Its fate was singular: the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and in England it was judg'd to have too much of the democratic.
Many objections and difficulties were started, but at length they were all overcome, and the plan was unanimously agreed to, and copies ordered to be transmitted to the Board of Trade and to the assemblies of the several provinces.
The debates upon it in Congress went on daily, hand in hand with the Indian business. Mine happen'd to be preferr'd, and, with a few amendments, was accordingly reported.īy this plan the general government was to be administered by a president-general, appointed and supported by the crown, and a grand council was to be chosen by the representatives of the people of the several colonies, met in their respective assemblies. A committee was then appointed, one member from each colony, to consider the several plans and report. A previous question was first taken, whether a union should be established, which pass'd in the affirmative unanimously. It then appeared that several of the commissioners had form'd plans of the same kind.
Kennedy, two gentlemen of great knowledge in public affairs, and, being fortified by their approbation, I ventur'd to lay it before the Congress. As we pass'd thro' New York, I had there shown my project to Mr. In our way thither, I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense, and other important general purposes. The House approv'd the nomination, and provided the goods for the present, and tho' they did not much like treating out of the provinces and we met the other commissioners at Albany about the middle of June. Secretary Peters as commissioners to act for Pennsylvania. Governor Hamilton, having receiv'd this order, acquainted the House with it, requesting they would furnish proper presents for the Indians, to be given on this occasion and naming the speaker (Mr. In 1754, war with France being again apprehended, a congress of commissioners from the different colonies was, by an order of the Lords of Trade, to be assembled at Albany, there to confer with the chiefs of the Six Nations concerning the means of defending both their country and ours.
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