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Proceed'aigs of the Town of East-Windsor.
AV a Meetiujof the Inh .bitants of the Town of
Eaji-Wbujor, legally warned and held on the firft
Munday cf Aogult, A. D. i/?.^. to deliberate on
fie d.’.uger-Mis-Situation of the Liberties of the
Americui Colonies, and the dilhelEd Condition
of the r i own cf Bos ton .
ER. A STU 8 WO LCO TT, Efi ; chosen Mod erator.
APTER the Matter. vias largely diftourfcd uptn and
maturely ctmjidered, the Town manijejied tbeir
Sentiments and their Rejolutiom in this moji in
ter efling Affair in -he following -Manner :
Tb^Lhafui'es the Britijb Crown and Parliament f
late PtiTi have thought proper to adff in Relptiion to the
Colonies in America, in the Opinion of this Town wear a
th^ct-taring Afpffi to their Liberties and Tran-suility,
tihd defer vetbitr most ferrous Attention.
The Adi for r fifing a Revenue fir bisMajefiy in Ame
rica, to dyray the Expence of the Admiuijtratia.i of f iff
tire, the Bap mart of Ci vil Government, and the Dejvice cf,
his Mfefy's Dominions in America, was mAe not only im -
Prim, pits fuhverfw of the darling’P ri. ilege y the Ln
effa GtJHiuiion, like the Stamp-Ail, in timing away
lie Property nJ lie Subject without their ctnjeni : but dl
fivvi-j thejdther Liew to place it in the Power ofthec
v,vwn to / -n-ria G vernment in America independent.
an the peopled And his Mayfly's iinLrtaling to increase
and ley tfo Salaries cfJome of the A- wicau A fleers, who
a. gev ed meft forward to favour the Mecjures ej the
Crown’s out A hl:- American Revenue, that ujcdto be done
5 ■■- F -d .. ^ . X to the A..
angle Proof ojjiab a Defim. But, the la.e Adis. if Par
liament re at mg to the T9Wx of Bejlon m Blocking up their.
Harbour, and the Province of the Mqffacbujetts-Bay in -
mutilating their Charter, and flriping them of thei. moss
valuable Privileges, Jiipulated thereby, and the mos ej
femial Liberties cf the Englijh Conjittieiion—-and a Mi*
lit ary Par ce or Ai ed by the Crown to awe them into a
Su^mifion to the fame ; (in a Manner and with fueb Se
verity that has jcarce ever been pradiijediy the meft dff
Joi’di Powt:S.) " fhff Measures, in the Opinion of this
d'owi, give the> nffi rkar andformidable i roof that the
Court and Parliament of Grtat-Briiain deftgn to have the
Government of the Colonies iniirely in their awn Hands,
and that American-, fhallhave nothing to do in the Ma.-
nagement of tbeir Piflic Affairs ; but chjerve the Laws
thy fall ■think proper io make for us ; obey the Ojjicers
the King JbaH be pleafsdto appoint over us, and to pay the
Yrxei the Britipii Parliament JhAl judge jit t.o impoje upon
us for their Support.
'Ths Situaiisu cf our Affairs is truly- diftvefftng : bid.- in
the Opinion of this Town, it illy becomes the Offspring' of
ibrjs that have done and ftffered fo'rnuch-in the' Caijedf
Liberty, and have been jo remarkably succeeded by Hea
ven, tamdy to submit andgi^e'uptbs mcf -valuAls Blef-
J legs of Lip's—btp we-^'nght-th exirt ■ourflver with the '
gloats ; Unldfi rtfid JiyhLLc^, to avoid- the.
Oopre don that tbrta ens us. ■ '-And f A v- the-- PtmnduTums
fvn co be djlroyed, o-v: Security from the Ccnfituiiun add
Civil Go vernment cf the L ationfail us : the aught, •
If. Pn ibe Jirji Place, mefi devou-p to hik .to hint
wb-pe I drew is in thg Heavens, for li- lp A Deliverances
zdly. That in the Management of this imbappy Cdn
troveify we ought io'treff His Majefy, cur rightpul 80-
vereign, and his Parli’ameht, ‘with a becoming Condit A,
a A £xjrsp:ms cf L'oya.ty and RefpyH, and behave with
MMcJiy ^‘ Wev-d: tmy 'M. :be7' C.unty, vobils we contend
ear ns ft iy for cur Rights.
ydly. We in 'irely approve of, and very much rejoice
that there appears to be fids m Unanimity cj" Sentimcias in
the Colonipls in ibe proofed Congress from'-the feyerdl
T vvinc'.s On the Comirmt, to concert the mos proper and
J*, i -’my Mccjxresper tm ■Xodef of c.urGi lev antes, as the
mfi likely Means to ffß it.,-and 'fsem it our iAifpmjible
Duty, with tbs ms firions Supplicaiinns to the Throne of
Grace to implce ths divine Pmpenes with, and DfrcAicn
to that. Body in that m-Jl i. and htterfAsg Con
full at ion,
^bly. WeJudge it is oft Is grated smperfrnce, ‘and
upon'which car Ssccf will, under JisnviU, chief J de
pend, that thsJvusiM Provinces in the C-mjA dtp. Citics,
rr.l'i cwm in "vb t - "t-, it mteb
TUESDAY, Avcvst -13, V - . t H [NUMBER ;< ]
CONNECTICUT M C O U R A N 7
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A N D CV HARTFORD
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W L E K L i INTELLIGENCER.
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Containing tM Freiheit ADVICES, *i^ both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC, .j
Open to all PARTIES-—not under the influence of ANY*
City and s own, lay cf e ail i cirty ar.df fft Piiws, and
unite in, and frmlj abide ly, -vl >ejd.a y y ague alljucb
jimtary Meajures the Ccngr-yc Jhall ayree- upon, and not
juffur ibemjetves to bejrg -.a J, Jimtlr d, \rib d, or ly
a y Ternptalien wjatjeevei } bcjediuxdj'rom the jieady
Projecution thereof Jor the l:..uniy to-cyy elves and our
PoJLe ity, tboje invaluable R: j i.-v jo ejentially necefary to
cur well-being in the Lfe thes now is, and in that which
is to come.
^tbly. In ths Opinion cf this Town every Perf on thai
from lucrative Motives, Prejudice, or aiy other mean and
narrow Liews, Jhall counteract iheje Meffures, cu^ht to
be letked upon as a Traitpr t-> As Country, and treated
not with Tioknce on his Perjon, but with negleti, end
all the proper Marks of dijpjhem ibat Jucb a Ch^rabler
deserves, and be-ffije Jeajialc f Ips ill Ccndidl, by dc
' nying him the Sweets oj Soap., the benefits of Commerce,
andjbe common Advantages bj :he.Civil Life. And. in
the inean Time,
(Aly. We Lek upon it io L ■ '■ur Duty tenderly to fm
pqthize with, and liberally to m filute for the Rjdi sis
juch as are or jhd. be reduced: want in this S.iUygt.'fr
Lioiriy , and to do all in cur xewer to encourage and
Jiaagybin ibefe that appear jy the support f it. And
the Inhabitants of this Town A- :rdy agree, resolve, and
e ‘ffd t 0 conduct femflws t-.... r important Cr fs t f As-
Jairs agreeable to the ’Sentiments and Duties Jet forth in
the alove : mentiaicdParian...,. A,id ikaapcn,
DOTED, I bat William \ dcott, Erastus \7ol
cott, Charles Eillwofth. ~ Ryrs\ Capt. Ebenezer
Grant, vLff..,. ^fliuci boughtbri,
Daniel El. 1a o thyf.v ^Edward Chapman Grant,
be a Committee tofcep aCorreJpondeiice with the Towns
cf this and the,neighbouring Colonies, audio pronate and
forward such Contributions that Jhall be made in this
lL own for the Rdi fcf the P .or in Bcfon under their' pi e-
Jent Dijirfs. A true Copy,
Tjl A aron Bi ■ $ ell. Town-Clerk.
IVlr. vATSOK,
Reading in a Piece effoms antiquity the other Day, Ihap
. pen-.d uycn the jqdovjtng S^n.cnas, - which I thought
wvre worthy cj Public Notice, and if ycu jhall Jee jit
to insert them in your Hews-Paper, perhap it will not
be dijagreeable io the Public in juch a Day as this.
1 Hii chief Wildo n and hiap -incE, of a Prince,
J is to know well how to e ijff the Sovereignty
of his Power, vyith the Liberty of his Subjects.
In popular Tumults it is I'afer for a Prince with
fame y elding to condeftend tol’eace, than by /land
ing upon high Pomes of Honour, to hazard th? If
lue of a Battle, wherein the Prince cannot win. with
out weakening,nor ioefe without danger of undoing.
When a Prince leeks the Love of his Subje&s, he
Ihajl find in them enough of fear ; but when he
seeks their Fear, he Hoses their Love.
That Prince which raises an Army to efeU any
Thing against the Bent and Inclinations of his Sub
jects, is like him who railed an Army to keep out
the Plague.
A Prince that runs on any Delign contrary to the
general Spirit of the People, may indeed make his
Miniltsrs great Subjects, but they can never make
him a great Prince.
A Prince ought more to fear those he hath ad
vanced than thole he hath orprefftd.
’Twas the Saying of a noble PrT.ee, when advis
ed to iirengthen himfelf among his awn Subje&s by
hojiile MeafiiieSjThat he had rather be ealied Mer
ciful a great .while,- than Lord a little while.
That Princepvho screws up tbe Pins of Power too
high, will break the Strings of the Comptonwealth.
That Prince, who, upon every Commotion among
his Subjects, rashes presently into open War, is like
him who fees his own Houic on Fire to roast his
E A 3, .
'That State which .doth no* fubhd: in Fidelity, can
never continue long in Potency.
The Love of theSubjeUs, is the most fare Baus
of the Prince’s Greatness; Frances are more fecme
add better defended by the Love cf the People,
than by Troops.
'Tis eafler tq make SnbjeUs than tp keep them,
L o Ixl D O N.
This day came cn in a ccimi’tee cf the wide
House of Commons the further coniideration of the
bill for making more etFe&iral previft ibr the go
vemment of theprovin e ci Quebec in N. Amcnica.
The foil ov, i ig is a copy of the city petition agaiuft
the said bill 5 .
To the JJen. the Ccmmcns cf Great Britain, in
•parharn nt auuhiul ;
The humble petition of the Lord Mayor Aidermen,
and Commons of the city of London, iii Com
mon Council aflembled,
“ Sheweth
“ That your odt’ - : s 0 .. -ly concerned and
m tch to mm here is now a bill depcadin-a;
before tins honourable House, imitu cd, “ An •.
for mjk.ni ' more eSef Ej ■4 ny.. ’ i/jpj; for t;.«c
ment o; the provinceol Quebec 1.,N .
which in all civ.l cases takes aw y .
the English law, and that facre . . ~ i.ie c ..
by jury, and fubfticutes in its Rea t a . ench . w
or Canada, ..heieby the fie.dom c .. Aon and
fecunty of t ie j rope, ry to his Majedy cis, are
rendered very precarious.
“ Faat if this bill pades into a 1..-”, the , o .m
Catholic will be the only legal eflabamed rei.^.cn
without any provihem being mice for the free exer
ciie of tke protestant rtEgiva, whi.h may prove
greatly in,uric us and oppref^e to his Majesty s pro
teftaat luojt^ts, who do now, or may hereafter icude
in t ie laid province.
“ That tub log llar've power is veiled solely in
perlons appointed: during pleamre by tie Ciown,
w.uch is totally inconfiffent with the liberty and
princ plcs of the Enghih conftitntiom
“ four petd-joners therefore most humbly pray,
that tiie said b .1 n ay not pass into a la.v.''
The real dchgn of u 3 Quebec bid, we hear, is ta
make it a m hta. y govein aei t, by v.ay of check t >
ieveral provincialauemblies ancp op? i-. tai y r.^uts i f
-the other provin-.es on that continent, aid for this
purpoie it is certainly.very prvperiy btuaie, as it lies
beiimdNew England New York Virginia,Maryland,
ani t’enniylvauia,-and od all bccaiions m.iy beef
great me in keeping up that funerfority of the mother
country over the colonies, which government has, of
late, found to be very difficult. In the piem.it date
- of Quebec, it is likewifefurprifingly adapted to this
purpoie : The Canadians feniibleof tie freedom
they have hitherto enjoyed a . for the Brit'di govern
ment, prefer it much uo their /ormer F ench govern
ment and at the fame time, ft mibk est the com
motions and lqu..bbles between the Govern.;; s and
Ailembhesof ieveral provinces a'ouna them, look
upon AHemblies and civil ’overnewels as the means
of stirring up ddferdions .between me Kng nd his
fubjeds, wmeh the pean ante C-n idum wim abov«
all things to avoid, and are t icetoe v< .7 well < oa
tent to have a milita-y government ( Iftibliihed, hav
ing hitherto been L) happy tm .er i ne, and not yet
contaminated with what is called the Armrican fpiri t
of liberty and independency. [minjlerial.]
The projector of th_ Qgebec bill th t now makes
muchnoife, being kept so indnfol Ulya secret,
ckufes many cenjeehr cs,'and feve, i] yerfens are
talked of as the father of this defpou: bantling,
which no one cares to own j amen? theft a; e a mem
ber of the treasury bench, ag eat civLTn, and a...
unpeg lar nobleman.
Men maybe obliged to submit to th<Force cf A ri',
but they never will obey an nnjuii 1 c"%r. - -.
None are more apt to attempt upon the People’s
Liberties, than such who are vicious and debaucned,
and yet none are kfs able to compass their Lehg:
lor he who will dare to attempt that v/hL’a no hc
neft Man will, rnuft meet with much Contempt, f
and great Opposition. I
’Tis eaEer for Subjedis to opnefe a Prince by Po- I
pularity than by Arms, and the cheaped Way of \
Kedrefs when their Caiife is just.
Great Men are the firfl who find their own Grief, '
and the last who find their own Faults.