History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . the accorded thegood disposition towards reconciliation as shown bj- tlie vote rif the As-sembly. Ah, said Gamier to Eochford, tliat one vote was worth amillion sterling. But his tone changed when lie was in company MithVergennes, and he expLuned how that one insignificant vote was notworth the counting by the Jliuistry, for New York was sure to act ^^•iththe rest of the continent, — she only differed in tlie modes. Governor Tryon was ordered to return to New York without delay,and empowered to give every reasonabl
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . the accorded thegood disposition towards reconciliation as shown bj- tlie vote rif the As-sembly. Ah, said Gamier to Eochford, tliat one vote was worth amillion sterling. But his tone changed when lie was in company MithVergennes, and he expLuned how that one insignificant vote was notworth the counting by the Jliuistry, for New York was sure to act ^^•iththe rest of the continent, — she only differed in tlie modes. Governor Tryon was ordered to return to New York without delay,and empowered to give every reasonable satisfaction to Englands faitli-ful subjects in New York. Diplomatists were to convey promises tothe landed gentry; the chronic disputes in the land department, andboundary difficulties, were to be settled in favor of New York ; the claimsof New York speculators to Vermont territory, under which populousvillages had grown up, were to lie sujiportetl against the New Hampshiregrants; in short, all claims or pretensions were to be honored where the VOL. II. -. Portrait of General Philip Schuyler. 18 ni,STORY OF THE CITY OF lYFW YORK. petitioners would pledge themselves not to obstruct the importation orexportation of goods to and from Great Britian. New York was tobe excepted from the restraints imposed on the trade and fisheries of theother colonies. There were hot debates in the New York Assembly, particularlywhen the question was argued whether delegates should be appointed tothe second Congress. It was claimed that the proceedings of the firstCongress were violent and treasonable, and, instead of healing the unnat-ural breach with the mother country, had the effect to widen it immeasur-ably ; that to repeat the experiment in the present emergency was tobe guilty of open treason in the broad light of day. Against a very de-termined minority the House refused to appoint delegates. This action was extensively quoted by the hopeful on the other side ofthe water; and it subje
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