The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-24


ut a numerous meeting ofMe Republicans
| ofthaf town last Friday. the /cNo7ving re-
solutions svere fdSSed uuanim0uSiy--
Whereas, he federalists of Boston at a
late Caucus did pass certain resolutions
tending to the subversion of order and good
Government, and also by transmitting OF
Circulars 70 every part of this state. in or"
der To promote iactious Meetings to resist
the laws of Congress-And even go to VIC
latng of the state Constitution by their late
reasonable threatnlngS-
Therefore Resolved, That we view with
the deepest regret the resolutions, passedby
the Fedeiaiists OF Boston on Sunday eve
ming the 3lst Ut March last-As eliminating
the Government Of the United States, and
appealing 10 the good people OF his State
TO choose Federal Representatives TO our own
Legislature, that we may look up to hem
fer protection and aid against the laws of
the UnioD.-We dC EN- such conduct in eve
" way reprehenSibe, inaSmuch as il is
hostile to>ihe principles, and su5versive OF
the power coniided to the General Govern
ment, and as 1t organic factions in the DO
som OF the country, which must ultimately
tend to anarchy and confusion nnder what
ever prstences such conduct may now be
indicated, every confederate patriot must
be SATISFIED, that in tree government no
state OF things can exist favorable to the
tranquility or honor of the Nation, while
| the de estable acts of dissatisfied & unprin.
| cipled partizans are allowed in this manner
! to awaken and mislead the pubic sensibi-
! li,y-at the same time we can"nt refrain
: TO express cur approbalion, to the acts of
May last, from which has resulted the pre-
sent Nom Importation act, and the laws
which have been passed by Congress to en-
| force it.
| R,SoiUed, Thst whereas the Constitution
OF the United Sta'cs has secured 10 every
citizen /" the right TO keep and bear arms. >
! 1t rs incumbent on every honest patriot
whether exempt from Military duty or no,
to arm and equip himself for the purpose
OF aiding, at a mument's warning in the sup
| preston OF any Reasonable opposition to the
laws--And although We do most sine rely
deprecase civil commotlons, vet we canno
| tor one instant put the evils OF it in compa
rison with the liberty and independence
which was so dearly bought by the Mar
tyrs of the revolution. We do not there
fore hesitate to declare that we are ready
again it necessary to take the field in de-
| fence of this liberty and this independence
| and TO sacrifice every boon TO the love of
our country. AS in the days of the reyoIn
ton, so in The present times, the Republicans
of Marbenead are ready to test heir pa
triotism by sealing 1t with the blood of the
companions, brothers and children of those
who bled at Bunker's Hill and. Trenton.
| Resolved That should the inhabitants
of any Town in ;his Commonweaith vio
late the Constitution of the State, by sending
more Represen a.ives TO the q neral Court
than they are entitled 10, that We are rea
uy at moments warning, 90 use force in
| supporting the Constitution, and that we
will pour out the last drop of blood, before
we VIII submit ourselves to'be duped by te-
deral incendiaries or tory miscreants.
| ResotUed, Thar the conduct IF g, reat Brf-
rain IN re f'nhressment Of orr seanen
| (farficuiarEv Tvhen UiS done az the entrance
of our har6ors, and from eoasting pesseks,
adds deefer dye 70 The inyuries inflicted
| nfon rs by her, fhdn all the hrohertv ee.
I queStered, detained or condemned in France
or EnSland--and an outrage uton our
| national soUereignfy gvhich ought 10 be re-.
sisted at all ha yards.
| RESOLVED, That we have the utroost ron-
fdence in the different branches of onr-oe
neral government, aud thai whenever they
shall think it necessary and expsdient m
call forth the energies of the nation. land
we tear the time is not far distant whom !.
will be necessary we shall be found ready
with ouf lives and property in supporting
our injured country, against the upnrinrio
F'N' NN"NuN'. W ItO ana or those
unworthy citizens. who have crimiuated onr
own government for the worst of purDoses
foreign attachment
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this meet
ing that the discourse, (purpoFtng to be
Sermon preached at Byefield on Fast Dav0
is the Vagaries of a disturbed brain-1Se
consider the preacher 10 have all the ,borS
rors and gloom of that HELL he appears 10
be so perfect master of--and TO sncb an
Office we readily consign him.
The General court for the Indiana Ter
ritory, holden at Vincennes, for the Apf;i
term. 1911, terminated ;its session on the
18th day of the month The case of VIM
Henry Harrison, the governor ofthe Terri
tory, against VIM. Mcintosh, for slandert
was tried before the Honorable Waller
Iayio', one OF the Judges in and over the
said Territory The defendant had char.
ged the plaintiff with having in his official
capacity, as commissioner yof the u. States.
Tor trading with the Indian tribes, made use
OF corrupt means to effect treaty conclu.
ded at Fort Wayne, on the 3oth September
I8O9- This case had excited great deal
OF interest, and by Consent of parties wae
tried by special jury There was UPWARDS
OF twenty witnesses examined, among whom
was the Indian interpreters that attended
this Treaty. The Jury, after having tine,
case under consideration an bour and a
half, returned Verdict for the Plaint;fF
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