The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-08

meat without delay, and cali upon it i'm.
mcdisiely 10 devise measures for tho
reduction of the Taxes and The Stand.
ing Army-thc abolition OF all Pensions,
Sinecurcs, Grants and other emoiu-
fhents, not meri,ed by public services
and the adoption Of the most rigid econ.
my in every Department of the State
and, above all, cali upon j, to take i'm.
mediate steps towards a thorough and
radical reform in the Commons House,
,owprds the total destruction of tina,
system OF borough Usurpation, which
Is equally hostile to the rights of the
Crown and the privileges of the PEG
ple-and towards the exclusion from
The Commons House, in al, time com
ing, OF those Placemen, Pensioners,
and Holders of CfFice under the crown,
who now devOur upwards of 100000
oil the taxes annually, in the face OF the
Act OF Settlement, which declares, that
NO person who has an office, or Place
OF profit under the King, or receives a
pension from The Crown, shall be capa-
bic OF serving as ktember of the
House oil Commons" l2 w. Ill. CHI. ..
llth. That Petitions, embodying
the spirit OF these Resolutions, be also
prepared Tor both Houses Of Parlia-
ment, and presented imme dia,ely On the
opening OF the Session.
i2ih. That a Committee be appoints
cd tor conducting these. peti,isas.
18Th. That this Meeting recon-
mend 1t to every town and village in
Scotland, TO declare their sentiments ON
;hc present state Of the count,y.
ifh. Thatthe Thanks O! this Meet
iEg be given 10 the Right Hon. Lord
a hamilton, the Right Hon. Lord
Mayor and Livery OF London, the hide
dent Electors of Westminster, Sir L
hurdett, Lord Cochrane, Major Cart
wright, VIM. Cobbett, Esur. and The
Members OF the Hampden Club, Tor
their unwearied cxertions, in the cause
OF Parliamentary Reform,
18th. That the especial Thanks Of
inns Meeting arc due 10 MIR. Turner,
or the accommodation lie has affords d
the burgesses anu other inhabitants of
the Clty ON this occasion. and for his
able conduct in the Chair.
'lo,h. That the Thanks of this Meet
ing DC given to The Editors of the Glas
gov Chronicle, Globe, Morning Chron
!cle' statesman, and Aberdeen Ch.on-
icie' Newspapers, for their great exer-
lions In our cause in particular, and the
incrty OF mankind in general, and to
ali inoaPendent conductors OF newspa-
ners .hi oughoutthe empire, this meet
ing being well aware that the liberty OF
The press is the palladium of all the ci-
vii aud religious rights OF Bri,ons.
iIth. That by The Bill Of Rights, il
Is declared, That it is the right OF
the subject to petition the King, and
commitments and prosecutions for such
petiuoDipg are unIawiul.n therefore
1t is the opinion oil this Meeting, ,ha,
Janhes Black, Esq. Lord Provost OF this
city, by his expressed determination &c
prevent, by all the means in his bower
the Meeting of the Inhabitants in tbs
Pnohc Green, which belongs to the
BurGesses and Community OF the CITY
Tor The purpose Of exercising tier Con,
sH!utional right of petitionine their
PnDce and Legislature (he Trades
Hall and every suitable place With.
doors having also refused) hath there.
by, as far as his influence extends
been instrumental in presenting the in
haOitants from exercising their unal.
Ienabie right of pcti,ioniag the Throne
! and hath consequently forfeited all claim
to the confidence of every Burgess anc
other inhabitant present at this Meet.
ing.
18Th. That in the opinion of this
Meeting, such conduct in the CHEZ
Magistrate shews evidently the danger
10 which the municipal as well as the
national rights OF the people of Glas
gov are exposed, & calls loudly on the
Burgesses, without delay, 10 employ
every legal means for attaining the free
election Of their Magistrates and Town
Council, and their being made account,
able to the Burgesses for the expendl.
ture Of the CityreyeDue.
10Th. That these resolutions be pub,
lishcd in the Glasgow Chronicle, and
such other Newspapers as the Com
miItee may Judge proper.
JAMES TURNER,
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