The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

SAVANNA, (in Georgia,) Dec. 28:

On Saturday the 24th instant, Mr. Willy (who was Speaker of the former Assembly) produced to the house the Circular Letter from the Boston Assembly, and also a Circular Letter from the Houses of Burgesses of Virginia, which were received by the house, and ordered to be entered on the journals; and then the house immediately came to the following resolutions.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of the committee, that a dutiful and loyal address be forthwith prepared, from this house, to our most gracious Sovereign, and transmitted to the agent for this province, by the Hon. the Speaker, setting forth our indubitable right, and imploring relief from the grievances and burthens, which, by the late acts of parliament for raising a revenue in America, this province, in common with the other colonies, is now subject to, and labours under.

The said resolution being again read, was agreed to by the house.

Resolved, That from the inherent right of the subject to petition the throne, for redress of grievances, a right allowed and confirmed by the act of William and Mary, the said letters do not appear, to this house, as a dangerous and factious tendency, but, on the contrary, in the opinion of this house, only tend to a justifiable union of subjects aggrieved, in lawful and laudable endeavours to obtain redress, by an application founded upon, and expressive of duty and loyalty to the best of Kings, a becoming respect for the parliament of Great Britain, and an equitable and natural affection for our mother country, and arises from the tender and commendable attention of those colonies to the natural rights and liberties of the British colonies in America, and to which they are undeniably entitled, upon the happy principles of our constitution.

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be, by the Speaker of this house, transmitted to the Speaker of the house of representatives of the province of Massachusetts Bay, and the Speaker of the house of burgesses in Virginia; and that they may be acquainted by him, that this house approves of the measures by them, pursued, to obtain redress of our common grievances, also of the method by them taken of communicating these measures to the other provinces on the continent.

These Resolves were scarce finished, when the Governor came into the council chamber, who immediately required the attendance of the house, and after giving his assent to the Bills that were ready, dissolved the assembly.