FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FENNO, . YOU ave requested torepublifli the following, being the proceedings of the People of Otfego County, in consequence of the high-handed in fringement as they conceive, of their rights of iuffrage in the lace election of Governor, &c. I aui the more induced to request this, as the eonduA of the friends of Mr. Jay, who really were the majority on this occasion has been very unfavorably reprefeuted in a paper publiihed in this city entitled the National Gazette. The eftimaies of votes, extracts of letters from New-York, paragraph, &c. in that National Ga zette are meerly'quotations from the mod viru lent publications 011 the fubjedt which have ap peared in New-York ; but have been brought forward with fotnuch zeal and attention, as to (hew tbac one spirit actuates the whole of the junto, who will ltick at nothing to carry points. Tn the National Gazette of the 14th inft. they fay, that the measures adopted by the electors of the State of New-York to obtain redress of their violated rights " is one of the blefied effe<fts of that policy, which prpfefl'es to check the levity of popular government, by the introdudlion of Toryifin, and coutrouling the predominant spi rit of democracies by throwing the Tory weight into the federal scale." The R«folutions, are spirited, patriotic and federal ; they are a genu ine exhibition of the spirit of '75. At a numerous Meeting of the Freeholders of the county of Otfego, State of New-York,hild the thir tieth day of fune t at the Court-House, on the fo let/m occajion of taking into consideration the vio lent attack made by a majority of the caitvajfcrs on the SuFFRAGtstf the freeholders of said county ; Samuel Tubbs, iu the chair. After fame time /pent in debating, the meeting appointed fames Applin, Solomon Pier, Darius Warren, Isaac Stacy, Daniel Johnfton, Jof;ph Cuher,' John Adams and Rufus Hall, to be a committee to re port to tht Meeting certain resolutions, proper for of this county to adopt and pursue, when after due deliberation, the committee returned with the following resolutions, which were unani tnoufiy adopted by the faeeting. I, T} ESOLVED, That we resent the inflnua -TV. tions promulgated by vile defamers, of our being compelled to vote through fear—and, that we are not in poffeflion of property enough to entitle us to vote for governor, by the laws of this State ; that being the language of vajfals to a tyrant only. 11. Resolved, That we will hold in perpetual contempt the names of those hardy and chofeu seven canvaflers, who with deliberate wickedness, deprived us of the rights of citizenlhip contrary to law, good conscience and common sense. 111. Resolved, That we will revere the memo ry of the virtuous four, who protested against the infalt committed on the sacred rights of more than c,welve hundred freeholders, whose feelings are as acute, andj views (in transmitting to pos terity their invaluable privileges) as liberal as those of any other part of this State. IV. Resolved, That we now report to the ci tizens of this State that there are EIGHT HUN DRED and TWENTY families now fettled in the town of Oifego, as per the last return, luoft of which are freeholders entitled to vote for go vernor, although falfe and bale men have advi sed that there is not one hundred. V. Resolved, That those law characters who palled through our county procuring affidavits from vagrant persons, and unprincipled wretch es, are unworthy our notice, feeing that theit views were calumny pointed against a valuable inhabitant among us, the father of our country. VI. Resolved, That we will pursue with man ly firmneft such modes of redress as the well wishers to the State of New-York, fliall advise us from time to time. VII. Resolved, That if not advised to the con trary we will as one man quietly march down to New-York, and solicit of the legislature our dear est and highly prized rights, as a teftitnony to our children that they may fee that their fathers did not quietly fu'jmit to a precedent operating in favor of tyranny. V ill Resolved, 1 hat we consider tlie prefeiu adminiflration no less an usurpation than that of the famous Kouli Khan, that being obtained by the facrifice of one man, this by facrificin iT the privileges of twelve hundred. IX. ReTolved, That as it hath been reported we were unfairly influenced to oppose the re election of the prelent governor, that we unani mously deny the charge, and will contradidl that envious inlinuation by listing the reasons of our objections as follows. lit. Because, was he a good man, he has al ready been too long in that important office. 2d. Because, he was a vigorous oppofer of that conjlitution that has been the salvation of our country ; that has made us refpetfable at foreign courts, and nervous in our domestic ope rations ; that has raised the soldiers pay from 2/6 to 20/ on the pound. To prevent the adop. tion of which he came forward with ignorant obstinacy and threw the State into violent par A. E. Your's, ties, only kept from desperate aifrs by an over ruling Providence. 3d. Because, he is a man of passion and party, and of re fe 11 tin en i" deeper than i\\e grave. 4th. Bccanfe, he joined in an advertifemcnt, purporting to tiie good people of this State, to bringdown information to of the lands they wanted to purchase, with their boun daries and price, and wait fix weeks tor an an swer. Many went and returned didatisfied, de claring, that they were only made tools of, to carry down information of the boundaries of good lands that the governor's friends l>y bid ding above them, might engross the whole. Jth. Because, we humbly conceive that he was not so ignorant as nor to know, that after felling at more than three (hillings per acre many large tracts of lands that others equally well licuated were worth more than Bd—at which price,he has fold near Jour million of acres, to Alex. Mc'Comb, with a privilege of leaving one or two sixths of the mountains on the hands of the people of this State, for a trifling forfeiture ; molt of which land we firmly believe our brethren of New-En gland, would gladly pay interelt for at the rate of eight shillings per acre ; which leads us to consider (his single J'ale, as a facrificeof near one million of money, not to mention the nature of the sale, being discouraging to agriculture and the commerce of this State, as it is now for sale in Europe—who when they own the foil, will certainly turn the commerce through their own government of Canada. 6th. Because, for hidden purpofcs, he com -111 if honed the infamous Crijwold, in our county, and since that has made partial and difgulting appointments amongtt lis—for the purpose we verily believe of raising a party devoted to his designs. 7th. Because, a majority of the people of this State do not approve of him. Bth. Becaule, JOHN JAY is a better man. ~ 9th. Because, when men in polls of great trust, are partial to a party, they become dangerous anil ought to be removed ; as the present in llance of the canvall'ers att'ords a striking figure. When our sacred privileges, every other way so well guarded,were trulted in the hands'of cor rupt men, they were flagrantly violaied and we left in a deplorable lituation. Therefore, 10. Resolved, That as we have seen the rea sons afligned by the fcvm canvaflers for their conducfi, we are unanimoiifly of opinion, that ic is a frivolous excuse for such a violent outrage. —They fay " there was rtafon to fufpedl fraud" Would those monsters in iniquity destroy us on suspicion without a hearing ? Why did they not declare the truth at once—" That they fuj~- peftedthe box of Otfego would, if cauvejfed, remove Ciorge Clinton from office," which was certainly the sole cause they were rejected. it. Resolved, That we do now pledge our selves to each other, not to fenarate till the lafc extremity—that we will pay cheerfully, accord ing to our abilities, such expence as may strife in regaining our rights, and fixing a lasting ftig ina cn tliofe veterans in corruption who have rended from us that which is more valuable to poUcrity than our lives ! —Theinfult is too great for the fouls of FREEMEN to bend to ! SAMUEL TUBBS, Chairman. JOEL GREEN, Clerk. American Lead Manufactory. STEPHEN A U S T I N, & Co. HAVE just now opened their Lead-Wa ehouse, two doors south of Walnut-ftreei Wharf,adjoir.ingtheir New Fiuftory where they have now made, and ready lor sale, a general aCort ment of SHOT of all with SHEET and BAR LEAD, the production of the Mines iit Virginia. As they have employed a number ol experienced Enf»lifn woikmen, they warrant it to be equal in quality to any manufactured in Europe, and at a reduced pi ice from the cost of imported. 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WHEREAS by the third lection of the ordi nance entitled, " An ordinance for fecur ihg the punclcal payment of the monies due on the fubferiptions to the society for eltablifliing ufeful manufactures," it is ordained, thatifany fubferiber or his assigns, (hall neglect to pay the second, third or fourth payment of his, her or their refpedtive fubferiptions, for the space of three days after the expiration of the time limit ed by the law of incorporation for the said pay ments, that is to fay, the second payment, on the 13th day of July, 1 792 : that then and in thac cafe, all and every (hare or (hares, offuchperfon or persons, so neglecfting to make fucli payments as atorefaid, and the monies by them previously paid, (hall be forfeited, and forover thereafter veiled in the said directors and their fncceflors for the common benefit of the said society. And whereas circumstances render it inexpe dient to exact full payment of the second inrtal ment on the said thirteenth day of July next, or within three days thereafter. Be it therefore ordained, by the deputy gover nor and directors of the focieiy for eftablilhing ufeful manufactures, that if the said second pay ment {hall be made in manner following, that is to fay, one equal third part thereof, on orbefoie the thirteenth day of August next, one other e qual third part thereof, on or before the thir teenth day of September next, and one other e qual third part thereof, on or before the thir teenth day of Oifiober next, with lawful intei e computed thereon from the said thirteenth day of July next, that then and in fueh cafe, the'ai penalty mentioned in the said fedtion, stall i loC be exacted, any thing in the said ordinance to the contrary notwithilanding. A. MERCER, Dep. Gov. Extracft from the minutes, JAMES GRIFFITHS, Clerk. £3" The JOURNALofthc THIRD SESSICKof l-'.r SEXJI* ojthc UNITED STATES, may te hid of the Editor htreoj.
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