Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-27

S. ResoEred, That Slavery violates nat
ura right and 60 d conscience. and the
Fundamental principle upon which all Gov.
ernmenis are based, and the protection of
the weak against the strong; that 1t snl'-
verts the authority by which they appeal
to our obedience, that we yield up por-
ton Of our rights, which belong 10 all In
state Of nature, 10 secure the remainder;
that it gives the lie to our Declaration OF
Independence, and especially saps The foun-
dation of republicanlsln, that all political
power can come only from consent of The
governed We are but following in the
foosleps of our fathers of l776, "ii COM
petlng the revolution which they had but
partly achieved" when we avow our pur-
pose to make upon it an uncompromlslng
war.
Resolyed. That if in these, our natu-
raj aud constitutional rights. we are oppos-
ed by illegal aud arbitrary force. we will re-
sist it by all the means God has gwen US
tor defense; for the avnwa of the slavehol.
derS of Rockcasle, that they Will put down
all "nlermeddling" with Slavery. "pencabiy
if we can, toreibly if zoe must" is pro.
camalion OF revolution and civil war, TO
which, if carried into act, none but slaves
can submit.
7. Res ,lced, That these resolutions of
the "clizens of RockcasiIe" are but fee.
echo of those of Lexington IN l945, which
were denounced and put down by an over
whelmihg ma y'rIIy of the people Of Ken
lucky, and by the Judicial tribunals of The
State as .,--~-e+-. .-.-- '-r-
8 Resoiued, Tha, the case Of A. G. W.
Parker, accused Of attempting to induce a
slave to leave hismaster whether guilty or
not, is a bailabe one; and any attempt to
deny hun that right, Wy intimidation or de-
nunciaIion, is Illegal, and subversive of the
liberty of the citizen,
6 Resotpcd. That we stand BY our fell
ow.citlzen, c. NJ. Clay, in defence of the
liberties Of the people Battling ever for
the interests, safety aud honor of the Com
monwealh at home aud abroad, he has ev.
er stood firm when the rights Of The cllzen
was endangered, unlerIfed by The assaults
of power, and unseduced by fanery, or
place of honor or profit, The "censures"
of the enemies Of justice and freedom can
never lower him IN the confidence and ad-
mora,ion of The friends of both
10. Resolced, That all attempts in time
past by the mosl powerful tyrannies to put
down the liberty OF conscience and circu-
lalion of the Bible among he Anglo. Saxon
race have proved abortive; and the threats
of the shareholders TO renew these attempts
to "suppress" them, are Impoent madness
and folly.
IL. Resolved. That the shareholders, and
their servle aI,es-by repeated overlhrows
of common schools; by denial Of the Sc.
cret ballot; by the suppression of the right
of petition and Tree speech in the Congress
of the United States aud elsewhere by the
opening and destruction of letters and pa.
pers in the post Offices; by illegal search of
trunks, houses and persons; by ducking.
whipping aud killing peaceabIe cilizens !;
by avowals of illegal and mnrderous pur-
poses in public meetings, by denying ciIi.
Zens Of The States the CONSTR utional prlvi-
leges guaranteed to ali ,aud closing he courts
to legal redress by imprlsning and selling
into slavery free citizens of the Republic,
without crime; Dy illegally involving US in
foreign wars to maintain their supremacy
in the National Councils; by opposing thro'
treaty and threats The spread of Republican.
ism. cutting Us off from the 'sympa,hies Of
foreign democracracies, and defending des.
potsms in other lands; by derdlng and de.
nylng in the Congress andIhrough the Press
the Declaration of Independence, and in
bringing seIf.gWernment into contempt
by passing and carrying into effect uncrn-
stitutlonal laws; and lastly, by the Wing
and Democratic Baltimore platforms, pc.
lilica|y deuouncIng all who venture tn muir.
muir against these airocious acts have
made aud are making determined and
consistent attack upon The liberties of this
people altogether unparalleled by the wrongs
of the BRUSH Crown, against which our ia.
theirs IN l776 rose IN arms! UaAss tie
blacks are emanc'pated, zoe must become
SiaUeS!
IL Resotved, therefore, That we call
upon all the non-slavehnlders, aud all who
love liberty more than money to seperate
themselves forever from The Why and Dem
ocratIc parlIes-names only used to delude
them 10 ruln-and TO join US, the true and
Free Democracy" Iu indicating our com.
mon liberty, which the shareholders now
threaten to destroy.