At a General Meeting of the Constitutional Society of Sheffield, held on Friday the I2th of April 1793,
— — in the Chair,
Resolved, That Peace is the Blessing, and War the Curse and Scourge of Nations; and that the present War is destructive of the Happiness, Commerce, and Liberties of this Country ; that Our Manufacturers and Merchants already deplore its wretched Effects; and that nothing short ef an immediate Peace can save this Country from Ruin,
Resolved, That as the Motives alledged by the Executive MAGISTRATE for conducting War against the Republic of France no longer exist, we deem it improper that a defensive should be converted into an offensive War, and must eventually exhaust the Revenues, and spill the Blood of our Countrymen.
Resolved, That no Provocatives or Manifestoes of the French warrant us, during this unexampled Crisis of public and domestic Dangers, in the Prosecution of an offensive War, which is now becoming, we dread, the War of Kings, and not of their Subjects.
Resolved, That notwithstanding any previous Insults we may have offered to the Republic of France, it does not behove the Character of a generous Government to pursue with Vengeance those they hate and have injured.
Resolved, That as our Ally is by Public Authority declared to be no longer in Danger, as her Towns are repaired and garrisoned; and as the Re-conquest of Belgic Provinces form a potent Barrier to any present Projects of Invasion on the Part of the French, it is our Opinion that the British Troops ought to be recalled.
Resolved, That as an Alliance with the Kingdom of France was considered by William Pitt as of the greatest Importance to the Commerce and Happiness of this Country, it is the Opinion of this Society that it ought to be renewed with the Republic of France, more especially to prevent the ambitious Views of those confederate Despots who, at Pilnitz and Pavia, agree to share the Remnant of Poland, the Spoil of France and of European Turkey,
— —, Chairman.
— —, Secretary.