The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-15 00:00:00

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also, as a ver, roasideralk portion dont mercantile tonnage,
many millions DIA Leeriest' prorate, and many thousands of
our fellow-citizens, engaged Is srs•faring employments, were
abroad ou the high seas, or in foreign pearls, exposed and
unprotected, that the Embargo was a just and necesrary
measure of self-presersation, calculated to induce foreign
powers to revise their injurious and impolitic systems, increas-
ing the prospects of a successful negociation, and by pining
time, enabling the Government to consult the sense and
• islies of the people, before it resorted to ineastim of greater
extremity ; and because the resistance and violations of the
Embargo Act, have, in a great measure, impeded its salutary
tendency, by furnishing foreigners with those mipplies, which
it was our interest and our duty to withhold, until they re•
turned to the observance of justice ; inspiring also a belief,
that, in consequence of the exietence of domtitie faction, our
Government would prove unable to maintain its wise and ex-
cellent system, inviting thereby an obstinate pereeverauce of
injury on the part of the belligerent powers;
It is therefore farther Resolved, That we view those arts
ofresistance and of violation, with a spirit of high displeasure.

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And is herein, it lima been represented, that a few evil Au•
posed persons reside •itbin these United States, who, either
actuated by foreign intrigues or attachment's, or some other
unwise and unworthy motives, have imbibed a disaffection
to our general Union;

It is therefore Resolved, That we hold the Coestitittion
and connection which bind the good people of these states
together as one nation, to Ire most sacred. That while it is
founded upuu the plighted f.iith of all, it is the best and only
safe security of our national Independence and civil liberties;
and because a disselutioe of the American Confederacy, and •
division into separate Goveraments, thereby rendering as
distinct and ri►al, and frequently hostile nations in the neigh-
bourhood of each other, would lessen our means of resisting
the aggression of Europe, suhject us to European intrigues,
COIIIbeXIORS and'alliances ; uccasion repeated war among our-
selves, produce the necessity of:permanent military establish-
ments, exciting mutual jealousy, apprehensions and ani-
muss*, and, incompatible with the preservation of a republi-
can system, produce mauy governments, necessarily 'spell-
dve, instead uf a angle one, enabled by the distance of dan-
ger to be patine and CC,NIUMICII ; intrude oppressive and
impoverishing taxes, and, in line, destroy every pronsisin%
prospect of freedom, iudependence and happiness, obtained
by our Revolutien ;

It is Resn:vvd, That, with arms In our hands, and patriot-
ism in our hearts, we will, nberavver necessary, defend the
milieu of our country against e-very hostile attempt, and at
every hazard.

Resolved. That while we cannot fail to entertain a proper
sense of the ilisappuintinent and indignity, occasioned by the
late extraordinary cunilitet of the British Calumet, thud ise
Mherisla a truly inst ~1 tropartial disposition towards the
powers al ..r V. :in.,.‘ to the people of Geist Britain nod
/relent!, .is w-11 to the woild at largo, the cojo”uent of
pear, p- •:. rity and happiness; nor un!y kgitiniate
lkse directed to the preservation aud security ofonr
u All teseuti..l rights.

Resolved, also, That our only object is to preserve the
freedom, prosperity, mid national privileges of the. United
States, without partiality, animosity, or prejudice.
Resolved, That thus approviug of the late Embargo, and of
the other measures pursued, dui iug the Admielatretioa of Mr.
Jefferson, that, order to renew te sue illustrious late Chief
Alngistiatc, is his retirement, a proper expression of oar ap.
probates, the General Republican Committee of this cite,
be requested, io a suitable meaner, te signify to him ume gra-
titude for the wisdom and iutegrity of his Administratiom.
Resolved also, That rut repose the same hiSh confidence
in the integrity and talents of James Medleon, zed in
the Repuhlicsu 314e:witted of betti IT stews of the Congress
of the totted States, end that the General -Repuhltenn Com-
mittee be also nethurned and minested, is the fulleu man-
ner, to assure the President of the great confidence reposed
to him, and of our determined resolutions to support the Go-
vermlicut of our country.

Ittsolvcd, 1 het the proceedinp of this Meeting be pub.
tidied io Tke Pekie Advertiser and The Neer York Arent
HENRY RUTGERS, Ciaiet•aa,
JAMES TOWNSEND, Sic ay.