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he remained many years in that province, by his patent. To accomplish this he wrote and then returned, when quite advanced in and circulated a pamphlet which deserves life, to New Jersey. Although seventy more notice than has generally been awarded years of age, he again became prominent in to it. It contained a description of the public affairs, and not greatly to his credit. province granted to Heath, which exhibits He was made governor; but his life as gov the lamentable ignorance of the men of that ernor was more than inconsistent with that time as to the geography of the continent. of his earlier days. Then he embraced most In his pamphlet Coxe claimed that there enthusiastically the cause of the people; now was an easy communication between the he became as strong an advocate of the right Mississippi River and the South Sea which of the governor, insisted most vehemently lay between America and China, by means upon all its prerogatives, and quarrelled con of several large rivers and lakes, " with the stantly with the Assembly. He was the exception of about half a day's land car grandfather of Lewis Morris, one of the riage. But the pamphlet is more remarka signers of the Declaration of Independence, ble for the proposal it made of a plan of and of that most distinguished American, union between the American colonies for Gouverneur Morris, who contributed so mutual protection and defence. This plan much toward creating in European capi is the same afterward proposed by Ben tals a profound respect for the citizens of jamin Franklin, called the "Albany Plan of the new republic. Union," and for which Franklin received Daniel Coxe was an associate justice who so much credit. Franklin needs no bor sat on the bench with Hooper. He was rowed glory, and his memory can afford to appointed in 1734, and was the son of Dr. allow the credit to be given to the real Daniel Coxe, whose connection with West author of this admirable scheme. The plan Jersey and some others of the American was this : That all the North American col colonies was such as to make him one of onies should have a common union, pre the most remarkable men of his time. He sided over by an officer to be called a was one of the Proprietors of West Jersey, Lieutenant or Supreme Governor; each and at one time its Governor. He was colony was to be represented in a gen also one of Lord Cornbury's Council, and eral council composed of two delegates Speaker of the Assembly. A hundred years chosen by the Legislatures of the respective before his son became associate justice, colonies. This general council was to be a patent had been granted by Charles I. convened, whenever necessary, by the Su to Sir Robert Heath of a very large extent preme Governor, and to it was to be con of territory then called Carolina. A little fided all measures providing for mutual more than thirty years after it was granted defence, and for offensive operations against the patent was declared to be invalid, and a the common enemy, such as the quotas of few years after that it was assigned to Dr. men and money needful to be raised. The Coxe, who anticipated large returns from his acts and proceedings of this general council investment. He submitted his claims under were to be subject to the veto of the Gov the patent to the King, who referred them ernor, but he could take no aggressive action to the Attorney-General. After a full exam without the consent of the Council. In 1754 ination the former decision as to the inva Franklin proposed his plan, which was al lidity of the patent was reversed, and it was most identical with the one recommended declared valid. After his death the asso by Coxe in his pamphlet. The justice of ciate justice revived his father's claim, and history demands that this New Jersey judge made several unsuccessful efforts to induce should receive his due meed of praise too settlers to immigrate to the country covered long withheld.