There have been some, from that time until this, who have seen that, in the hands of such as then controlled the affairs of New York, the scalesof justice were sadly tilted; that there was one kind of justice for one class of the inhabitants and another kind of justice for anotlier class; that, in practice, the vaunted equality of all men was a fiction.

It was a favorite practice to remove the victims of these arrests from the vicinage of the alleged offence ; and the Jail at Kingston was much employed,* although Morristown, in New Jersey," and Hartford, in Connecticut,' and the City of Philadelphia,'* and

^ Miiiutet of the Committee l/> deled. Conspiracies, " Thuisdtiy, A.M., "June 27, 1770."

2 Compare tlie record of the Smnmrns of Richard Morris, in the preceding Note, with that of his appointment, in tlie Juunml of the CimveiUioii, " Die Merciirii, 9 ho , A.M., July :U, 1770."

3 Reference is made, in this place, to Gouverneur Morris ; and those who shall incline to know more of the subjects referred to, are referred to Doctor Sparks's Li/e of Gmeenienr 3f>iris, i., 154-101, in which, notwithstanding the evident purpose of the kind-hearted biographer to say as little in disparagement of the aristocratic culprit as possible, the careful reader will perceive the unceasing hankerings of that distinguished "patriot," for the fleshpots of monarchy.

* Vide page 188, ante.

'The instances of Bloomer Nelson, Samuel Haines, Josiah Disberry, and Jacob Schureman, residents ol Westchester county, {Jouninl nf the CoHveiili'm, "Thursday morning, August 29, 1776;" Petitum nf John Sure. Bloomer Neelmn, and others, " KiN(JSTO.V Goal, Feb'1 19"", 1777 " -- Uitb>ric(il Manuscripts : I'elUions, xxxiii., G.'JS ; P- lition nf Jilnomer Nelson and three ollvrs, " Kincwton Goal, March 20, 1777 -- Hislirical Manuscripts, etc.,: Petitions, xxxiii,, 610.) are sufiicient for this purpose, although there are numerous others.