The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-05
PUBLIC MEETING AT DERBY.

large and respectable meeting of the citizens
OF CGCcrbv and the adjoining towns, numbering more
! than three hu,.dred, was held al Derby on the
! l9th inst, in pursuance o. he following call
NOTICE.
I Whereas, outrages have revently been commit.
ted on both sides Of the frontier of this State atlen-
dtd with the destruction of property 1.-The invasion
OF private rights, and 1t is believed IN some insan.
ces the loss Of human life,-and whereas situated
as this community is, adjecent to Il country dis
disturbed by intestine connections, and EXPOSED
to feel and suffer more less by the cause which
agitato INTERCHANGEABLE believing such llWles
acts growing out of the present Disturbances while
they effect 10 good, wilt unless promptly discon-
tnu. dand put down, have "a tendcocy to involve us
III all their unhappy consequences therefore it is
thought Xpedent and proper, that the citizens of
this and tn, neighborng towns are hereby rcspccl.
fully requisite 10 meet at the school house in dis
trict No. 4 near the old meeting house in Derby on
Tuesday the 10Th day of Feb. INST at | o clock F.
M to give an expires sion OF public opinion in the
premises.
Derby, Feb. IL, 1889
Doct. Lemuel Richmond, appointed Pres.
dent, Hon. Timothy liinman and Charles Kings
bury Esq, Vice Presidents, and Henry f PrentIss
Esq, Secretary.
Il. q. johnson, Chester Carpenter Charles Cum
mings, >. b. Colby and Joshua French Esors were
appointed committee TO draft resontions w no re-
ported the following, which after discussion, were
unanimously adopted.
Whereas, the Country bordering upon the from
tier OF tins state has been and vet IS agi,asod by
WIN civil war, growing ont of unhappy political
dlihcu'ties and dlsagreemonts of long standiug-&,
whereas many OF lis citzons have been cxpt He'd
ana nave ned from their own country aud sought
refuge and taken up their abode with the people of
lnis state, VINO have received them " it all their
friendly sympathy send feelings which should be
extended by friendly people to the suffering and
opprcssed-pnd whereas, it is rumored that some of
these, at distance from us, who have sought and
found refuge among the people of This state, have
returned ciaudestiney into the Province into which
tthey had He'd and committed depredatiuns, or wrea-
ked revenge upon private individuals, destroying
private property, and is reported, taken the life
OF private Individuals followed as is reported bv re-
tahatIon upon private rights aud private property
on this side the Line, thereby causing great ex-
cItcment and evaporation against those among
whom they sought and found reug whereas
situated as this community is, adjacent cOun-
try disturbed, as is the Province Of Lower Canada
and liable TO feel the excitement which prevades
mat unhappy country, and believing that any law
tess acts aud dep edations whose only object in
divldua revenge, will, while they il lure the name
and cause of true Patriot, unless promptly dis
countenanced, have tendency to Involve us in all
their uhhfPpy consequences, aud bring upon MS IN
stead OF gratitude for protection afforded the Re-
lugees, the very evils from which themselves have
hed-lhereinre Resolved, That, security of person
ana the right to private properly. privileges be-
longing 10 every member ofsoccty and ought new
CT 20 be resrlc or violated, but in Pursuance of
The Law Of the Land.
Resolved, That it is the duty and the exclusive
right Of every so vereIgn state or government