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to All Reasonable Americans on the Subject of our Political Confusionst,"and was answered by Philip Livingston by "The Other Side of the Question, or a Defense of the Liberties of North America". The pseudonym chosen by Seabury was "A. W. Farmer", his purpose having been to turn the agricultural class against the proposed measures that were to be introduced into the coming Congress, and to convey the idea that he was an actual farmer of Westchester County. Meanwhile General Charles Lee wrote "Strictures on a Pamphlet Entitled a Friendly Address to all Reasonable Americans, etc.", with the quotation from Shakespeare, "Let's canvass him in his Broad Cardinal's Hat". This was published by the Bradfords in Philadelphia.
Subsequently Seabury wrote "Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Continental Congress Held at Philadelphia, Sept. 4, 1774"." This drew forth Hamilton "Full Vindication, etc.", to which reference has been made. In two or three weeks Seabury published, under his original pseudonym, "The Congress Canvassed; or, an Examination Into the Conduct of the Delegates at the Grand Convention Held in Philadelphia, Sept. 1st, 1774". In 1775 Hamilton issued his second rejoinder to Seabury, under the title of "The Farmer Refuted or a More Impartial and Comprehensive View of the Dispute Between Great Britain and the Colonies, Intended as a Further Vindication of the Congress". In the meantime spirited attacks were indulged in, and other tracts were published. One of these was entitled "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province of New York occasioned by the Present Political Disturbance in North America", and was issued from Rivington's press. Another was entitled " What Think Ye of the Congress Now?" erroneously attributed to the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler. Joseph Galloway, who had joined the American troops, but had deserted and espoused the Tory side, wrote "A Plan of a Proposed Union Between Great Britain and the Colonies", and "A Candid Examination of the Mutual Claims of Great Britain and the Colonies; with a Plan of Accommodation on Constitutional Principles". He also later published other tracts in England.
After Hamilton's "Farmer Refuted" appeared, it was answered by Isaac Wilkins, who, under the pseudonym of "A Country Gentleman", prepared a tract called "The Republican Dissected; or, the Anatomy of an American Whig". This, however, did not, at the time, appear, for a company from Connecticut descended upon Rivington's premises, wrecked his presses, and scattered Wilkins's proofsheets. In some way, however, a copy found its way to England, where it was reprinted. Other pamphlets that appeared in 1774 and furthered this controversy were those of Henry Barry, an English officer in Boston who attacked Lee, and of Jonathan Boucher. The latter was the author of "A Letter from a Virginian to the Members of the Congress to be Held in Philadelphia on the First of September, 1774".
Appendix D
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INDICTMENT OF WILLIAM DUANE FOR SEDITION
Pleas before the Honorable The Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the District of Pennsylvania in the Third Circuit at Philadelphia.
BE IT REMEMBERED that at a Circuit Court of the United States holden at the City of Philadelphia in and for the District of Pennsylvania in the Third Circuit on the Eleventh Day of October A.D. 1800-and in the twenty-fifth year of the Independence of the said United States Before the Honorable William Paterson one of the associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Honorable Richard Peters Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the said District assigned to hold the said Circuit Court -- by the oaths of John Jones -- John Dunlap -- George Plumstead -- John C. Stecker -- John Miller Jun -- John Leamy -- George Bickham -- John Curwen -- Anthony Hearn -- Derick Petersen -- John Holmes and John B. Gilpin -- And by the affirmations of Edward Garrigues Nathan Schoefield and Cadwallader Evans -- good and careful men of the said District -- then and there impannelled sworn or affirmed and charged to enquire for the said United States and for the Body of the said District --
IT IS THUS PRESENTED.
In the Circuit Court of the United States of America in and for the District of Pennsylvania of the Middle Circuit --
THE GRAND INQUEST of the United States of America in and for the District of Pennsylvania upon their respective oaths and affirmations. Do Present that William Duane late of the District of Pennsylvania aforesaid Yeoman on the nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred at the District aforesaid he being a malicious and seditious man and also wickedly deceitfully falsely and maliciously contriving to Detract scandalize and vilify and to represent the Senate of the United States of America in Congress assembled as actuated by factions and improper views and motives, as governed by Intrigue and the influence of private secret meetings as unfit to be trusted with the duties and high authority appertaining to the Senate of the United States aforesaid and to bring the said Senate and many of the members thereof into an ill opinion hatred and contempt with all the good Citizens of the said United States and to represent the said members of the Senate aforesaid as corrupt persons, and for the purposes aforesaid the said William Duane did at the District aforesaid the day and year last aforesaid with Force and arms wickedly falsely and maliciously print and publish and cause to be printed and published a certain false scandalous and malicious libel following -- to wit --
PHILADELPHIA -- Wednesday, February 19, 1800.
"In our paper of the 27th ult. we noticed the introduction of a "measure into the Senate of the United States by Mr. Ross" ( James Ross Esquire a Senator of the Said United States for the State of Pennsylvania meaning) "calculated to influence and affect the approaching Presidential Election" (meaning the Election of President of the United States) "and to frustrate in "a particular manner the wishes and interests of the People of "the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" -- in which Said Libel of and concerning the said Senate of the United States, and many members thereof, and of and concerning a certain Bill introduced into the said Senate is contained among other things, diverse scurrilous false feigned seditious and malicious matters according to the tenor following to wit -- "the opponants of In"dependence and Republican Government who supported Mr. " Ross, in the contest against Governor McKean are well known "by the Indecency, the slander and the falsehood of the meas"ures they pursued -- and it is well known that they are all de"voted to the Federal Party which we dissected on Monday -- "Mr. Ross" ( James Ross Esquire member of the Senate of the "United States for the State of Pennsylvania meaning) "proposed "this Bill in the Federal Senate (how consistently with the "Decency of his Friends will be seen), a committee of five was "appointed to prepare a Bill on the subject on this committee "Mr. Pinckney of South Carolina was appointed on Thursday "morning last (the Caucus held the preceeding Evening) "Mr. "Ross" (the said James Ross Esquire Senator as aforesaid meaning) "informed Mr. Pinckney that the Committee had "drawn up a bill on the subject" (meaning thereby that James Ross Esquire Member of the Senate of the United States for the State of Pennsylvania had informed Mr. Pinckney a member of the said Senate from the State of South Carolina) "that the "said Committee of the said Senate had drawn up a bill on the "subject of their said appointment when in fact Mr. Pinckney "had never been consulted on the subject though a member of "the Committee the Bill was introduced and passed as below."
And the said William Duane in the said Libel inserted in a certain newspaper called Aurora General advertiser -- did then and there print and publish of and concerning the said Senate and the members thereof among other things diverse false scandalous and malicious matters according to the tenor following to wit: "On this occasion it may not be impertinent "to introduce an anecdote which will illustrate the nature of "caucuses and shew that our popular government may in the "hands of a faction be as completely abused as the French "Constitution has been by the self-created Consuls."
"In the summer Session of 1798 -- when federal thunder and "violence were belched from the pestiferous lungs of more than "one despotic minion a caucus was held at the house of Mr. "Bingham in this City" (the house of William Bingham Esquire member of the said Senate for the State of Pennsylvania meaning").
It "was composed of members of the Senate and there "were present seventeen members -- The Senate consisting of "32 members this number was of course a majority and the "session was a full