Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-13
Presidents; E. r. Jcwett, Q. Graves, and Geo.

Presidents i. r. Jewett, Q. Graves, and Geo
Zhan', Secretaries.
On Motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed committee to draft resolutions ex.
pressive Of the sense Of the meeting: Gen Lucus
Storrs, Col. T. j. Nevins, Henry Loveioy, John
T. Bush and E. Cook, Esqrs.
On motion, the letter Of the American Am
hassudor at the Court of st. James, to the British
Government, dated May 22nd, 1888, with the
lopiy Of Lord Palmerston thereto, and the re.
cent correspondence Of the British Minister at
Washington, and the American Secretary Of
State, were read.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following, which We're discussed at length, by
Gen Geo. ?. Barker, Hon. d. Tillinghast, Z.
Cook, Il. Seymour IT,, Esqrs. aud Mr.. r. Par.
sons, and unanimously adopted
ReSolrcd, That the whole course Of negotia-
ton between our Government and Great Britain,
in relation to the destruction Of the Steamboat
Caroline, and the murder of American citizens,
as well as upon other vitality important questions
between the two countries, has evinced, on the
part Of the British Government, a combination
Of ahsurdity, ill.tenpcr, bad faith and nsolence,
almost without parallel in the annals of d.
plomacy.
ReSOLUed, That the recent letters Of Mr.. Fox,
British Minister, to Mr. Forsyth, our Secretary
Of State, in demanding from the President the
surrender of Mcleod, who stands indicted for
the murder Of a u. S. citizen, and the terms
employed in bringing that demand, are a most
fragrant insult to the government and people Of
the United States as well as to the sovereignty OF
the institutions which renders him unworthy OF
the high station he occupied.
RcSolred, That the letters Of Mr.. Forsyth, in
reply to the prcposlerous claim and nsolent Ian.
cuaga Of the British Minister, are manly and
dignifcd, and manifest, on the part Of the Fed
elal Executive, becoming regard iot eur Ma
tional Honor
Reso7rcd, That the warmest thanks and high
est appreciation Of every true hearted American,
are due TO the Hon. Messrs. Fillmore and Gran.
ger Of New York, afford of Georgia, Gushing OF
Massachusetts, Underwood Of Kentucky, Davis
of Indiana, and others, members Of Congress, for
their heightened patriotism and American feeling,
cvinccd on the subj ct Of the recent correspon.
dence between MIR. Fox aud Mr. FORSYTH.
EcS0lrel, That we would deprecatc state Of
war rs q naGon1, calamity, bringing in lis train,
a multitude oil physical and moral evils, and to be
avoided /. il can be consistently with national
honor and vested Stale rights, but that the gov.
eminent Of Great Britain have now arrived at
pitch Of enormity in their aggressions, and in.
science, no longer sulera5le and that lorboar
ance on our part, has ceased to be virtue
therefore,
ReSozrcd, That it is high time for the govern.
ment Of the United States to put an enectual stop
to this "war Of words, - this clustering British
arrogance and ridiculous bantering, and decide
the previous question at once-that Great Brit.
ain must atone for the destruction Of the Amer
lean steamboat Caroline and the murder Of Amer
lean citizens, and abandon without delay, every
false and utenable position which she has assumed
in reference to our national and State preroga.
tives, Or suffer the retrbute vengence of an in.
suited, outraged-free and sovereign people.
ReSolced, That the proceedings of this meet.
ing be signed by the President, Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, and presented for publication
to all the city papers, and that copy be sent to
Mr. Forsyth, ard each Of the members of Con.
grcss who took part in the debate, in reference
10 the demand OF the British Ministry for the
release of McLeod-and that the Hon. Willard
Fillmore be requested to lay the said proceedings
before Congress.
EBENEZER JOHNSON, President
Jony Lay, jr
Henry LAMB,
n. RANDALL,
;. 8 d 2: 3z.:''' Secretaries.