Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-02-13
Windham Town Meeting.

At LEGAL meeting Of the inhabitants q fhe
toqvn Of Windham, on the 5lsf day q Jan
uary, 4. d 1869, she following Resolves
soere nsar,nons!y adotfed'
REsoLvsp-That as free men, we have
a natural as well As constitutional right TO
petition our Representative and Executive
authorities, for redress of grievances, and
10 remonstrs.e against all Unconstitutional
laws and edlots.
Rcsoiped-That the Inhabitants Of this
town consider the several acts LAYING and en-
forcing an embargo and interdcting all com-
merce, both by sea and land, as contrary to
the letter and spirit of the Constitution, and
the greatest grievance and curse that ever
the Americas nation experienced.
Reso!ced-That the last supplement for
the more strict enforcing said act or law
| is unconstitutional, oppressive and equally
as despotic and cruel as the mandates ofthe
most despotic Turkish Tyrant
Reso!ved-That the present restrictions
| laid on our coasting trade, is an unexam-
I pied act of oppression, not TO be equalled or
| found registered in the annals OF any natioa
! on earth.
| Re,sIveg!-That some sections IN the last
act do positively, in some instances, place
us under martial law, and deprive US IS
free men, eff the right Of trial by jury.
4 Resoivrd--That we view a standing army
in time Of peace, as unconstitutional, dam
gerous to our Liberties, and AS the FIRST step
! towards establishing Monarchy.
Reso!ved-that we view with greet and
adherence the late promotion OF men to Of
Gees Of profit and trust, who are corrupt IN
principle and vicious in their morals j; vino
are put in to fill up the vacancies made by
displacing those worthless and vetrans who
have been turned out for not cringing snd
rsying homage to wicked and tyrannicat
administration.
| Rs,o,red-rhat the late breaches Of trust
in our Posts Offices, by breaking open and
pillsging letters and money, we view as .
heinous evil and truly alarming.
We fear il is the aim and intention OF the
| prese administration, to aid NAPoLEoN in
his ambitious, diabolical and despotic plan
Of subjugatlng the world to his tyrannic
sway, by uniting US in war with France
against Creat Britain, which we derrecate
as neither just, necessary, patriotic or WISE
That we are ready to support our Consti.
| tutional rights, and to repel its tyrann'ca'
: invaders ut the risk Of our lives and fortunes,
!. | with the same spirit. that we would rspe'
II That having petitioned, demonstrated and
looked IN vain TO our national goyernmen,
Tor redress OF ear grievances and complca.
ted miseries, and having received no other
answer but that of Rehoboam to Israel, viz,
: lsuiH seosrce With Scorpions issfeod Of WAin..
RESOLVED THEREFoRR. that our eyes
are turned to the Legislature Of our Com
monwealtl, hoping that they in their pres
ent session, will devise and adopt such mes-
sures as will have tendency to stop tha
progress Of that baneful and tyrannicai sys-
TEN Of policy which secnas to be hurryine us
on TO ruin and destruction.
Resolved, therefore, that our Senator'S
and Representatives in General Court as.
sembled, be requested to use their utmost
legal exertions in adopting such me asurcs
for redress of our grievances, As they in
their wisdom shall judge proper.
ResolVed-That copy Of the foregoing re.
solves be given to our Representative, and
that be be requested, ard is hereby instruc.
ted, in concert with mis- brethren. and in
conformity to the above resolves, to use his
utmost exertions for the speedy removal Of
our complicated grievances.
Voted, That the above resolutions be pub.
lished in the Portland Gazette.
THOMAS CHUTE, Moderator.
I A true copy-Anesf, /.
| JOHN CALLISON, Tswn.Cgeyk