The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-17
tlernonl Mus Items.


eoao, of soc proceedings u ~ s,sie Coz
trnt,on or tlie N-hmsla bil from vh'ch
~r extract 'be fs|ievtue rss''u'iras, unfa
iu,.nsiy passed. Speeches sew made by
Mr.rs. Wahrn. Manp % \. H. Adams,
4 saaa.8nr. Mernn J Go-en Skiuuer
sni Barrs sni ihe delivering State Con.
unics Casa Adsais. Darlington. 6.
Melon. Cabot. 5. Spending Momrrhcr
u. Roberts Manchester 2. =. WALTON, j..
Momrelier
Whrfcas ID is proposed TO ubroratc the
provisions made by Congress IN i-s10 pro
lsassr Starry ie'tr,s N ,lic Territory &C
quirra from Ffaece, lying North q 1deg.
% mnn. therefore
Rssair,4. That W. frrcmcn IN Vermont
30 s,stc Cpasrnllun assembled, do most
saleunly protest sgaiu., such abrogoiion--
30 tie name Of Freedom. 81 Patriotism.
ADD ,be scored requirements q or holy
Religion;
We pfotcs, against 1t a. Treason to
,hr cause of hunan Freedom; a. clear
violation of ,hc Government which was
pledged to the people yoprcr," by the
very terms ~ the act II ls2o, aud as IN
tended to extend the unnghteous and
ahwuiuablc system II American Slavery
into vas, territory which has been sacred
IS dedicated To freedom.
We protest against II as on act which
will destroy the confidence of the people
in the integrity Of their government and
the stability OF It's laws, aud disturb the
peace aud endangcr The perpotui'y Of the
Union.
Resolrtd. That in the readiness Of the
South to absolve themselves from all obi
cation imposed upon them by the Missouri
Compromise, so called--a measure propos-
ed By the South. unwillingly acceded to
by the North, and by men Of all sections
looked upon as an enactment possessing a
/ sanciiiy second only TO that of the Consti-
.
/ upon alive are admonisnod that too
much reliance has been placed upon the
honor aud "chiyalrous7 good faith OF the
Southland hope the time Is close at hand
when the free North will be disposed to
listen rather 10 the voice of Justice than
tothe voice Of slavery, and give heed to the
dictates Of Mercy, rather than implicitly
obey the impious commands Of slave hold
ors.
Resolrei That in the contest that sccm'
approaching, we shall know no party bu
our country; and that If our Southern
brethren are determined to drive us to tina
impossible line, beyond which is the seen
ri,y. protection and extcntion of human
Slavery, they may learn tina, Slavery an,
not Freedom will be "crushcd OUT
-NARRow EscArE.-Three of OH
citizens met with a narrow escape on FRI
day last. Mr. John Wightman, and tw,
Of his employees, o. L. Kennedy and /
Turner, were engaged in shngling tn
roof of Wighhnan's new building, whe
the scaflolding gave way, and they wer
precipna,ed TO the ground, distance {
50 feet from where they started, and 3
from the caves. Mr.. Wightman was take
up insensible, bat fortunately had receive
no very serious injury; Kennedy was ais
pretty severely injured, but is now conv'
descent; while Turner who struck upo
his feet, was upon the building at wor
again in a few moments. ID. r. argus.
-AcCIDENT.-Mr. Orin Slate an en-
ployee on the Valley Railroad, narrow
| escaped being crushed to death, on Thur
day last while coupling some cars on IL
Rutland Railroad Bridge. He was caugl
between them, but escaped with a goo
squeezing, which is likely to result in N
thing serious.-Ib.
f Tow OrfIcrRs ELECTED l
SHREwsBuRr, March 9TH, Is5i.--.
, Lorenzo w. Gurnsey, Town Clerk.
+ + !: + Esq %; :s;;:s..:.''''. }ss',s'"'".
Is. +. Neeham, Poor Master.
b. F. Ncedham, Town Agent.
$. +. Smith, Constable;
W. Guild, Listers.
: N. J. Aldrich,>
r. &. Foster, Grand Jnror.
/ AT the annual March meeting he
in Mendon on the 7th inst, the foliowir
officers were elected
X. r. Persons, Town Clerk.
+. 6 {. F F"'%' }selectmen.
$. G.. Merriam
T.. c. French Treasurer.
, l.. Wilkins, }
! u a kt,%''il Listers.
1 !. Ormsbce, Oyerseer of Poor.
! a. NJ. Gibson, Town Ag't.
. -SuDDFN DEArH.-A young man
l Morctown, by the name Of Hiram Foste
d came 10 his death last Friday, either by
e kick from one Of the horses he was dr
ing or by an apoplcic fit. lie vi
sitting on wood sled-the team vi
= standing siill-nll at once he was seen to f.
over. In few minutes he was a corpse. =
! As no appearance Of bruise WAS four
on him, we think ii was appoPlexy, n
posiiory.
-AccIDENr.-lchabod King, Of Bra
tleboro, was severely injured on Mondi
, last, by the npse,iing Of a sleigh. /
was riding toward Marlboro, and in 4
tempting to pass loaded sleigh his ov
: nr.sni md thr.. him ,inlrnilv r.lnn n