It appears, also, to have been resolutely and successfully opposed, at least as far as the limitation of the right of suffrage was included in its provisions; and its evidently radical sui)porters, after their defeat on that jjortion of the "plan," abandoned the project for an election by ballot.'' The entire subject was then referred to a Committee, for further consideration ; and, on the afternoon of the same day, after the said "plan" had been "read, and again read, " paragraj)!! by j>aragrai)h, amended, and corrected," it is said to have been " ajijjroved," subject, however, to a i'urther consideration, on the following morning.'*

3 Vid(! i)ages 328, 329, ante.

*Joiinml of the Prorincinl C'ihjicss, " Die Salikiti, 10 lio., .\.M., Deer. "16, 1776."

Journal of the I'roviiniiil Conji ees, " Die Luna', ID ho., A.M., Blarch "11, 177C."

ojoiinml of Ihi' I'mvhuliil Ciimjrixs, "Die Luna-, 1 ho., I'.M., Marcli 11, " 1776.".

Tile oijscurity of the Joitnnils of tlic second Provincial Congress, on the subject under consideration, is relieved, to sonic extent by the Joiirof the third of those Congresses in an occasional reference to the subject.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1774-1783.

Besides that almost unintelligible entry in the Journah of the Provincial Congress, no mention appears to have been made on the subject, if any thing i'urther was done with it. It is probable, however, that an Election was ordered to be made for Deputies, on the third Tuesday, which was the sixteenth day, of April ; ' and that the fourteenth day of May was designated for the meeting of the new Provincial Congress.'^