unty, 85;
secures adoption of declaration defending county's action, 85;
secretary of meeting at Parkinson's Ferry, which makes complete
submission, 89;
considered by Federalists to be chief instigator of the insurrection,
90;
describes conversation with Dallas, 92;
again chosen to legislature and also to Congress, 93;
his election to Assembly contested and declared void, 93, 94;
in his speech during debate admits error of his course, 94;
urges Badollet to secure reelection of all Western assemblymen, 95;
re-elected to legislature, 95;
witness before grand jury in trial of prisoners, 96;
draws petition to Washington for pardon of offenders, 96;
his loyalty to constituents, 96.

_Member of Congress._
Moves appointment of committee on finance to control Treasury, 106;
appointed upon it, 106;
wishes to put appropriations on permanent footing, 107, 108;
refuses to devote military funds to establishing Indian trading posts,
108;
opposes habit of appropriating without debate, even to objects already
approved, 109;
supports resolutions calling for papers in Jay treaty, 110;
upholds power of House of Representatives, 111, 112;
denies that treaties override discretion of House, 112, 113;
appointed to carry call to Washington, 114;
claims right of House to participate in treaties, 114;
stands beside Madison as leader of debate, 115;
insists on separate consideration of treaties, 118;
objects to Federalists' threats of war with England, 118, 119;
complains of abandonment of "free ships" principle in Jay's treaty,
119;
low opinion of Indians, 122;
urges resistance to impressment, 122;
suggests plan for advantageous sale of public lands, 122;
and their use to pay debt, 122;
views on taxation, 123;
opposes military establishment and navy, 123, 124;
laments necessity of payment to United States Bank, 124;
attacked for participation in Whiskey Insurrection, 124;
makes no reply, 125;
criticises conduct of Treasury Department, 125;
opposes principle of a national debt, 125;
asserts a great increase in public debt, 126;
defends assertion against W. Smith, 126;
objects to adjournment to pay respects to Washington on birthday, 126;
recognized as leader of opposition by Federalists, 127;
does not expect or desire renomination, 127;
reelected to Congress, 127;
becomes leader of Republicans in House, 128;
wishes House to comp