Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-02
g Patriotic Meeting.

AT a mset:ng Of Federal Republicans at the
Tentine Ceffee houef, called this day TO take In
TO eanfd I4s,on &c otien, seis Rate Of our har.
Tor. GoRNELIus Ray, Etq in the char.
On srsfi0r RelciVsa, That Rutus King, Ebe.
nezer Stevens, CHver Wo3cot, William NJ !.
Woolfey, and William Henderion, be com
mittee TO prepase ard report TO ts,is meeting re.
fousions expssflgc of the objects OF this n, t ling,
as 10 tho tuojctss on which they were convened !;
which comm.neerepoff The following s
&s RsjalGed, Ihat the citizens Of the u. States
are ct right, and according TO the contribution
and laws Of thesIand, entitled 10 thc cnjoymcn,
OF lie, liberty and p perry: end that ii is The
primary and nit imp duty of the govern.
nept 10 d'fspd, prrfefve ani protect the fame.
R:iok0fd, That i,is apan III. tfrength and re
fourees oil the United State. that We can alone,
under Providence, rely for national lafes, anu
the maie'aillancc OF national tishss.
RsfstVsd, that tte. repeated enlsages commit.
ted By tors'gn fl,ips of war a The mouths OF cur
harooIs, neFis the relrntaneat and indignation If
, every fiiendto his country. 8
RsoiStd That an Administration which cen.
tents 20 paw money TO avoid foreign inf,Ieucs
or TO prevent the violation Of national rights,
while 1t icls anu ds!Banties It's naval force, in.
aead OF intresing and Pfefetving it sor the dc !.
tePes Of ourports and commerce, prof.a,cs the.
nattona! k9ppr, enqangtfsths puhlic tsisty. and
Eiivites both 'njuitics ard inlait.
Reial.ed That tie fufering of foreign sraes
ih'Ps e 8ation Sfemfeives off our hafbor, anu
there to Cop, fcs,ch, and capture our eTels, 70
impress, wound, ans murder our Citizens, is a
grais and criaal neglect of the highest duties Of
our govefRmens, and that an sda,iniRr stion viii.
patiently PERMITS tie fame, isnot entitled 90 the
confidence Of a brave ard tree people.
6sfovec, That the body of Merchants, who
fereia~ the impending danger, and petitioned
Congress and the-fate Legislature 30 afford nra-
tettion 10 this city, and its lawful commerce
have msfited the appreciation Of their fellow -ci.
tizens.
RstoIveS, Thar the memorials of the ner.
chanss and citizeas to Coagfeis, hay. been me-
elected, and that we have not perceived on
the paft Of tte member: of the Senate and AArem-
bly, from this city, such exersions and zeal as
we're expected of them TO engage the intcroos;
ton and influence of the, State LssiGaturev nth
io' LUG Pioieesion OF our dctcncseis
city.
RefaIUed, That 70 long as the Bri,ih fhip, of
war, which have aHumsd fa,icn at the entrance
OF this port, are fufFered 20 remain there. it IS
earneRly recommended that no fapplies. prov..
hons, or iuceors Of any kind, houli be afforded
them from our markets, nor any nterceuric held
with them in any lhape whatever, and that our
pilot boats lheald abfair from visniag th.m.
RsislUed, That the MURDER of IoHN
PEARcE. one of our fellow. Citizens by a. ff,ot
from Britiih fhip of war. at the entrance, o.
our harbour, aud within half mile Of the G,orc,
while he was engaged in peaeeably navigating a
ccafing vefcl laden with provifoas for on. mar
ket, was an act fhst excites our detefatian and
ssAorrence, and salia upon our government fer