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Republican Nomination. at a Numerous and Respectable Republican nomination. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the Republicans of the county of Dutchess, convened pursuant to public motice, at Kelsey's Long-Room, in the town of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday evening, April 1st, 1807 ... [Poughkeepsie, 1807]. REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the Republicans of the county of Dütchess, convened pursuant to public notice, at Kelsey's Long-Room, in the town of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday evening, April 1st. 1807. CORNELIUS R. VAN WYCK, Secretary. JOSEPH THORN, Chairman, Resolved, that the Address to the Electors of the state of New-York, signed by a large majority of the Republican members of the legislature, & the Address of the Republican meeting of New-York, signed by Col. Few, Chairman, be read. These addresses having been read and unanimously approved.—Thereupon This meeting considering the present peculiar situation of this state and the republican cause, recollecting that about three years since Morgan Lewis was supported by republicans for the chief magistrate of this state, believing him at the time to possess republican principles and an uniformity of character, but disappointed in the principles, republicanism and conduct, of Morgan Lewis. Resolved unanimously, That Morgan Lewis does no longer possess our confidence, and in our opinion ought not to receive the support of any elector desirous to promote republican sentiments and ensure peace and harmony to the people. And amongst the many reasons which have led us to this determination we assign the following for the public consideration. For the duplicity of his conduct in opposing the Merchants Bank before his election and as soon as elected uniting with the colleagues of Purdy & Co to incorporate that institution. For disseminating the abominable principles that the means employed may be infamous and the motive of every member corrupt, and yet the law in itself be salutary and constitutional, thereby tending to corrupt the public sentiment of a people virtuous and independant. Republican nomination. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the Republicans of the county of Dutchess, convened pursuant to public motice, at Kelsey's Long-Room, in the town of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday evening, April 1st, 1807 ... [Poughkeepsie, 1807]. http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.11302400 For withdrawing himself and his confidence from the republican party which elevated him to his present situation, & joining with men whose opinions are hostile to the republican sentiments which be professed. For uniting with a section & minority of the republican party, and denouncing as a faction a majority of that party which gave him his political existence. For descending from the dignity of his station, disclosing and misrepresenting the proceedings of his council, and writing with a view to gain partizans to a disappointed candidate for office. For sanctioning and approving of the proceedings of his present council of appointment, who call themselves republicans, who obtained their places by the aid of seventeen federal votes in the assembly, and who exercise their power in turning out of office republicans to make room for his followers and family connexions. For demanding in a suit against Thomas Farmer one hundred thousand dollars damages, because he presided as Chairman, and signed the proceedings of a republican meeting consisting, of upwards of one thousand free citizens of New-York, thereby intending to prevent the independant republicans of this state from meeting and expressing their sentiments of the conduct of their officers and servants. For delaying the appointment of a Judge of the Supreme Court for several months leaving the Supreme Court, the Court of Errors and the Council of Revision, destitute of the aid of an officer whose duties are so important, and as this meeting believe, for the sole purpose of gaining partizans, from among the friends of the expectants of that office. For not appointing a clerk for the county of Dutchess, in the place of the late Gilbert Livingston, thereby leaving the public records and documents of a respectable county without the care and superintendence of the proper officer, and in our opinion for the like motive of enlisting partizans from among the numerous expectants of that office. For consenting to become a candidate for Governor on a nomination of a minority of the Republican members of the Legislature, thus violating the first principles of Republicanism in refusing to submit to the majority, or impliedly confessing that he is not the Republican Candidate. Resolved, That this meeting do highly approve of the nomination made by a large majority of the Republican members of the Legislature of Daniel D. Tompkins, FOR GOVERNOR, AND John Broome, FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, And do recommend the above candidates to the support of all Republican nomination. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the Republicans of the county of Dutchess, convened pursuant to public motice, at Kelsey's Long-Room, in the town of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday evening, April 1st, 1807 ... [Poughkeepsie, 1807]. http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.11302400 independent electors, as men of unblemished reputation possessing Republican sentiments, and uniformity of political characters, without numerous family connexions and dependants. Resolved That this meeting will nominate a candidate for the office of senator for the Middle District from the county of Dutchess, in the place of Robert Johnston, Enquire, by a committee from the different towns in the county. The committee then retired and after consultation they returned and reported that they had unanimously agreed to nominate Abraham H. Schenck, To be supported for that office at the ensuing election. Resolved, That this meeting highly approve of the nomination made by their sand committee. Resolved, That we concur in the nomination of Clark Lawrance, As a candidate for the office of Senator for the Middle district from the county of Delaware. Resolved, That we repose entire confidence in the patriotism of the President of the United States, and in the administration of the general government. Resolved, That we highly approve of the undeviating Republicanism and inflexible integrity of the hon. Robert Johnston. Resolved, That Gurdon Miller, Samuel Slee, George Bloom, Martin Hoffman, and Jabez Bosworth, be a committee to promote the election of the above candidates. JOSEPH THORN, Chairman. CORNELIUS R. VAN WYCK, Secretar To the Republican Electors of Dutchess County. Fellow-Citizens, REPOSING with confidence, on your virtue and discernment, and trusting, for success at the approaching election in the acknowledged integrity and republicanism of Judge Tompkins, we had thought it unnecessary to address you on the present occasion: but such unwarantable attempts have been made to seduce you from the paths of rectitude, that we feel it our duty to come forward, at this crisis, in order to check the progress of error and misrepresentation. Republican nomination. At a numerous and respectable meeting of the Republicans of the county of Dutchess, convened pursuant to public motice, at Kelsey's Long-Room, in the town of Poughkeepsie, on Wednesday evening, April 1st, 1807 ... [Poughkeepsie, 1807]. http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.11302400 The preceeding resolutions contain a summary of our objections against the re-election of Morgan Lewis. It is not our intention to add to this list of irrefragible charges against him: but, it may not be improper to state, that the Council of Appointment, for the present year, was chosen at an unusually early period. The principal reason, assigned for this extraordinary measure was the urgent necessity of appointing a Clerk for the county of Dutchess, and a Judge of the Supreme Court, offices which had long been vacant. The Council was accordingly chosen on the second day after the Legislature convened. It has often been in session. With this Council Governor Lewis has transacted much business of infinitely less moment to the state, displaced many true and incorruptible republicans, and elevated, to their places, federalists, and his family dependants. What possible explanation, honourable to the Governor and the other members of the Council can be given for this palpable inconsistency of conduct and gross neglect of the public interest? Will they presume to shield themselves, from public odium, under the paltry and pitiful excuse, that the offices are important, and that great deliberation is required in weighing and deciding the claims of the respective applicants for those posts? If the Council, composed of the Governor, and four prominent men of his party, cannot after two months deliberation, select two fit men for those offices, they are surely inadequate to the stations, they fill, and ought not again to receive your support. Yet this subterfuge has been reported to by the friends of Governor Lewis: but on the slightest investigation in fails them, and plainly discovers their object, in delaying these appointments, to be unjustifiable and disgraceful. Fellow Citizens! Read with candor and attention, the above resolutions, view the evident “defection” of Mr. Lewis from the republican party, and ask yourselves, whether he does not come recommended to you in a truly “questionable shape.” Who nominated him as a candidate for the office of Governor for the next three years? a minority of the republican members of the Legislature. Who are confessedly to support him at the ensuing election? A small minority of the Republicans of the state, in conjunction with the leaders of the federal party. Republicans! Have you not hitherto combatted federalism from principle? Have you not deemed federal measures productive of incalculable mischief to your country? With what plausibility of reason, or colour of patriotism then, can you abandon first principles and advocate so corrupt a union? Do you ask for proof of this coalition? We refer you to the noisy declamation of leading federalists; to their avowed partiality for Mr. Lewis, to the proceedings of the council of appointment & to the records of the state.
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