The Newport gazette. [volume] (Newport [R.I.]) 1777-1779, 1777-10-16

G'b.iys and th7ugh VIC s.c clearly con-
WINGED, hom IN: prscso's OF Ch If, the
do6s'ir: CT hi: Apoil.es, and tbs exam &c of
hi cliow:r'. IN ,h: primitive ages OF
Chsiltiia'y, .hu al outward wirs ana tahs-
ings are IN 4 sfc', aad therefore can not DIN
th.'e:n, fo: s.y cauls whatsve.-Ss esnno'
but remind yea, that xe ae, by the i.me
principles, ,el'Ainsd from Puriuing aay nea-
faTe,. inco-Etsn: wi h tae a ? ,Go.ic advice,
I" To live peaceably with all msa," src:r
whatever po,.efs i. i; Gu, lot to live; which
rule Of cosd.A, We are de.ermiled to Oh
fsfvc, Whatever you, or any oIhsr', may dc.
term'.e c 'a.eriing US.
Yu' char.a.r', in tn: coafpicaou' fa'i'a
you faid, ana IA. r,ssrd due to toe Lioer'
tie, and even toe Live, OF ,hoie, who are,
end MAJ be sf.ttsd, by the courfe OF your
pos ;edinss, 10 Loudly procl:im the juities
Of our Gsmasd 81 h;a ing, thst if more tine
re.aained for i. we jaag' farther rssfoning
unase:iiA',, beie::nng you - rsmemosr,
taat W. are I'll 10 appsn b;fore .heTrioanal
Of Diyiae iitice, tne's t. rsnder IA account
Of oar s0ion', and receive . reward accord
lag as our woik, have b,ea--And we ha-
c. ely d.G's Tor you. As VIC do for ourielvis,
ths, 20 may al 70 dir e crr courts, that we
may at that Tribunal, receive the aaf~sr
Of -" we'll d n.," and EMP tas reward Of
st:Tnal psics snd happines.
Ws are your REAL FrissaJ,
lhasl Pemocr;cn, / Henry D mixer,
James Pe.naetton, Thomas Filhsr,
oha Pemb ron, Samuel Pleaiants,
'Chor,, Wh,,,o | C,u.nsl Einer
philadelphia, 5tb 9ms I777,
Ls<ss.Aliy.
70 tbs President and COUNCIL Of
PENNsYLvAN A.
The RsmssRranes Of the Subscribers, Free
men, ana Inhabitants OF the City OF Phi.
la !slphia. Aow con6aed in the Free. Ma
fon's L,dge.
SbssuGb,
THAT the frbisrib:rs have been, by
\ virtue Of = warrant 6gasd il Ceun-
Gil BY Gsorge Bsyaa, vics- preGdent, Ar
rsffsd in ssr houf.s, and sA eur lawful oc-
eaGsn,, asd stsd :, this plses, where
we have bssn keot in elois on6aemeat, un-
der = lt'ong military guird, two or more
days; ,sat although divers Of us demanded
o. tbs 'neaeng'rs who anea:d us, and in
fasd on having copies Of the faid warrant,
yet wc wsre not able to procure the fame,
Ill! this prefent tint, bu, have remained
h:re, unaecuf.d and unheard. We now
take the sa'lieR opportunity Of laying our
Grievances before your body, from whom
we apPr.heni th;y proceed, aad Of claiming
to osrfelves the liberties and privilege, to
which we are ia,isled to BY the fundamental
rsles Of isRice, BY our birlh-right aad inhs-
ritanee, ths laws Of the land sad BY the
exp,e6 prs%ifi IN Of ths prsfsst eonftisutisn,
under which your board derive their power.
We apprehsnd, that no maa eaa lawfully
b. deprived Ct his Liberty, without war
rant frsm fo1e pc .ioa' having competent
authority, fpscifyins an offence agaiaf the
laws Of the land. iuppor.sd by Oath or At
frma.ion o. the Aecu!sr, aad limi'isg the
time of he in nprifoament unit! he il heard,
or actually dilehargsd, uslsh the party be
found in the aaual p'rpsrat;on Of . crime.
Nstu:al uftics, equally with Law, declares
tsat the party secuied mould kno~ what hs
j, to safwer to. and have an oppottani:y Of
he xing bis innecesee. Thsfs principles
are &rongly enforced ia the ain,h and tenth
fsetion, o. the Declaration Of Right', which
fern . fundam:ntal and iaviolable part Of
the eonlii,u:i,n, from which you derive
your powe' wherein it is declared,
TX. .. That 10 all pro'ecutisns for crimi-
nal e(>ncs,. a n hath 4 pht to be heard