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Dear iSm : At tlio last nicctii.g of oiir Assooiation, n pledge in tlic (bllowing words was presented for ♦he consideration of the members : — " The Kubscribcrs, desirous of aiding the cause of Liberty and Equal Rights in the Provries of Upper and Lower Canada, b) every legitimate means, and believing that the greatest obstacle to the Independence of thcCanadas arises from the interest of that small portion of tho English People who derive a direct profit from the monopoly of the Colonial Trade, heroby PLEDoB TUEM8ELVE'> TO EACH uTiiEH, AND TO THE REFORMERS OF Canada, to abstain as far as possible, both personally and in their families, from the further use or purchase of goods v/hich are the product or manufacture of Great Britain or her depen- dencies, until the questioi. of Colonial dependence, or n dissolution of the Union with Great Britain is submitted to the People, of the Canadas, or their freedom is achieved by their own exertions." The reasons for believing that the general circulation of a pledge of this nature and its publication simultaneously throughout the country, with the signatures of thousands, woidd be attended with the most beneficial results to ihe good cause of Liberty, Equal Rights, and Brotherly Love, were stated and enforced by several members in the course of an animated discussion. They are Isriefly these ; — Ist. That the classes in England most hostile to the interests of Canada, are the Manufacturers and Merchants, who accumulate vast profits from that iniciuitoiis and oppiessivc system by which the energies and faculties of the Colonies are kept down and rendered subservient to the pride, and the pomp, and power of Great Britain. — '2nd. Tnat the consumption of British products and manufactures in that portion of the United States adjacent to the northern frontier which sympathizes most deeply with the Canadian Patriots, is at least equal, and probably superior, to the consumption in the two Canadaj ; and that by entering into the above pledge throughout that section of our country, wo can at least neutralize, if not overbalance, the profits resulting to England from her trade with Canada. — Jird. The above pledge commends itself to that large portion of our fellow-citi- zens who, though without special zeal for our cause, feci a warm interest in the support of American manufactures and American industry; and it will tend to enlist their good feelings in favor of the Camdians, particularly m the manufacturing States where wo have now but little countenance or support. — -1th. Simultaneous action will tend to produce a panic and alarm in the mannfactur- mg districts of England, aver and above that which would be caused by a falling ofl^ in the orders from Amcricp.. The probable result will be a discharge of large numbers of operatives who will be clamorous for a dissolutioii of the connection with Canada, as the means of being able to earn their daily bread. If saoli a result followed the cessation of orders from America during the com- mercial revulsion of 18;i7, to a degree which first opened the eyes of the English People to the importance of our trade — which turned loose multitudes of the operatives of Birmingliiim and Manchester in a state of starvation, and c^.mpclled the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bewail the deficit in the revenue in I'arliamcnt, how much greater effect may we reasonably hope to obtain from the active and public hostility to British commerce and manufactures of thousands of freemen in New- York, Ohio, Michigan, and Vermont ? — 5th. Though the mcasuro should not be followed by those beneficial results which we anticipate to the Patriot cause, it will still have been of signal utility in elevating the true dignity of our (iwn country, in giving its due reward to Americon inge- nuity and industry, and in diminish!, i, .,ie resources of ournrreat rival. It will aid much to exalt American labor to its true position, and to cultivate habits of economy among our people. Impressed by these considerations, our -Asfociation came to an unanimous resolution to enter with spirit upon the execution of the plan : the pledge was immediately signed by all the member.^ present, and the officers of the Association were directed to enter into coi'respondence with our brethren of other Association.-!. In the discharge of that duty, we now address you to solicit your co-operation, and to request you to lay the matter before your brethren at The method we propose, is thi.s : — Let the pledge be circulated first among the members of eacli Association ; and when their signatures have been procured, let a iiumber of suitable persons be appointed to procure as many subscriptions as possible from the public at large. We think we can procure two thousand namcf in Monroe County. When the pledge has been signed by as mmy as can ho induced to do so, let it be published in the nearest newspaper, with the names of all the signers Lot this be done every where, on the 15th day of January next, or as .soon ab possible thereafter, so that the news may go to E-ope simultaneously by the first Packet. Let public Societies for the non-consumption of British goods be formed upon the same plan as the Temperance Associations. As an auxiliary measure, let the manufacturers of the vicinity be requested to retail '.heir goods at the lowest wholesale prices 60 as to bring the retail price of American goods into direct competition with the wholesale price of British merchandize. The manufacturer will find his reward in the increased and increasing demand. Finally, if enttr-^d ci'ti at all, let the .system be prosecuted with vigor, with union, and concert, i.'^t the pledge be conscien- tiously observed, as our ancestora observed tMr pledge against the use of Tea, and let us persevere till the eml is accomplished. We take the liberty of rcfpiesting you, in case the plan meets your approbation, to forward to our address a copy of the news- paper containing the pledge and signatures from your vicinity. We are, very respectfully. Your Friends and Fellow-Patriots. / 9-- 7* ?. a- /Tu Y —i^i -^i-l^ ^ ^^^ ITo c^ )'va»-A-- :