Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-15

OF dreadful tyrant; when in ctr own ri.
vers we have suffered the bull, imp inso.
renee OF their officers, when we remember
the dying corpse of John Pearce, murdered
without giving offence, merely for the in
| human ana sportive qualification of British
| tyranny, ana lastly and more emphatic4lly
the late infamous, base and understandable
attack on the part of the British shin Leo
| pard, under cover of British SQUADRON
upon orr frigate Chesapeake we should
not deserve the noble boon for which our.
ioretathers bled and fell, five did not feel
sentiments ofthe most determined hostility
towards nation guilty OF so many fiasiti-
GUS and faithless usurpatioAs of cur rights.
Resolved unanimously, That we view the
general conduct OF the British government
towards us, as flowing from settled hosti-
MY towards our country, aud from a source
determined to seek her own ,aggrandize-
ment, III defiance OF every principle OF right
ana justice, and every principle of the esta-
blished laws and usages of the world.
Resolved unanimously, We view tie late
attack otthe Leopard upon our frigate Che.
sapea&e, as the most lawless, disgracefuI.
horrid act which has dyed the annals of the
most hag'tious nations, and that we view
It as the positive commencement of 4 war,
tAe British cabinet has determined TO car
ny on. ....
Resolved unanimously, With the ardent
glow of brotherly love, we approve the pa
triotic prompttude of our fellow citizens at
Norfolk, displayed in the vigorous and
manly manner in which they have met this
ialthlesS and unexpected rupture
Resolved unani mouSly, That with the
same spirit we feel towards the attack Of
the Leopard upon the Chesapeake, we ex-
ecrate the detestabIe conduct and bullying
| threat OF J. &. Douglas towards the citizens
of Norfolk.
Resolved unanimously, That the correct
and spirited terms in which the MAYOR of
Norfolk replied to J. j. Douglass letter
dated the Sd July, does honor to himself S1
country.
Resolved unanimously, Thar they view the
pa"io'ie energy displayed by our general govern
ment in the p'csent emergency as an I'D III ion-
I al INK IN the chain wkioh has uniformly bound
'hem down To the love OF country ana the altar
I of justice.
Re.ol'e ed unanimously. That he promp,i,ude
| and alacriy with which the executive of V;r.
GINA have obeyed the proclamation of the Pre-.
sident, entities thcm 10 the highest reward The
public servants oil freemen can receive the an
| probation oF their country
! Resolved unanimou Iy, That the proma,i,uds
| with which The troops VINO have been called
torch to avenSe tl:eir country's wrongs, and have
1 lr
zens, rs pathetic. and on like necessity ,hrfr
example will be followed by their countfymen,
| Resolved unanimously, That we are resdy to
rely exclusively upon our own manufactures and
I productions, and vii! cheerfYly rellnquish The
habnual ENJOY mcnt of British manufactures and
| productions.
| Resolved unanimously, That we are ready tn
support our government, with our property and
our blood in any decisive measure they NAV A.
dept TO obtain PREPARATION for the wan,on murder
oil our fellow citizens, and dsgraceful attack ND.
| on cur flag
Resolved unanimously. That copies of these
| resolutions be Published in some news paper. and
that copy be senr 20 the President OF the Uni
ni'ed STATES.
Resolved unanimously, That Edmund p. pa.
con, Peter Lamkin, Waddy Streeet, Thomas
b'ackwe'l, George Crashsad, PEER Epes, and
James Smith. be appointed standing aarm
Tee TO make ana receive comn;un cations from
any o'her committee or other persons, upon the
suDJect OF ihe foregoing reSoiuiion
PETER LAMPKIN, Chairman.
| Test,
hoAUHD Z. BACON, Secretary.
INSPECTED in Richmond the last II
months, ending the the 1st July, 1907
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