The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-21

birthright, the gift of God to all his creatures
of which no one can be deprived except Tor
violations of those laws which secure the
well being of the community.
Resolred-That civil government has its
foundation in the duty OF all TO protect en-
joyment of his rights of person and property:
and when this object is not attained, either
the constitution is defective or the laws are
corrupt.
Resolued-That so far as the evils Of slave
nv are countenanced by the Constitution it is
our duty TO submit until in fair and consti-
tutionai way we can provide remedy. So
far as any of the States of this Union have
sanctioned slavery though we may deprecate
the fact, we claim no right TO Interfere. But
while we render to others all the rights to
which they are entitled by the CONSTITUTION
we claim the same measure OF rights for
ourselves and will not submit to any deprt-
walton of them come whence they may.
! Resolred-That slavery is unmixed evil
without any thing to extenuate or justify It,
subiecting The weak to the oppression OF the
strong, and corrupting the master as well as
the slave. As Wings we desire that freedom
should be secured to every being within the
protection of the government and protest
1 against any thing and every thing that tends
to in crease the bur dens which by the COM
promise ofthe constitution are cast upon our
race.
Resolued-That we deprecate the extern
sion of political power, resting on the basis
of slave population as an act of hostility to
the north, destructive ofnational prosperity,
inconsiste Mt with that equality of rights
which should exist between the different
members of the Union and striking out the
security for the continuance of our republican
institutions.
Resolred-That we regard the proposed
admission of Texas into the Union as di-
recr violation of the rights of the people of
the free States, as now secured by the con-
sttution. II is the int oduction of power
into the constitution IN opposition TO the pow
ers vested under it and may well be regard
ed as practical dissolution of the band OF
the Union which binds us together. We
will neither barter our rights as freemen nor
consent to be deprived of them and will hold
them as enemies who make the attempt.
! Resoiped-That the protection OF industry
is one of the first duties of government, one
of the leading objects for republican institu-
tons now founded. That protection is one
of the elements of national wealth, and that
without it there can be no permanent pros
perity.
Resolued-That The north have vital in
terest in this great question, for without IT,
our fields must become barren, or our hardy
population labor for naught. Take away
protection and you strike down the arm that
is barred for the prosperity of the nation
We go for protection as right, we demand
it as one of the objects of Government-we
demand il as a means of national prosperity
we dema nd it as the price of those contribu-
tons we have so literally paid into the treas
airy of the nation.
Resoired-That the doctrines of free trade
are in the present state of our foreign COM
merce entirely fallacious, they are but argu-
ments in disguise to bring down the free la
Dor of the north TO the level of the pauper
labor of Europe and the slaves of the South
and they who willingly adopt them richly
merit the deprivation they produce.
Resoired-That in order to obtain the full
lest measure appreciation the nation requires
tariff so adjusted that the duties may be
equal to the current expenses of the Govern
ment, and so arranged by discrimination as
to give u preference in market to all the art-
cles of our own growth and manufacture.
| Resolued-That a healthy state of onr do
nestle affairs requires that the measures for
protection should be prepared with such firm
ness that all may confide in their continuance.
There can be but little activity in business
until the people can have condolences in the
steadness of public measures.
! Mr. WARNER, Chairman of the Commits
tee on the subject Of Delegate to the Ma
Iional Convention, reported the name of
JOHN PECK, as Delegate, and SAM
!, UEL w. KEYES as substitute. Report
accepted, and The nomination unanimously
adopted by the Convention.
| Voted that the proceedings of this Cor
yenilon be signed by the President and Sec
rotary, and published in all the Wing papers
In the District.
i HEMAN ALLEN, President.
! H. B. STACY, Secretary.