We should really exert ourselves to procure them, for if
these papers fall, republicanism will be entirely brow-beaten. Carey's
paper comes out three times a week, at five dollars. The meeting of the
people which was called at New York, did nothing. It was found that the
majority would be against the address. They therefore chose to circulate
it individually. The committee of Ways and Means have voted a land-tax.
An additional tax on salt will certainly be proposed in the House, and
probably prevail to some degree. The stoppage of interest on the public
debt will also, perhaps, be proposed, but not with effect. In the mean
time, that paper cannot be sold. Hamilton is coming on as Senator from
New York. There have been so much contrivance and combination in that,
as to show there is some great object in hand. Troup, the district judge
of New York, resigns towards the close of the session of their Assembly.
The appointment of Mr. Hobart, then Senator, to succeed Troup, is not
made by the President till after the Assembly had risen. Otherwise,
they would have chosen the Senator in place of Hobart. Jay then names
Hamilton Senator, but not till a day or two before his own election as
Governor was to come on, lest the unpopularity of the nomination should
be in time to affect his own election.
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