d Bunce, and how far it was regulated by public
sentiment. But, it is presumed that what Doctor Clark very properly
calls a _systematic attempt_, to fix a course of fraud upon two or
three individuals, and ascribe the result of that convention to them,
must appear as absurd and ridiculous in the eyes of the public, as it
did to Doctor Clark and his associates on the committee.

But why spend a moments time in refuting so base a calumny; by
searching for argument and demonstration while it must be rendered
useless by conviction. Another year has rolled away; another convention
have met--have made a nomination for Congress and Assembly--They were
unanimous--Mr. Young is not nominated, nor even named for the year
1816. This too was not till the blood-hounds of imaginary fraud had
yelled their notes thro' the county, the quivers of malice had been
exhausted of their poisoned arrows, and "the book," that great gun of a
falling faction which they had been loading during the whole Summer
past, had gone off with a harmless explosion.

It may not be amiss however, to examine the behaviour of these famous
pretenders to fair and open conduct, and see how far they practice what
they preach. In doing this, permit me to call your attention to the
following certificates.

"I notice in the pamphlet signed 'A Citizen' lately
published, an assertion that the committee in the town of
_Milton_ in the Spring of 1815, 'was procured by management,
fraud and falsehood.' I attended the meeting in this town,
according to previous notice in the Journal for that purpose,
at which I saw Mr. T. Palmer and Mr. Bunce, but saw nothing
in them like either fraud or management. I voted in that
committee for Mess. Palmer, Keeler and Couch, but not from
any solicitations of either Mr. Bunce or Mr. Palmer, but
because I believed them the best men; nor had any one of
these, or any one else, then told me that the three members
had complained of Mr. Young.

"James Thompson, Esq. was a candidate for the same committee,
and his partner, Alpheus Goodrich, Esq. wrote votes for the
said James Thompson; but I refused to vote for him, not,
however, from any thing I had ever heard either the said
Palmer or Bunce say against him. There was a large majority
for the three above named committee, but I saw no unusual
exertions, or any thing that looked like unfair proceedings