The ANSWER of the SENATE of the State of
New-York, to the SPEECH of his Excellency
George Clinton, Esq; Governor of the said State,
General and Commander in Chief of all the mi-
litia, and Admiral of the navy of the fame.

SIR,

BEING perfused, with your Excellency, that
our national honor and credit depend upon a
punctual compliance with every requisition of the
United States in Congreſs affembled, made in virtue
of the Confederation; the requisition of that Hon.
Body, of the 2d of Auguſt laſt, for the ſervices of
the laſt year, will demand our earliet attention;
and the additional reſequilion for the pay and ſuppor-
t of the troops, as well as the diſcharge of ſuch arrears
as may be found due on former requisitions, will be
duly attended to.

Ever diffused to pay the greatest deference and
reſpect to the recommendations of the United States
in Congreſs affembled, we ſhall take under our ſe-
rious consideration, their reſolutions of the 11th and
23d of Auguſt laſt, expreſſive of their ſente of our
late aſt for granting to them an impoſt.—At the
ſame time, your Excellency may be affured that we
conceive your conduct, in not convening the Legiſ-
lature, to reconſider a ſubjeſt which had ſo lately
been decided—to have been perfectly proper, and
is a new inſtance of your regard to the ſonſtitution,
and the right of free deliberation.

It gives us the highest ſatisfaction to find that,
while by the Divine Goodneſs, we enjoy the bleſſ-
ings of peace and good order, the controversy be-
tween this State, and the Commonwealth of Maſſa-
chufetts, with reſpect to territory and juridicdion is
finally determined: Suitable provision will be made
for our Commissioners, whoſe conduct in tranſacting
this buſineſs, receives our full ſt APPROBATION.

We are happy to learn, that ſo good underland-
ing hath ſubfluted between the Commissioners for
running the line of juridiction between this State
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; this cir-
cumſtance, together with the progreſs which hath
been made in the buſineſs, and the economy with
which it hath been conducted, reſelect much honor
on the Gentlemen to whom the truſt is committed.

We are highly pleased with your Excellency's
communications relative to the militia: The great
attention which has been paid in their arraigement,
the military ſpirit and ardor which they discover,
give flattering expectations of their future conduct
and ſervices.

With your Excellency, we are greatly alarmed
at the rapid progreſs of the inſeet, in the deliruc-
tion of our ſtaple commodity, and every means in
our power will be uſed to avert an evil, which threat-
ens ſuch general diſtreſs.

We are happy to learn, that very considerable
reductions have lately been made of the debts due
from the public to the citizens of this State, and
being ſenſible that our public credit, on which the
proliferity of the State ſo much depends, can only
be effablilhed by a faithful performance of our en-
gagements; we ſhall therefore always be ready to
concur in ſuch further arrangements of our finances,
as ſhall be deemed neceſſary to anſwer ſo important
an object.

By order of the Senate,
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT, President.
Senate-Chamber, Janua y 17th, 1787.

To which his EXCELLENCY made the following
REPLY.

Gentlemen,

PERMIT me to tender you my warmest acknow-
ledgments for this polite anſwer, and the obliſ-
manner in which you are pleated to expraſs your
approbation of my conduct.

It affords me the highest pleasure to find, that the
different measures which have been carried into ef-
fect in the receſſ, give entire ſatistaction; and to
receive your affurances that the ſeveral matters re-
commended to the consideration of the Legiſlature,
will meet with the attention due to their importance.

GEO. CLINTON.

New-York, 18th January, 1787.