“Resolved—That the safety of the people is the supreme law, and we recommend to our citizens to arm themselves for the maintenance of this law.
“Resolved—That the proclamation of martial law in Canada, and placing arms in the hands of people unaccustomed to their use, hostile to our institutions, and heated by intestine dissensions, have a direct tendency to disturb the peace of our citizens, and demands the immediate interference of the general government.
“Resolved—That our government ought to take immediate measures to obtain redress for the injuries and insults perpetrated on our citizens by the people of Canada.
“Resolved—That as friends of human liberty and human rights, we cannot restrain the expression of our sympathy, when we behold an oppressed and heroic people unfurl the banner of freedom.
“Resolved—That we hope that time will soon come when the bayonet shall fail to sustain the last relic of royalty which now lingers on the western continent.
“Resolved—That we concur in the opinions which have been fully and freely expressed in the British parliament by eminent English statesmen; that ‘in the ordinary course of things, Canada must soon be separated from the mother country.’
“Resolved—That it is the duty of every independent American to aid in every possible manner, consistent with our laws, the exertions of the patriots in Lower Canada, against the tyranny, oppression, and misrule of a despotic government.”