On March 18, 1774—eight years after Parliament repealed the Stamp Act—New Yorkers gathered to commemorate what many still regarded as a triumph of constitutional protest within the British Empire. The newspaper account of the celebration reveals the careful balancing act that defined colonial political culture on the eve of revolution. The toasts move fluidly from expressions of loyalty to the king, queen, royal family, and House of Hanover to praise for the “spirited Burgesses of Virginia,” the “Pennsylvania Farmer” (a reference to John Dickinson), and the “true Sons of Liberty in America.” Parliament itself is honored, particularly the “glorious majority” that voted for repeal in 1766. To modern readers, such juxtapositions may seem contradictory. Yet in early 1774, many colonists did not see resistance and loyalty as mutually exclusive. Celebrating the repeal of the Stamp Act allowed participants to affirm both their rights as Englishmen and their place within the imperial system. The Stamp Act crisis had demonstrated, in their view, that principled protest could correct parliamentary overreach without severing allegiance to the Crown. The setting and participants also reflect New York’s diverse political culture. Gatherings among English, German Protestant, and Long Island groups suggest a broad-based imperial identity. Toasts to trade, navigation, the liberty of the press, and Protestantism further underscore the belief that British constitutionalism safeguarded colonial prosperity and liberty. This document captures a moment when colonists still imagined reconciliation within empire as possible. Just months before the First Continental Congress convened.