The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

448 COMMONS JOURNAL, OCTOBER 4, 1759–OCTOBER 13, 1759the declaring War against them, I will do so accordingly. But I trust you willenable me, by a speedy grant of the Supply I have ask’d of you, to pursuevigorous Measures, in order to avert those many Evils which must unavoidablyfall upon this Country if their Hostilities are not soon repress’d.William Henry Lyttelton.Order’d, That the Address of this Morning be presented to His Excellencythe Governor by Mr. Gadsden.Order’d, That Mr. Glover do attend The Governor and Council with theOrder of Yesterday, for paying certain Monies out of the Treasury for carryingon the Expedition against the Cherokees; and desire their Concurrence.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning, Ten of the Clock.Saturday the 13th Day of October 1759.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.A Message from the Governor by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Governor commands this House to attend His Excellency immediatelyin the Council-Chamber.And then the Messenger withdrew.And, accordingly, Mr. Speaker, with the House went up to attend HisExcellency in the Council Chamber: Where His Excellency was pleas’d tomake the following Speech, vizt.Honorable Gentlemen,Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,The necessity there is that I shou’d repair as soon as possible to theForces which are collecting to act against the Cherokees, induces me to comehere this Day. And altho’ the scantiness and insufficiency of the Supplieswhich you Gentlemen of the Commons House of Assembly have voted, will,I fear, lay me under great difficulties in the execution of those Measures Iam about to pursue for repelling the Hostilities of those People and securingthe tranquility of the Province; nevertheless I shall do my utmost for theaccomplishment of those most desireable Ends. I am sensible there are severalamong You, whose Love of their Country has made them wish to see mesupported in this Emergency with a more liberal Hand, but their Voicescou’d not prevail.I do adjourn this present General Assembly to the Twenty Sixth Day ofMarch next, and You are adjourned accordingly.William Henry Lyttelton.Return to contents ➔