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Show 116 ALBANY PAPERS. [Az B.T.] veiled with the fame powers and authori- ties, to continue till the King's pleafure be known, It might be better, perhaps, as was {aid before, if the crown appointed a Vice Prefident, to take Oft/Je P/mz ofUm'wz. "7 Americans ferving willingly under officers they know; and not caring to engage in the fervice under itrangers, or fuch as are often appointed by governors through favour or interei't. The fervice here meant, is not the Rated fettled fer- vice in {landing troops; but any fudden and fhort Jervice, either for defence of our own colonies, place on the death or abfence of the Prefident )r invading the enemies country; (fuch as, the General; for fo we {hould be more fure of a :Xpedition to CapeBr-ez‘m in the 13?: war ; in which fuitable perfon at the head of the colonies. On the death or abfence of both, the fpeaker to take place (or rather the eldeft King's-governor) till "his Majefty's pleafure be known. many fubi'rantial farmers and tradefmen engaged as common foldiers under oflicers of their own country, for whom they had an efteem and af- eétion; who would not have engaged in a {landng army, or under officers from England.) -- It Oficers bow appointed. was therefore thought belt to give the council the power of approving the officers, which the That all military commiflion oflicers, whether for land or fea fervice, to act under this general confiitution, fhall be nominated by the Prefident General ; but people will look upon as a great fecurity of their being good men. And without fome fuch provifion as this, it was thought the expence of engaging men in the fervice on any emergency would be much greater, and the number who could be the approbation of the Grand Council is to be obtained, before they receive their commil-lions. And all civil. officers are to be nominated by the Grand Council, and to receive the Prefident General's ral benefitof the nation, that the prerogative {houl'd relax a little in this particular throughout all the colonies in America ; as it had already done much more in the charters of fome particular colonies, approbation before they ofi'iciate. viz. Comz'eé'z‘icm‘ and R/Jade Iflamz'n induced to engage much lefs ;. and that therefore it would be molt for the King's fervice and gene- The civil oflicers will be chiefly treafurers and the fervice, to have oflicers appointed unknown colleétors of taxes; and the fuicable perfons are molt likely to be known by the council. to the people, or unacceptable; the generality of Ame- Va» It was thought it might be very prejudicial to. |