the spring of 1815--I saw Archy Kasson in the village of
Ballston Spa, who commenced a conversation with me on the
subject of the then approaching nomination; and he solicited
me with much zeal to vote for Mr. Young in the
convention--And among other things, he declared, that he
would be better satisfied to have Mr. Young on the nomination
with three federalists, than to have four republicans without
him--And gave me distinctly to understand that if Young was
not nominated, he would not support the nomination.--ISAAC
RICE. _Ballston, March 1816_."

"I, Simeon P. Allcott, of the town of Milton and county of
Saratoga, do certify; That I attended the election in the
spring of 1815, at D. Thomas' inn, in said town, at which
place I saw James Merrill of said town, and heard him declare
in the presence and hearing of a number of republican and
federal electors, 'that some people very fearful that a
_federalist_ would be elected from this county, but for his
part, he said that there would be no _harm in it_--it would
be a _good thing to have federals elected_--and that if Mr.
Young could be elected, he did not care _how many federals_
were elected.'

"I further certify, that I attended the election the
following day at Goodrich's inn, in the said town, and the
said James Merrill then and there made similar declarations
in the presence and hearing of a number of republicans and
federals; and the said James Merrill and others who were
advocating the election of Mr. Young, appeared to act in
unison with _the federalists_; and I saw a number of