I have been in this (itlice, almost twenty 3-ears. 3Iy hands were never soiled with a bribe ; ;!jr am 1 conscious to myself, that power or poverty- hath been able to induce me to be partial in the favor of either of them ; and as I have no reason to expect liAj favor from you, so I am neither afraid nor ashamed to stand the test of the strictest inquiry you can make concerning my conduct. I have served the public faithfully and honestly, according to the best of my knowledge ; and, I dare, and do, appeal to it for my justification. I am, sir,

Your Excellency's Most humble servant, LEWIS MORRIS.

And the Honorable Lewis Morris not only •■resisted the tyranny of the English Goveraor Cosby ; but he dared manfully to stand by Zenger in defending the liberty of the press ; and becai^ie also the champion of the people against De Lancey, Philipse, and other supportors of royal prerogative; a mutual antagonism, which in their descendants' ran even into the American Revolution."* In 1773, Lewis Morris was elected a representative for the County of Wesbchester, in opposition to the aristo cratic candidate; and in 173S, appointed first Governor of New Jersey as a separate province from New York. He was chosen a member of the venerable propagation Society in 1700, and took a very active part in promoting its interest. As early as September 14th, 1700, at a meeting of that body, held in London, a memorial was received from him, in which he speaks of the several townships of East Jersey, " as distracted by almost every variety of dissent, but with little appearance of real religion among them." He also suggests some measures which may conduce to the bringing over to the Church the people in those countries : --