The Colonial Government was decidedly and j)eculiarly opposed to the adoption of any measure, either by the people or the Congress, which would possibly disturb the Trade and Commerce of Great Britain ; and James Duane, a dependent on that Government, was not at liberty to sign such a letter, approving the establishment of a Non-Importation Agreement, as that which his four associates on the aristocratic ticket, thus smeared with corrujjtion, had signed, even if the consequence had been a sacrifice

I 3Xhe fourth Resolution or " Rule of Condnct In be oinierted," etc., is in these words : " Resolved : That the Doors be kept shut during the Time "of Business: and that the Members consider themselves under the "strongest Obligations of Honour to keep the I'roceedings secret, until " the Majority shall direct them to be made Puhlick."-- ( Joiinm/ of Ihe Cunnntu, "Tuesday, September Gth, 1774, ten o'clock, K M.")

* The Iiefpalch of Lii-iilcnanl-gnrernor Colden to the F.url of liiirlmouth dated, " Xf.w York, December 7th, 1774," in which the Home Government was informed of these dishonorable revelations of the action of the Congress, is too extended to be copied into this Note. The reader is consequently referred to it.

^ \ carefully prepared f>ic-simile of the last sheet of that AMoeiolion, which contained the signatures of the several Delegations-- those of James Duane and Joseph Galloway being among them-- may be seen in Force's Americuu Archifen, Fourth Series, i., opposite fiilios 91.'i, 91C.

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.