Der liberale beobachter und Berks, Montgomery und Schuylkill Caunties allgemeine anzeiger. ([Reading, Pa.) 1839-1864, 1850-02-26
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The meeting was addressed by farmer, as
follows:
Fellow citizens = Having heard the re-
port of our committee, Recommending the remon-
STRANGE approved by this meeting, to be signed,
and feeling convinced, that it is absolutely ne
cessary to be vigilant and active on the subject,
under the impression that the people will not &
cannot suffer the incroachment upon their rights.
Therefore we are in duty bound, and it is the
only proper cours now to be purued, to commune
cate our sentiments in a respectful manner by
remonstrance, to avert forcible resistance. But
beg leave to be induged to say, that there is
quite different story afoad to pervert the people
shall be brief in my remarks, and therefore
must be permitted to be pointed unreserved. /
declare that have no personal or party animosi-
ty, or Ill feeling in view; my object is better.
feel 1T to be responsible duty involving upon
me, to expose hypocricy or the tyrant under the
S6aaiSpelj in the attempt to mislead the people
into the belief, that they had noalternatve, they
must submit to the Tin their positive OPINION
odious and detestable school law; to which the
people undoubtedly will not submit.
Our supervisor, a school law man, has been
running about the township, eiectionering for
himself, to be e-installed, and at the same time
carrying with him story, that there was no use
in going to the trouble of demonstrating against
the school law, that all remonstrances would avail
nothing, that there was no hole left for u.s. to
creap out, &c, and he had this information from
good authority; thereby exasperating the people
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on forcible resistance on the approch of the con-
stable &c. Although have the pleasure to see
this meeting numerously and respectfully atten-
ded, | believe that some men have not attended,
on account of having no hopes ofour prayers bee
ing heard by our representatives &c.
Now, fellow citizens, who is this good authori-
ty of the supervisor Why he says, he has this
information from man that knows from an as
socate Judge of court Idont say it is the Judge
but must confess, | am inclined TO believe it,
such is the report of this honest supervisor. If
it is him (the Judge) that would dare to prejudice
our faith, ft is him that would deny us the right
of petition it is him that would say, our renon-
stsation would avail nothing, if it is him that will
say, our prayers shall be disregarded, because
say they, the majority Of the districts have ac-
cepted the school law, we must all be yoked.-
1t may be that ority of the distrlts have ac-
cepted but admitting that it is so is that proof
that the majority of the people are agreed No.
1t Is prerogated usurped privilege, extended by
the dictatlon of our representatives to six men, to
force an encroachment upon the rights of
whole township or district. 1t places the law
IN the hands of the minority; it subjects the
people under the control and our children under
the guardianship of (at least in some dstricts) of
the outcasts OF society, and if the court or the
Judgeis on that side, would recommend him
to retire from the benh to the college, to make
recruits to support the cause. AS yet he can
not succeed, the people will submit to neither,
the judgement of the court or legislature, and
| forsone, do declare, that | will not submit
to the yoke, whilst this arm retains motion
and this heart-blood flows, and know, yes
| do know, that you, that call themselves
Wings, | do know, that you, that call Them
selves Democrats, do know that YOU are
republicans, do know, that you are the ad-
vocates of the popular rights of men, | do
know that you will stand by me. | repeat,
fellow citizens, that to demonstrate in res
pecttul manner, is the only and exclusive
course to avert the last resort. And that such
resort may be avoided, through the implora-
ton to the maganimity & justice of our repre-
sentatives, is my humble and fervent prayer
to God. 1t is undoubtedly true, that our ad-
mmstration has for 20 years past been rap
IDLY advancing from the representative to die
tatorial authority, or in other words, it is wi
dent, that the government ofthe United States
in conjunction with the state governments,
has been progressing from the Republican
landmark, towards an usurpt Elective Mon
archy. And upon reflection it will will be in
telligible, that Hereditary Monarchy is far
preferable to such an Elective Monarchy, the
most object degrading, the meanest under
Heaven; and the people of this nation will
never submit to such yoke. Their motto will
sooner or later be: "Liberty or Death!''
Washington said: men resolved upon a
cause IN the reliance upon their God, are
not the persons easely to be perrerted from
their course.
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