Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1806-05-09

tizeus arc bound to grant their personal
services to the general government,
which in return 10 bound to protect Us ::
. 1t il to the general government then that
we must look for protection against TO-
reign aggression. We have represented
the outrages heretofore committed, and
the plumber made within our very port,
and on our coast by foreign men Of war
and armed vessels, and expressed our
approximations that they would be repeat
ed: We have humbly represented our
helpless, our defeneeless condition, and
ventured to suggest that % our revenue,
which 10 so eopiously poured into the No
tional Golfers, proceeds from commerce,
our navigation, our seamen and our city,
had JUST claim to be protected: These
petitions, humble and reasonable 10 they
were, have been neglected, and the re.
itersted outrage which we feared, has
been committee.
Since the peace Of 1888, the Atlantic
states, their seaports and msrchsnts.
have cheer fully contributed their money
for the defence of our brethren who are
scattered upon an extensive frontier. An
army has at all times been stationed on
this frontier to protect the inhabitants
against the ineursions Of the savsees ;
wars have been carried On. treaties have
been made, millions have been expend-
ed, and millions will hereafter be cape n.
ded in yielding them this protection.
But is not protection equally due to all !
Is not the merchant and seaman, the car.
man, the shipw right and the mechanic,
and their occupations ~ much entitled
to the projection Of government 40 any
other class Of citizens More than six-
ty thousand American citizens are sea.
men ; our shipping is worth more than
twenty millions Of dollars and Our cities
which can be approached frsm the ocean
are poPulous and wealthy.
For these citizens and their lawful oe.
equations it is that we have demanded
protection. Hitherto our representati-
ons and requests, have been unav ailinR.
for they have not received it. 1t Is now
time soberly to consider 81, and t. adopt,
such measureSa s may be most likely, il
our opinion, to obtain redress. An
classes oil the inhabitants of this ity are
alike interested in this important enqni-
ry. We must turn our eyes upon the
national government for redress OF our
wrongs through whom alone II can be
UetaiS~<I-"~ --s<.sA ~~~>- o>-- Gl~s.e..A
for protection, end in my judgment must
plainly declare that only suitable forti6-
cations Of our harbour supported BY .
naval foree, are adequate TO aford TO this
port and city and its commerce, that Sc
curity which we are entitled to in COM
mon with all other citizens. Had even
our presen: naval force been sts,ioped At
the entrance of our harbour, we should
not now have to mourn over the blood
Of a fellow. citizen. wantonly shed by q
foreign power, within the territorial H.
mits Of our country.
Mr.. Woolsey's motion was then put
and carried, and the following gentle.
men were appointed the committee: Ru.
fus King, Ehenezer Stevens, Olive,
Wooleott, William w. Wolsey, and
William Henderson, who having retir.
ed shortly returned and reported the fsl-
lowing, which were unanimously adopt
ed: -----------.--
ReseIVs4, That the citizens OF the U.
5. are Of right. and according to the con.
stitution and laws Of the lasd, entitled
TO he eaioymsnt Of life, liberty and pro-
perry and thar IL Is the primary and
most imPortans duty Of governmtn. to
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