" This Meeting being greatly alarmed at the late " Proceedings of the British Parliament, in order to " raise a Eevenue in America; and considering their late "most cruel, unjust, and unwarrantable Act for block - " ing up the Port of Boston, having a direct tendency to '• deprive a free People of their most valuable Eights " and Privileges, an introduction to subjugate the In- " habitants of the English Colonies and to render " them Vassals to the British House of Commons :

"Eesolve, First, That they think it their greatest " Happiness to live under the illustrious House of "Hanover; and that they will steadfastly and uniformly bear true and faithful Allegiance to His

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" Majesty, King George the Third, under the enjoy- "ment of their constitutional Eights and Privileges, " as fellow-subjects, with those of England.

" Second, That we conceive it a fundamental part *' of the British Constitution, that no Man shall be " taxed but by his own Consent, or that of his Repre- " sentative, in Parliament ; and as we are by no means " represented, we consider all Acts of Parliament ■" imposing Taxes on the Colonies, an undue ex- " ertion of Power, and subversive of one of the most " valuable Privileges of the English Constitution.

" Third, That it is the Opinion of this Meeting " that the Act of Parliament for shutting up the Port " of Boston, and divesting some of the Inhabitants of " private Property, is a most unparalleled, rigorous, " and unjust piece of Cruelty and Despotism.