The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-08-01
MEErING AT WEST RoYLSTuN.

An adjourned meeting of citizens opposed TO the re-
cent nominations for the Presidency was held al the
Vestry ofthe Baptist church on Thursday evening" July
27h-although early in the evening the heavens poren
ded tempest, and the hour for meeting the rain was
falling in torrents, yet number, deeply interested in
the Free Soil movement were present. and spirited
meeting the result.
The chairman, ID. C. Murdock) being absent, the
meeting was called order by the Secretary, and Geo
w. Densmore was chosen chairman pro tenn
E. W. Clarke, from the committee to report form of
organization, presented the following Preamble and
Constitution, which were unanimously adopted.
PREAMBLE
We the undersigned believe with the signers of
Declaration of Independence that all men are created
equal that they endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienabe rights among which life, liber
~, and the pursuits OF happiness consequently be-
leve that Slavery IS great moral evil which initiates
against all the interests dear TO those entertaining true
republican principles that its existence in these United
States is blot upon oUr national escutcheon that it
gives tue lie boosted equality Of government and
makes us a by word among nations.
We moreover beieve that the time has now arrived
when the question OF Freedom Slavery must be met !;
that within the coming presidential term ii must be deci-
ded whether Slavery shall be limited TO its present geo.
graphical bounds and suffer the natural consequences of
such limitation, OF be allowed 10 extend itself erri>
tory now free, by this means increasing in strength and
putting off to more distant me the dag. "when every
yoke shall be broken and the oppressed go free"
pledge ourselves to do all in power to prevent its
exension and for this purpose hereby resolve ourselves
into an organization and adopt the following
CONSTITUTION.
Art. l. This organization shall be known the Free
dom Club of West Boyston.
Art. @ The officers OF this Club shall consist Of a
President. three Vice Presidents, Corresponding Sec.
retary Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and an Ex
ecutive Committee, consisting OF one person from each
School District, all OF which officers shall be chosen by
ballot.
AIT. s. Any voter may become member of this
Club by signing this Constitution
Proceeded to The election of officers with the following
result:
President, DAVID G. MURDOCH
Wee PresidentS-E w. Clarke, E. NJ Hosmer,
and James E. Wood.
Cor. Secretary, o. B. Sawyer.
Rec. Secretary F. l.. Cutting.
Treasurer, Thomas Holmes.
Executive Comn,ttee-Ccero Kinds, Horatio Hough>
ton, Seth Chenery, Henry Holt, John May, Eli w. Ho
brook, Samuel Lawrence, Stephen Holt
The following resolution then submitted by Rev
Mr. Cross.
Resotued That Sons of the Pilgrims, and descend>
ants of those Iustnous men, who uttered the Declara-
ton of our National Independence, feel IN duty and
IN honor bound TO preserve that SOIL which free
from the poung touch of Slavery and that, with firm
reliance upon the God Of truth and justice, will do
all that rghtluly and honorably can, to restrain
within the limits of these states already contaminated
with IFS pollution and blood that immense train OF So
cia civil and political evils which is always and insep~
araby connected with the execrabe system OF Slavery.
Having been supported by MIR. Cross and other gems
temen, it was anmouSy adopted
Voted, That the Secretary be instructed to forward
the proceedings OF this meeting to the Editor Of The
Spy for publication.
Adjourned 10 al Th)maS Hail. Thursday evenin g,
Aug. 10th at l-2 o'clock.
GEORGE w. DEEsMoRE, Chairman pro TEN.
F. L. CUTTING, Secretary