Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-25
MISSOURI TERRITORY.

Of LOUIS, Apfu if.-CltiZenS VIII read
with interest the Presentaentof the G. rand
Jury I'm this days paper.-We hope also
that II will be read in The Atlantic states.
II will shew The 20 that the people Of The
Missouri know their rights and are deter
mined to maiatain them. The Grand
Jury was drawn from the body of the CHI
Gems, without an eye to their acting on
this subject they consist of men Of cha
lacter, who consider well what they say
ana Stand oitafieri IL is said eighteen was
The whole number ofihe body, aud fur
nisli good criterion by which the senti-
inenis Oh the community NAV be- Judged.
f.Ss L. Eng.
11etfnfsd States Of Ameica Scr.
Al a Circuit Court for the Northern
Ciryuii ofth territory OF NJ ksouri, begun
ana held at the town of ST. Louis within
ana Tor The county of ST. Louis, before The
hon: Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Judge
ofsaid circuit.
The grand inquest for the body Of the
county DIST. Louis, return here into court
the following preseniment, which is or
dered by the court TO be. spread upon the
record IN the following words, to wit
] Al Circuit Court began and held for
| the county of ST. Louis in the town of
| 81. Leui, and Territory Of Missouri. on
Monday the 5thof April 1910, the grand
Jsry from the body Of the county afore-
saii, beg leave 10 present TO The Iionora-
Die court, that they conceive IT not only
theG privilege but their solemn duiy. 10
present all grievances whatever OF pub
| TIC nalnre That among these, the great
est which they have ever witnessed, aud
which, through sense of duty to them.
selves and the good people generally of
tins Territory they are now constrained.
however painfully and reluctantly 60 ami
madvert upon, do present, that The late
aftemp, by the Congress of the u States
10 restrict. us III the free exercise of rights
IN Tie formation of a constitution aud
form OF Slate Government for ourselves,
Is AN unconstitutional aud unwarrantable
usnrpaiion of power over our ulalienabie
rights and privileges as "a free people, that
iheir privileges do moi now depend upcn
the will of congress, as any other power
or body polite whatever since our emaii-
cipation from British tyranny and oppres-
sion, hut, were virtually a. essentially se-
cured 10 ms by the original declaration
oil American Independence as set forth in
our Dill OF rights, and secured 10 us iN
the constitution of the United States
ihai II is arestricilon and ussumpfiuD OF
! power, never before attempted or assum-
ed as u regards any of the other states
or territories; and moreover, is a viola
ton off Sd article Of the Treaty ct ces-
sion between the II. States aud France.
WHICH guarantees, that, we shall be main
tanned and protected iii The free eDio,-
ment OF oar liberties and property, umd
thai We shall be admitted into the union
upon the same terms and with all the
rights, privileges and immnnities of the
other states. Although we deprecate any
thing like an idea of disuniop, which,
next 10 our personal liberty and security
OF property, Is our dearest right and pri-
vllege, and cannot entertain for nemrfl,.
The most distant probability of such az,
event, yet we feel il eur duty 10 fake a
manly and dignitied stand for our rights
and privileges, as far as is warranted by
lhe constitution Of the United States and
le act OF cession /; and from which ne
Will not depart, and request the clerk OF
the court may be directed to hand this
TO the printers in this town for publica-
ton.
Joh" M'Kmsht. Qoremau) A. Hamilton.
John II. Guy, John s. Bal.
Vim. Martin, James Wackov
Nicholas Long, Join Bromu.
, w. James, Wns. L. Tong,
q. Beebe, Joseph Walton.
, Y. SappingtOn, Ell Musics
fumes NJ hmgM, Louis YoSti,
James R'chardSon, George SIP.
A true Copy. (Tesfe0
archibald Gamble, Clerk.
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