Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-08-10


tai Europe since the year 1898. Swift.
zerland sht free, simple and sheltered
by nature from wars that might shock
the world. She was the asylum of pn-
ritanism the land where the hugunOts
of France were covered from papal per-
secution; the admiration il not the en-
Wy of Europe. But now how chan
ged ! now, her few remaining sons live
TO furnish lameutation TO the lovers of
peace, and are sad example for us,
who may experience what results from
an exchange Of plenty for ruin, liberty
for slavery. In imagination we behold
these lovers of freedom within the
reach Of the spoiler, and from the exam
pie believe his eye is now turned to
this only remaining republic ON earth.
Whereas, the inhabitants of George
town, impressed with solemn sense Of
the eventful period in which we live,
viewing the dreadful consequences Of
those destructive wars by which Eu-
rope has been deluged with blood, and
that our government have decided in ia
vor France against the only free nation
in Europe; fearing too, we are further
engaged, 20 unite with that continent
made rich by commerce and tiourishing
III arts and, as we deprecate any such
connection with that tyrant, who would
bring us as nation within the reach of
his rod of iron, who rules his vsssal
kingdoms with awful oppression, put
ting down religion, the rights of con
science, freedom of commerce and all
the dearest rights of man.
We highly approve the independent
conduct of many of our Representatives
in congress, and 10 particular the mag
unanimous conduct Of the representa-
tive of the district including Georgetown
in the late solemn crisis when war was
| declared against Great Britain. And
whereas, we, the free citizens of Massa.
| Chusetts, are tenacious of the senti-
mems Of civil and religious liberty in
herited by the puritan fathers from
whom we have descended, as most dear
to us, and which we are bound 10 defend
and Cherish-and whereas, we are
bound by the constitution Of Massachu-
sets, while righteously administered,
in common with our fellow citizens, TO
act in concert with the political body,
and TO do our utmost for the accom-
plishment oFall such purposes as the
| great body Of freemen shall Judge
best calculated TO promote the happi-
ness OF the people :-Thereiore
Resoiued-.That we are firmly attach.
ed to republican form of government,
and to the federal constitution, under
which by faithful and an upright adj
ministration, we have in former years
enjoyed such an unparalleled degree of
prosperity and safety.
ResolVed-That we deprecate war at
all times, but in an especial manner at
this time against nation labouring to
maintain her freedom in the political
balance of Europe during the most de-
| generate and wicked age the world ever
saw that we can have no disposition to
advance step towards a contest calcu
lated to unite us as people with the ty-
rant OF France IN any manner whatso-
ever and that we will at all times con
tend against that Engine, now in mo-
7 ton, destroying the civil and religious
liberty Of the world.
Re8otved-That we vote our approba.
/ ton of the conduct of PELEG TALL
MAN, Esq. who independently and mag
| unanimously gave his decided vote a.
gainst the late declaration of war against
Great Britain.
Reso1ued-That we highly approve
the conduct OF the executive OF Massa-
chusetts that we will on all occasions
do our best endeavors to cherish and
support those principles of civil and reli-
gious liberty purchased and defended
by our fathers and rightfully descended
to us, their legitimate sons.
ReSoiOed-Ihat we will on all occa-
sions rally to the standard of the con-
stitution of Massachusetts, while the
government shall be righteously admin
istered and will not forsake the princi.
pies Of rational liberty while our lives
or property can contribute to defend
that sacred charter Of the land.
To this end we unite in common
with our brethren in many towns in this
county, and choose three delegates 10
meet and confer with delegates from