New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-21
MEETING OF PREE-STATE MEN
F,os, The ClersI1sd Louder, Dec. Ia.

Fross The Clersasd Lauder, Dec. H.
Aereesbly to the RESOLUTION adopted q. the m;eat
last Saturday night the Frce.State men OF this city
met in the Court House as evening TO hear the ro-
port OF the Committee, and to eiopt such other meas
ues the pre- sent aspect Of ssis Ia Kansas seemed
10 require. The number IN attendance was mucn
larger than q, the rs meeting and the hearts OF the
aucien e were evidently engaged IN the work. Zen.
o. NJ Oyiatt was called 70 the char, and Dueley
Baldwin, ee9., was appointed Secretary ,r-
The letter of Francis Z. Blair, which we puoisl
this morning our first page was read, and receiver
with ihuno era of applause The COMMITTEE submitted
their report which called forth eloquent speeches tro
the Hon John A. Foot j. Z Bishop. esq and DR..
Fry, Never have attended a better o. more sPr
led meeting, and never was there an occasion when
maj God was more necessary. We give the resola-
tons entire: ,,,
Res he'd rh., the passage Of the b ia.
ef bs sssn the Of Slavery meets and receives
Rs'rsd Tsst the inTsor. OF the Territory BY
hordss Asoui.ashst, the purpose Of imroelns upon
f. consrs.. elected BY foreign ots., Third attempt
.qUs.s he, zen, y ,s q s%. S Ha the
RoreS That the K,rsA, H.bss.. bill and It's l.sti%'.s
Woo prsesed to suppsit because 'eeaed The exercise OF
Rsred fha tbs OF the s7csled tegids,ure OF
all the force and efsc. IN that Territory that the
epsctn az Lesss;ue Tor Ohio elected BY Psnasy v,
nis would have IN State They would DO null and VOID
So the election Of WHITFIELD ass pee,',e IN Congress
from Ksnsss BY tbs votes OF Misoarilas u IS un@rsntra
and would he the sttemP, OF Vsns TO MI our
deesa Ion 10 CorEsn
P,h ed That While we Stalled aud shocked by the
news Bow rsscb from Kansas OF the ssnns OF
lie cohorts Of Slavery hom neshorug state upon her soul
fov the pyrpo f0rcDs . Institution upon her We re- hu
inflated BY the feet that an Obsn-Ws1n snannon-s aaas
In this inrmo Us woik We losthe and rspudte him.
Rored hat riIs the liberty the peace and tas sece
ry With the suiicrs o. country have eyer eItsntei
TO yet hopeful hat th>se iastuton and is
,erius pie BY n, favor O. God wi 'ecare al 60 3,
kepss 20 the people We would therefore invoke
the full rec OF The Government OF tbs United sste we
would eIhsua every legal and conuionsl remedy 10 tsf
behalf ,eoTe resorts to force bot II all these nsans snail
fail and the foeisa mob allowed 10 and roo uno
endug citizens OF gansss then w be tbs daty OF all good
citizens here 10 p-otecths inhabitants oil haoss "h
their means aud II need be with their livss
Ro.d Tbs, in the midst Of such with the pDpulN
branch the hands Of the onents CT ns
asonis'ei and sdisnsnt that hst
CD has to organise We en,Ie,twe m, nd Of the
that such zst without dssy u 10 IA as
They h:ys only y spec s.s gnsip' ct a'lsn
thst Dsority alone prevent such desired rssoit
That the American Slavery exhibits
rss
rishs humanity and sud spirit OF true refo
a. dan exactinG toward the toward tho
and that beth duy and nteest req 10 maks
sitoI 10 IT, In every legal and copsiuionh form our Psrs
mount political duty.