Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-15
V o l.. XIV. NO. 50

And whereas, it is morally and mill;
Ecally impossible for jus, or equal mi
to be formed between Liberty and sIavs
Ty: ss.s~. :,
And whereas in the adoption of the 4.
merican Consultation, and in the FORM
ton Of the Federal Government n on;I''
ard fatal compromise was made hy ,hyy
people Of the North with southern ~
pressors, by which slavery has been nop N.Y.
ished. projected and enlarged Up to tbo
present hour, to the Impoverished AND
disgrace Of the nation, the sacrifice of c;r
| il and religious freedom, and the crpci6r
ion of bumapity;
And whereas. the slavehoIdine States
make even moral opposition to their slave
system capital offence, and avow thew
determination TO perpetuate that system at
laH hazards, and under all circumstances.
+ And whereas, the night of petition has
been repeatedly cloven down on the floor
Of Congress, and is no longer enioyed bv
THE people of The free states-he Iiberty
of speech and the press is not tolerated in
one BALI of the Union land tney are 20
garded and treated as outlaws br tho
South. who advocate the cause of univer,
sal emancipation; therefore,
/. Resolved, That the American Unto,
is, and ever has been since the adoption of
the Constitution, a rope of sanC-a fanci.
ful nonentity-a mere piece of parchment
ia rhetorical flourish and p|endid ab.
surdity' land concentration ofthe phvs-
ical force of the nation to destroy liberty,
and to uphold slavery.
g Resolved. That the safety, prosper
Ity and perpetuity ofthe non-slavehodng
States require that their connexion be in
mediately dissolved with the slave States
in form, as il is now in fact
! 8. Resolved That the southern slave
system is wholly dependant upon the
I physical force of the North for lis exist
ence; and therefore that a dissolution of
the Union would certainly abolish that
system, and thus remove from the South
tthe heaviest curse that was ever inflicted
upon any portion of the globe, and bestow
upon her the richest blessings of heaven.
/ A. Resolved, That to reverence justice,
to cherish liberty, and to promote reh-
4 teousness. are the primary duties of every
lpeople, from the performance OF which
they canuo, innocently escape by any COM
pact or form of government.
/ 5. Resolved, That the Consequences OF
doing right must ever be more safe and
benefciaI tha n those of doing wrong and
/ tha, the worst thing Liberty can d. is 10
Unite with Slavery, and the best thing is
to Withdraw from the embraces ofthe men,
ster.
g. Resolved, That the petition presen.
ed to the U. S House of Representatives,
by John Quincy Adams, from sundry In
habitants of Haverhill, in this county
praying Congress to take measures for ;
peaceful dissolution Of the Union, NEE:
Jour deliberate and cordial approval.
/ Z. Resolved, That the attempt On ia.
part Of southern representatives, to snbier
Mr.. Adams TO the severe censure OF The
| House, and 10 brand him as traitor tq
his country, for the presentation o: the Pc.
tltion aforesaid, issa most daring and mi.
lquitous act, which, If il be carried into eff,
fleet, will assuredly kindie fame of ex-
| citeneEt that many waters will not be able
to ex,inguish. =, -''.
I 8: Resolved, That copy Of these pro-
ceedings, to be signed by the Presitec!
and Secretary Of this Society, be forward
ed to John Quincy Adams, with a request
/ that he will lay them before Congress at
the earliest practicable period"