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Show ALBANY Parnas. 86 g" the 52/} Means ofdeflm'iflg the King's [A: B.T.] Dominion: in America, 89°C. a War 62big Men apprefiem'ea' ; wit/J tbe Rea/Ems or Motives for each flrticle of tbe Plan. could not at other times be obtained, and f0 treat» Eng difputes and quarrels ; one afl'embly waiting to fee what another will do, being afraid of do- ing more than its (hare, or defirous of doing lcfs; B. F. was one of the four Commiflioners Of tine Plan of Union. 87 or refuting to do any thing, becaufe its country is not at prefent f0 much expofed as others, or becaufe another will reap more immediate advan- from Perg/jrlvania *. tage; from one or other of which caufes, the af- femblies of fix (out of feven) colonies applied to, I. Rea/6m and Motive: on wlu'cb tbe P14» of Union was firmed. H E Commiflioners from a number of the northern colonies being met at A/éany, and confidering the difliculties that have always attended the mod necefiary general meafures for the common defence, or for the annoyance of the enemy, when they were to be carried throughthe fever-a1 particular aiiemblies of all the colonies; fome afiemblies being before at variance With their governors or councils, and the feveralibranches of the government not on terms of domg bufinefs had granted no afliflance to Virginia, when lately invaded by the Franc/J, though purpofely con~ vened, and the importance of the occafion earnef'tly urged upon them : Confidering moreover, that one principal encouragement to the French, in invading and infulting the Britiih American dominions, was their knowledge of our difunited Rate, and of our weaknefs arifing from fuch want of union ; and that from hence different colonies Were, at diferent times, extremelyharafied, and put to great expence both of blood and treafure, Who would have remained in peace, if the enemy had had caufe to fear the drawing on themfelves the refentment and power of the whole; the {aid with each other; others taking the opportunity, Commiflioners, confidering alfo the prefent in- when their concurrence is wanted, to pufh .for croachments of the French, and the mifchievous confequences that may be expected from them, if not oppofed with our force, came to an unani- favourite laws, powers, or points that they think ‘ [‘ Mr. [fince Governor] Hutchinfon was one of the commif- (Governor Pomona/1 as above, mous refolution,--T[mz‘ an union of the colonies is VOLII. p. 144..) ‘ Thoma: Pawnall, Efq; brother to 711/7): Fatw‘ "all, Efq; one of the Secretaries to the Board of Trade, and aé/é/ute/y "graying/for t/Jeir pry/e/matimz. The manner of forming and eftabliihing this ‘ fioners for Mafia/infant Baj.' ‘ afterwards Governor of the Maflulzufim, was upon the fpot. (HI/‘wrj eff)" Erin/I) Empire in North flmrim, p. 25.) E.} i could union was the next point. When it was conli~. dered that the coionies were feldom all in equal danger |