Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-15
ABOLITION QUALIFICATION.

the most ridiculous puerility can be dlgnlhed with
the name of defence. AS we have Legislative
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VIII take the OCCASION orleHy " o'''e io P'S'ion'
of the Freeman.
First. the Freeman complains that we have not
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all mat was essonual here'oiofe' a"u ho" we give
the whole, from the Freeman:
"Whereas, The Constitution of these United
States is series of agreements covenants or con-
tracts. between the people of the United States,
each with all and all with each; and
"Whereas, 1t is a principle of universal morali-
ty that the moral laws of the Creator are paramount
to all human laws or, in the language of an apos
tie, that we ought to obey God, rather than mani;
an" avvho.o,s rho n.iroir,s of Common 1,w-,bot
INV contract, covenant. or agreement to do an act
derogatory to natural right, is ytiaed and annuled
by It's inherent imnoraiity-nas been Recognized
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that ,yy contract that rests ,pon such basis is
voID;' and
Whereas, Inc ihird clause OF the second sec
f fioi vi .e VI .,o ,s annv,ntHe
ron rHr sURnrSnrn or A FUGITIVE sLAvE-does
rest upon such basis in that it is contract to
ron man OF na.uIa righ'; huIheiy,. MS nu'ui"i
rgni " e o"" ,o So,y;o al" Thaf W., harov rive il
% ba d;st;nntIy nnjets,oo1 nv this notion and the
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And now, to Illustrate the force OF these resolti-
tons LET the reader applv them TO tcnr which is
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natural rights out iegaIizeu ihurueri 10 'o"nooy
mails, which, in the Judgment of Christians, are Vi
olatious of the law of God; or indeed to the chole
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human institution, not oased upon the dlVihe law
and in all its operations admits of every sort Of sin
in the citizens of the Government. 1t will be seen
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ny i"i' oo"'''u0 Wv" VI ''' .'"'
they are right the Government ought 10 be put
down nstaner
Tot ma NOW sov that tbc Froemon urres first
that !, 10 onIv Ese conservation of tho fonsttn
ton which the Liberty pnrtv nnnnls JJnCortunnte
" j. banncns that the Sunfemo Court Of the Init
Cd STATES has decided differently. and tlns abol.
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nut in The second nl,ce the Froen,n cl,;r,s t,,ot
.l; Io,so of tho Cors,it,',ion l. mot morally bnJ
;. 'a, ,o LIE L;nJino, h ~ '.y,, i'
mee,,omse in,oorsl ANA evnresses n nroat JnoI vs.
nc,,S borror thot nro(assad cbrs,ians vii, not So
ra@rard !, The Snnrene Conrt has Iec;j.d 6o, 4.
:: 1or,,lv binJinr when pronerlv eyecr,ed hv Con-
oross and from That there il no annenI. Admir-
he nostions Of the Freeman. if Won nleasn. then
these nre GOOD reasons for n,nendIur the Consttn-
ton and GOOD reasons 10 Justify citizens condnct
N his own conscience. if he Shall disregard This
clause in the Conslitution. They cannot iusify
NrITfcoton in n marty or State as leGaI act
Gov ,bore is but ono Iersl wov of ,lerinr The Con-
st;,ntion-- tbot is Inv amendment
If the third marty cannot sustain the Constitr.
ton in ali lis narts thew ourht To refroin from net
inn rnder il ot ali until il is amended Tho ;dpa
of sunportinr il bv halves MS n MARYLAND of olec
t;o nfcors IN s,,6nort il ne Ueu understand - 10
nerfectlv ridculous. If Birney should be elected
pron u11Jnr this Rnff,lo resolution ho would nm
ouos,;onoblv no declared neligible IN the rrounJ
hat he could not take the oath of Office reouired
bv The Constitution. But las not every man n
r;ght n iudre for himself and act unon his own
coSnscionce5 Yes-ond boco,ne a MARTY IN tho
law if he does not obev it. Congress and the Sr.
prome Court are above him, and will execute upon
him the penalty of the law. The right of jutg-
ment in the citizen cannot relieve him from the
| law: for if it did, we might as well have no law
| save that of every mans Judgment The pie, that
mart of the constitution is immoral, and not bind
ipg ava,ls nothing except in the court of consci-
oncs in this case it has been already ruled GU,
bv tLe highest judicial tribunal in the country.
! Finally, the Freeman boldly claims that the
Whigs Of Vermont-the Legislature of Vermont
has committed the very deed which we charge
upon the Liberty party, and committed it by stat
| ute of pains and penalties. Bravo llurrah for
the Wings, then-wEy don't you? What need
sir of a third party in Vermont, if the Wings &c
even to the extreme length of your protested prin
| ciples? Why are not you, sir back in the Wing
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