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102 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
quence of which if the possessions of France or Spain should
be attacked in America by Great Britain, or her allies, the
United States will afford them all the aid and assistance in
their power.
7thly. No peace or accommodation shall be made with
Great Britain to the infringement or violation of any one of
these articles.
I am, with the utmost impatience to hear from you, dear
sir, yours, &c,
Silas Deane.
ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THEIR
CONSTITUENTS.1
At this most important period, when the freedom
and happiness, or the slavery and misery, of the present and future generations of Americans, is to be
determined on a solemn appeal to the Supreme Ruler
of all events, to whom every individual must one day
answer for the part he now acts, it becomes the duty
of the Representatives of a free people to call their
attention to this most serious subject, and the more
so at a time when their enemies are industriously
endeavoring to delude, intimidate, and seduce them
by false suggestions, artful misrepresentations, and
insidious promises of protection.
1 The misfortunes and defeats experienced by the American troops in the
campaign of 1776 produced so much despondency that the Continental Congress and some of the State bodies issued spirited and encouraging addresses
to the people, which, with the victories at Trenton and Princeton, wonderfully
revived faith and confidence. Among the addresses was the above from the
New York Convention, Jay being the author of it. The Continental Congress
so far adopted it as its own as to recommend its " serious perusal" by all the
people of America, and ordered it to be translated into the German language.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000133 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 102 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. quence of which if the possessions of France or Spain should be attacked in America by Great Britain, or her allies, the United States will afford them all the aid and assistance in their power. 7thly. No peace or accommodation shall be made with Great Britain to the infringement or violation of any one of these articles. I am, with the utmost impatience to hear from you, dear sir, yours, &c, Silas Deane. ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.1 At this most important period, when the freedom and happiness, or the slavery and misery, of the present and future generations of Americans, is to be determined on a solemn appeal to the Supreme Ruler of all events, to whom every individual must one day answer for the part he now acts, it becomes the duty of the Representatives of a free people to call their attention to this most serious subject, and the more so at a time when their enemies are industriously endeavoring to delude, intimidate, and seduce them by false suggestions, artful misrepresentations, and insidious promises of protection. 1 The misfortunes and defeats experienced by the American troops in the campaign of 1776 produced so much despondency that the Continental Congress and some of the State bodies issued spirited and encouraging addresses to the people, which, with the victories at Trenton and Princeton, wonderfully revived faith and confidence. Among the addresses was the above from the New York Convention, Jay being the author of it. The Continental Congress so far adopted it as its own as to recommend its " serious perusal" by all the people of America, and ordered it to be translated into the German language. |
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