The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

450 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760Order’d That Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Laurens do wait upon the Governorand humbly acquaint His Excellency that the House is met pursuant toHis Excellency’s Proclamation.Ordered That a Committee be appointed to prepare an Address to bepresented to The Governor on the subject Matter of His Excellency’s Speechdelivered to His Majesty’s Council and this House on the 13th Day of Octoberlast, of the following Gentlemen, viz., Mr. Lamboll, Mr. Cantey, Mr.Manigault, Mr. Rattray, Mr. Lowndes.Mr. Pinckney reported to the House that The Governor having beenwaited upon pursuant to their Order, and acquainted that the House is met;His Excellency was pleased to say, that he had several Matters of great Importanceto lay before the House but could not possibly get them ready tillto-morrow Morning.Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that the Clerk had agreed with Mr.Henry Joynes to act as his Assistant; and humbly desired that the House willplease to admit him.Resolved That this House will admit the said Henry Joynes to act as theClerk’s Assistant.And then the House adjourned till Four of the Clock.P.M.Mr. Lamboll reported from the Committee who were appointed to preparean Address to be presented to The Governor on the subject Matter ofHis Excellency’s Speech deliver’d to His Majesty’s Council and this House,on the 13th Day of October last, that the Committee had prepared an Addressaccordingly, which they had directed him to report to the House, andhe read the Report in his Place, and afterward delivered it in at the Clerk’sTable: Where the same was read and is as follows, Vizt.May it please Your Excellency,We, His Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons Houseof Assembly of this Province, sensible in the highest degree of His most excellentMajesty’s great Benignity and paternal Regard towards this Province,and thoroughly convinced by long Experience of His invariable Endeavoursto preserve to all His Subjects their Liberties and Privileges, which are themost valuable Part of their Inheritance, cannot but lament, with an uncommonconcern, that they are constrained to make Your Excellency acquaintedwith the deep Affliction we labour under from the Speech you delivered tous upon the Thirteenth Day of October last.To be reproach’d with a want of Love to our Country, wou’d render us,as private Men, unworthy of those Benefits our Birth-right as British Subjects