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MONDAY, 1788 THE NUMbER 1133: Connecticut Courant, AND WEEKLY I TE INTELLIGENCER BY HUDSON AND GOOD WIN, NEAR THE BRIDGE. HARTFORD: PRINTED LET in fupport of the Judicial Courts, that were the fol- any adequate and complete remedy can be applied TON, October 2. fit in three of thofe counties. Their, without their own exertien and whether, in conPurfuant to His Excellency the Governor's Mem- Procla-2 votce, lowing week to the occalion, will New their opinion I nection with, it, the laws and confitution. do not mation of the 13th inft, a number of the and advice: upon which the mealures, that were pur- afford.

fuck a remedy bers of both branches of the Legilature net at to -To thule votes, to the In' faCt, if the good people of the Commonthe ftate-lioufe, in this town, on Wednefday Senate, they laft.st fued, proceedings were of the Council, and to the leveral let-. wealth, when called upon by 'the civil authority, conformable. but there not being a quorum of The the Governor be- 4 ters and papers, that relate to the tranfactions of the and efpecially by the Supreme Magiltrate, would adjourned to the next day. of. Court's readinef: infurgente in the feveral counties, you will pleafe to duly exert themfelven, the remedy, againft fuch e- ing then duly informed twelve the o'clack met the.

be referred for filer information. vila would be complete 3 but without fuch exerto procced to bufinefa, at Reprefenta- What led to the unwarrantable and lawlefs, pro- tions, the belt remedial laws, made upon the plan two branches in the chamber of the cecdings will be a neceffary fub- of the confitution, which has provided no other retives, when his Excellency thus addrefled them jell: for of ferious thofe inquiry. infurgents The invelligating the fource, would be ineffeCtual and prove as bafelefs Gentlemen of the Senate, and true caufes of thale proceedings hay point out the aa the fabrick of vilion, made Upon the this idea contitution of non- is Gentlemen of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, proper remedy of them in future. But whatever exertion; the provilion by rAVING a letter from Mr. Secretary may be the caufes, it is impolible they fhould a- a nullity, fo.

far. ao it refpects the means of fecuring the. requifition of Cots-' to a fuficient and jultifyable them. the public peace; and the due execution of the law: grets of the fecond of Auguft, and other acts ofthat before' Lvery complaint, or grievance, that. can be offered and the people will deceive themfelves, ifthey independent exhonourable body, I laid it, with thole acts, 38 a reafon to paliate them, is, from the nature of the pelt any benefit from it in that regard, the Council.

After due deliberation, they thought confitution, redreffible by the General Court, the of tbeir own it advifeable, the General Court thould be convened: only body, within whofe department it is, to redrefs But jealouly, or fomething may foggeft, may that involve fuch the aleearlier than the day to which they were adjourned public grievances. The application, therefore, to dience.to Commonwealth the in of the difficultics; Supreme it to his arcalls Magiltrate confider the of tliat requilition all other bodies, and all other modes of redrefo, arc fway, or cven to his caprice. and 1 in order to and the Court's meeting was to have been at anti conftitutional, and of very dangerous tenden- Jealoufy, or rather. circumpettion, to a certain own degree is, a lets inconvenient, than the prefent, for the Mem-. cy, even when attempted in a peaceable manner political vlitue; but carried to excels, defeats its views; hers to attend.

It has been judged expedient, how-: but much more fn, when by acts of vio- and may derived deprive from the fuch a Commonweal magiftraces of efpecially every in benefit matters that expeded ever, to call the court together on a fill earlier Gentle day; lence, for preventing the execution of the laws, and to concern its internal peace. be and accordingly. you now fLand convened, adminiftration of jultice. Fit should fo far operate as to defroy the public confidence in men, by Proclamation, in confequence of the unan-: Thee obfervationa are ftriCtly jut, where there bim, very. little benefit could be cafes, expelled where from his that adminiltra- confidence imous advice of the Council.

is a conltitutional mode 'for the redrels of grievan- tion, be efpecially necellary. in all important The occalion of it, as mentioned in the Procla- ces; and efpecially where thofe in government, might Such in government is, in my eftimation, fo nemation, arc: the tumulte and diforders, which have who have the power to redreft, antically depend on cuffary a to its opcration, and fo effectial the haplately taken place in feveral counties within this the people for political exiftence. pines of the people, that, in jultice to them, Jam obliged ca Commonwealth, and the confequent obltruting of If Fat prefent, or in any future timo, there fhould no declare, for that their it is the Governor, in whole duty of reCtinide the and reople to charader the Courts of Common Pleas, and General Selliona be any real grievances fubfilling, they ought to be, man firm and entire confidence. And is mutt ba of the in. thofe counties.

-The particular and there is a moral ceriainty they will be, re- the they wish of evely place 2 Governor, guided by honett principles, cannot facts will be communicated, to you by official letters: dreffed: for no tax or burthen, of any kind, can be and poffefling a proper independensy of that the from each of the excepting Hampthire laid upon the people, that does not equally affect tublic fi. frage be accompanied the public confidence, if from which no fuch it, letter has however, been has ret given received. me.a the. perfona. who lay them and in through inad-.

in Telf fact to fo they can quat be Ged fenarated mar, it who is might the of that confidence. be transferred Tlie High Sheriff of- that vertence, miftake, or any other caufe, their acts In regard to the contitution- -ample powcis, 'all of which verbal account of them, as relative I to are producive of any grievous or unfalutary effect, are neceffary for peace, fecurity, and welfare But of the thort In 1 this of' bufinefs, the tranfactions gentlemen, of the will give Governor you and they themfelves mult feel it a and therefore of duty will to be feAs, monwealth, that might are velted refute by from it in the. exerciles Governor: of the molt the good important and another adviling their prompted, conflituents; not only but from from their principle own feelings, to of them, mutt be through the nicdium thole of the people. should Council, and of the Governor the and then If; for inflance, by' virtue of powers, he upon Body, called' for purpole; refult: repeal or alter the obnoxious: act. any call union the people for their it is ty the make a few obfervations, that may appear to Hence appeara -the excellency of our conftitution confliction made their duty to give it: and their refuting or from the commotions, which have happened: af government, wHich, in this- way, fo: effectually negleding to give it, might operate to the great detriment of however, to be previoully obferved, that' in fecures the people of the Commonwealth a from clic demanded Commonwealth, Bueno rent or of the detriment county, could from accrue which either, the aid from was all cafes; where the detriment or annoyance of' the Itis, Commonwealth is.

attempted or. 'enterprized, the inattention to. this capital and effential. direct it. Butadmiting; that through indifcretiowor miltake', every: fpecies of oppreflion and grievance -To 2n the exercife of that power, iflic' had a fufficient diferetion' to Governor, ex officio, by, the coltitution, is call-forth author-' itanco, it mult.be owing that: fo- many of the good he should makcan effeas of.

unneceMary it will call, amount which is only, by to no means inconye- pro-. ized, and it is thereby made his duty, to of: people of thofa counties 'have been unhappily: and bable, nience the The ill chance of which muft be risked, rather an than hazthe inhabirants' in martial and every and by fuch force perfon induced to fupport; or not oppole, thie and the peace and Tafety of the Commonwealth. arms to refift, and repel, all' deftructive meafureo, which artful and wicked men If thefe obfervations be jult, it is, on the one land. the duty or perfons, as thall at any, time, ili a holtile man- for fome time: paft, been purfuing; and of the Governor to call upon' the people for their hid, when her, attempt or enterprize fuch. detriment.

or an- which, with indefatigable induttry, they. are Itill ftituted emergencies or the shall public require Cafety, it And concerning. on the whit: other he is liand, con- it with the purfuing. Some: of the fruits of thofe. meafured is the duty the' People, and it may be effenrial to their own thie Judge, In confequence of that authority, and' have already appeared, by' their the peacci and Cafety to give the demanded aid; advice of the Council, orders were.

ifued to: the Courts of Julice in feveral by; their lib- If chefe, 'other reciprocal duties be pundually difcharged, Major-General of each of thale counties, viz. Wor- erating the prifoners from the goal of one of them; the conftitution will anfwer the it great and that good, cafe, purpoles, for, celter, Berk hire, Middlefex and' Briftol, to hold' in and by their endeavouring, to deltroy, all confidence which made and which is, in tell calcutcadinets fuch: a number of the Militia as the SherifF, in government and fecurity to life; liberty lated to Whether antwer. there duties have been faithfully dicharged an'the' upon a previous confultation with him, thould judge and property, which' refults, and can only part of the prefent Governor it is not for me to determines. but needful: who as a part of the comitatus, were from the firm- union of the whole; and from the had the good people of fome of the counties, above mentioned; to march at the call of the Sheriff, to affift him in application, if. neceMary, of the: of.

the difcharged the duty incumbent on them ---the duty they to owe co, the difcharge of his a letter of intructions whole to the protection and: prefervation oflany: of themfelves, and to the and large, the it laws would not, it reference thelate having been fent to each of them on the fibjet. its parta and', for the obtaining: of which, this I prefumed, have beeh con fo grofsly violated the dighity of At the fame. time, a Proclamation, occafioned by people have expended fo much of their wealth, and, ernment would not have been infulted nor that ciential the topping the Court.of Common the what is fill more valuable; fo much of their blood: of fit, the honourable the Senate, and the houfe of Reprefenca-. county of was iffued by. the like advice; If that fecurity, confined by the conftitution, and air tives, titis bufy put featon to the of the' trouble year; and inconvenience of affembling requiring all officers, civil and military, of and' molt which is the great object of it, was: worth obtaining thus laid befare you, gentlemen, an important part' earnellly calling upon the good people the Com- at fo much expence, it muft be worth preferving: of the bufinels for' whidt: you ate convened: and it cannot lie monwealth for their aid and exertions, 10 prevent but the prefervation off it' muft 'depend on the peo- doubted, that you will take the 'molt vigorousand fupprefs all fuch violent and treafonable ple themfelves.

to vindicate the intuited dignity of Government 5, en-, proceedings. And the Attorney- General county upon any: emergency- -fuch force Commonwealth bedience to againft the all laws; future and fecure tic good upon people their pea of the ex felled to profecute, and bring to condign punith- an one as has lately: happened, relative to the courts and in particular, againit every outrage upon their Courtsof the ringleaders and abettors of fuch attro- of militia, confidered as the polle comi- Jultice. ciona violations of law and government, tatue, i are, in a -called upon: to Among tlicfe meafures, as relocAting future Thole orders, together all the theriff. and the in the difoharge of to' infure from the people' a ready' and' Spirited of fervance of with the Proclamation, way, the quickelf in operation; and the molt would it was hoped, would prevented fuch their duty, and refufe to appear or appearing, join the calls and orders of government: and in fuch have lawlete procecdingg in 'the county of Worceler: but, un- the the laws cannot be executed; nor meatures vigorous and you may be affared, gentlehappily, they did not -An account of thofe pro- juftice adminiftered, in fuch county, even by recurr- men, of my hearty: concurrence. ceedings being in the recels of ing to other counties for amitance; for obtaining.

A attention to luch mesfures from the more General, importthe Council, firit by Court of Common Pleas of: which there could not be fullicient time. The and High Sheriff, of the county' of llampshire, there were great' the Honourable Artemas Ward, ant. letters I have jult received Major Flq. the Jullicc of the good people of fuch county mutt in that cafe be lia- appearances of an intended artempt to the firing of the' for that county, I communicated it to a number of ble to; and- be in danger of all the evilo, that may Supreme Judicial Couft in that county. gentlemen of public character, whom I convened arife from a fulpention or proftration of law and thofe letters, dated the 5th inflant, at Springfield, where for that purpote, viz.

fuoli of the Council as were jufice. the court was to fit the rext day, the wilt, with other letters and' in Bolton, the Senators and Reprefentatives of that If this be: tlie unhappy cafe, in regard to any of, papers, be laid before you bufinels, by' gentlemen, Secretary: which requires the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court, the aforementioned countice, is it not advileable for (reedy Another artention, important is the requifition of Congrefs for the fervicer town, and the Attorney General: to whom I allo commu- them to confider, whether it be not the refult of of the prefenc year but this, with other matters; neeffary for. nicated the tranfactions of the Governor and Coun- their own or inattention whether the your confideration, will be communicated by meffare, cil, in confequence of the proceedings in the coun- evils that have arilen, or may' arife, from fuch a JAMES BOWDOIN. ty of I then. requefted their cafe, be not chargeable upon whether Council Chamber, Sept.

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