. History of the city of New York . demand satisfaction. The latter refusedto give up the criminal, on the ground that he was but an avenger, afterthe manner of his race. Some soldiers were then sent out from^ the fort to arrest the assassin, but they could not find was exasperated and would have openly declared war, carelessof probable consequences, had not some of his friends told him of the state of public feeling, and howthe people ac-cused him ofaiming to provokehostilities on pur-pose to make awrong reckoningwith the com-p any; eve ncharging him withpersonal coward-ice, for the
. History of the city of New York . demand satisfaction. The latter refusedto give up the criminal, on the ground that he was but an avenger, afterthe manner of his race. Some soldiers were then sent out from^ the fort to arrest the assassin, but they could not find was exasperated and would have openly declared war, carelessof probable consequences, had not some of his friends told him of the state of public feeling, and howthe people ac-cused him ofaiming to provokehostilities on pur-pose to make awrong reckoningwith the com-p any; eve ncharging him withpersonal coward-ice, for they said, He knew full well that he could *<=^ Architecture in New Amsterdam secure his own life in a good fort. He, therefore, paused in his madcourse, and summoned together all the patroons, masters, and*^ ^ heads of families in the vicinity to the fort, to resolve uponsomething of the first necessity. This was the pioneei- of popular meet-ings iipon Manhattan Island. Wlien the people assembled on the day appointed, the governor. Aug. 28. submitted three propositions. Ist. Was it not just that the recent murder of Claes Sinits should beavenged by destroying the Indian village Mdiere the murderer belonged, if he wasnot given up 1 2d. In what luanner ought this to be accoiiipHshcil I 3d. By wliom .slioidd it be effected? The assembly, after some preamble and a grave discussion of the ques-tions, chose twelve men out of their number to co-operate with the gov-ernor and council. The names of this first representative body Avere :Captain De Vries, Jacques Bentyn, Jan Dum, Henchick Jansen, Jacob KIIHTS DlSM-rolXTMHST. 99 Stollrlscu. MiiiMi Ailiiiiciiscn, AImuiii Mnl,.|i;icr, Jdcliciii Iiclcrscii, (mthI, I )ir(kscii, (Jcnr^c IiiijHiclic I Alptiiin Thrirk. \)v Nlics wiis chosen invsitlciit. Tlicir cmiiiscl \\;is Im |pri-scr\ iii;^ piMicwith the Indiiiiis ns Ion- as |...ssil,h. Tlirv Kchcvr,! ihr iminlcr iivcni^vd, Init thought (ind iiiid the i>
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