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EGBERT BENSON TO JAY. 151
no notice was taken of it, and thence you may infer the
general sentiment and spirit.
Thus matters remained until the last winter-sessions at
Albany, when the Senate, at least very precipitately to say
no worse, determined to settle the Controversy without the
agency of Congress, and for that purpose passed a set of
Resolves, declaring their willingness to cede to the Inhabitants on the Grants the Jurisdiction of the Country, if they
on their part would relinquish all claim west of a line,
about twenty miles East of the North River.—These Resolves were sent to the Assembly for concurrence, and there
they slept sub silentio. The Governor, who was violently
opposed to the measure, sent a message to the Assembly
apprising them that if they agreed to the Resolves he would
instantly prorogue the Legislature.
As far as our own State Politics were concerned I do not
know a more disagreeable incident that has happened
during the War than the proceedings of the Senate. It has
unfortunately been the means of lessening, if not of destroying, all confidence and Cordiality between some of the
principal Characters in the State. I will not trust either
their names or any sentiments respecting their conduct to a
letter.
Determined however to risk it, the Legislature, before
they rose in March and also at their subsequent sessions in
June last, especially instructed their Delegates to move for a
decision, and the Delegates accordingly made formal motion
in Congress for the purpose ; but, on one pretence or other,
the motions were always rejected.
I have no doubt but that you will perfectly agree with
the Legislature in their protest; for even admitting that
the separate independence of the Grants would be of general
advantage, and even peculiarly beneficial to this State, yet
the principle of the protest will remain unimpeached. By
the Submission, Congress were authorized td decide judi-
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000172 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | EGBERT BENSON TO JAY. 151 no notice was taken of it, and thence you may infer the general sentiment and spirit. Thus matters remained until the last winter-sessions at Albany, when the Senate, at least very precipitately to say no worse, determined to settle the Controversy without the agency of Congress, and for that purpose passed a set of Resolves, declaring their willingness to cede to the Inhabitants on the Grants the Jurisdiction of the Country, if they on their part would relinquish all claim west of a line, about twenty miles East of the North River.—These Resolves were sent to the Assembly for concurrence, and there they slept sub silentio. The Governor, who was violently opposed to the measure, sent a message to the Assembly apprising them that if they agreed to the Resolves he would instantly prorogue the Legislature. As far as our own State Politics were concerned I do not know a more disagreeable incident that has happened during the War than the proceedings of the Senate. It has unfortunately been the means of lessening, if not of destroying, all confidence and Cordiality between some of the principal Characters in the State. I will not trust either their names or any sentiments respecting their conduct to a letter. Determined however to risk it, the Legislature, before they rose in March and also at their subsequent sessions in June last, especially instructed their Delegates to move for a decision, and the Delegates accordingly made formal motion in Congress for the purpose ; but, on one pretence or other, the motions were always rejected. I have no doubt but that you will perfectly agree with the Legislature in their protest; for even admitting that the separate independence of the Grants would be of general advantage, and even peculiarly beneficial to this State, yet the principle of the protest will remain unimpeached. By the Submission, Congress were authorized td decide judi- |
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