Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-08

sengers were sent on board again, and kept
prisoners eleven days.
Entract of letter from York, Pennsylvania,
dared June Sd, 1879.
"a meeting Of tho Citizens has been held
this day at the Court House il York to take
INTO consideration the present state OF our
public affairs The meeting was sPontane-
ously called by Democratic Republicans, and
although the notice was very short, the neet-
ing was very full, and composed OF the most
respectable Farmers and other Citizens in the
neighoourhooJ OF THIS place to the amount OF
about 500 OF 600. A copy OF the resolutions
which were passed almost unanimously IS en-
closed The people here are almost unanl-
mousIy and ardently opposed to the present
war-maasures."
Whereas itappears from the late Congress
sional proceedings aud from there respectable
sources Of information, that the United States,
will soon be involved in a war, with one OF
the great belligercnt powers OF Europe and
that large armies are lcvylng and other means
OF hostility preparing for the purpose OF TO-
reign conquest, aud whereas II is not to be
supposed that the general government are a
DOPING those alarming measures unless 1t be
under an impre that they accord Win
the views aid wishes or the people, and
whereas it might be inferred from the votes
OF the Congressional Representative from
this district, that III, constituents are ID favor
OF war and those measures already adopted
preparatory To it AID Whereas 1t is neces-
sarv, that on SO iInporlanta subject the Sentl.
ments ot every section OF the people should
| be distinctly known TO the constituted autho
rites, Whose duty it is to consult the public
opinion as we'll as public interest. Therefore
! in order that the sense OF this meeting be pub
| licly manifesto and known on question SO
vitally interesting to the nation, as peace or
War
Resolved, lst. That it is the constitutional
right aid at this time, the indispensable duty
OF the cltizels peaceably to assemble and con-
suit on the situation OF the pubic affairs, and
! to expressthcir opinion upon the course oImea-
/ sures pursued and IN contemplation TO be pur-
/ sued by those vino have been entrusted with
( Liz So'St't1iSiAI'
Cd. That the Citizens, who compose this
meeting, will submit TO every sacrlhce and
make every exertion required by the soundest
patriotism to defend the country but they
consider schemes OF foreign conquest and the
! ambition of carrying on offensive hostllltles,
| incompatible with the true interest OF the ma
J ton.
Sd. That at present no necessity for war
exists, inasmuch as the UnitedIotates are rot
| threatened by an invasion from any quarter
and particularly not from that nation, which
| has be n selected as the object of attack a
war for conquest is suitable to the character
of Emperors, Kings aid Despots, who consi-
der their subjects as slaves, and feel no
| remorse in destroying provinces and KING
doms to CRAFTY whim, resentment or ambl-
ton; but it is incompatible with the Justice
| and generosity of a free people whose inter-
ests are to be secured rather than resentments
and partialities of rulers gratihed.
4th. That war, which Is at all times the
greatest of human evils (and never SO justly
| and deservedly inflicted by providence, upon
a people, as when they become SO hardened as