Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23

typical high Federalist, such as were
seldom bred outside Massachusetts,.
He took kindly to Clinton because the
latter had been reproved for his ex~
pressed dislike Of "mobocracy" by an
official government utterance. Sullivan
gives his story Of the Federalist con-
vention in one Of his letters, and his
son, who published, in 1847, a revised
edition Of the book under the title,
Public Men Of the Revolution" gives
in a footnote to that particular letter
his recollection Of what his father told
him.
The elder Sullivan, according to his
sons account, was at Saratoga Springs
In the summer Of 1912, along with q
fellow Federalist of western Massa-
chusetts. Governor Roger Griswold OF
Connecticut, a stiff Federalist, also was
then at the springs, but confined to his
room with illness. Sullivan and his
friend used to call upon Griswold daily
to talk politics, and when the govern
or was at length too Ill to receive them
they took long walks in the woods and
continued the discussions.
They really believed that the Union
was in danger because OF Madisons
war policy, and they at last decided
that the thing to do was to call
national convention Of the Federalists
and nominate a candidate against
Madison. They apportioned the work
of correspondence among themselves
and others, and Sullivan seems TO
think that but for the chance meeting
at Saratoga there would have been
no convention.
Kings letters Of midsummer, 1872,
do not indicate Sullivan's share In
bringing about the convention. 1t
seems, however, that the leaders OF
the Federalists believed the time had
come to make an appeal to the RANK
and file of the party, and there Is
even reason to believe that the New
York members of the convention were
chosen by local conventions In at
least some of the counties. The term
Peace Party" was employed In the
correspondence of the leaders, and the
attempt was to make the movement
a genuine popular uprising OF both
parties against Madison and the Vir-
ginians and their southwestern and
southern allies.
Up to September King was doubt
full whether or not he should attend
the convention, but when 1t met on
the 18th, he was present. King says
there were upward Of sixty gentle
men In dttenQance. SULLIVAN iettcl
SAYS eleven states were represented
by seventy delegates. There was some
attempt at a just apportionment. New
York had eighteen delegates, and most
of the smaller states had from two
to four, while others had from six to
twelve. South Carolina was the only
far southern state represented. Sulli-
van says the body was one OF great
and he begs survivors who
read his book to recall the dignity and
patriotism displayed by the delegates.
King was not so we'll pleased with
the convention and its work. After
reports from various delegates as to
conditions in their states 1t was re-
solved that the Federalists could not
hope to defeat Madison with a candi-
date of their own party. This action
pointed to the endorsement of Clinton.
The convention sat for three days and
came near breaking up without action
and in strong disagreement. King de-
nounced Clinton a good deal In the
style employed by Hamilton In speak
ing of Burr.
The Pennsylvanians an dthe men,