Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-17

5. 80 - - the s;lfhciency OF those
cpld eS ,A. - e. Is requested to call Con-
Dvs' ,n+. , as soon as may oe ana 'ha s
s. '9 80. of eight persons Be appointed
''n,,,S and submit 10 the town q petition
sen1iorinity* IA s.,-n every
ne motion was secondsu = 90 -
y VI & the hall and a very SPIRITED ana
usEtss SIS s. asrlte ensued. In which the mo-
|oausp' ia;neSl by the hon. Nlr. Mason,
Qa U.s. sargent, the hon. Messrs, Gus.
e d es (Ana was opposed by MT :,
o p,skamin Austin and Geo. Blake,
rvs S,ssbate was protractea, until 2
wsstnaae oua ssiion to adopt the mo-
se E ar. Mason passed BY an immense
::or;fT rot more than twenty o. thi'sy
|s1,Is against i - i,
tn 'Ths following gentlemen were onoseh On
= ss II, &c. I w. hon. onathsn Mason,
& VA naaiei Sargent, hon. Christopher s'ore,
= lanes perkins, Isir. srnold " els =.
-, Il. pssEins and hon. " n. Brown.
81 's' +o,,,u hen voted TO add the moderator;
a adjourned 10 4 Q Clock, then % receive
u rescrt Il sle coranalttee.
A. fsur O'Clock, the foAsa se-asseinpied
,se,,,;;rs; ia al, ioursarrseiat w.asn the.coln-
,o,ses subs qnent memorial, which
yt5II Com the chair, and passed nearly
s;r,e,,s. We believe there were not
[a i dozen hauds against it sIl.ths hall.
7stas President IF the q S
go ;ug,as;;tants of the: town of Boston,
,Isasl,tcvn meeting assembled, beg leave
4 sectfully ID represent J,
That uniformly influenced by sense OF
kotr;as;sus and a respect for the constituted
E |,l 81 their country, they have sus-
|s;nsd without opposition or complaint, the
endorsements | and losses rising from the
kx;ssino 81, osrgs,, on the vessels and export
Nc q the u. States and they trust, that
ia history Of the revolutionary war, aud
he annals Of the present government, will
k,,n;;sb ap,pIe testinonv OF their readiness
8 make any personal sacrifices, and to en- en-
durs anv privations, which the Pubiic well
fare may truly require:
That they art fully aware OF the lndlspe n
sable necessity Of supporting, at all times,
the laws enacted BY the government OF their
choice. Under this impression they have ave
rssrainsd mzexpressing the wishes they
|uost sensibly feel for the removal OF the
Embargo aud but for the great events IN
Europe, which materially change the as
beet oG orr Foreign Relations, they would
Vet silently wait for the meeting OF Congress
6n the hope q obtaining from that honors-
Bic body, relief from the pressure OF tins
great calamity, which bears with peculiar
weight o. the Casters States.
Denied 81 nature those valuable and lux
hriant staples which constitute the riches or
the South, they necessarily owe much OF
their prosperity, under the blessing CT Hea-
ven, 10 their own enterprise and industry
pn The ocean. 1t is therefore duty, as
well as a RIGHT, - avail themselves of every-
fair oceas;on which offers for procuring the
removal of the existing restraints upon their
maritime commerce, more especially when
this may Be effected in mode consistent
with The laws and policy by wlllch they
were imposed.
They therefore pray, that the Embargo,
IN whole or in part, may be suspended, &C
cording to the powers vested in the presi-
dent, BY the Congress of the U. States;
and if an,r dn,,hs ebraa|sl exist of the Con,pe-