The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-07

to lay aside old party organizations, sacri6c,
personal and party prejudices, and merge al
minor differences of opinion in one brother
hood Of Freedom. Ifnew parties have sprun.
into existence, which in ordinary times woult
lead to new divisions, so new and daring out
RACES upon the consecratcd ground Of Free
dom have demanded new sacrifices for its de
fence That demand has been promptly ant
nobly responded to by the minority of tn.
late National Convention at Philadelphia
and we, now and here, in the same fearless
spirit, echo their response in our own behalf
and for every faithful son of our liberty low
ing state. To that perfdy Of the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise, has now been add
ed the crime of civil war-the intrusion of
Of an armed mob Of Missourians upon the
free territory Of Kansas, and the destruction
by force, Of the elective franchise. The re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise, AMI virtu
ally of the ordinance of 17S7-that charter o.
Liberty more ancient than the Constitution
itself-opened the door for Slavery to terri
tory hitherto frec; the Demon has now pass
ed that door, sword in hand, and its first vic
tim is the sacred right of suffrage. Slavery
wds an accident wound which time was Il
eradicate; it now claims to be an institution
member Of the body polite, making wal
upon all the other members, and cxisins fata
supremacy over the whole system. Sweeping
away all parties which do not tamely submit,
to its behests- = diverting the Government,
from all its legitimate functions, and absorb,
ing the Executive, the Army and the Navy
in new acquisitions of Slave territory-Siave-
ry now assumes to control the sovereign peo-
pie themselves in LAYING the foundation of
every future State, and thus steadily ains to
make SLAVERY NATURALIZATION SEC.
TIONAL. As local wound, confined within
the Slave States, we would checrfullv leave
it, as our fathers left it, for medication. As
an aggressive power in the nation, and an
unruIy member, in the language Of the Holy
one of Israel, we revcrcntly and earnestly
say-"Cut it Oft and cast it from thee
l. Pesolrcd, That We do hereby rca!lirm in
all their parts the resolutions and pledges of
the State Conventions OF the Frcemcn of
! Vermont holden on the 9th of June and the
18th of July, 1881.
.. RtSolred, That as by open pcrflv all
former Compromises on Slavery have been
rendered morally null and Woodland all fltnc
compromises morally impossible. we hereby
torswcar all Compromises. past or future,
''thc Fugitive Slave law of 1880 included, =
and plant ourselves immutah.y upon thel'lat-
form of the Fathers Of the Republic. as prar-
enumerated in the Ordinance O. l1S7@"Nn
SLAVERY OUTSIDE OF TIE SLAVE
STATES"
3. H,>o'rcd. That the late infracton Lv
force of the right OF settlers in Kansas to the
free and undsturbed exercise of the elective
franchise. was an outrage which must he re-.
pu'liated in all its consequences by the Ma
tiOnal Executive and bv Congress, in obedi-
encc to that clause az the Constitution which
guarantees to the American people "a Re-
publ an form of Government" and in res
pect to the supreme right Of Am.rcan Gil
xcrS to ca>> Their sullrarrS "unswcrycd Wv
fear and unawcd by force
!. Ee<o'rc". That clincins to the Federal
l'nion and Government, in their original pu-
ritv as the rock of National Liberty. Nation
al Defence, National Peace and National!
Prosperity, and rcyar'lin9 Slavery As the
source Of real danger, Il hnu} urd irrtror1-
Me settlement 81 h" s'nrcrv question is in our
Judgment the first and imperative duty Of cv-
cry Statesman and Patriot.
). Hcsc're,l, That in the sentiment Of No
SLAVERY OUTSIDE OF THE SLAVE STATES"
-"SLAvFEY LOCAL, FErEnoM NATION
AL"-implyinc that Slavery is a local evil
and the creature of local law, is to be le.,
forever undstnrbcd by the Federal Govern
mrnt in the States whore it exists, an its
cxtcntion beyond that lim; forever excluded
by positive prohibition find ground Of
settlement. Just alike to the Slave States and
the free, and therefore practicable and wise
For such settlement we pledge our sup
port. ar" hereby invite the cooperation of
all the States of the Union disposed TO meet
the question in the spirit of Justice and patri-
OtiSm.
6. HcSo'rca. That We cordially commend
20 the Frecmen Of Vermont, Stephen Rove.
for Covrrr"r. Hvlsnd Fletcher for I.irut
Governor, AMI Henry NJ Bates for Trcasur-
er, plcdSins fer ourselves a hearty support
at the polls
I. Hcsolre'. That the prohibitorv liquor
systcm-aloptcd by this state, has BY its sal-
utaTy influence, commended itself to the SUD-
port of the people and that we are opposed
to any alteration of the existing laws on that
subject except such as NAV be necessary to
give it greater efficiency.
After the unanimous adoption of the pre-
amblc ard resolutions the Convention aiiour
ed sine die
Attest,
ALVAH SABIN, PRESIDENT.
rs 4 I; i. i: T T S;;;:: s,,s'.
NEW DEMONSTRATION the result of
the March election was made known in New
Hampshire, Gov. Baker and his Council pro
cccded to issue Commissions to men of their
own party, appointing them for a term of
years, in cases where Commissions would ex-
plrc under their successors. This was de-
signed to prevent Gov. Metcalf from filling
offices becoming vacant under bis admins
tration. But unluckily for Gov. Bakers
plan, the Legislature has the power, accord