Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-11-29
DAILY FREE PRESS, NOV. %, Is5C
Constitutional Meeting.

who wish to discounenance a spirit Of disobc-
dence to the laws Of the land, ard to refer all
questions arising under those laws to the proper
tribunals who would regard with dislavor all
lutther popular agitation Of subjects which en-
danger the peace and harmony of the Union,
and who deem the preservation Of that Union
the paramount duty of every citizen, are re-
queSted to meet and express their sentiments
ON the present posture OF public affairs, in
FANEDlL HALL, on the 10Th inst at O.
clock =. NJ.
The above call may be found .or signature at
tie Merchants Exchange Reading Room and at
the Counting Room OF the Courier. These
papers already contain IA large number Of
names of individuals of the highest character
in our city. Let every good ctze put an en-
! couraging had 10 tie work.
The foregoing notice appears prominently in
two or three i ,ston Wing papers, aud in some
is accompanied by editorial Invocation to those
who reverence tie Constitution" and swish
! 10 dscounlenance a spirit Of dsobcdiencc to
the laws of the land" and who uouM ,egard
'eiM diJaror all FURTHER popHlr agHation Of
subjects wtich emlanser the peace and harmony
! n Tie Uaion," and deem The preservation Of
that Unlon the paramount duty of every iii
zen," to be present and 'cxpress their scnti-
ments on the present posture OF public affairs,
in Faneuii liali ca the 2Glh inst, at o'clock
p. NJ"
Now we are among those who reverence the
Constitution and deem its preservation a
great duty;-whelher a paramount one or
not depends a good deal on how other members
Of it regard the matter. Oar idea is that there
are other dctes to De discharged in this world
besides preserving the Uniou,' and that among
them is that of keeping the Union WORTH pre-
serving. The Union OF these States is unques-
tonably of "paramount > interest and mpor-
lance to the great Cause of Freedom and Self
govcrnment;-5at always PROVIDED that the
said Union remains true to that Cause If the
union is to be construed a. depeaiing on the
fidelity with which all its members serve the
r South, by catching and restoring human beings
to 1trcrJ, it is question whether, in this
Century, such a construction is warranted hy
the instrument itself. The Constitution that
binds the UAion together, IS NJ! nldrSiooI tc
= impose on the free States the dnty Of being
Shareholders for SIavc-Aoldir5 States. 1t
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'''' '''''' W ue'''e'c1 up 10 ''o9e cs'ap'
fishing political claim to their services, but
does not, directly nor Indirectly deprive suci
"rcrSons Of the inaenab,c right" Of tra
by Jury or i!a5eas Corpus. TIE Cousliraicr
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, "s '''-' ,.'@' s''''oV' c"tr'er Goes h't aIo"
ana !+'u'"g "o'''''e III respect OF slavery
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. 'he ooNSrlrUTl'NAL PARTY OF the Country
an' n'' oeen' " tle ehPAttlc admission
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