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subject which had passed between them and the Council be
Immediately published In the gazettes of North Carolina,
Virginia, and South Carolina,^
Later the same day, Governor Martin, disturbed by the
Assembly's action and hoping for some kind of compromise,
prorogued the body for a two-day period,^ On Tuesday,
March 9, the scheduled day of the next session, however, the
members of the Assembly failed to appear. Martin, after con-
ferring with the Council, sent a message to Speaker John
Harvey stating that as only fifteen members were necessary
to constitute a quorum, he felt it their duty to appear and
proceed with their business.Speaker Harvey was quick to
reply that it was the general opinion of the members who were
still in town that it would be "inconsistent with the duty
owed to their constituents to proceed to business without a
majority of the representatives of the people."^ The Gov-
ernor, after again consulting with the Council, sent a second
message to Harvey requesting to know "whether you have or
have not the expectation or assurance that more members of
the House Assembly than are now in town will appear this day
to carry on the public business of this Country."^ As
53Ibld., p. 581.
^Ibld., p. 587.
55Ibid., p. 595.
56ibid.
57Ibld.
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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/m1/27/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .