History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

On the following Saturday [Jm/ic 24, 1775,] the Provincial Congress proceeded to consider the Report, agreeable to its Order made on the preceding Thursday ; and, after the Report had been read and re-read, debated and amended, during the greater portion of that day and a portion of the following Tuesday, the proposed " Plan of Accommodation " with Great Britain," thus amended, was adopted, apparently with much cordiality, by all, except by those of the revolutionary faction.'

That very important paper, the " Plan of Accommo- " dation with Great Britain," which is essential to a proper understanding of the character of the doings of the Provincial Congress, at a later period of its existence, was, in its completed form, in these words :

" That all the Statutes and parts of Statutes of the " British Parliament, which are held up for repeal by " the late Continental Congress, in their Association,

^Journal of the ProcitKial Congress, " Die Veneris, 9 ho., .\.M., June 2, " 1775."

^Journal of Ute ProiiitcUtl Congress, "Die Jovis, 9 ho., .\.M., Junr 22, "1773."

^ " Journal of the Provincial Congrets," 4 ho., P.M., Die Martia, June "27, 1775."

"dated the twentieth day of October, 1774, and all the "Statutes of the British Parliament, passed since that " day, restraining the Trade and Fishery of Colonies "on this Continent, ought to be repealed.

" That from the necessity of the case, Britain ought "to regulate the Trade of the whole Empire, for the "general benefit of the whole, and not for the sep- " arate interest of any particular part ; and that, from " the natural Right of Property, the powers of Taxa- " tion ought to be confined to the Colony Legislatures, " respectively.