History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900
Spread from mouth to mouth throughout the county, it everywhere intensified the passions which had been stirred by the local political events of the previous few weeks. Already incensed at the arrogant bearing of the conservative party, which had just been freshly illustrated by the injudicious narrative of the proceedings at White Plains that the leaders of that party had inserted in the New York newspapers, the patriotic element was aroused by this alarming intelligence to bitterness and aggression. Numerous were the interviews held with signers of the protest who were supposed to' be open to persuasion,
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and with all individuals of previously uncertain tendencies. A week later Judge Jonathan Fowler published bis meek recantation, and even the bold spirit of Isaac Wilkins, the eloquent leader of the ma-
NEW- YORK,
Committee-Chamber,
WEDNESDAY,
26th April, 3775.
Committee Jnvmg taken into Confidetanon the Commotions occafioned by the fanguinary Meafures purfued by the BritiiL Mmifhy, 2nd that the Powers with which this Committee is inverted, refpeft only the AiTociition. are unanimoufy of Opinion, That a new Committee be elected by the Freeholders
and "Freemen of this City and County,, for the prefent unhappy Exigency of Affairs, as well as to obfervc the Conduct cf all Perfons touchingthe AfTociation; That the faid Committee oonnil of ioo Perfons; that 33 be a Quorum, and that they difTclvc within a Fortnight next after the End of the nextSefuons of the Continental Congrefs. And that the Senfe of the Freeholders and Freemen of this City and County, upon this Subject, may be better procured and afcertained, the Committee are further unanimoufly of Opinion, That the Polls be tzken on Friday Morning next, at 51 o'clock, at the ufual Places cf -Election in each Ward, under the Infpection of the two Vestrymen of each Ward, ar.d two of this Committee, or any two of the four j and that at the faid Elections the Votes of the Freemen and Freeholders, be taken on the following Queilicns, vis.