Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-03-27

for the purpose of selecting and nominating
two suitable characters to represent this coun-
ty in the next General Assembly, Col. An
DREW WoDRow was appointed Chairman, Inc
JOHN SNYDER, Secretary.
On motion, Resolved unanimously, That
this meeting highly approve the conduct and
political integrity of ALEXANDER KING
and FRANCIS WHITE, Esqrs. our late
worthy delegates for this county.
Resolved unanimously, That the said
ALEXANDER KING and FRANCIS
WHITE, Esqrs, be again invited to become
Candidates at tie next election for delegates
to the Assembly, and that this meeting pledge
themselves to employ ali laudable and honor
able means to ensure their re election.
Resolved, That William Naylor, John Sny-
der, John Jack, William Vause, William
Vandiver and George Sharfe, be appointed a
committee to draft an address to the citizens
of this County-Which committee after some
time reported the following address, which
after being twice read was unanimously agreed
to.
To the Citizens and Freeholders Of Hamp-
shire County.
Alta time like the present, when our coun-
try is to be involved in an expensive and pos
sibly ruinous war-at a time when we are
threatened with a train of Taxes and Loans
exceeding in amount any thing heretofore
known in this happy country, it behoves eve
nv friend to his country, TO act his part well,
and in no wise relax in well doing.
This meeting humbly conceive that to IN
volve this country in an expensive and uncer-
tain war, for purposes not absolutely n%ecessa-
ry, and entail taxes and misery on ourselves
and our posterity, when we might enjoy the
blessings of peace and plenty and a good price
for our produce on terms as honorable at least
as those for the last fifteen years past,
would appear to them the extreme of folly,
little short of madness. If our government
will only repeal their own restrictions on
commerce, and suffer merchants to trade at
their own risks, with what nation and to what
country they please, neither War, Loans or
Taxes will be necessary
1t may be said by some that the exertions
of Federaiists in this county will be unavail.
ing SO long as there is so large a majority in
the nation against them-If such will only for
a moment reflect that four. ffths of the citi-
zens of the United States are Farmers and
Agriculturists, who consider the British as o.
Their nations, "Enemies in war, in peace
Friends y who neither seek for nor expect off
ces, but know to a certainty, that let the war
be commenced when it may, on them and on
their children the burthen must ultimately fall.
They must furnish recruits for the army,
perform tours IN the militia, pay taxes and
contributions, whilst for want of
the produce of the soil will be unsaleable.n-
TO suppose that these people would prefer
war with all its concomitant evils and misery.
to a state of peace, plenty & happiness, would
be to suppose an absurdity.-In less than two
years from the commencement of such a war.
the nation would rise in its constitutional
strength, and say to those who have brought
about such an unpropitious state of things,
" depart from me ye wicked"
This meeting confidently expect that no
minor considerations whatever will induce
the Fe deralists of this county generally or in
dlvidually, to relax in their honest endeavors
to bring about a better state of things, or pre-
vent their ~punctual attendance at the poles on
the goth of April next, at the Court House in
Romney, and ensure success to the candidates
of their choice. United we stand, divided
we fall."-lf they turn out there can be no
doubt as to the result.
Resolved, That Edward M'Carty, Jacob
Jenkins, James M'Bride, Samuel Poston,
George Sharfe, Peter Bruner, Archibald Lin,
thicum, Joseph Inskeep, JamesMoseley, James
Inskeep, Christopher Parrot, John Dean,
John Stewart, john Clawson, Silas Price,
Carrot Seymour, Samuel Cockerel, Leroy
Hill John Monroe, Henry Heinzman, Adam
Heiskell, William lnskeep, John Decker, A
dam Hare, Noah Larue, Peter Larue, Joshua
Colvin, Samuel Ruckman, Richard Dever,
John Slain, James Caudy, Edward Parrill,
Timothy Smith, Beal Demmitt, John Thomp-
son, Samuel Davis. Moses Hoge, John Grit.
ton, John Mitchell and Thomas Williams, be
appointed and respectfully requested to notify
the Federal Republicans in their respective
circles and precincts of the preceding resolu.
tons and proceedings, and request their pune
tual attendance at the poles.
Resolved. That the foregoing resolutions