period of the existence of that Congress, to secure that advantage and, thereby, if possible, to defeat the motion -- " at the request of the Deputies of the City " and County of Albany and the Counties of " Ulster, Suffolk, and Charlotte," it was " Okdered, " That the same be deferred." *

Although the Rule required the Congress to resume the consideration of the motion, on "the next day," the Rule was disregarded ; ° and, on the following day [June 1, 1775,] Mr. Kissam, with the leave of the Congress, withdrew the motion, " in order to " amend it." 6

On the second of June, the amended motion was submitted by Mr. Kissam, " in the words following, " to wit : Forasmuch as a reconciliation between " Great Britain and these Colonies, on constitutional " principles, is essential to the well-being of both " countries, and will prevent the horrors of a Civil " War, in which this Continent is now about to be " involved : I move that a Committee be appointed " to prepare a plan of such accommodation, and re- " port the same to this House."

The revolutionary faction, led by John Morin Scott and Alexander McDougal, resolutely opposed the motion ; and the last-named, seconded by Abraham Brasher, moved for the previous question, 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 dissent, except that of Philip Van Cortlandt, who recorded that dissent on the Journal of the Congress.