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. Whether fuch New. Committee (hall be conftitufedj and if Yea> of whom it ihallconfift. And this Committee is further unanimously of Opinion, That at the prefent alarming Junclure, it is highly advifeable that a Provincial Congrefc be immediately iummoned; md that it be recommended to the Freeholders and Freemen cf this City and County, to chocfe at the fame Time that they vote for the New Committee aforefaid, Twenty Deputies to reprefent them at the faid Congrefs. And that a Letter be forthwith prepared and difpatchedto all the Counties, requeuing them to unite with us in forming a Provincial Cong-cfs, and to appoint their Deputies withoutDclay^ to meet at New-York, en Monday the 22 d of May next. By
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jority in the provincial assembly, yielded itself to the inevitable. Against Wilkins particularly severe animosity was cherished. It was he who, at White Plains, had denounced the patriotic assemblage as disorderly and unlawful, and common report atTributed to