Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-08-13
Old Paners.

It Neubury Port, Mass. Wednesday, I
Nov 9th. IVA. 6y +. Lant and IL. W.
ringes, in King Street, opposite the Rev. {
Mr.. Parsons Meeting House. The paper
with several others, was kindly loaned us
by A. G. Hildre,h, Of Johnson
ASNAroLIs, (Marylaud,) Oct. 20
The brig Peggy Stewart, Capt. jackson
from London, having on board seventeen
Hsiable weed tea. arrived here on FTtdaS !
last The tea was consigned to Thomas
Charles Williams aud company, mer-
chahts in this city Those of the commit.
Tee for Annc-AruRdel county, who were
in town, hearing of tho arrival of said
vessel met in the afternoon. and were in-
formed the said vessel had been entered in
the forenoon Of thatday, "aud the duty on
the tea paid to the collector, by Mr.. An
thony Stewart, oue of the owners Of said
brig. -Four only Of the committee were
present, il was tho't advisable to call a
meeting of the reople-Notice was there.
upon Immediately given. Many Of the
inhabitants, together with a number Of
gentlemen frem Aunc- Arundel, Baltimore 0
and other counties, who were attending the
provincial court, met, and having called
before them the importers, and the cap
tain Of the ship, together with the deputy
collector-the question was moved and
seconded, whether the tea should be land
ed in America or. not? And the question
being put, was unanimously determined
in the negative. A committee of twelve
persons was thereupon appointed to at
tend to the landing Of tho other good on
board said vessel, and to prevent landing
of the tea. After which the meeting ad-
iourned to Wednesday the 18th, at IL
o'lcOck. AT which time the members of
the committee, and other tho inhabitants
Of the country, were requested to attend
at this place In consequence ofthis ad-
Ijournment, a great number of very re.
spectacle gentlemen from Anne-Arundel,
Baltimore, and Prince Georges counties
met here, amongst others, eight Of the
committee for Anne Arundel county.
Those Of the committee proceeded to ex-
anime into the affair, calling beiore them
Messrs. James and Joseph Williams, and
Anthony Stewart, and also took into con-
sideration, an offer by said Williams and
Stewart to destroy the tea, and make such
concessions as might be satisfactory tc
the committee and people assoahlod
The committee were of opinion, if the tes
was destroyed by the voluntary act of tht
owncls, and proper concessions made, tha
nothing further ought to be required
This their opinion being reported to thu
assembly, was not satisfactory TO al
5 present. Mr.. Stewart then voluntaril,
offered to burn the vessel and the tea il
her, and that proper acknowledgement
should be made and published in the Ma
ryland Gazette. Those ack knowle ledgement
were according made, and are as follows
WE James Williams, Joseph William
a and anthony Stcwart, do sercrly ac
+ knouied9c, that ace hare committed
: most daring insult, an act Of the mos
perniciouS tendency TO the Liberties 0
america, spe the said WHliams's IN IN,
g porting the tea, and said Sftwart snpag
ing the duty thereon, and thereby desers
@ ediy incurred the displeasure Of the pee
8 Pile noic convened, and all others iatereste
in the preservation of lie constitutional
5 rights and liberties of North America, d
$ ask pardon for the same, and sce do sol
$ emnly declare, tor the future, that ace met
y er viH infringe any resolution formed B
!; the people, for the saluotion Of their right
nor aoiH sce do any act that mag be injnrt
$ Gus to tia liberties Of The people. An
a to sbow onr desire of Hving IN I'M
: ty aoith the friends 10 Amerfca, sce d
t request this meeting, or as many as chus
$ to attend, 10 be present at any plac
$ wbere the people shall appoint, and II
there commit TO the flames, or otherwise d
e stroy, as the people may choose, the d.
/; testa6le article 'chich has been the caas
r of this our misconduct.
r ANTHONY STEWART
! JosEPu WILLIAMS,
: JAMES WILLIAMS.
= After which Mr.. Stewart, and Messr
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