The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-03
NEBRASKA AHEAD.

Pursuant 10 previous nntice, the citizf ms OF
Brown county met at the Court House in Mt.
Sterling, frr the purpose Of discussing the
principles If the Nebraska bill.
Whereupon Thos. N. Burton, Esq, was
called to the cha and John J. Smith appointed /,
Secretary.
Upon motion. the Chair appointed Mrssrs.
r h. Burton, Alex Cambell and Gre rye NJ.
Picket a committee to prepare and pr-sen, suit
| able resolutions for the action Of III. meet n :.
The committee, through the chairman, George
NJ. Picket, reported the following:
/ 1s. Resolved, That 10 be 8. independent
IN the spirit of our memorable declar ,ton, is to
be free, tn choose that form Of Government MT
inconsistent with The Cons,i,u tion of the United
States, and which is best adapted to the habits,
taste AMI lo'at'on Of the people entering into
The same.
81 Resolved, That the Cons tuition of he
United States gives to Cong { IS Il, power over
the subject OF Slavery in the 5 at, Territories
| OF the United 5 ates; and the power t., p Oh bill
or esl ablIsh the ame Uas ard Is reserved To th
States and people respectively.
3D.. Resolved, That the doctrine Of on,n
intervention by Congress upon the subject Of
Slavery. is the true Wing and u .mncratic doc
trlne. being the same affirmed in the Senate Of
the United States by Henry Clay ard re- at
frmed by The Hon s. a. Douglas, Lewis Cass
Gov Jones. of Tennessee, and that ma,chless
chaL,pion of equal rights, Thaddeus Stet hens,
Of Georgia, of the House of Representatives
4h. Resolved, That this day, as Wings and
Democrats, we pledge ourselves, each to the
1 other, we wilt oppose, side by side and sh"ul
der to shoulder Abol ,tinnisn in whatever shape
: or form it may he presented, and that We hold
u him who opposes the principles Of equality
a among the States and people, as an enemy t.
the peace and Constitutional Government o
d this country.
Il Whereupon. Gen. J. w Singleton addressed
a the meeting IN favor Of the committees resolu
n ti"ns, which. at the conclusion of this speech
Is were unanimously adopted
q Gen. Singleton then offered the foil ,win!
resolutions, announcing that they were the SAM
o resolutions voted upon and adopted by tn
: Legislature Of the State Of Illinois, and move
:, their adoption The resolutions were by un
animous vote, adopted, Ito wit y
a Resolved, That our Libe rty and lndepend
! enc are based upon the right Of the people I
t. form for themselves such government as the
y may choose !; that this great privilege, the Dirt
right of Freemen, the gift Of Heaven, secure
,. TO us by the blood of our ancestors, ought I
r. be extended to future generations and no limi
tation ought to be applied to this power in tn
Is organization of any Territorial government q
is State constitution, provided the g,vernmer
rs SO established shall be republican and in cor
= formity with the Consti' uion.
r. Resolved, Tha. we will stand by the compro
Is mise Of 1850, that we are attached TO that gre
IN fundamental prir cipie of democracy and ire
Ne Institutions, which lies at the basis of our cree
,h and give every political community the right
n govern itself, TO form such a government
they may choose, without limitation, restrictio
or hindrance, save obedience to the constitute
T. of our country.
Resolved, That the institution of slavery W
n one of the principle Subjects of compromise er
On braced in the constitution, that it is recognis,
IN therein, and that We deem the restriction of
BIZ geographical line upon the right of the Peep
he to form such government as they may chou
%, in regard to the question of slavery as gross
MT violation Of that sacred right a similar r.
he strictinn upon auy other question of COVER
a. ment, the right whereof is equ- lily recogniz
OF by the constitution Of the Untrd States.
,v Resolved. That this principle is contain
cb and carried on, in the Nebraska bill offered in
CO Senate of the United States by our distnguis
f. ed Senator, Stephen A. Douglas, that we a
nj prove of said bill, and that we will sustain o
- Senator in bis advocacy OF the same.
ict The Court House was crowded, and ma
he who were desirous OF participating in I
mr. meeting could not get in. 1t was impossible
,ss know the number present, such was the ja
oh but suffice it to say larger number Of perso
on never before assembled at the Court house.
There seemed to be but one united voice amo
that large assembly, and a more edthusas
meeting never was held in this town.
of Gen. Singleton speech was one Of his haE
no les, efforts, and before his arguments aboltio
"a ism shrunk abashed.
In On motion. it was resolved that the procee
"a ings of this meeting b- published in the Qnin
he Wing, Quincy Herald, and Mt Sterl
ON Chronotype. +. NJ Mason,
he John J Smith, Secretary. Chairman
Mt Sterling, April 10, 1854.