. The life and times of Thomas Smith, 1745-1809, a Pennsylvania member of the Continental congress . ut on the next day, on thevote as to taxing ready money, his side won the negative—the anti-Constitutionalists being aided by a few fromthe other side. The committee on the admiralty caseasked for instructions the same day, and a Congressionalconference was asked, with the statement that there wasno conflict, necessarily. At this time Colonel Smith received a letter from Gen-eral St. Clair telling him of the dangers of revolt in thePennsylvania line of the army because of lack of provisionsfor
. The life and times of Thomas Smith, 1745-1809, a Pennsylvania member of the Continental congress . ut on the next day, on thevote as to taxing ready money, his side won the negative—the anti-Constitutionalists being aided by a few fromthe other side. The committee on the admiralty caseasked for instructions the same day, and a Congressionalconference was asked, with the statement that there wasno conflict, necessarily. At this time Colonel Smith received a letter from Gen-eral St. Clair telling him of the dangers of revolt in thePennsylvania line of the army because of lack of provisionsfor them. This was not confined to the Pennsylvania line,but was quite general, and was due to depreciated cur-rency, in large measure. It was no doubt involved, too,by the Constitutional fight at home, although General was not aware of it; for in a letter to President Reedhe said: If any attempts have been made to engage thegentlemen of the army in the parties that unhappily dis-tract our State, it is altogether unknown to me, nor willit ever meet with my countenance; and although I have. CoiNTRv Seat ok Provost Dr. Smith at Schuylkill Falls,from a view with the portrait by Stuart, in possessionof Dr. John H. Briiiton, Philadel|)hia OPPOSITION TO THE CONSTITUTION 109 always been, from principle, opposed to our present Con-stitution, of which I have never made a secret (and inprivate life would have joined in any measures that promhised to bring about an amendment), yet, whenever it ap-pears to be the choice of the majority of my fellow-citizens,I shall consider it as my duty to acquiesce. My opposi-tion never arose from a dislike to men, but because Ithought it contained principles unfavorable to liberty, andmust inevitably sooner or later end in a tyranny of theworst Colonel Smith at once, on March 11, moved for relief,and he was made one of a committee of seven to bring in abill, which was done two days later, and generous provis-ion made. A few days later he w
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