Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-09

" waS veHcd IN tnc state Sopfu 70 Try Ssuies
arifng under the rcvenue Iaws.
" But previous TO the neceGAry powers be.
Ii ing vsftcd in the State Courts. pfocedes had
privately iased ost Of the DiRntt Coar st PHI
ladclphis. but execution OF them was delayed till
Jsiy following. when the Marfhsl was ient to
the wcitcra counties 70 ieve the pfoceacs, which
required the diifilen TO appear At the diand
coart in Philadelphia. He ferved all the pro-
ccnes that were difedcd to the diaillefs OF Fay.
cite county, thirty four in number without in-
scuup,ion, and had been equally faccef,fal IN
ferving all thofe in Wilmington county till the
very Iaa writ, when he unfortunately went into
Pinfburgh.
| Alter the wrin had been ferved on the
dieilicn OF Fayette county. they held meeting
to confult what was beit TO be done, At which
other diicreer pcrions befdes the diillen attend
ed. They fclt exceedingly hurt st being Obliged
TO attend the Ditrid Court in Philadelphia,
after competent powers had been veited in the
State Courts. Yet although the news OF the
riots had reached them; an idea OF combining
with the rioters was not even fsggchcd at the
meeting; but on the contrary, ir Was unaaimouf-
iy agreed, that thoie who had been iummooed
fhouid Immediately evincc their fubmiliion, by
entering an appearance TO the REFLECTIVE iuits.
| :" During this meeting at Union town.
letter was received with the proportion for the
meeting Of the fosr wefern counties by their
delegate, at Parkinfons ferry. But 70 predomi.
nsnt was the apprehension. that fuch an sdem.
blage would incrcaic the degree of inaamation,
and extend the influence 10 greater numbers. and
70 eager was the hope that the rio,s might be
confined to the place where they originated, and
might iubGdc or be quellcd, without any extra
ordinary interference, that this propof'ion was
reluctantly read, and never taken into conGde-
ration. iSee Gallatin's fpeech. pages 9 & Io.)
In the county Of WeAmoreland no Srits had
been iervcd nor riots comnitted, confequently
they had no mce,ings of diRillcrs nor received
any letters but on lesing the appointment OF
the Parkinfoni ferry meeting in the Gazette,
the influential people determined to pay no at
teotion 20 il, being spprchenGve that the iufiam-
alton might be fpfead by il rather than iupPreh-
ed, and that it might be conftrued to give coun-
,enance to the riots which led TO that appoint
ment. This advertisement made Gmiar imPref-
iions on the people Of Pit,fbursh alto at the frt
but on obferving the rapid progreis OF the IN
Aamstion, and the fucceiion OF cxceiIes which
had been promoted, Especially the rendezvous at
Braddock's field the ehoohng OF difcrset dele.
eates to attend the Psrkiafon meeting, appeared
TO be ,he only ixaGble means OF fleming the cur.
rent OF difosder, until the people. who wrse 10
highly inAamed. would cool dows. and until
the cautious and simid woold ihxke off the panic.
or lay aide that exceiive canton, by which
they were governed, and aand forwstd in de-
fence of the laws. and of that liberty. whole
name was psofitutcd 10 bIaxon the mott tyrsni-
cal meafarcs. s@
",7heie slsruing circumasnces made the
fame imprefIion on oil the four coonsics, with
out any opportunity Of coniultation, coAiequcnt-
ly the tow6fhipo they contained were genera'ly
reprefen,ed at that meeting but from the Mort
time there vas TO give warning OF thin iecond
determination, no means could be sdopted to &c.
pulasc the elections, or 20 imprefs the cautious
part of the citizens with fenfe of the ucscHaty
of their attending. The general fate OF thefe
elections cannot be better dcfcribed, than 10 done
by Mr.. Gallatin in his fpeech pa2ei
I" The meeting was partly true repreien-
{" tation of the people, bat IL was partly noe 10
&c for az there 10 not in this State any regular
I" towntfip meetings lew individuals col.
+" leeted in any one townfhip might appoint de-
I" psties, aud the truth 10 that in almoR every
/" cafe, minority Of tho inhabitants OF the rel
/" peetiye townfhips, did make the appoint-
O. mcnts in every townfhip. likcwife where
" there we're any violent chsratsen, fsch char
!" seten would undoubtedly attend the eIec-
{" tion, while on the other hand. moderate men
{" and friends 70 order were cautious either IN
/" attending the elections. or in fsfferirs 'hem-
" ielves to be eletaed."
''The meeting At Parkinfon's ferry ws
pretty fell though not tfue or equal rePfeien.
! tation. There we're upwards Of 400 delegates,
| three Of thefe we're from Ohio county in Virgi-
| MIA and two from Bedford county in Pennfylva-
MIA. bcfides ,hofe from the four counties. The
| place Of meeting was unfavorahle, being in the
neishborhood ia which the feG6ance had origi-
| mated, and within mile of the dwelling. houfe
1 of M. Farlane, Who had been killed, and thefc
were probab,ys greater number Of fpeesson
than OF delegates.
I" The delegates convened on an eminence
under the thade Of trees Col Cook wss ap.
| pointed chairman. and Albert Gallstin. fecrets-
~. Ii wss.ioon difeovered that there were
number OF inAams,ory perfons among the dele
gates, few Of them however had talenm. Brad.
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