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540 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
the assembly was prorogued until the 1st of November following. Before the
prorogation, the governor, in a message to the House, stated that probably the
stamped paper destined for the province would " arrive here before I shall
have an opportunity of advising with you again; and the master of the vessel
who may have charge thereof, will desire me to give orders for its being
landed and lodged in a place of security, especially as the person appointed to
distribute the stamps here, has, I understand, left the province. I should be
glad to know how you would advise me to act on such occasion." The House
took into consideration the message, and appointed Mr. James Hollyday, John
Hammond, Col. Edward Tilghman, Thomas Johnson, William Murdock,
Daniel Wolstenholme, Thomas Ringgold, Samuel Chase, Henry Hollyday,
William Allen and John Goldsborough, a committee to draft a reply. In a
short time they prepared an address to the governor, in wdiich they said, " we
should think ourselves extremely happy were we in circumstances to advise
your Excellency on so new a subject; but it being a matter of importance, and
such as we do not think ourselves at liberty to advise in, without the instructions of our constituents, which we cannot now obtain, we hope your
Excellency will think us excusable for declining to offer you any advice upon
the occasion." After the adoption of the address, the assembly, on the 28th
of September, adjourned to the 1st of November.
The public mind now turned to the first Continental Congress, which
assembled in the City Hall, at New York, on the 7th of October, 1765. The
congress consisted of twenty-eight delegates, representing Massachusetts,
Khode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and South Carolina. Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, and
North Carolina, though sympathizing with the movement, did not send
delegates. The congress organized by the choice of Timothy Buggies as
chairman, and John Cotton, clerk. On the second day of the session, it took
into consideration the rights, privileges, and grievances of "the British-
American Colonists;" and, after a session of eighteen days, it put forth a
Declaration of Rights and Grievances, a memorial to the House of Lords, a
petition to the House, of Commons, and an address to the king.1
On the 25th of October, the congress adjourned, and at the November
(27th) session of the assembly the Maryland delegates submitted to that body
an account of their expenses and a statement of their proceedings. After a
full and careful examination they were unanimously approved; and the
Speaker of the House directed, by its unanimous vote, to present its thanks to
the delegates for the able manner in which they had discharged their duties,
which he did in the following words :
" The House have perused and fully considered the whole proceedings of the Congress,
lately held at New York, which you have laid before them ; and as a testimony that they
highly approve of the manner in which you have executed the great trust reposed in you
1 William Murdock was on the committee on Tilghman on the Memorial to the House of
the Address to the King, and Colonel Edward Lords.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000574 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 540 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. the assembly was prorogued until the 1st of November following. Before the prorogation, the governor, in a message to the House, stated that probably the stamped paper destined for the province would " arrive here before I shall have an opportunity of advising with you again; and the master of the vessel who may have charge thereof, will desire me to give orders for its being landed and lodged in a place of security, especially as the person appointed to distribute the stamps here, has, I understand, left the province. I should be glad to know how you would advise me to act on such occasion." The House took into consideration the message, and appointed Mr. James Hollyday, John Hammond, Col. Edward Tilghman, Thomas Johnson, William Murdock, Daniel Wolstenholme, Thomas Ringgold, Samuel Chase, Henry Hollyday, William Allen and John Goldsborough, a committee to draft a reply. In a short time they prepared an address to the governor, in wdiich they said, " we should think ourselves extremely happy were we in circumstances to advise your Excellency on so new a subject; but it being a matter of importance, and such as we do not think ourselves at liberty to advise in, without the instructions of our constituents, which we cannot now obtain, we hope your Excellency will think us excusable for declining to offer you any advice upon the occasion." After the adoption of the address, the assembly, on the 28th of September, adjourned to the 1st of November. The public mind now turned to the first Continental Congress, which assembled in the City Hall, at New York, on the 7th of October, 1765. The congress consisted of twenty-eight delegates, representing Massachusetts, Khode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and South Carolina. Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, and North Carolina, though sympathizing with the movement, did not send delegates. The congress organized by the choice of Timothy Buggies as chairman, and John Cotton, clerk. On the second day of the session, it took into consideration the rights, privileges, and grievances of "the British- American Colonists;" and, after a session of eighteen days, it put forth a Declaration of Rights and Grievances, a memorial to the House of Lords, a petition to the House, of Commons, and an address to the king.1 On the 25th of October, the congress adjourned, and at the November (27th) session of the assembly the Maryland delegates submitted to that body an account of their expenses and a statement of their proceedings. After a full and careful examination they were unanimously approved; and the Speaker of the House directed, by its unanimous vote, to present its thanks to the delegates for the able manner in which they had discharged their duties, which he did in the following words : " The House have perused and fully considered the whole proceedings of the Congress, lately held at New York, which you have laid before them ; and as a testimony that they highly approve of the manner in which you have executed the great trust reposed in you 1 William Murdock was on the committee on Tilghman on the Memorial to the House of the Address to the King, and Colonel Edward Lords. |
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