tee's Meeting, calling a Meeting of " the good People " of this Metropolis," to be held in the Fields, 8 on the following day, [ Wednesday, July 6 ] at six o'clock, " when Matters of the utmost Importance to their " Reputation and Security, as Freemen, will be com- " municated." At the appointed hour, it is said, " a " numerous meeting " was collected, with Alexander McDougal in the Chair, forming what continues to be known, in history, as " the great Meeting in the " Fields," at which several Speeches were made, 4 and nine Resolutions adopted, expressing the popular will.
One of the Resolutions adopted by that notable assemblage of the inhabitants of the City of New York, was almost identical, in words and sentiments, with that voted by the Town of Boston, on the thirteenth of May, of which mention has been made herein; another " instructed, empowered, and directed " the Deputies from New York, in the proposed Congress, " to engage with a majority of the principal " Colonies, to agree, for this City, upon a non-impor- " tation, from Great Britain, of all Goods, Wares, and " Merchandises, until the Act for blocking up the " Harbour of Boston be repealed, and American " Grievances be redressed ; and, also, to agree to all "such other measures as the Congress shall, in their " Wisdom, judge advancive of these great Objects, " and a general Security of the Rights and Privileges " of America;" and another pledged the Meeting to abide by all that the proposed Congress should " come into, and direct or recommend to be done, " for obtaining and securing the important ends men- " tioned in the foregoing Resolutions." It also resolved " that it is the opinion of this Meeting that " it would be proper for every County in the Colony, " without delay, to send two Deputies, chosen by the " People or from the Committees chosen by them, in " each County, to hold, in conjunction with Deputies " for this City and County, a Convention for the " Colony, on a day to be appointed, in order to elect " a proper Number of Deputies to represent the Col-