Author: [War of 1812. New York]
Title: [Manuscript Document] Resolves Criticizing British Aggression in the Years Leading to War of 1812 and Nominating Daniel Tompkins and John Broome As Governor and Lt. Governor
Description: [NY], 1810. [2] pp. 7.5 x 13 inches. Unsigned and unpublished manuscript draft of a series of resolves supporting the Madison administration's policy towards Britain and ending with support for the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor of New York and John Broome for Lt. Governor for the election of 1810. "The alarming condition to which our country is reduced by the repeated aggressions of the belligerent powers of Europe makes it the indispensable duty of every true American to lay aside party animosity, and to stand forth in defiance of the violated rights of his country. and to tell them that we are determined to support our liberty and independence, at the hazard of our lives, against my power, whatever.. therefore Resolved: That we deem it high time for every citizen, who has the good of his country at heart, to rally around the standard of his government, to support our administration in every lawful attempt to resist foreign aggressions, and should they deem it necessary to have recourse to arms, we will cheerfully sacrifice our lives in defiance of our liberty Resolved: That we approve the conduct of the President in dismissing Frances James Jackson, otherwise Copenhagen Jackson, for insulting our government, in charging it with a falsehood Resolved: That we highly approve of the just rebuke of Thomas Sammons in defense of Jackson's conduct Resolved: That we concur in the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor and John Broome for Lt. Governor, as fit persons for those offices & whose capacity, has been tried to our satisfaction & that we will support them to the utmost of our power.. A wonderful document elucidating the issues and emotions driving the country apart and leading to the War of 1812. Very good, folded, few edge tears, one obscuring a small portion of text, light soiling & ink bleed, contents legible.

Keywords: , Americana, Colonial & Early America, Political Literature, New York , 1, War of 1812, Manuscript


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