Following the issuance of vigorous manifestos by Martin (April 25th) and Sevier (May 15th), [208] the burden of the problem fell upon Richard Caswell, who in June succeeded Martin as Governor of North Carolina. Meantime the legislature of the over-mountain men had given the name of Franklin to the new state, although for some time it continued to be called by many Frankland, and its adherents Franks. The legislature had also established an academy named after Governor Martin, and had appointed (March 12th) William Cocke as a delegate to the Continental Congress, urging its acceptance of the cession. In the Memorial from the Franklin legislature to the Continental Congress, dealing in some detail with North Carolina's failure to send the Cherokees some goods promised them for lands acquired by treaty, it is alleged: She [North Carolina] immediately stoped the goods she had promised to give the Indians for the said land which so exasperated them that they begun to commit hostalities on our frontiers in this situation we were induced to a declaration of Independence not doubting we should be excused by Congress ... as North Carolina seemed quite regardless of our interest and the Indians daily murdering our friends and relations without distinction of age or sex. [209] Sympathizing with the precarious situation of the settlers, as well as desiring the cession, Congress urged North Carolina to amend the repealing act and execute a conveyance of the western territory to the Union. A DECLARATION of RIGHTS ALSO, THE CONSTITUTION OR FORM of GOVERNMENT Agreed to, and resolved upon, by the Representatives of the Freemen of the STATE of FRANKLAND, Elected and chosen for that particular purpose, in Convention assembled at Greeneville, the 14th of November, 1785. PHILADELPHIA: Printed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head. M.DCC.LXXXVI.