Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-23
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A meeting of the legal voters of Shrews-
bury, without distinction of political party,
called by request Of many citizens, and
organized by choosing William II. Knowlton
as President, and Nathan Pratt as Secretary,
was held by adjournment at the Congrega-
tional Nestry in said town, Aug. 81, 1854.
A committee on Resolutions, consisting of
the following gentlemen, was appointed -
Adam Harrington, ESQ.,, John B, Plimpton,
benjamin Maynard, and Amos d. Nourse.
On motion of Adam Harrington, Esq, the
meeting voted to adopt the platform of the
Republican Convention, held at Worcester on
the goth day of July last, as the index of their
political principles and action, in the future.
Town Committee was appointed, consist
ing OF the following gentlemen Thomas
W. Ward, Esq, Lucius 5. Allen, Esq, Sam
uel b. Hapgood Albert Hill, and Thomas r.
Norcross.
The following resolutions, presented by
Adam Harrington, Esq, Chairman of the
committee on the same, after due considera-
ton and amendment, were adopted with
much unanimity:
ResoiUed, That the time has past for any compromise
with slavery The repeal of the Missouri Prohibition has
fully demonstrated the utter futiy Of all compromises
with that Institution.
ResoUed, That we, the descendants of the inmol al
spirits whose earthly remains Wondering in the du
among uswo struggled transmit postery the great
principles of Republican Constion-will submit
calmly to have the soil which they cnscrated TO liberty
desecrated with the acrelgous feet of avehunters and
the banner Of country, with its insignia for freedom
converted into pail, and traed ignoby under the march
of oppression
Resolped, That to effect this object, we will willingly
surrender our distinctive political organizations and will
unite in resistance all men, of whatever political party
who will not pledge themselves the support of universal
freedom.
ResoiUed That the doctrine of non-ineryenton as ED
N oft he pf
mise is superficial and acious inaSmuch they voted
to refuse the inhabitants of said territories the privilege
OF exclude slavery from the territories.
ResotUed That when the President signed the Kansas
and Nebraska Bill after having sacredy pledged himself
to sustain the Compromises nyolae he had either failed
in memory looking the south side of the po-
cal gude-board.
Res0lUed That through the evenl scenes of the Rev
outon, the clergy associated with the pey
and learning, but with the liberties of the country, and
that the clergy OF the present day receive appreciation
Tor their remonsrance against the nerous plot of the
abetors OF the passage of the Kansas and Nebraska Bill
John Adams said, Let the pups thunder against OPP
PRESTON" We say, let their thunder and roll again
HeSOtOed, That those of Senators and Representa-
tves in Congress, who manIly the slave power
during the last Congressional session. have undivided
thanks and appreciation.
RESOLVED, That, Shrewsbury in the Revolution was
one OF the first towns in the Old Bay State resist British
tyranny, we Will BE- of the last submit American
SoutA ern despotism
The meeting was numerously attended by
citizens who heretofore have been Democrats,
Free Sellers, and Wings, and much of the
living spirit Of righteous freedom was mani
tested, atfording pledge for determined and
efficient political action in Shrewsbury.
WIN. II. KNowLToN, President.
NATHAN PRATT Secretary.