Inhabita

Al_. Neither the town of Stonington or the State of Connecticut, had
any legal power to comply with it, which Capt. Hardy

well knew. And if
Stonington Point with its rocky foundations had been in danger of
being blown up, scarcely a voice would have been raised to have saved
it on such disgraceful terms. The first duty of a citizen we are
taught in Connecticut, is to

obey the laws. Mrs. Stewart is under the protection of the government
of the United States, and the petition of her husband for a
permission for a departure is in the hands of a proper authority, who
will undoubtedly decide correctly in the case.[9] Our countrymen at a
distance, from the importance
Capt. Hardy has attached to the circumstance of Mrs. Stewart's being
sent off to the British squadron,
may possibly apprehend that she has received insult, or signified
some fears for the personal safety of herself and children.--So far
from this being the fact, no lady ever experienced greater civilities
from the citizens; as no one has better deserved them. And her
feelings during the proceedings at Stonington, demanded the sympathy
of her
friends. By the terms offered by Capt. Hardy, it was impossibl