0 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁speak ership , ▁the ▁colonial ▁represent atives ▁and ▁the ▁propriet aries ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁conflict ▁about ▁the ▁tax ation ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁P enn ▁family ▁est ates . ▁A ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Qu akers , ▁Nor ris ▁joined ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁privile ge . ▁In ▁a ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁he ▁declared , ▁" No ▁man ▁shall ▁ever ▁stand ▁on ▁my ▁grave ▁and ▁say , ▁' Cur se ▁him , ▁here ▁lies ▁he ▁who ▁bet rayed ▁the ▁libert ies ▁of ▁his ▁country ! '" ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁deleg ation , ▁led ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin , ▁that ▁attended ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Congress , ▁a ▁gather ing ▁of ▁numerous ▁colonial ▁represent atives ▁to ▁plan ▁an ▁approach ▁to ▁their ▁def enses ▁before ▁the ▁pending ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁between ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁France . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Benjamin ▁Che w ▁and ▁Richard ▁Peters ), ▁also ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁committee ▁that ▁review ed ▁plans ▁and ▁chose ▁Franklin ' s ▁Alb any ▁Plan ▁to ▁propose ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁conference . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁Nor ris ▁was ▁appointed ▁with ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁as ▁a ▁commission er ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁gr iev ances ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁propriet ary ▁instructions , ▁but ▁decl ined ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁failing ▁health . ▁Although ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁enc