Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-02

great frmnefs and diicretion through the te ole
of the infnredion. A meeting was adveI,lled
to have been held at Grrenfborgh, in the fame
winter, James Guthry chairman but The iup-
poicd chairman contraditted the advertisement
in the next weeks Gazette. denying thar there
was any fuch meeting, or that he was chairman.
and we heard no more Of il. IL may be remark
ed, that Guthry has uniformly iupponed the
character of good citizen.
The meetings which have been cnume-
rated, confder as lawful and hafnilefs in ,hem-
felycs but fome Of their refoulions, were GEN.
lurable in point OF diicretion. IL is my own opin-
ion. that it iheY had been more generally attend
ea by men OF diicretion, they mighf have been
advantageous. They were not permanent aGo-
Citations.
There was, however, an anocistion of a
more permanent nature commenced in the win
ter previous TO the iniurretiioD. A great pro.
portion ot The Mingo creek regiment Of militia
became members of il. IL is faid, thar during
its cxiitence II was frequently attended by three
hnnd.ed perlons. The rule, os this inhisuiDn, .,
and various powers which it is reported to have
exefciied, inflated the language, and saumed
the forms OF regularly continued authority.
This slocia,ion neser was announced in the
newipapen,& ,& its exihence was nown 10 bur few.
Though the whole country diiapproved
Of the excite, yet the people in the iettement
where shis aGociation WA formed, icem 10 have
been more jealous in their diiapproba,ion of il
than many Others. Ii is true, their rule, did
not apply particularly sgainii the exciie, nor
contain any thing unlawful, yet The ci:cum-.
fanee OF bcing sHcciated made them formidable
io what they undertook, and encouraged them
nnIs ake uhaft her. IL MI m
have d.,ne as individuals. This alocision was
the more Dangerous. that it was iceret. And
though IL was not actively concerned in many
of the ou,rsges preceding the iniur'ctiion; ye,
various concurfing eircumisances rcnder j, more
than probable, that that unfonuoa'e event was
principally to be aicribed tn io ogf me taii,y.
cat the funeral of Major MfFarlsne,
who had been killed in an attack upon the houic
Of Gen. Nevil, meeting was appointed 10 he,
held at Mingo ..reek. This meeting was CON
pofcd of amber of tholc who had been at ,he
inipettor's hoof:, fome Others IN the vic,'ity
who had reiuied to JOIN in that meature, and
few individuals from Pit boreh aod ihofe parts
OF Faycte county which lay. mof contiguous.
At this meeting, Meffrs. MARTIAL, Cook. B,ad.
ford. and Breckenridge, Whole names became 10
conlpicuou, atterwards, appeared publicly. tor
the hrtt time on the Gage. ltappcars that Brad
fotd and Martial we're coniulied at the town ct
Waihington, previous to The iccond ATTACK on
Neyip. houfe, and il is faid thar at hrt hey de-
c!ined having any thing 70 do ~ithit; boz hav-
ing oncc coriented they were afterwards confd.
cred as leaders. AZ this mectiap, Bradford, in
violent and lengthy hsrangue. openly advocst-
ed what had been done, urged ;he propresy and
neceni.y of pnanimity in making it a common
caofe, &c. Marihsl endeavorcd to change the
fate Of the suefion into an enquiry, what was
bee TO be done, in preference to deciding on the
merit, OF what had been done.
80 Breckenridge, in fpesch OF conGdera-
tle length, drew their attention by amuhng
them. and fleming to conntenanoc their con
dutt bur before nc concluded, he ycntucd 10
iuggett. that though what they had done might
be morally right, yet il was Legally wrong. and
fuggsRed the ptopriety of their coniulung their
fellow citizens in ,he other ;,aris ot the iurvey,
and in the mean time Of their tending commit
Goneis TO the Prchdent.
H The ONLY mesiure agreed on before the
mceting broke up was, to cali mect'og Of the
four counties, which they pub!ihed in the fol-
lowing words. By q reipeetsbe number OF Cit
izeus, who met on Wedncflay the z3d ioA. (July)
at the meeting hoofe on Mingo creek ii is recon-
mended TO The townbips o: the -four wetern I
counties of Pcaniylvaoia, and the neighbcring /
counties Of Virginia, to meet, and choofe not |
more than Eve, nor leis than two, representatives,
TO meet at Parkinfou's ferry, on the Monongs- /
hela, OH Thuriday the i4,rday Of AuguR next,
to take into confederation the Gtuation OF the
weDsrn Country.
"Though this vas moved for by the well
difpofel. aud cautiouag wordcd by the chairman
and fecre,aty, and deiisned by them as means
Of coping the diforder, and procuring an amuef.
~ tor the guilty, yer that IL was de6gned to be
uied by Bradford aud fone others, 10 driw the
whole weRern counties of Penniylvanis and Wit
einia iu,o the vortex of infurreetion, is evidcn:
from thcir iubfequeot oondua.
"'rhos no other plan was propofed at the
81 ,Gng, il was bot few days until Bradford
mo nov aIumed the direction of the bufnefs.
planned and procured the robbing OF the weaern
mail. When thcy'opsned the mais. ths, from
Waihiogton contained 40 letters from Gen. Glib
fop. Col. Ncvil. Mr.. Bryion. s. Mr.. Day. which
vaye great offspcs They contained a hatcnent