Whereupon, twelve o'clock to-morrow, is assigned for the purpose aforesaid. Upon a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That a Committee of five persons be appointed, for the purpose of ascertaining the manner in which the Committee to be hereafter appointed to prepare a new Constitution of Government and Declaration of Rights, shall be chosen, the number of which it shall consist, and the number for each county. The Convention then proceeded to the choice of a Committee for that purpose, and the following gentlemen were chosen, NATHANIEL GORHAM, Esq. viz : The Hon. Mr. PICKERING, The Committee last appointed were desired to withdraw and proceed on the business for which they were chosen, and report as soon as may be. Resolved, unanimously, That the Government, to be framed by this Convention, shall be a FREE Republic. Upon a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That the Committee appointed this afternoon, and who are now absent on the business assigned them, have liberty to accede to, or dissent from, the last preceding Resolution. Resolved, That it is of the Essence of a free Republic, that the People be governed by FIXED LAWS OF THEIR OWN MAKING. The Committee appointed this afternoon for the purpose of ascertaining the manner, in which the Committee, to be hereafter appointed to prepare a Frame of a Constitution and Declaration of Rights, shall be chosen, the number of which the same shall consist, and the number for each County, made Report as follows: "The Committee appointed "ut supra," report as their opinion, That the Committee consist of thirty one, to be proportioned as follows: And that the Members of each County have liberty to nominate the Members for their respective Counties, after having chosen them by ballot, at a meeting of the Members [of] the County for that purpose ;-and that the four to be chosen at large, be chosen by ballot." Which Report having been read was accepted. On a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That the first member of the senior town in each County shall determine the time when the members for their respective Counties shall meet, for the purposes mentioned in the preceding Report, and that the members make Report of their several nominations to-morrow morning. The Convention then adjourned to to-morrow morning at eight o'clock. SATURDAY MORNING, 4th Sept. 8 o'clock. The Convention met according to adjournment. On a motion, made by the Secretary, for ascertaining the Votes and Proceedings of yesterday, as recorded by Mr. ALLEN, the same being read'; Voted, That they are true Records of the Votes and Proceedings of the Convention. The President having obtained leave of absence, a motion was made, by the Secretary, that the Convention now proceed to the choice of a President pro tempore. The Convention declined the choice, and directed the Secretary to preside, occasionally, on the absence of the Hon. Mr. BOWDOIN. The Committee for preparing a nomination list of Candidates for the several Counties, for the choice of the Convention, on a Committee for preparing a Declaration of Rights, and the Form of a Constitution, to be laid before them at the adjournment to be had for that purpose, reported the following list, having been chosen by ballot of the Delegates from the several Counties, viz: FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. The Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq. The Hon. John Adams, Esq. John Lowell, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX. Theophilus Parsons, Esq. Mr. Jonathan Jackson, Mr. Samuel Phillips, jr. FOR THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. The Hon. James Sullivan, Esq. Nathl. Gorham, Esq. The Hon. Eleazer Brooks, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. The Hon. Noah Goodman, Esq. Major Hezekiah Smith, Mr. John Billing. FOR THE COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. John Cotton, Esq. Rev. Mr. Gad Hitchcock. FOR THE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE. Enoch Hallett, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF BRISTOL. The Hon. R. Treat Paine, Esq. The Rev. Mr. Samuel West. FOR THE COUNTY OF YORK. The Hon. Benjamin Chadbourn, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. The Hon. Jedediah Foster, Esq. Joseph Dorr, Esq. Israel Nichols, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE. James Harris, Esq. Capt. William Walker. On a motion made, the Convention resumed a free conversation, begun yesterday, on the general principles of a Declaration of Rights, and a Form or Constitution of Government. The Committee not having reported any persons as candidates for the choice of the Convention on the Committee aforesaid, for the Counties of Cumberland and Lincoln. On a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That the name of MR. SAMUEL SMALL, be added to the nomination list for the County of Cumberland. On a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That the name of MR. BENJAMIN BRAINARD, be added to the nomination list, for the County of Lincoln. There being no Delegates in Convention from the County of Nantucket or Dukes County, no candidate was returned by the Committee, or added by the Convention to the nomination list, for said Counties. 12 o'clock: the Order of the Day being called for, On a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That a nomination list be opened on the Secretary's table, in order to the choice of four gentlemen at large, to complete the Committee for framing a Declaration of Rights, and Form of a Constitution, to be laid before the Convention. On a motion, made and seconded, Voted, That the names of the gentlemen on the nomination list, for the several counties, be put up singly, in order, to the Committee aforesaid. Which being done, the following gentlemen were unanimously chosen, viz: FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. The Hon. James Bowdoin, Esq. The Hon. John Adams, Esq. John Lowell, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX. Theophilus Parsons, Esq. Mr. Jonathan Jackson, Mr. Samuel Phillips, jr. FOR THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. The Hon. James Sullivan, Esq. Nathaniel Gorham, Esq. The Hon. Eleazer Brooks, Esq. FOR THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. The Hon. Noah Goodman, Esq. Major Hezekiah Smith, Mr. John Billing. FOR THE COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH. John Cotton, Esq. Rev. Mr. Gad Hitchcock. FOR THE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE. Enoch Hallet, Esq. |