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L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
February 35
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wanting in Gratitude to your Excellency, if we did not return you our
hearty Thanks for the Confidence you are pleased to express, that
such a Suspicion would be groundless and most unjust; and we
cannot figure to ourselves any Thing that can at this Time divert
us from making a Provision suitable to the Circumstances of the
People we represent, against their Incursions for the future, and for
the Services recommended to our Consideration by your Excellency.
As we are convinced the Reasons that induced us to make an Act at
our last Session, to prevent warlike Stores and Provisions being
exported from this Province to our Enemies, still exist, we will,
with all possible Dispatch, revive that Act: Your Excellency's Ex-
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pedient for preventing ill-disposed Persons from taking Advantage
of its Expiration, being a Transaction, we conceive, not warrantable
by Law, we are sorry we cannot give it the Approbation your Ex-
cellency seems to desire; tho' at the same Time we are fully con-
vinced it was the Effect of your earnest Intentions for promoting his
Majesty's Service, and the Interest of the common Cause.
As the most natural Strength of every free Government (and on
which we apprehend we must at this Season chiefly depend for our
Security) consists in a well-armed and well-regulated Militia, a
proper Law for that Purpose shall be one great Object of our
Deliberations. And we take Leave to assure your Excellency, we
entertain the most sanguine Hopes that the Unanimity and Dispatch,
which will attend the Proceedings of the several Branches of the
Legislature, at this Time of uncommon and imminent Danger, will
clearly demonstrate to all the World how much they have at Heart
the Honour of his most Sacred Majesty, and the Safety and Welfare
of his American Dominions.
Which was read and assented to, and signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Major Hall and Col. Tilghman do acquaint his
Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please
to receive it: They return and acquaint M.r Speaker, That the
Governor was pleased to signify he would be ready to receive the
Address in the Conference Chamber immediately.
Ordered, That Philip Hammond, Esq; and Thirteen more, do
present the Address to his Excellency.
On Motion, Leave given, to bring in a Bill to revive the Act
entituled, An Act to prevent the Exportation or Carrying out of this
Province, Ammunition, Warlike Stores, or Provisions of any Kind,
towards supplying the French, or their Allies.
Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in a
Bill accordingly.
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