The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-11
ALEXANDRIA COMMUNICATING.

AT a Town Meeting, convened at the Market
Square, on the 18th of July, 1910, pursuant 10
public notice, given through the Alexandra Ga
zete, and organized by appointing the Mayor
EDGAR SNOWDEN, Esq, Chairman, and
A. C. CAzENovE and JOSEPH CACHES, Secre-
tares.
The Chairman opened the meeting by stating
its objects as proposed by those who had signed
the request for its call, on this occasion, with no
reference whatever TO party views or political
considerations, but only as citizens of Alexan-
dria, united together by common interests. The
crisis, he said was an important one; and it
ought to be met firmly and independently but
with dignity.
On motion, the following named gentlemen,
to wit: Robert II. Miller, John II. Brent James
Vansant Turner Dixon, and A. ID. Harmon,
Esqs.. were appointed Committee to prepare
resolutions expressive of the sense of this meet
ing. Mr. Brent having declined serving, for
want of time, John Grub, Esq, was substituted
in his place. The Committee thus constituted
after having retired short time, returned and
submitted the following preamble and resolu-
tons which were supported by the Chairman of
the Committee, Robert H. Miller, Esq., in an
able and eloquent address, which was warmly
responded to by the meeting
Whereas by the Constitution of the United il was
provided that Territory not exceeding ten miles
square should be selected for the Seat of the General
Government, over which Congress should have ex-
elusive jurisdiction and whereas the States of Mary
land and Virginia in ceding portion of their respec-
tive territories with the people thereof the exclusive
jurisdiction of Congress- must have believed that il
would conduco TO the welfare of the people so coded
and that the jurisdiction thus granted TO be exer-
cised by Congress in kind and parental manner and
for the benefit of the people; and whereas, magma
nimons spirit would to legisate except benef
cialy for people deprived of the right of suffrage and
Who mot call to account those who legslate for
them Therefore
ResotreG by the people of the Town Of Aexan
dria in ! own Meeting assembled That we look upon
tn refusal OF Congress to recharter any Bank in the
District of Columbia, contrary to the well known
wishes oil the people, and thus annhilating at a blow
principle incorporated with the very existence of
commercial community, act of fragrant and un-
mgated tyranny End oppression
Resotrea, further, That our forcfathcrs ener-
geticaly demonstrated with the Government of Great
Britain and paltry tax on stamps and tea levied
upon people by Legislature, in which they were
unrepresented deemed by the republican spirit of
torefthers, rs sufficient TO dare the power
OF the whole British Empire, so, in like manner, we,
the People Of Alexandra, inho tors Of the blood and
principles Of our revolutionary fathers do denounce TO
fellow citizens the United States the conduct of
such fther Representatives joined in this act as
guilty OF nm oppression fragrant than any act of
the Parliament of Great Bdtain upon the colonies
nasmuch as the taxes imposed by Parliament claimed
to take but portion Of the property of the people
whilst this refusal of Go Press to rechartef our banks
will dtprccate the value the whole property of the
District, end to some amongst utterly destroy it, by
requiring the whole property of the debtor 10 pay
debts which would otherwise have been quidated by
the sno Of part
Resoired That tho District Of Columbia is 10 be
held by Congress field for legislative experiments
without our consent and il majority of that BODY
deem II right to exercise their ingenuity in untried
schemes upon the rights and property of the people Of
the District regardless of their welfare we earnestly
and socmnly call upon fellow citizens of the seve
raj States and especially upon the people of our glo