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96 ALBANYPAPERS. filled by the " tion, it was thought better to be n. crow " immediate appointment of the " The power propoled to be given by the plan n of to the grand council is only a concentratio in certa in es mbli alle al fever the the pOWers of r of oints for the general welfare; as the powe the the Prelident General is of the powers of ts. poin leveral governors in the fame 1 Hi ll ii ‘ ll ; grand " And as the choice therefore of the le, ‘ council by the reprefentatives of the peop iv ,V it l i will ' W" it y. l -l ‘ ‘ ‘ nor neither gives the people any new powers, was it n, diminiflies the power of the crow dif- thought and hoped the crown would not [A: B.T.] offal, Plan ofUm‘on. Maflacéuflefi's Bay .. _ New Hamp/bz‘re Conflefiz'cut Rboa'e "and New Tori New - _. . er a .r ______ Paw/22:44:, -__‘__ Mmfylcma' Virginia [Vortb Caro/i724 Sahib Carolina " approve of it." Upon the whole, the commiflioners were of opinion, that the choice was molt properly plaC< ed in the reprefentatives of the people. E/efiion of Meméers. It ats thought that if the lead colony 1"mgr/t 48was al- ber W vyo, and the others in proportion, the num- ou d be very great and the ex , h and that lefs than two as . would‘not bPCUC? e convenCfWYi ient apgegpilg]: pprfpn, being by any accident prevented . ‘ . t e meeting, the colon he ou ht to months after the That within pafling fuch act, the 110qu of reprefentatives that happen to be fitting within that time, or that {hall be efpecially for that purpofe convened, may and [ball choofe fort men of reputation for integrity; and that BUty-elightluch men might be a number fuflicient members for the grand council, in the fol- €010," t lipugh it was thought reafonable that each lowing proportion, that is to lay, bod )ii Fould have a {bare in the reprefentative it C(ympibortn: deggee, according to the proportion . u e , tot e ogenera( l treafury,- yet the ro- portlon of wealth or power of the colonies ispnot Maflacbzmfitt's :ppear for would not be reprefented. y Thatgas the bemze walp not immediately popular, they would andg neia y men ofhgood abilities for butinefs f0 |
