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committees, however, proved to be in vain. The Scots deter-
mined, for the present, to remain neutral,^ and the Regula-
tors refused to change their position, largely out of fear
and distrust of the members of the committee,^7 jn its choice
of emissaries, the Congress showed poor judgment, as Richard
Caswell had been the commanding officer of the force which
defeated the Regulators in 1771 and Judge Maurice Moore had
subsequently adjudged a number of their prominent leaders,
guilty of treason and ordered their executions.^®
During the early days of the Congress, several other
Important standing committees were formed to deal with the
other major problems*confronting the colony, A Committee of
Secrecy was formed for the purpose of procuring arms and am-
munition am to determine the sums of money necessary for
that purpose.^9 Another committee was formed to report on
the state of the public treasury.On August 2^, one of
the most significant committees was appointed with instruc-
tions to prepare a plan for the regulation of the "internal
peace, order, and safety" of the province and to "make ar-
rangements for a civil policy to replace the executive powers
arising from the absence of Governor Martin.
Jones, A Defense of North Carolina Revolutionary His-
tory, pp. 230-231.
27sikes, The Transition of North Carolina From Colony to
Commonwealth, p. *k>.
28Ibld.
29Journal of the Provincial Congress of August, 1775. p. 10.
3°ibld., p. 12.
33-Ibid. p 11
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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/m1/72/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .