The Lower House. 569

ffor the Affirmative

M^r Waughop Col. Gale M^r Pemberton
M^r Swann Cap^t D. Wilson Cap' Wright
Cap^t Chesley Major Trippe M^r T. Wilkinson
M^r J. Gresham Capt. Hindman M^r T. Hammond
D^r Carroll M^r Lecompte Cap^t Purnell

Major Hall M^r George Cap^t Robine

M^r Smith Col. Colvill Col. Henry
M^r Weems M^r Paca Capt. Selby
Col. King Cap^t Gordon
M^r Stoughton Col. Tasker

ffor the Negative

M^r R. Gresham Cap^t Harrison M^r J. Goldsborough
M^r G. Wilson M^r W. Wilkinson Capt. Ennalls
M^r Worthington M^r Courts Major Sheredine
M^r J. Hall M^r N. Goldsborough M^r Wootton
M^r Brome M^r Lloyd M^r O. Sprigg
M^r Smallwood M^r Thomas

Which Bill was Indorsed, will pass, and was sent to the Upper
House by William Stoughton Esq^r and Cap^t Chesley.
The Bill entituled, An Act for the Releif of Francis O Connor,
Robert Noble, of Dorchester County, Planters, Joseph Richardson
of the said County Shoemaker, Languishing prisoners in Dorches-
ter County Goal &c. was Read the second time and passed, and sent
to the Upper by Capt. Ennalls and Cap^t Hindman
The following Ingrossed Address, Viz.
To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor of Maryland :
The humble Address of the House of Delegates
May it please your Excellency,
Your Excellency's Message of the 25^th Instant to this House,
being of an Extraordinary Nature, and containing very forced Ac-
cusations of the Intentions of this House, we choose to Attribute to
the cavilling Temper and malevolent Disposition of others, rather
than to your Excellency, from whose good Nature, kind and benefi-
cient Temper, we hope for a Milder Interpretation of our Words
and Actions.
It is but a mean and low practice to endeavour to raise and keep
up strife between Government and People, and when your Excellency
considers it truly, you will look on those who endeavour to render
themselves necessary by such methods, as much Enemies to his
Lordship and your self, as they certainly are to the people.
We can with great truth and sincerity assure your Excellency,
that we never had, nor have it in our thoughts or Inclinations, to

L. H. J.