Gazette Of The United States

EASTON, MD. May 10.

At a numerous and respectable meeting of the people of Talbot county, assembled at Easton on the third day of May, in the year 1796, in consequence of previous notice, for the purpose of declaring their sense, relating to the execution of the Treaty lately concluded between Great-Britain and the United States, the hon. Robert Goldsborough was elected chairman by the meeting.

A committee of 13 members, consisting of Nicholas Hammond, James Tilghman, Jeremiah Banning, Thomas. J. Bullitt, John Leeds Bozman, Hewes Goldsborough, John Roberts, Daniel Powell Cox, Perry Benson, William Hayward, John Coats, Samuel Chamberlain, and Peregrine Tilghman, was appointed to propose certain resolutions upon this subject ; who accordingly retired, and after some time returned and reported the following—which were twice read and unanimously assented to by the people.

Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that the President and Senate have merited, and do merit the confidence of the people ; and that the peace, happiness and security of the United States, require that the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, lately concluded between the United States and Great-Britain, as ratified by the President and Senate, should be immediately carried into fair and honorable effect.

Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that it be recommended to the House of Representatives of the United States to pass without delay the laws which may be necessary for the execution of the said treaty.

Resolved, that a copy of the foregoing resolutions be communicated by the chairman of this meeting to William Hindman, our Representative in Congress, to be laid before the House as our sense upon this important occasion.

By order of the Meeting
Robert Goldsborough, Chairman.