In East Jersey
lat all. soc that it is very difficult to
bring those people who have lived soc
liong in lice n~tiousneSSe to be REGULAR.
nothing will doe it buta due execution
of the law. | must observe to your
L~ordshippe that the Q1akers are
numerous IN West Jersey, and during
the Proprietary Government ruled al
that Division when it was 8 seperate
Province, and the Acts Of AssenbI, that
were made in those days, were calculated
for their purpose, now they see the
laws they make must be suitable to Tho
laws of England, and that is one
of the things that makes them
angry. bebause they cannot
have every thing ordered as they
please, and indeed Unjust say, thai
as long as the Queen is pleased TO allow
the Quakers to be chosen into the
Assembly, | am Of opinion noe revenue
will be settled, noe Act viii be passed
for setting and regulating the Militia.
n r indeed anv other good Act passed. =
There is in existance a letter signed
by Samuel Jennings, Speaker, on behalf
OF the House OF New Jersey, to the
Earl of Sunderland complaining Of the
{Goyernor Lord Cornbury's corrupt
practices and enclosing evidence.
Also the Ori4Inal Mss. being the sworn
leviden &c referred to IN the above letter.
Taken Def re and signed By Thomas
III sOl4 AC =
April and Nav, 1907.
These are OF particular interest
concerning the allegation against the
notorious Governor Lord Cornbury.
The evidence concerns the wFongful
raising of considerable sums of money
further as to his L0rdship2s corruBt
practices which had 30 impoverished
the country that it could not give the
supp rt to her Majesty Government
thatit was otherwise willing to do.
Lewis Norris signature appears
soule Is lines repeated on the Evidence
which he signs as Chairman.
Letter. signed By members Of the
ICounc | to the Ea lof Sunderland
Whitehall. Ist July, 170S.
S gned by Lorg Herbert Of Cherbury
andS Sin Philip Meadows.
Relating to the desire of the New
Jersey Company that Mr.. Lewis Morr S
(afterwardsChiefpu stiee OF York might
be restored to the Council. from which
he had been suspended by the
Governor, Lord Co injury.
Letter signed by members OF the
Council OF Trade, to the Earlof Sunder-
land. as to complaints against the
General Assembly Of the province Of
New Jersey.
Whitehall, sth June, 170s.
Signed by the Earle Of Stamford, Lord
Herbert Of Cherbury, and Sir Philip
Meadows.
Concerning an Address from the
Lieut.. Governor and Council Of New
Jersey to Queen Anne, complaining Of
the Proceedings Of the General Assembly
OF that Province; and stating as the
Lord Lovace is now & ing over he
will be- the best able, when upon the
place to inform himself of We matters
contained 10 that A dress, and give
Her Maiests an Account there of.
There is a Remarkable Collection Of
Papers sent from New Jersey in 1853
by William Dockwra, one Of the New
Jersey proprietots, on behalf OF the
.lLieut. Governor and Council, To the
Earl oil Sunde land, Secretary OF State,
Comprising II documents, covering
some SO PIP, folio. Dated 170S-9
Enclosed in a contemporary printed