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.
They also continue to manufaftcre all the above articles at
Richmond, \n Virginia. Ail orders addreTed to either of the
above Fa&ories, will be thankfully received, and executed on the
Ihortcft notice.
N. ii. Wanted, industrious, sober, Labouring Men, at the said
Mines, employ, good wages, and other encourage
ments will be given, means of conveyance being provided, and
houses for their reception.
For further particulars enquire of Messrs. Moses Auit.i n&Co.
at their Fa&ory in Richmond, or as above.
Philadelphia, December 3, 1791
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