as furnishing together with a few subordinate officers, a clue to the
immaculate character which they and their friends so loudly claim.

"I certify, that I heard Elihu Roe declare, to Jonathan
Minor, at the store of Epenetus White, that James Thompson
Esq. had at the last election, made overtures to the
federalists to support Samuel Young Esq as a member of
Assembly.--BURR WAKEMAN. _March 1816_."

"Thereby certify, that I had a conversation with Mr. Elihu
Roe, in the store of Epenetus White, in the presence of Mr.
Burr Wakeman, in which Mr. Roe declared that James Thompson
Esq. did propose to the federalists, to support a federal
candidate for member of Assembly, if the federalists would
support Samuel Young, Esq. as a candidate for member of
Assembly at the election of 1815.--JONATHAN MINOR. _Ballston,
March 28th 1816_."

"I, Gideon Goodrich, late of the town of Milton, in the
county of Saratoga, do hereby certify to my fellow-citizens;
that on the first day of election of 1815 in said town, where
I then resided, at St. John's Inn, where the polls of
election were that day held, in a conversation on the subject
of supporting Samuel Young, contrary to the general
nomination; Archy Kasson, a leading friend of Young admitted
in presence of a number of persons, that he had said that he
had rather have three federalists go to the legislature from
this county with Young, than not to have Young elected. On my
expressing surprise at such sentiments, from a man professing
to be a republican, he added he still felt or thought so. Mr.