Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-06

honorable means Of averting them, We
possess The firm hope that the government
Iof the United States will aveDgc this nn'
paralleled outrage viii the spirit which Pc
! comes The nation, and which the r a,ion
Misunderstanding as we do, that however
/ uueo ual our naval strength, our enemies
l have nevertheless, vulnerable points with
( in our reach, through which we may pc az
I Bic to strike them vitality.
g. Resolued unanimously. That q the
support of all measures directed TO that
end, sswc pledge our Hves, our fortunes,
and our sacred honor" hailing with tlFm
rand joyous hearts, the suspicious omen
connected with this well remembered no.
iIv pledge : What we did 10 the weakness
| of infancy, il will be strange i we can
/ not repeat ia the vigor Of manhood
A Resolved unanimously, that 2 com.
mitsee be appointed to correspond with
such ether committees as may be appoint.
ed ia the several towns anc counties 10
this commonwealth, for the purpose OF
collecting The national sentiment on this
Important occasion.
+ S. RESOLVED unanimously, That the CD air.
man of this committee be reques.cd to coma.
municate copy OF these resolves TO the
president Of the u. S. one to the executive
of each state, one to the chairman OF the
committee at Norfolk, and one connected
with printed copy of the narrative OF The
Outrage, TO every general officer aud com.
mandant of regiment 10 this state, 70 be
communicated BY him in such manner
as he may approve, to those under his com.
| mand.
6. Resolved unanimously, that the thanks
Of this meeting be returned TO the chair
mar for the able and impartial manner IN
which he has discharged the duties of his
| Office.
Signed on behalf of the meeting.
| Iesie,
SPENCER RoANE, chairman.
THO. RICHIE, Secretary.
] To the President Of tie United States.
| SIR-We the citizens of Richmond, Man
chester and their yicinities, and Of many
nther persons from distant places, who
| have a,se mhleaso rake under consideration
| tie late hos,ile attack uaen the frigate
/ chesapeake, by British ship of war, and
Il murder of a number of American
& 1 men 10 time Of peace, are implied
Is, he strongest motives TO express those
~ snrnts of indignation which the occa.
sicn must naturally Inspire When
we reflect upon the uniform course of
pacific conducs which has been OBJ.
served by the government Of the United
States, towards all foreign NATIONS whrn
we recollecs On the other aand the inEume.
rsble insudss and aggressioas which Great
Britain hasiphicted On cur jest and law
full commerce !; we can only discover in
1 this recent aci of siolence, the consumn,a.
,ian of asys,em which has for its object
the prostrasion OF neutral rights, at the feet
lof naughty and ambitious power. The
door of pegetiation is finally closed; The
first blow Of war has been struck: and the
people Of America are called upon to de,
eide, whether they will rally around the
banners of the constitution, or resign at
oace that glorious independence which
| was purchased by the yalor Of their fathers
aud cemented with their blood. Alta pc.
riod Of such magnitude as the present. it is
| peculiarly necessary that the people Of
AQerica should display TO the world the
devotion which they feel to the free, mild
and bene6cens government under which
they live, aud their invlncible determine.
lion TO resist to the utmost extremity, eve
| ny outrage on their rights from whatever
quarter it may proceed. The persons who
pow address you, speak net only for them.
selves. but fer their country they feel
that they deliver the in its Of the ma.
,ion, aud they are confident that they will
hnd corresponding emotion in the bo