▁house ▁rejected ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁call ▁for ▁an ▁immediate ▁attack ▁on ▁City ▁Hall . ▁They ▁instead ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁Mack en zie ▁north ▁to ▁investigate ▁public ▁sentiment . ▁At ▁a ▁secret ▁meeting ▁in ▁East ▁G will im bury , ▁Samuel ▁L ount , ▁Sil as ▁F let cher , ▁Peter ▁Matt he ws ▁of ▁Pick ering , ▁Nelson ▁Gor ham ▁of ▁New market , ▁J esse ▁Lloyd ▁of ▁King ▁town ship ▁and ▁James ▁Bol ton ▁of ▁Alb ion ▁town ship ▁heard ▁Lloyd ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁revol t ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada . ▁All ▁were ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Convention . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁a ▁support ive ▁Upper ▁Canadian ▁revol t ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁Mack en zie ▁published ▁his ▁draft ▁constitution . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁Mack en zie ▁printed ▁a ▁hand b ill ▁declaring ▁" Ind ep end ence ! ". ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁Mack en zie ▁set ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁for ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁exactly ▁ 6 ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁death ▁- ▁the ▁T ory ▁domin ated ▁elected ▁assembly , ▁which ▁refused ▁to ▁pr or og ue , ▁would ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁become ▁il leg it imate . ▁ ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁Convention , ▁like ▁Samuel ▁L ount , ▁down play ed ▁the ▁armed ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ▁to ▁the ▁far mers ▁he ▁tried ▁to