The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-14

That the good people Of this colony may,
on so trying AN occasion, continue stedfastly
directed to their most essential interests, in
hope that they will be Influenced and stimu-
lated by our example to the greatest indus
try,the strictest economy. and frugalty. and
the exertion OF every public virtue, persua
ded that the merchants, manufacturers, and
other Inhabitants of Gredt-Britain, and, "a
bove all, that the British parliament will
be convinced how much, the true interest
OF that Kingdom must depend on the restora-
ton and continuance of that mutual friend |
ship and cordality, which so happily subsis-
ted between us, We have unanimously, and |
with one voice, entered into the following
resolutions and association, which VIC do O.
blise ourselves, by those sacred ties of honor |
and love to our country, strictly to observe, |
and farther declare, before God & the World |
that we will reiigiously adhere to and keep
the same inviolate III every particular, until
redress of all such american grievances, as
may be defined and settled at the general
congress of delegates from the different CO.
lonies, shall be fully obtained, or until this
association shall be abrogated or altered by
general meeting of the deputies of this CO.
lony, to Be convened, as is herein after di-
rected. And we do, with the greatest ear
nestness, recommend this, our association, to
inhabitants of this colony, hoping that they
will chearfully and cordially accede there
to,
LIST. We do hereby resolve and declare that
we will not, either directly or indirectly, af-
ter the 1st day OF November next, import
from Great ritoin, any goods, wares or
merchandizes, whatever medicines excep-
ted) nor will we, after that dav, import any
british manufactures, either from the Vest
indies, or any other place, nor any article
whatever, which we shall know or have rea-
son to believe, was brought into such coun-
tries from Great Britain nor will we pur-
chase any such articles, so imported, of any
person or persons whatsoever, except such
as are now in the country, or such as may
arrive on or before the said LIST dav of No
! JUenber, gin consequence of orders already gil
ven, and which cannot now be countermanded
in time.
9dly. We will neither ourselves import,
nor purchase any slave or slaves, imported
by any person after the 1st day OF November
next, either from Africa, the Vest indies,
or any other place.
3dly. Considering the article of Tea as the
detestable instrument, which laid the founda-
ton of the present sufferings of our distress
ed friends in the town of Boston, we view
it with horror, and therefore resolve that we
! Will not, from this day, either import Tea of
any kind whatever, nor will we use or suf-
| fer even such of lit as is now on hand to be u
sed in any of our families.
4thly. If the inhabitants of the town of Bos-
TON, or any other colony, should, by violence
| or dire necessity, be compelled to pay the
| East-India company for destroying any Tea,
which they have lately by their agents un-
justly attempted to force into the colonies, we
will not, directly or indirectly, import or
purchase any British Edst-I7dia commodi-
ty whatever, till the company or some other
| person, on their behalf shall refund and full
ly restore to the owners all such sum or sums
OF money as may be SO cXtorted.
5thly. We do resolve, that unless .fnieri-
| can grievances are redressed before the 10th
day OF august, 1775, we will not, after that
day, directly OF indirectly, export tobacco
or any other article whatever, to Great Bri
TAIN j; nor vii. we sell any such article as
we think can be exported to Great-Britain
with prospect OF gain. to any person OF per-
sons whatever, with design of putting it in
to his or their power to export the same to
| Great Eritain, either on our own, his or
their account And that this resolution NAV
be the more etfeCtually carried into executi-
on, we do hereby recommend it to the inha-
bitants of this colony to refrain from the cul-
tivation of tobacco as much as conveniently
may be, and in lieu thereof, that they will,
as we resolve to do, apply their attention and
industry to the cultivation of all such articles
as may form a proper basis for manufac 5,
lures of all sorts, which we will endeavor to
encourage throughout this colony to the ut
most of our abilities.
:, 6thly. We will endeavor. to improve ou1.
breed of sheep, and encrease their number to
the utmost extent, and to this end, we will
De as sparing as we conveniently can in kill
ling of sheep, especially those of the most pro-
tltable kind and if we should at any time be
overstocked, or. can conveniently spare any,
we will dispose of them to our neighbors, es-
Pecialiy the poorer sort of people, upon mode
rate terms.
7thly. RESOLVED, That the merchants and
other vendors of goods and merchandizes
within this colony, ought not to take advan-
tage OF the scarcity of goods that may be oc-
casioned by this association, but that they
ought to sell the same at the rates they have
been accustomed to for twelve months last
past, and if they shall sell any such goods on
higher terms, or shall in any manner, or by
any device whatever, Violate or depart from
this resolution, we will not, and are of opini-
on that no inhabitant of this colony ought. at
any time thereafter, to deal with any such
persons, their factors, or agents for any COM
modify whatever, and it is recommended tn