Miscellaneous Accounts and Papers (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 Excerpt: ...is sincerely disposed to support the claim of the people of colour, as far as they are compatible with local circumftanccs; and in proof thereof informs them, that a recommendation, with regard to their situation, has been already transmitted on the event of the introduction of Britifh Laws, and there will be endeavours made to secure them from the possibility of local regulations being introduced at a future time to their prejudice." "Among the Subscribers to the petition, there are many Persons who are unknown to his Excellency the Governor or the Board of Council; and as Lucas Prieur has been discovered to be one of the Subscribers, a person notorious for the enormity of his crime, his Excellency considers it indispensably necessary to inveftigate into the characters of all such persons, and for which purpose Commandants of Quarters and Commanding Officers of Militia, will be direfted to make immediate Returns of the people of colour." "The consequence of a Petition muft always so essentially depend on the resperiability of the Subscribers, that it is with sincere regret his Excellency observes such culpable want of caution in the admission of improper characters." "The tearing down of the Proclamations for the apprehension of the said Lucas Prieur, affords an additional proof of the necessity of an inveftigation into the characters of persons of colour, who have improperly introduced themselves into the Colony." "This insult offered to the Government of the Colony, appears to his Excellency to require the moft serious consideration, and who will adopt necessary measures to discover those guilty of such criminal conduct; and in which measure he expels to be aided bv the people of colour, as a reparation for their w...