The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-07

Agrseaby 10 the call large and respectable number
oft6s citizens OF Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and Vicin-
10 assembled in the court house on Friday evening last
6athe motion OF the Hon. A. Stewart, The meeting was
owanized by calling c. w Herzogg, esq to the chair,
sn3 appointing Joseph Cunningham, Jacob Hademan,
" and seJ'Gs Miller aGd A s op Fuis and n H Pat
ack secretaries
On motion Of Hon. A. Stewart, committee Of 1--WE was
amounted 10 draugh resolutions The president appoint
4 Hon A. Stewart, DR.. r. M Walker, G. L. Hertigg,
esq, X. G. Hopwood, esq, and DR.. Hugh Campbell a.
stewart on behalf of the committee, reported the fol.
lowing resolutions, which, after being ably and elo-
ouently discussed by Messls. Hergg Campbell, Stew
art Hopwood, Miller, and Fuller, were unanimously
adopted:
Rssoivsd That the impending conflict between liberty
aud despotsm in Europe being the result OF our own go
Ious example, owe II duty 10 ourselves, 10 our
principles and 10 our future security, to aid by al proper
means the triumph liberty and the overthrow o. aes
who, II successful IN Europe may next auenpt 70 eAtn
sash hare the torch that lighted up the hame OF liberty
mere
prevent despoc interference has not yet come ana that
ought be postponed until the security OF liberty here ana
that Congress might declare that by the law OF
nations every country has right to regulate its own inter
reference would be violation OF that law, and would JUS
tify any other nation in interposing 10 preyentit
clifton of Declaration OF Independence, which procaims
that all governments derive their just powers from the
eynced reduce any people under absolute desposm il
is their right is their duty, throw of such government,
ablishng a governments laying its foundation such
principles and organizing its po1ers in such form. to
them shall most likely TO effect their safety and hap
pnesn These prime pies openly and iearlesy pro
claimed by our iahers on the fourth Of July 7 and we
trnst the American Congress is not now afraid unw
Chfisiendom.
RssOiued That despots themselves not above the
moral power of enlightened public opinion and the pro
gesS REFORM and that firm and decided declaration by
Congress against foreign interference would have been
better effect than any premature threat OF armed inter
vention.
Resoped That would exhort the friends OF liberty
Europe proceed with caution and in concert to promote
harmony and determination between the military and tn,
masses and; when ready to move, et their movement
preventing the Intervention Of despots nom abroad by
curing their intervention al home
Let them unite and resolve, and done The despot
government the easier The revolution the discontents being
many and the contents few But no people can long pre-
liberty who are not qualified by religion, virtue,
qualified they will sooner become freeor despot
ism can exist only among people degraded by ignorance
Rssaped, That we believe the people OF Hungary Ger
many Italy, Poland, and other portion. OF Europe
sufficiently enlightened viItuous, and powerful to establish
and maintain hee governments that the hiry-six indie
pendent States OF Germany represented in the Gemanic
Congress Diet might adopt our constitution, and become
"he United States Of Germany" enjoying all the
blessings OF liberty themselves and by their conguity
example diiusng those blessings the surrounding
Resolved That in the impending contest there are bu
two sides-libery and despotism-and that the public
presses this country aiding the OF desposm, by
dsparagng the character and Kossuh the noble
representative of liberty and victim of despotism. me
The deesaon and adherence OF every American heart
Rssored That if the people OF France submit to the
'abishmen OF an imperial despotsm by usurper, they
Rssortd. That opposed all "entang ling ALI
ances with foreign governments which light fetter
freedom Of action and embarass the perfect control of
Resolved. That the foregoing resolutions be published
The papers of this congressional district and the city
Washington, and that copies thereof be Kossuth
and representatives and in Congress,
tina, the secretaries be charged with the execution OF thi
resolve.