Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-03-13
Oxford County Meeting.

LARGE and respectable number OF cit
liens, from different parts of the county of
Oxford, assembled on the Esd ult. at capt.
Bem.s' hail, at Pvis, TO take into consider
alton the distressed state of our country, and
adopt resolutions, expressing the opinion Of
the meeting. on our state and national pol
icy. General liberty was given, and both
political parties attended--honor marked
their proceedings.
The Hon. SIMON frye, was called TO
the chair, and WILLIAM 3ARRows, Jun.
was chosen secretary The object of the
meeting being stated, the Hon. Judges
PAINS, CARY and DANA, SAMUEL A.
BRADLEY, Esq. and Mr.. SAMUEL FLssEN-
DEN, we're appointed committee to draft
resolutions. The committee retired, and
during their absence free, easy, familiar
conversation was INDUCED. A large pro-
portion of the meeting were actors in the
Revolution-iheir venerable appearance
the story Of their tolls, familiar TO us all,
and now refreshed in the memory from their
own rclation--;heir fimness, a, the present
crisis TO resist oppression, and maintain the
liberties for which they commended, wheth-
err assaiicd by foreign nations, or base mind
ed men, who have orept into power by the
mistake of their fellow ci,izens--all these
things contributed to blow up the sparks of
patriotism, which were enliyrned and kim
died to fame by the committees return
ing with the following
RESOLUTIONS:
LIST. Resolved, as the sense Of this meeting,
that VIC consider it one of the highest pre-.
rogativcs of free people, TO express their
opinions freely and uneguivocally of their
public agents ; and TO animadvert upon the
tendency Of their measures, with that bold
ness and freedom which become tie digni-
nifty of Man.
Cd. Pesoived that we consider it most
sacred duty To support the Constitution of
the United States; that we believe the hap
piness and prosperity of the nation to de-
pend on the integrity of the Onion, and the
harmony ofthe different States that whilst
every good citizen would sacrifice his life
to support the general government, no one
should hold himself bound to continue those
men IN IFS administration, whose views are
obviously hostile 10 the sbiris Of the Constitution.
Sd. Resolved that an outrageous attempt
has been mace to trample ON the rights Of
New.England, and by system of oppres-
sive and unconstitutional measures, to re.
duce the citizens of this section, 10 the alb
iect and degraded situation of /" he wers of
wood and drawers of water' to the South
ern States.
4lh Resolved, that those members of
Congress from New-England, who have,
in direct opposition to the best interests Of
their constituents, supported the measures
of the majority, and succumbed to SOUTH
era despotism, merit the contempt and de-
testation Of the lovers of National Liberty
and Equality.
5th Resoived that the Minority in Con-
gress, for their firm and digniiied stand a.
gaInst the torrent of aristocratical corrup-
tion, in defence of those rights, for which
our fathers fought and bled, and which, ia
the language of Quincy, we will transmit
to our posterity, or perish in the attempt,
have merited our warmest applause, receiy-
ed our highest confidence. and will be re-
| membcred by the friends of Freedom, "thrs
the long tracts of future time.
9th. Resolved, that from an exalted rank
among the natlous of the earth, no which
we were raised, under the administrations
ct Washington and ddans, the present ac-
mins.ration, by pursuing measures in direo.
opposition 10 tier wise maxi,ns, has reduced
US To the lowest ebb of national depreciation.
9TH Resolved, that we view, with fear
| inl apprehension, syste N of measures cal
culated To destroy Commerce, parafze In
dnstry and camp our energies, and that we
will. 10y every constitutional means resist
| such measures.
S,h. Resolved, That tie Embargo, with.
is brood of supplements. and particularly
the lat act, entitled AN act TO enforce the
Embsrgo,' hatched IN the exotic brain Of
a petty ,Tyrant. brought forward and sup
1 ported By the ieprOus hand of scryility and
corruption, and passed in darkness, is ABB
surd IN theory, and fatal in practice glar-
ing mifacton of our national & civil rights,
and palpable violation of the Constitution.
9Th Resoircl, Tina: submission to acts,
which pa,Pabiy infringe tie NEST sacred
rights, guaranteed by our Federal and
state Constitutions, is The basest ,reacherv,
and can be recommended only by those.
who advocated the tyranny Of North, and