True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-05-28

"JBtt9H ui UlIlCeiN' ~, TieNehteu lno U
lzatioa Of the meeting III the onset BY M
81 ing loudshouls, Kisses, aud using violent lar
3 gaage; bu, the enthusiasm that afterwards pr,
vailed was truly sublime, aud brought to II
menbrance the scenes which immediately PR
coded the war Of 1912
FREpEHIc SrGvER, an old tried democrat
was called on to preside, and several Vice Pre-
sdcnts and Secretaries appointed The fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were unanim
onsly adopted by the meeting:
Whereas. it has been thought eXpcdn by
he British ministry, in both Houses of the
British Parliament, officially and "deeiarlg
TO announce to the world that they claim aud
will hold our Territory of Oregon, on the Yves.
torn side of this continent, as property of the
British empire, subject TO the British crown
aud laws
And whereas this declaration was made IN.
der circumstances Of unusual soIemnly and
arrangement, was accompanied by emphatic
assurances Of an inilexlbIe purpose and Of fall
preparation, was seasoned with sarcasm against
the Chief Magistrate oil this Republic, and has
been forwarded with special soIictqde and
haste. across the Atlantic for the consideration
both Of the American government and of the
American people:
And whereas. it becomes us. as iIcemcn,
frankly to conccde to this ministerial AMI par
liamentary manifesto, the importance which
will practically attach to it in the judgments of
mankind; to accept in it distinct notice from
powerful monarchy Of a fixed design 10 with
hold our soil, violate our rights and humble
our honor anil, in reply, to utter the calm
suggestions and cool resolves Of a pcople 10
whom menace from any quarter merely
idloi bHt who watch, with inherited and slccp.
less sPjrlt, the fame, freedom. aud scculily Of
their country
therefore, BE- It Rreoirc} Tia, ia,hc orin.
ION ofthis meeting, Oregon, by the rsht ofthc
first discovery and settlement, BY the right of
national purchase, by the right Of long and
general recognition, and even bv the rirht of
British acknowledgment, in execution Of the
tteay oi Client as late as 1918. belongs in
ABSOLUTE sovereignty, TO the people 9th Uni.
I'd States Of America; thai their tile to il,
srupulous y traced anil unanimously affirmed
~ their Senate, reIfirmed by the House Of
Representative, and iTcversbly sanctioned on
he records OF national suffrage remains not.
vithsanding the lawless inroads Of q British /
I aiding company and the deytrols cGcroach- |
iSg'dSrA P'omacy, "eleay and uaggcstioaa.
Nf;' anI tar Ns- surrender, under any pre-. I
/rence, anlto any foreign power, like the sur.
render q Jy other territory without the as.
LII % " American nsople cynf.sud through ,
- nahni,.o
Il,au Of thl 4enl Constitution, weak sub.
Iraion to lnp.aols violence, anl deep
n.5ual lisllEr
ResokcJ, iI when a Blush minister, in
/ highest eJe Of official duty, and in the
i r.-cise Of pub. functions, openly undertaken
Sir Robert NJ has undertaken to soperae
DIS country fc lie people whom be direct
,reprtsenis. al roproach BIN as an unfrh-
- exponent ollie will anl sentiments Of his
nSncnls. ho lElcs a course irrocouciIca-
IL with the alIishel usl-os Of Internal
1uricsy. and dofng ccrsrc. instead ct the
raicning app,a-- It obtained from the British
'lrliamcnt
Rssolre1k Thwe recognize in the dgtl1r.
uion of policy reecting the Territory Of Or.
eCon made By pedent Polk, in his inlucu.
raj address 10 hisDuntrymCn, faithful con-
ormi,y to the ayvel principles on which he
has been placed aile head Of this nation; that
we regard il rs rsatng, with precision and
force. the as,cr,1,d sense Of The American
rronle. that we resme and rcatim The same
as ours ours in r. Strength Of rs conviction.
ours in the farlsSss Of iis spirit ours with
cl-h -nl every olt ,onscqnguces ours 10 The
utmost extent ~ BIS TonsibIldr
Rs5lrsL Tba,ronsdering the imperial
Parliament Of Gro Briiain as iho legislature
of a.,ple rruourI l0I wisdom IN council.
uhlLn,hrnpv in aimeni, ani dignity n ac-
lion we have hear with equal sorrow aud
surprise. ufthrir br-''ug DC long dsa nam
ia0a el,eriHg wlithef Buianui; Ailils'ys
Mha,rs almos, qtLltnge1 lu'o hos,iiin's
ualia. Of freemen connected with them by Tie
'irs c.,n.,s,rv. conr.rre, and language We
ieryeilv implorc a.orcIruling Providence 10
keen ar insitutionualer the genial Inhlen-
ces q pe,cl. bat sb1l We be forced by ag.
..res,ln % assIme 's amor anl ai.''u1 OF
,n5. We shall rcwilh eoniiien,e I'D 2 go,
r5Is rgih up5n ti5 igs.ice o. our cause, ana
u3m ae tried ptfrirgn Of p'o2.' "aose
yliat. f-s, Einliad a, Lexington, AM i's' ga.
zqprN.,, On las never 81 bcan inei-
iciua q svcliCd -.
Iced. That aPy Of these ',S .,.-I'us
DE- especially trinsniaii By ne Pie-i-'ls o.
fer otLis meeting 70 ihe Pr.slf9. q 'no
Uafsd STATE. aal ~ oar Frooee-i's' 'e
f-hlishtl IN an iie nr-spapiA
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