The Convention is accordingly adjourned to Thursday, the 28th day of October, next ensuing, to be continued and held in this place.

Att.

Cambridge, 7th Sept. 1779.

SAML. BARRETT, Secretary.

MEETING HOUSE AT CAMBRIDGE, THURSDAY, 28th Oct. 1779.

Met according to adjournment.

On a motion, made and seconded,

Voted, That the gentlemen of the Clergy, who are Members of this Convention, be desired to perform the office of Chaplains, in rotation, during the Session.

The Rev. Mr. SHUTE accordingly prayed.

Several new Members appearing produced certificates of their appointment to sit and act in this Convention, which were respectively read and approved, and the gentlemen took their seats accordingly, viz. :

Marblehead,

The Hon. Azor Orne, Esq.

Thomas Gerry, Esq.

Joshua Orne, Esq.
Jonathan Glover, Esq.

A motion was then made and seconded,

That the Convention now adjourn to the town of Boston. After some debate the further consideration of the motion was postponed to the afternoon.

The Committee appointed to prepare a Form of Government, not being ready to report, the Convention adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.

Three o'clock P. M. Met according to adjournment.

The Committee appointed to prepare a draught of a Declaration of Rights and Form of Government made report of the same, which, being read* a motion was made and seconded, that a printed Copy of the Declaration of Rights be distributed among the members to-morrow morning.

The motion for adjourning to Boston was then renewed and debated, when a motion was made for the question's subsiding; which being withdrawn, the first motion was put and passed in the negative.

*This Report is here referred to in a Note to the Journal, as follows, see printed copy,' but is not to be found among the papers of the Conven

It was then moved and seconded,

That the Convention adjourn to meet in this place to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.

Which being put, passed in the affirmative.

[On advice of the President, Mr. S. ADAMS, and several other gentlemen, the various alterations, which were made by the Convention in the Report of the Committee, as finally agreed to, were respectively minuted on the printed Copy, and the numerous votes for the several amendments, and for transposing, accepting or rejecting words, propositions, paragraphs, articles, sections, &c. generally omitted.*]

FRIDAY MORNING, 29th, 9 o'clock.

Met according to adjournment.

The Rev. Mr. HAVEN, prayed.

In conformity to the orders of the Convention, copies of the
Declaration of Rights were distributed among the members.
A motion was then made and seconded,

That the Convention adjourn to 3 o'clock.
Which being put, passed in the negative.
It was then moved and seconded,
That the Declaration of Rights be read.
Which being put, passed in the negative.

It was then moved, and seconded,

That the same be taken up by paragraphs, which being put, passed in the negative.

It was then moved and seconded,

That the Convention adjourn to 3 o'clock, P. M. which being put, passed in the affirmative.

* The words in Brackets seem to be in the nature of a Note by the Secretary of the Convention, and no part of the regular journal. The Report of the Committee appointed to frame a Declaration, &c. which is here and subsequently referred to, is not among the papers of the Convention either in print or manuscript.

Three o'clock, P. M. Met according to adjournment.

The Convention went into the consideration of the Declaration of Rights, and directed the same to be read; previous to the reading of which, a motion was made and seconded,

That 12 o'clock to-morrow be assigned for the consideration of the question, whether the Convention shall adjourn from this place.

Which, being put, passed in the affirmative. The Declaration of Rights was then read, and on a motion, made and seconded, the same was voted to be taken up by propositions. *

The preamble and the 1st. article, after sundry amendments, being accepted,

On a motion, made and seconded,

Voted, to adjourn to 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning.

SATURDAY MORNING 30th, 9 o'clock.

Met according to adjournment.

The Rev. Mr. CHAPLIN prayed.

The Convention resumed the consideration of the Declaration of Rights.

The 2d article, after debates and amendments, being accepted, the order of the day was called for, and the question assigned to this time (12 o'clock) viz. "whether the Convention shall adjourn from this place," after a general debate, being put, passed in the negative.

A motion was then made and seconded, for adjourning to Monday morning, which was superseded by a motion for adjouring to 3 o'clock, P. M. which, being put, passed in the affirmative.

Three o'clock, P. M. Met according to adjournment.

The Convention resumed the consideration of the Declaration of Rights.

* Here reference is made to the preceding Note of the Secretary of the Convention, in these words, "see page 4th."

The 3d article being read, on a motion made and seconded, Voted, That the same be put by propositions. The two first of which were accordingly put and accepted. When the subsequent propositions relating to the support of religious worship and instruction were taken up and largely debated.

A motion was then made and seconded, that the further consideration of this article be postponed to the adjournment. On a motion, made and seconded,

Voted, to adjourn to Monday morning, 9 o'clock.

Nov. 1st. MONDAY, A. M. 9 o'clock.

Met according to adjournment.

The Rev. Mr. WEST prayed.

The 3d. article aforesaid being read and debated,

On a motion, the debates were suspended, in order to the distribution of the remaining sheets of the Report of the Committee among the members present, and to the having a fuller House for the consideration of so important an article.

After which, a motion was made and seconded, to assign 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, for further debates on this article. Which being put, passed in the affirmative.

The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th articles were then severally considered and accepted, after some amendments in the 4th, 8th and 9th, (as will appear by reference being had to the amended copy of the report.)

The Convention then adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.

Three o'clock, P. M. Met according to adjournment.

The Convention proceeded in the consideration of the Declaration of Rights.

The 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 15th articles were taken up and passed, with some other amendments on the 10th, and 15th, (see the Copy aforesaid.)

The 12th, on a motion, made and seconded, was committed for amendment to the Hon. Judge SERGEANT, the Hon. Mr. PAINE, and Mr. PARSONS.