Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-06-14
LEES REVOLUTIONS,


WnrnrAs, it is indubtable that God wills
the existence and happiness Of the whole
human family; that the capacities OF the
races respectively, and Of the successive
generations OF those races, are adapted to
the several spheres they are designed TO
fiji: that their existence and happiness
cannot be secured without the protection
Cfrights, and redress OF wrongs; and that
this protection and redress cannot be Sc
cured in any degree commensurate with
our necessities without social organization
which organization must necessarily be
adapted 10 the moral and intellectual con-
dltion OF those Tor whom il is intended,
therefore.
/. Resolved, Thai human government ex-
lists in accordance with the will Of Goo. ( and
by the consent Of the governed il they are
morally and intellectually qualified for self
government for The protection of the rights
and the redress OF tive wrongs of lis sub
jects deriving all just powers from lis ne
cessity for, and It's adaptation TO, the accom-
pishmrnt Of these purposes.
2. ReSolre1. That to resist government in
the Accomplishment of It's lawful objects,
and the exercise Of its just rights; or to sub
vert lis authority when directed TO these
ends, is highly criminal, and destructive Of
the best interests OF society and The human
lamiI".
3. RcSoIre2 That when any government,
from whatever cause. is Incapable Of pro-
,ecling the rights, and redresSnc the
wrongs OF its subjects, it is their inalicnabIe
right both as individuals and as commit
mites, and il is their duty, TO take protec-
ton and redress into their own hands, and
TO provide all necessary guards for their
future security.
! 4. Resolved, That in accordance with these
principles, all communities, whether savage
, or -i.il'zrA, admit the right OF necessary
self-defcnce, and the consequent right oil
abAting 10y eXIra-lcgal means, such nuisances
as are intolerabIr, and cannot be abated by
he regular operations of law.
5. Re8oicct. That the ianaical and per
severng efforts Of abolltionst>, and abolition
societies, 10 render our slave property in
secure, and TO excite the evil passions o
those slaves to characterization, has IA direc
tendency To inriie them TO servile war
with all its attendant horrors; and is such al
AlshNlb'l VI bhl i't'l'o' 'llNN VIC lNGl llNllIIt'
in pledging our lives, our fortunes and OF
sacred honor, TO each other, 10 the State
and TO orr sister slave States, that we pu
ala II TO the utmost extent of oil our aLilil
peacahIy five can, forcbly ii we must.
= 6. ResoIrel, That the repeated invasio
of the constitutional rights of the slav
States, has a direct tendency ia dissolv
| the Union, and, If persisted in, must in
e eviably lead to this deplorable result, as Ia
5 only refuge from impending evils Of I'll
. most appalling and intoleraJle character
e and we therefore pledge ourselves, ire,
i pectIve II all previous party ties, TO abiur
: al! minor issues, and unite q. one man
= waging deadly war On aboliiouism, an
d resisting all lis vile efforts, whether mad
\ by force or fraud, TO lrample our constit,
+ llonal rights under lis Ushallowed feet.
= 7. ResoIrei. That we appeal 10 the il
2. teligence, patriotism and loyalty of the FIR,
! States, to arrest the torrent OF atolilic
4 ianalici,m that is sweeping over them
IS cp.R violation Of our constitutional right
y ex posing the Union of these States 10 IN
]; minent peril, and il not speedily arreste
p TO certain anuihiaion.
ai &. Resolred. That the whole State
y iienthjed in interest and sympathy with Il