Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . ot decided. Nor were the questions of theclaims of the original thirteen states to western that of the assumption by the federal governmentof the debt the several states had incurred in the prose-cution of the long war. At last all these claims werecompromised. The southern states opposed theassumption of the debts. When the compromise waseffected the southern states withdrew their opposition,the northern states consented that the seat of govern-ment be upon the banks of the Potomac, all the diffi-culties that then disturbed the
Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . ot decided. Nor were the questions of theclaims of the original thirteen states to western that of the assumption by the federal governmentof the debt the several states had incurred in the prose-cution of the long war. At last all these claims werecompromised. The southern states opposed theassumption of the debts. When the compromise waseffected the southern states withdrew their opposition,the northern states consented that the seat of govern-ment be upon the banks of the Potomac, all the diffi-culties that then disturbed the minds of men in thewidely separated sections of our vast dominion werecomposed and the Union entered upon its gloriouscareer. What a different history might have been thatof this country had the southern states not opposedthe assumption by the federal government of the wardebts of the Revolution ! Would the history of ourcountry have been different had Kingston become thecapital of the United States? 233 Governor ***** George Clinton Nineteenth Paper. GREEABLY to the Constitution of theState of New York the term of Clin-ton as governor was about to term had been made one of. three years and a new election wasnecessary. In the office of the Sec-retary of State of New York are no records of theelection of 1780. In the unsettled condition of thecounties of the State there were many precincts fromwhich no returns were ever made, if elections were vote not cast for the re-election of George Clintonto the executive chair was a scattering one and thewhole vote at the election was very light. All that isknown is that George Clinton had a majority of 3,264of all the votes cast, or returned by election result was very pleasing to the patriot governor received a letter from General LewisMorris, who was one of the signers of the Declarationof Independence, which voices the feeling of thosewho saw most clearly the need of a man of wisdom,energ
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