He wrote home an account of the matter, in which he painted the refusal as due to the jealousy felt by the East for the West.

As a matter of fact the delegates from all the States, except Virginia, had concurred in the action taken.

Brown suppressed this fact, and used language carefully calculated to render the Kentuckians hostile to the Union.
Naturally all this gave an impetus to the separatist movement.

The district held two conventions, in July and again in November, during the year 1788; and in both of them the separatist leaders made determined efforts to have Kentucky forthwith erect herself into an independent state.

In uttering their opinions and desires they used vague language as to what they would do when once separated from Virginia.