The revolutionary faction, led by John Morin Scott and Alexander JIcDougal, resolutely opposed the motion ; and the last-named, seconded by Abraham Brasher, moved (or the jjrevious (juestion, in order to defeat it; but only Ulster, Orange, Suffolk, and Duchess-counties favored the motion for the previous question ; and it was defeated -- Philip Van Cortlandt, differing from all his associates from Westchester-county, voting with the revolutionary faction. The motion of Mr. Kissam was then carried, without any di.ssent, except that of Philij) Van Cortlandt, who recorded that dissent on the Joarnnl of tlic Coin/irss.

Colonel Woodhull, of Sufiblk, one of those who had opposed the motion, then moved, as an amendment of the motion, the addition of these words: " That we may be ready, if we shall think it neces- " sary, to communicate our sentiments upon tiiatsub- ■' ject to our Delegates at Philadelphia ;" which was subsequently adopted, without a division, in the following words : " Resolved, therefore. That, although " we would, by no means, presume to dictate to the " General Continental Ccmgress, yet it is highly nec- " essary that this House be pre|)ared to give our sen- " timents to our Delegates, in the said Congress,upon " such plan of accommodation." With the a])- j)ointinent of John Morin Scott, Isaac Low, Alexander McDougal, Benjamin Kissam, and Thomas Smitii, of the City of New York ; John Sloss Hobart, Colonel Nathaniel Woodhull, and Thomas Tredwell, of Suffolk ; Robert Yates and Peter Silvester, of the City and County of Albany ; Gouverneur Morris, of