Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-05-27
From the .ampriean Republican.
INTERESTING MEETING.

lNIESESIING NEE IlNt.
friend and admirer of the little sonssters Of this
vicinity. who deeply sympathises with them in
their Affections. sends the following account OF
their proceedings, at late meeting
AT numerous and respectable meeting Of the
Fpathered Tribes Of the vicinity OF West Chester.
assembled. April 25. 1928. on the wcepin. w'ii"w
in front Of W'hig's Wp!come, FOR the purpose Of
taking into consideration the jieisecutions aud
gripvance- under winch they labor, b, reason ot
the un' eeoming and th0uehtless conduct of TIE
West Chester bows in shouting at, and otherwise
NAL treating the said tribes. without anv reas"na-
ble Or juslfsble object Mr.. ROBIN REDBaEAsT
vas called upnn to preside, and Nesaers. Htae
Bird and Pee-,cee, were appointed secs etaries.
The object of the assembly being stated froni
the char ii was, IN motion, resolved, that COM
mi,lee be appointed to report resolutions express
,.e ,f the sense Of the meeting-Whereupo Mes
sp,a. Thru,h, Wren, Cat-Bird Chippy, and Tom
tit, we.e appointed said committee.
The committee retired. for short time, into
tie hone vsnckle arbor, in the garden and then
returned and reported preamble and resolutions
which, after debate and amendment, were unan-
mousy adopted, as follows:
Whereas, it is known to every intelligent far
mer, that the members of this meeting are not on
lv harmless and unoffendng race, but actually
in high degree useful to their agricultural fellow
citizens, by detecting and destroying the vari-
ous insects and worms which prey upon the pro
ducts of the farm and garden-and also that il
is our uniform practice, to cheer the vernal abors
Of tine husbandman by our sprghtest songs. and
| rouse him, by our matn strains, TO the enjoyment
Of the pleasures of sprng-And whereas, most
savage practice is threatening TO prevail among
certain thoughtless and il-brcd boys,-(and some
big fellows. ,oo, who pretend to be men.) )-abou
the borough Of " est Chester-o Of shooting at, hun
ting after. and otherwise prosecuting the mem
lbers of ths meeting, tn the manifest danger at
hives, and consequent destruction OF our little ones
as well as IL the great detriment nl our peace an,
Comfort And whereas. deem It to be both .ht
Interest and duty of the farmers, to protect the
harmless feathered fellow creatures fro all out
rases Of this Kind d-more especially when it Il
known that we are hot hunted game. bu' srniI
sheer wantunness and mi,chief-and as VI hnl'
it to be our unalenabe right to remonatrate Will
our oppressors-an appeal to the good sense an'
humanity of our agricultural friends tor protec
ton from the evils complained of-ther"icre,
l. ResoIrpd, That, in the opinion of this Assem-
blase, the practice of hunting after, shooting. o
otherwise destroying the little birds. who annual
Nv visit the farms for the purpose OF picking u
the various insects and worms which inJure th
crops. is as iniudicous as it is cruel and migrate
ful-and ought TO be Immediately checked by es
cry considerate and humane farmer.
g RESOLVED, That this neutrality-suspicious. com
ling from great distance to protect the labnurs
the husbantrian, and cheer him with their blithes
notes Of graduation, on the return 0f spling-
have seen with astonshment and di>may, sundr
thoughtless boys, (and some Of them big huks 4
Fellows too )prowling about over the farms, aroun
West Chester, with guns in their hands, for tn
lundisguised purpose OF destroying US; and tina
ltoo, without being questioned, Or rebuked, by tn
farmers whom we come tU peirIend,