finally publicly invited in the Journal, but contrary to the
expectations and wishes of a great portion of the Republicans of the
County, they did not come forward; and the above affidavits were
published. And here the controversy on this point might have ended; but
it seems the members, or rather the 'Citizen,' was not satisfied, and
he procures _another_ certificate from them, which may be seen in page
27 28 and 29 of that pamphlet. Compare their _two_ statements--examine
the above affidavits again--read the following certificates, and judge
for yourselves.

"I hereby certify, that I met Benjamin Cowles, Esq. at Jones'
Inn in Halfmoon, _on his return home from the Legislature_,
on the 20th of April last, two days after the McBain meeting,
and we there conversed together on the subject of the
conversation he Messrs. Ketchum and Gardner, had with Messrs.
Bunce and Palmer, in Albany, (where it was alleged that they
Ketchum, Cowles and Gardner, had complained of vanity,
neglect and ill-treatment of Mr. Young.) That I expressed my
surplice to Mr. Cowles, that he, (Cowles) Ketchum and Gardner
should lend their names to an instrument denying the
conversation above alluded to, when he Cowles, Ketchum and
Gardner, knew they had not only complained to Bunce and
Palmer, but to myself and others. To which he answered, that
the certificate given by them was not given meaning to deny
any thing that had been said as respected ill-treatment, &c.
of Mr. Young, but only to re-but other things which the
gentlemen who called for the certificate, (among whom were
James Thompson, Esq.) represented to have been said. On which
I suggested the propriety of his calling on Bunce and Palmer,
at the Springs; and immediately getting his colleagues to