The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-25

forth its mighty power to crush constitution
al freedou--that while all looks dark and
gloomy for the cause of Liberty, we still /
have anunshaken reliance that Heaven will,
in its own good time. "bring light out of
and prepare men and nations Tor
the universal brotherhood of Republican in
stitutions To our down-trodden brethrenln
the old world we would say
''Bide your time-the morn is breaking,
Bright with FREEDoMs blessed ray
Millions, from their trance awaklHS,
Soon shall stand in stern array,
Man shall fetter man no longer,
Liberty shall march sublime;
Every moment makes you stronger
Firm, unshrinking, bjde gOar time
ResoZred, That while Europe is thus con-
vulsed and her patriots scattered and sent In
to exile-while the sons who would regener-
ate and build up the dead and expiring liber-
ties of her people, are banished from their
native land--while the so called Christian
powers of Europe look on with cold indiffer
ence, at the expatriati0n of the pure Of heart
and bold of spirit-we, portion OF the peo-
pie of Sovereign American State, bid a
hearty welcome to all who shall seek an asy
fum on our shores.
ResoIred, That we re-afFirm the action and
1849, and would calmly but firmly express
the conviction that the extension of slavery
over territory coming to US free ought to be
prohibited''-that such prohibition would be
productive of lasting good to the people who
shall inhabit California and New Mexico
and that, looking to all the great interests
of the American Union, no cause of offence
should grow out of the exercise Of that pow
er.
RESOLVED, That while we are thus opposed
to the extension of Slavery in the Terrific
ries recently acquired, and desire to see their
infant governments founded upon the basis of
freedom, we utterly abiure any right to inter
fere with that constitution in the States where
| it exists by law Or compact.
Resolved, That the Whigs-the whole peo-
pie of Indana-are ardently attached to the
Union of these ,StdteS-that we regard that
UNION as the sheet-anchor of our national
hopes an attachment to it as the predomln-
ate political sentiment Of the American heart
that its dissolution, for any cause hut the
loss of Liberty itself. can find no Judgment in
the hearts of the people of Indiana; and we
most earnestly respond and re-echo the senti-
ment of our Patriot President Taylor, in his
first annual Message, where he declares, thai
"attachment to the Union ofthe States should
be habitually fostered in every American
heart For more than halfa century, during
which kingdoms and empires have ialen this
! Union has stood mistaken. The patriots who
formed it have long since descended to the
grave; yet still it remains the proudest monu
ment to their memory, and. the obectot aztec
ton and admiration with every one worthy tC
bear the American name. In my Judgment
Its dissolution would be the greatest Of ca
lamIties, and tc avert il should be the study
of every American. Upon its preservation
must depend our own happiness ard that O
countless generations TO come. Whatever
dangers may threaten it, l shall stand by it
and maintain its integrity, TO the lull extent
of the obligations imposed. and the power;
conferred upon me by the constitution"
After being read they were unanimously
adopted.
! Mr.. HILLS, Chairman of the Committee
appointed for the purpose at the previous
meeting. reported the names Of the following
gentlemen to act as the Wing State Contra
ComMittee for the ensuing year:
SAML. HANNA, Chairman; Jno D. Delrees
Douglas Mcclure, Horatio c.. Newcomb,
Chas Rommel, J. S. Bobbs, w A. Porter
Gen. NJ. Stapp, Jno. H. FaTquahar, Dayic
P. Holloway, Hugh O'Neal, A. T. Ellis
john Cowgirl, A. S. White, Schuyler Col
fax, David Kilgore, VIM. Herod, T. D. Wal
pole.
After some well timed remarks from GEN
/ STAPP. II. O'NEAL, II. LANE, and G.. P
j WILSON, and others, the meeting adjourn
i ed.
J. S. HARVEY, Chairman.
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