Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-21

lseenth Congress will listen to our grle-
|vances and acknowledge the justice OF
our claims. s,s
Allied to you by the strongest ties
which can bind man to man, and deeply
affected by the distress which awaits hun
lareds of our brethren late in arms per
init me, for their special relief and the
benefit Of all concerned to propose a ge-.
neral convention OF the disbanded officers
lef the late army, to be holden By deputa-
|tion at Harrisburg, in the state of Penn
|svlvania, on the first day of November
next. And also that the said convention
Ibe formed agreeably to The following plan,
VIZ
General meetings of the disbanded Of
Ulcers to be held at the following times
land places, viz:
lst At Newburyport, for the state of
New Hampshire and the Province of
sSIaine, ON the FIRST day of September
next.
| sd AT Boston, for Massachusetts,, at
THE same time.
Sd At Hartford, for the states of
IConnecticut and Rhode Island, at the
same time.
4th At Windsor, for the state of YER
Imont, at the same time.
5th AT Albany, for the state of New
York, at tie same time.
9th At Trenton, for the state of New
Jersey, at the same time.
eth At Harrisburg for the state of Penn
lsylvania. at the same time.
Sth At Baltimore, for Maryland, at the.
same time.
9th At Richmond, for yirginiasatthe
same time.
10th At Raleigh, for North Carolina.
| at the same time.
18th At Columbia, for South Carolina,
lat the same time.
18th At Augusta, for Georgia, at tie
same. time.
18th At Baton Rouge, for Louisiana
and tie Mississippi territory the 10Th
August.
l4th At Nashville, for Tennessee aid
The Missouri serritory, the LIST Of septea-.
|ber.s
18th At Lexington, for Kentucky and
| the Indiana aud Illinois territories, tie
lst of Sept.
10th At Chillicothe, for the state Of
ohio and the Michigan territory, tie lst
of September. :,
And that the officers thus assembled
Ishall elect 1,2 or representatives, as
NAV be found convenient. the last num-
Der to be preferred, te ,ueet n general
lconvention, with authority duly vested
lin them, under.the signature of the o:aS-
lcers respectively who may be present
lat the general meetings proposed to
take into consideration the followin g sub
Iject, aud, after due deiiheration had there
Oh. to adopt such measures as raw IN
their Judgment best promote tie views
land interests Of their constituents
|. To apply totae general government,
lbs a respectful petition. for sUch pecnIia-
|rv emolan,ent as naay place the disciiars-
Fed oficersof tEeglate as.ny, or 81 foot
ling with those of the fsye! at.ailat7 wai.:
strict regard being paid 10 duration o
service,
g. 70 obtain pensions from the sane
authority, ifspfacticable, for the indisi-,
|duals Of every stade and rank, of the late
'army. who b. their services and suffer
iings have merles item.
S. T0sue To. the same authority. or. be-
half of tie di>cGarged officers, for tie
land proposed to be granted to them.
during ti.e session OF tie late Congress,
and
4. 10 endeavor to promote an act OF
the government to secure 70 tie officers a.
|toiesa.d, whose characters and conduct
ARE without exceptions, preference Tor
commissions In any Military Corps which
may hereafter be levied by tie Z. States,
SO long as such officers or any Of them
may be alb to bear arms with effect.
it is recommended to the general state
and territorial meetings, so soon as they
Save made their e.ecti0ns, to communi-
cate their respective proceedings to the
deputies frem the states Of Pennsylvania,
addressed to them at Philadelphia In or
der that the necessary arrane ements may
DE made at Harrisburg, for the reception
|of the general convention: and also that
their several meetings should provide
funds to Gefray the reasonable aud ne
|cessaty expences of their deputies sese-
rally, whilst engag etl on the business COM
united to their mahag ement, III proper
ton to the individual grades Of commis-
sioa OF the officers forming such meet