"This meeting being greatly alarmed at the late proceedings of the Briti.?h Parliament, in order to raise a revenue iu America, and considering tlieir Lumost cruel, unjust and mnvarrantable act for blocking up the port'^of Boston, having a direct tendency to deprive a free people of their most valuable rights and privileges, an introduction to subjugate the inhabitants of the English colonies, and render them vassals to the British House of Commons, Ht-sokal,

1st, that they think it their greatest happmess to live under the illustrious hou=;> of Jlanover. and that tivjy will steadfaarly ar.d unifornily bear true and faithful allegiance to his majesty King George the Third, under the enjovment of thov constitutional rights and privileges, as fellow subjects, with tliose m England

''2nd, But wo conceive it a fundamental part of the British const'tution that no man shall be taxed, but by Lis own consent, or that of his Bepresontativr^ m 1 jirliament." And as we are by no means represented, we consider all act« of mJ>ament imposuig taxes on the Colonies an undue exertion of ijovN-er and subversive of oae of the most valuable privileges of the English constitution.

"3d, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the act of Parliament for shv*- tmg up the port of Boslon, and divestnig some of the inhabitants of private property, is a most unparalled, rigorous and imjust piece of cruelty and dcs-

"4th That unanimity and firmness of measures in the C-^lonics are the mon effectual means to secure the invaded rights and privile-cs of America, and to avoid the impending ruin which now thi-eatens this once happy country.