Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02
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AT meeting of the citizens of Lee
county, held at the court house in
the town of Jouesville, on the tenth
day of August, 1907, in order to
take ineo consideration the late dar-
ing outrage committed On the Uni.
ted States frigate Chesapeake, by
the British ship Leopard, Benjani
Sharp was unanimously chosen
chairman, and Charles Carter Sc
cretary.
A narrative of the outrage, the pre-
sitlent's proclamation, and orher do
euments being read, the following
gentlemen, viz. Messrs. John Fulker-
son, Joshua Ewing, Peter Frlkerson,
William Neill, Hezekiah Aplegate,
John Nixon, John M'Kinney, Johr.
Martin, William Ewing, Francis Ir-
hv, Andrew Mcmillan, Holman Rec,
William Briance, and John Flannery
were then appointed aco4ami.tee to lay
before the meeting such resolutions rs
'thev might deem most proper to be
adopted on the present interesting oc-
scasien, who having withdrawn, re-
turned and reported the following re-
solutions, which were unanimously a.
greed to.
/. Resolved unanimously, thatthere
is point Of injury and insult, beyond
which, forbcarauce in a nation be-
comes criminal, and that the late out
rage committed upon the trigatc Che
sapeske by the British ship of war
Leopard, is the extreme of that point.
2. Resolved unani mously, Fhat I'M
derexisting circumstances, 1t would be
degrading TO our national honor any
leage to continue our friendly relati-
ous to government, who can oo4y be
equalled in perhdy and baseness by
the assassin who smiles in your face
while he directs dagger to your
heart.
8. Resolved unanimously, That
much as we deprecate the horrors of
war, and anxiously as we wish to avoid
1he eiusion of blood, yet we prefer
open hostility to the insidious policy
OF Great Britain, by which she makes
war upon US in disguise.
4. Resolved, That it is the opinion
of this committee, that the British go
vsrnment may eviuce 10 the United
States their friendly disposition to-
wards her, by giving up the perpetra-
tors OF the crimes committed ON the
u. States frigate Chesapeake to a
proper tribunal, to be uied agreeable
to the laws in that case made and pro-
vided.
s. Resolved unanimously, that we
have the highest confidence in the
wisdom and patriotism of the coDstI-
tuted authorities IN our country, and
that we are ready with our lives and
fortunes, to support them In any con-
stitutional means they may apply to
heal the recent wound given to the
national honor, let the alternative be
peace or war.
6. Resolved unanimously, That we
highly approve of the prompt and de-
cisive measures pursued on this mo-
mentous occasion, by our fellow citi-
gems of Richmond, Manchester, Nor
folk, Portsmouth and their vicinities.
z. Resolved unanimously, T hat our
warmest thanks are due to our fellow
citizen, Richard Evers Lee, mayor
of the borough of Norfolk, for the
manly and spirited reply he made to
the insolentletter of the British COM
modore Of the 81 of July last.
8. Resolved unanimously, That the
chairman be requestedto transmit one
copy of the proceedings of this meet
ing to the president Of the u. S. Que
TO the chairman Of the corresponding
committee Of the city Of Richmond,
and one to the editor Of the Argus,
with a request for publication.
9. Resolved unanimously, That Ben
1amin Sharp, Joshua Ewing, William
Ewing, William Briance, Peter Full
kerson, Andrew M'MiIlan, John Mat
took, John M'Keon, Holman Rice,
John Fulkerson, John Flannery, Hi
ram Craig, William Neil, Charles
Carter, FranSis Irby, John S. M'Far-
lane, Hezekiah Ap.egate, John Nj
Kinney and John Martin, be a stand