The Provincial Congress of North Carolina 1774-1776 Page: 13
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of any personal opposition, however, Martin accepted His
Majesty's decision as just and promptly requested that the
Assembly allocate funds to carry out the orders.
Reaction from the gentlemen of the Assembly was not long
in coming. Within four days after receiving the Governor's
request, the legislature informed Martin that it would not
approve the appropriation, for such consent could only bring
the "highest injust" to North Carolina, They argued that it
would deprive the colony of "many useful inhabitants, counter-
act a number of established laws," take from them a large
tract of valuable land, and disrupt communications and com-
merce between the colony and the western Indians. They fur-
ther maintained that to approve the cost of such a line would
be to defraud the colony, and this they refused to do. View-
ing the proposed action as a great injustice resulting in
numberless injuries to North Carolina, they determined to
communicate their grievances directly to the King in hopes
that the previously run line might become the permanent bound-
ary. Accordingly, a committee composed of Robert Howe, Cor-
nelius Harnett, and Maurice Moore was appointed to prepare
the address.^
Again demonstrating a characteristic lack of political
tact or moderation, Governor Martin chose to ignore the
Assembly and proceeded to appoint commissioners with orders
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McCarty, Jerry L. The Provincial Congress of North Carolina 1774-1776, thesis, January 1970; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131213/m1/18/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .