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X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

ignera, were entitled to the
privileges of Englishmen here.
It speaks concerning the late
revolation here, of which I have
but a confused idea, and ean re-
member nothing particular; aft-
erwards it speaks concerning my
Lord Bellamont’s administration,
in several articles, of which I ean
remember but one, which is, that
the hottest and ignorantest of
the people were put into
places of trust, Then it speaks
concerning the late assembly
here, and tells you, that after
this’ assembly hed chosen a
speaker, some of the representa-
tives were informed that he was
an alien; upon which they made
a motion to the house, that that
matter might be inquired into;
but that motion being refused,
one half of the representatives,
or ten of them, left the house;
notwithstanding whieh, the re-
maining part of the represents-
tives, with some others they took
in, did proceed to make acta; in
one of which acts they gave a
sum of money to the Hientenant
governor, to tempt him to pasa
these acts; and likewise a sum to
the chief justice of this province,
to find law and form for their
proceedings; and, that these
things tended to the rendering
the government vile and cheap in
the eyes of the people.

The Solicitor General. What
names do you remember you saw
to the addreases? X saw several
names there; but whether to all
three, or two of them, or only
to that of my Lord Cornbury, I
cannot say; but I did, to the best
of my remembrance, see the
names of Rip van Dam, Matthew
Ling, Charles Wooley, Robert
Livingstone, and Mr. ‘Anderson;
am not eertain whether I saw

Mr. Jamison’s name there or not.
I told Colonel Bayard, they eon-
tained things done before my time,
and I did not therefore think it
proper for me to sign them; np-
on whieh he replied, “then do not
sign them,”

The Solicitor General, I shalt
read what you said before the
eouneil. “Do you not remember
that it was said, that my Lord
Bellamont had pat the most in-
geniona and honest men of the
province ont of all places of
trust?” “No, I cannot remember
that.”

“T think you said so before the
council.” “Perhaps I might say
something like it when I was be-
fore the eouneil, though 1 do not
believe there is any essential dif-
ference between what I now say,
and what I said to the connell;
yet if there ba, I hope what I
then said will not be taken to my
prejudice; I was then sent for
by the governor’s letters, which
seemed to import, that he had
‘business with me of a far differ.
ent nature than to examine me
about this matter; so that I waa
then in @ surprise”

“But you believe what you
then spoke waa true?” “With.
out doubt; and I hope Mr. Cos-
ens took care truly to write down
what I then ivered; but,
whether he did express my
meaning right or not, I know
not; for I did not look over his
notes till the day I saw them at
your chamber,” “Was not the
assembly called an illegal assem-
bly; and that they had made
acts prejudicial to the country?”
“No, I do not remember that.”
“Was it not said that the seam
of the people were put into all
Places of trast?” “Perhaps I
might before the couneil use the

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