Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-06

ps5je5ce q .uch Of the turner So,
colonies vi Suu-h America. as sh.
shcrn or ,haii show themselves ,..
OF ylndicatiLg and maiDi aiming ,i-...,
Of self government.
iha: tie strCtest regard 10 Lru',.
bc:H cen tie parties, neither reql.. G..
aU.hoIiscs, the arrest or deten.I.u a.
reign men, vessels or munitions t.; ,,.
pa>silg th-9gn cur country. or too.
al oar pOrt., des:iacd 10 assist
parts.
lat i! the geEeralgC,ernment If L.
United State. Is repaired to take ".
in tbs C"n'esi, the many unrelrr,,.l
vrUngs. AID tie outrage u insui.. # obi
pam TO this government, toget.rr vi.
he strong ciaims OF Suffering ayn..i.,
qpsn our sympathy, leave D. rron +
J-uot which side the fee people # =,
oHIy republic On earth are PIE lstL .,
ak.
Resolved, That copies Of lie fo-eso,,,
resolutions Re tan.u:;fed 70 tie Pc,
/ dent q. tie L. State, syd 70 cac. 81 -.,
senators ard repre- eins'ivcs il CO. .,s,.
- De submitted TO Tat body.
Ard tbe following resolutions ka,e bee,
| rrsposcd IN tie logse c: refy.,...
tives, By ~. 1 tb:-
Resolved, BY lie general ASSEMBLY r
tie commonwealth Of Kegtpc.v-lr
That the liberty g nations Is Grrirea
from God ami nature, and i. not t.:
gil o. king or r,'eEtates.
Cd. Tat all just pOae- Is derived
from the people; tie choice 81 forms 4
government belongs Of night u then.
aud those (or their slccsssOrs) rtv CO...
| sti'ule one form, may sGroeate II.
Sd That in al jet gsNernment', L.
coed Of the governed y the end 10 be a.
compiished; aud the people upon whom
each particular government opera E.. a:s
the only fl Judges OF the performance q
the ends 10: which tie gO,egaHeLI vas
Instituted.
4:h. Thst tie genera! revolt Of a IA.
tim sga.ns; oppression. and IL Npica.
ton Of their esn liberty. csnuo, be JUST
ly called Z rebellion.
9Th. That the struggle Of tie patriots
Of 5. America for the rights d III ~.
vernn En-, Is justified bv The laws G! Col
and nature, and sanctioned by tie .ns,.
enable rights Of mar.
! 6tn. lrat IL success OF those Ehoare
struggling tor tie b5s!tv and indsTeu-
dence OF >o-.h Aue lea, is a cog,umma.
ten deyoutly ~ &c Wished. high.y iutc.
! res.irg 20 h. !.!yud, Of freedom aid b.
manly in general. and calls for the deer.
ct sympathy aud accor ianoe on thep2.t
Of tie people Of these United Stale. Z.
! North -ime Ca.
.tb. That il is the opinion of this %.
neral assembly, that such Of the prc,-.
Ces OF Suuth America IS have declare
themselves free and independent, aal
have sIewn q reasonable ability 10 main
tsia their independence, ought forthwith
to be acknowledged By the general 81
yerDIelt Of the I. States Of North AiNe,
RIGA, as sovereign aEd independent pow.
ers, TO be treated as such. and introdg,
cet 10 tie other sovereign pewers Ct til.
earth and generally, that all the rights
cOuntenance and hospitality should be
given by these L. States, to those SO az.
kaO"icdged sovereign powers Of South
America. Which by the laws OF nations
may be justly aud peaceabIy afforded BY
the people and mag;strccy Of one nsrfrG,
nation, TO the people and Tss;suacy i
another nation in var or in reaCe.
Resolved, That copy o! the foregoing
resolutions be Transmitted TO tie P'es.
dent Of tie I. Sta'es. and 10 each O. he
senators ard representatives of tbs state
in the congress Of the United State, srl
that the acting governor be reque.;ei %
transmit them accordingly.