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Town Meeting
Friday, June 26, 1812
War of 1812
TOWN MEETING
    At a numerous and respectable meeting of the citizens of the town of 
Fayetteville and its vicinity, on Saturday, the 27th of June, 1812, assembled 
together at the Town House for the purpose of taking into consideration the 
momentous crisis of our public affairs: -- JOHN WINSLOW, ESQ. was appointed 
Chairman, and PARISH TILLINGHAST, JR., Secretary.
   The last message of the President of the United States to Congress, 
together with the  thereof Act of Congress declaring war, and the President's 
Proclamation issued in consequence thereof, having been read by the Secretary; 
the following gentlemen were then appointed a committee to bring in 
resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting: WILLIAM B. GROVE; DAVID 
ANDERSON; BENJAMIN ROBESON; JOHN CAMERON and ROBERT RAIFORD.
   The Committee after a short absence, reported the following Resolutions, 
which were read and unanimously approved:
    Whereas, the Congress of the United States have declared that war does 
exist between Great Britain and her dependencies and the United States of 
America and whereas, it is the duty of every American Citizen to support his 
Government against any other power whatsoever with whom we may be engaged in 
war, and to hazard his existence and his fortune in defense of its just and 
undoubted right. Therefore,
   RESOLVED: That however much we deprecate war and all the calamities 
incident to it, and would have preferred a continuation of peace had it been 
consistent with the glory and interest of the nation, as the constituted 
authorities have deemed an appeal to arms necessary in the present juncture of 
our public affairs, we will aid and support our own government against the 
enemy and against all other powers whatsoever and will cheerfully cooperate in 
such measures as may be adopted, for effective defense and protection from 
abroad and in ensuring tranquility and union at home.
   RESOLVED: That in the persecution of the recent war, with the assistance of 
no other power, sincerely deprecating all foreign and entangling alliances; we 
will support our own government in all constitutional measures, and will 
detect and expose all attempts at foreign intrigue and corruption or of 
domestic treason.
  RESOLVED: That in the opinion of this meeting the neutral rights of this 
country have been grossly absurd and violated by both the great belligerents 
of Europe, and that justice requires the same message of vengeance to be meted 
to both, unless France shall promptly make ample remuneration for the 
spoliations committed on American property and the indignities offered the 
American character, and desist from all future aggressions.
   RESOLVED: That as the United States are indebted for much of their wealth 
and grandeur to the prosecution of lawful commerce, so it is desirable that 
the war just begun should be brought to a speedy and honorable termination 
that peace may be reestablished and amicable intercourse with the European 
powers renewed.
   RESOLVED: That this meeting do recommend to their fellow citizens generally 
that they exercise themselves in cherishing unanimity, in preserving order and 
promoting concord, in maintaining the authority and the efficacy of the laws 
and in supporting all the measures which may be adopted by the constituted 
authorities for attaining a speedy, just and honorable peace.
                                       J. WINSLOW, Chairman
P. I. TILLINGHAST, JR., Secy.


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