Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-08-31


Ar legal meeting Of the inhabitants Of the
town Of Brunswick on Monday the 18th of
Auguil 1879 To take into confederation. the
prefeat alarming l2re of our national affairs,
the following Teloluuons were unanimously
adopted. And il was ordered, that copy of
the fame hgned by the moderator and certi-
fed by the Clerk, be forwarded 10 the printer
Of the Portland Gazette for publication. And
that copy forwarded 10 the Pre6dent of the
United States.
Under an elective government the people a.
oil f:7a have the right of s:aseo6iy attending
10 conlu't for the public good-Wheu doomed
90 experience the moi awful caIamities, thar
can affilrt nation, the right is NOT only I'm
gusaIoz06is, bu, s1satislto the eIleuce Of liber-
ry, and expressly fanctioned. by the conai,u
tion--The freedom Of ipesch, the liberty of
the preis, and the undIGurbed privilege Of an
individual, or united expreihon Of fenimen,s,
are the vital principles of a pure republic--The
electors of rulers have right 10 examine their
conduct, and when meaiures are adopted, bring.
ing rusn and poverty 10 their train, and death
aud wrerchednels IN their confequencei, under
PreteKtihas the people demand them, il 10
the duty Of every citizen TO rEfe bis voice 70
convince the deceived OF their error and arreGt
che progrels of deltruction. Therefore re(ol-
we'd. That We view the union Of the States an
saslGiza6ks blefling, while the Government is
administered agreeable TO the original compact
but we fear that a eSHsi aud opprefiive courle
of mealures, aud the admiifion of new hates
into the union, whole inhabitants in habits ard
education are adverfe TO republican principles,
will attend to diszhrect The people, and event.
ually difove that compact which has hereto
fore been a lource of 70 much wealth and hap.
pinels TO thsle ltates.
RsoIvs5, That We eonfdeF the 5sclsszs:cr
OF war as premature, SgjsRjf1bis and gr0saiisfs,
That it was produced by an undue attachment
for the greatelt tyrant, and mot fauguinary
monlter tina; ever diigraced the civilized world.
That we conlider il as directed by the finger
Of the fame hand which has nor cea(ed for
years PaR, 10 impole re(lrictivs mealures upon
Ebe commerce of the United States--n fhort,
thar we conlder the declaration Of war as
merely the p<omulgation and appreciation of
and sIiI of the Court Of ST. Cloud
RsoFVsi, That trealury without nsAsy an
exPOled commerce without naval protection,
an army without iol.1sys, and war without ad-
equate and jult cauies, lhow the -gsaEustJ or
zDiske1asI Of our rulers, and tend 70 a direct
facrihce Of every thing dear 70 f1eemen.
RsfoEVsf That William Widgery member Of
contrary TO the known wiihes of his conilitu.
ents and TO the deaTuction of the great mara
time intereHs of New Eng and, has aided Gaze
and SilgSass to the good people Of this diitrGt,
without injury 70 his own moral or political
reputation
Rsfaivei, Tha. We fully approve or the con
duct Of the minority in Cougreis upon the quei-
zion of war. and we pride ourielves upon hay-
lng oOs representative from Maine who pre-
Tered the lutetelts of has conlhtuenrs 10 the
mandates OF The executive
hejo!Vsd, Thar we view with o65oreses and
SefsfSfis1 The late da,irg and (srraiaayy attack
upon The liberty OF the prefs a, Baltimore. by
: lawleis and cowardly mob, aud the aHalina-
tion OF the veterans of the revolution and the
voluntary asfsaas,s of G5s,ty
Rso9OtS, That we cordially approve Of the
Sentiments eIpreied by our brethren in Bottom
atsheir late town meeting. upon the fame fub.
Jsct and of the meafures by them adopted. for
fbe Purpoie OF aiding the civil authority "a thr
prevention and iuppreiLon Of fInlilar ontra-
Rea
Hs0iysS, That the liberty az fneech and OF
Fhe preih IS the ba.wzrk OF freedom, and the
nolt glorious prerogalive Of freemen-and thar
we wiii never Teliuqmfh this liberty on, WITH
our hives
H1osSss, That we cordially approve of the
moderate, firm and dignihed ccndue, Of ppr
excellent Governor, Whole mealures have n.
ways tended 20 promote the inlerea a. the
Tate and individual happiness, aud we rejoice
70 sgain having Chief AIzgilEase who will
not iell himielf 70 : p1rIy-w!o holds the
ic2le of equal juitice and is above the reach Of
wealthy
Rsf09VeS, That the dillric,ing of the CON-
monwealth sc-the choice Of Stale Senators, and
Representatives 70 CongreE, under the admin
htra'ion Of Elbridge Gerry, 70 thar twenty.
a'ne ienators are choien by lels number Of
votes than were neceGary 10 ehoole the other
seven" nor tyrsunical ard wicked eyer
non Of power, VIC, alton Of the fpirit Of the
eonitlsuslon, and prolli,ution Of the rigs,t. Of
the people, and mul have originated IA de.
nsn 10 deprive thea Of their sosais.sisasl priv.
ieyes
RsssIVe5, That the fenators 70 ehofen. bv re-
fuhng the various equitable modes for lie
rhoice OF electors ProP0led by the houfe OF
Representatives have evinced their approba-
''on q thia iuiaaiEous y lsem, and have render.