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Show 92 ALBANY PAPERS. [Az B.T.] flmerica including all the {aid colonies, within and under which government each colony may retain its prefent confiitution, except in the particulars wherein a change may be directed by the {aid 38: as hereafter follows *. Prefia'ent General, and Grand Council. That the {aid general government be adminif'tered by a Prefident General to be appointed and fupported by the crown ; and a Grand Council to be chofen by the Off/Jr Plan {ifU/zz'on. ficient for this purpofe .- The ch Oice ' of .. bers for the grand council is placed in therligiii'e of reprefentatlves of each gove rnment, in order to give the people a (bare in this new general 00vernrnent, as the crown has its {hare by ct'he appgornt-mgnt of the Prefident General. ut 1t eing propofed by the gentlemen f counc11 ofNew Tor/é, and fome other coungellbii: arnong the commiflioners, to alter the plan in this particular, and to give the governor s and councrl of the feveral provinces a {hare in the chorce of the grand council, or at leafl: a power at; aplpr'ovmg and confirming or of difallowing e it "7:3 . 01:5: :nade by the houfe of reprelentatives , ‘ reprefentatives of the people of the feveral colonies met in their refpeétive affemblies. It was thought that it would be belt the Prefident General (hould be fupported as well as appointed by the crown; that f0 all difputes between him and the Grand Council concerning-his falary might be prevented; as fuch difputes have been frequently of mifchievous con- ‘fequence in particular colonies, efpecially in time of public danger. The quit-rents of crownlands inAmerica, might in a {hort time be fuf- '* [The reader may perceive, by the difference of the type, which is the text of the plan, and which the reg/Fm: and matiw: nientioned in the title. They are thus confolidated for his conve- nience. The Editor has taken one or two farther liberties in tranfpofirrg thefe Alémgy papers; but the ferric remains as before. 13.]. fluent 93 " That the government or confii tutio ' n .. ' pofed to be formed by the plan, confil'ts offiiSO " branches; 3 Prefident General appointed by the crovgzn, ind a cpuncil chofen by the people (‘ ‘ the or fame ytethI};eoe gp 'srpre efentatives, ' "' whic h IS " That by a fubfequent article, the con ‘1 ' chof en by the people can effect nothing wiihlout the content of the Prefident Gene ral applpmtpd bfy 1ihe crown; the crow n poiTeflés ere ore u one half f th 'V confiitution. 0 C P0W€r Of thlS " That in the Britifli confiitution tl ' is fuppofed to oflefs b t i ' j 16 CIOWH \ having their Hire. 11 one thud, the Lords " Tha t this confiitution feemed rather m " favourable for the crown. ore " That |
