The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-04-08
Enti.Neb-aska Meeting at Charleston.

nti-Nebraska Meeting at Charleston.
AT large ard enthusiastic meeting of the
Inhabitants of Charleston. Orleans Co. held
(. the School House in the village of West
,ha,lc>:on. April 3D.. S. Il. Cooley. E>1-.
vas callc., to the chair and Mr. -- chosen
Secretary.
The Chairman in few pointed remarks.
.ated the Object OF the meeting. and after
ONE spirited discussion by pr Elijah Robin
on. Rev. l.. II. Tabor, Mr. Powers. A.W.
'am..hcll. E>I.. and others. the fol!owing.,re-
smh!e and resolutions were adopted
Whereas, proposition has been introduced
into. and is now pending. in the Congress
of the United States. TO superrede. repeal
or render imperative. that portion Of an
act OF Congress commonly known a, the
Missouri Compromise which provides that
in AL the Territory ccdcd by France 10
the United States under the name o; Lou
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wise than as punishment for crimes.
WHEREOF me party shall nave o'c'' u''i'
convicted >'' ." J"'''' F'''''.''
Therefore. ,'csoi'ed. hat We, as Trends oi
REGION. do earnestly protest against Inc
passage OF s'.id Measure AMI cali Hi'0f al
tr"e "" everywhere 10 do 'I"c"i>c-
Resolved iiiI' we we" ''e ':'oEesai +! meas
Hre as the means ''y which The area "' rec
dom !" or h'rn".ic Is to i'c F"i''farfed' ana
the area q Slavery enlarged: as ihe lr>'Tu-
i"e"' tv Which In" south all t"c irl'iii> "f
southern "|''u III Insertions. ar ondoa'-
o'lnSt 10 -aS III" opposition 70 Inc '"F''ief
>i'r"ad q: the cause III The North: and Is the
ii'h',E n'""nt'! by Northern i'e'i''co-le>'
ant for9tia e. 10 md mo .a'"r Win lac
South. and thus find Highway 10 oiilcc AMI
The "'>9"d> h'F'@i.
Resolved. lhat II me above portion "' Inc
missouri ''i''"''''>' i r'iea''a' ana 'hs
'e'e'' >'''''''''e'' ''' inc l"'f''e' we nave u"
=, - ~ '' '''' VI AVE-
:. 81, ~ 81,
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'''na' institution
h's'i'e"' iha' >'ei'heh -i'''"" i'on".a>'
n ILLINOIS, merits the unqualified contemn:
If every friend Of Humanity ard that we
.;,cer..l, r.,r., chat our o, S,,.o r,,o
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''' :" ~ 80 "e''"o'c " 'f"'''F
heS"iVed' mat our Senators and Hepre-
;cntativcs in Congress he requested 10 n>c
heir ut,uos. efforts 70 defeat the 50 c,llra
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a..
ne compromise, as the hu'wark OF Freedom
The following resolution was offered and
,o,,,s roIcns suffered 10 n,sS
h'So'Vr"'- Eat VIC cordially deteSt the
law of Congress now in force. commonly
allied the ..Erritiyc Slave Inv" and j.,
G., 49,, =.
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u '""''' ." '"e S"''" s"'lec'' similar 10
hat found IN Gods Statutes. Deut. MIL
:, I6. and in Christ's EcyiScd Statutes
.ulo VIA. IT HOPKINS S.cn ,o,
Shock;rc C,e,,l;tv
o,> IN c"'L"HiN ~ I'M I" pEAi IL
.Ir Tsvlo- Of ,wrcn.cv;lio Y " Va ca,
umcd tv fire on Tuesday evening. aid seven
Dung children, the Oldest not quite eight
cars o'"' lSr'>"e' IN me ''a'nrs. Inc CIR
III NJ. 10, III r., | e va" v,
hIdrcn all at home. in bed, and gone TO visit
friend some two miles distant. There was
70 rer,o" lett with the children who were
,no,,o Of ,no r;,,,ro l;s.ororos tha h.n', 80,
,c on fire. and gathered Immediately. and
avcd the furniture of the lower part OF the
onse n"t were not aware that there were
-; " .' ~ "a. ''o">o' "'''', III. 'oo' IA,
he confusion no one tbourh, of III. ro>-il;l-
ts OF there being any one in the honse.
nen the parents arrived. the bnrnin- heap
'"s al, ' ih sv''' wv !" ''." =. . Is a.
more distrcssinc case Let parents bewar..
& leaving Young children. with no one 10