Some of the leaders avow the subversion of it to be their object, together with the abolition of debts, the division of property, and a reunion with Great Britain.

In all the eastern states, same temper prevails more or less, and will certainly break forth whenever the opportune moment may arrive.

The malcontents are in close connexion with Vermont, and that district, it is believed, is in negotiation with the government of Canada.

In one word, my dear general, we are all in dire apprehension that a beginning of anarchy with all its calamities is made, and we have no means to stop the dreadful work.

Knowing your unbounded influence, and believing that your appearance among the seditious might bring them back to peace and reconciliation, individuals suggest the propriety of an invitation to you from congress to pay us a visit.