Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-07
Read and adopted in concurrence.
CLARK II CHAPMAN, Secretary
No. 44.-RESOLUTlONS on so much of the


slavery and t. establish il in the free terri
tories of the [ uitcd STATES thrrc have been
nossnd tba Ciritivn Il &C.,, Inv =, r,Il,I md
H. ,J,'a.,,t 7;.l;,.. ,,,;,,,I ,.,,,,,,
=: H. - ..;,o = /. . <'
~ ~ '"o ieU va h'"7AS anu
mont of i ,varv tL,r.iu . p,,I Ia I,,rtt,.r,urn
IS ,ii ,y -; .', 81 NJ;
t",' fui I'O' az W
nave peel suuertu''o INV ue tue territory ol
Kansas, IN armed ''nds, and to prevent there
by the people Ol SAID Kansas from making
their own laws, or elcCtluI their Own rel re
6cntdtiycs, and 10y L,wlcss force to exclude
them from pyerr,,inr amy vote. in t:.r. ,r.,v-
or,n,.nt ~ s,,I t.l.,i9,ry AMI
- ~ ~ ~ NJ t;;4.;,, .,
'''''''i A"' l''''-' -
tue general EoNtfhm NJ mas tent l'Srll 10
these illegal and unjust schemes uud has
either openly aided therein, ur secretly con-
niyrd tlirrenr g. and l.l. ttkrI no stems To OK
oc,tn tho In, .,. .,.r,t..t tI. ,4.,,,,1, "a
III -, -. -
SUI vi iNoig III wv '.N.'N' 20 'i.'i N'"o'i
tuuonal rights tnus luNlcly aSSallcd "ud
overthrUwn, and has, upon false prCtgnses,
removed such OF its own officers ms were not
entirely yub.pryirnt r., thos, htd DESIGNS and
w.. NJ 1T, - ,;,;,,,,., -. sI,,,.
,,i;. 80 , -, ,,J t,,,,s
holui'lo a'''cS " HTl' 1'"'t i'' "'-
port theh '"r""S"' tH' ~ 'i"o VI
late been asserted ana inc "tJ attempted
and IN consequence thereof citizen OF
sist state has been mt in prison under the
usurped or grossly reryertcl power OF a
federal iud,,e2 therefore. il is by the senate
81 H. = - ...,,..,,i,.. -, h, -,.,,' 4.
~" iiOu9o VI 'Cl'' 'N'"''''N''" W wv ''"'' %
vermont
P,,,y,,5 That tho n,citivc .Iovc not of $50 is
contrary ia the snirit ~ tbc cou.ti ution nr fbc
imitcd s,o,es IL s,,,,cr.i,,, - tLc ,i,ht. ,rd a
fragrant outrage upon the spirit Of a free people ;
and that the ,amc ought t. he Immediately repealed
tbe,errit,IlI '' oct. Of When rbra,,,rJ the
anciout prohibition If slavery in .aiI tcrritorcs.
rm" oG,hn ,', ,i s. anJ n,
The inst nj hts Of t. ,..,. 49,, fi,Llo.. br.,.I nj
a solemn public impact, oi watch the ,llycl Hing
insult T. the ire ,t1te- aud in violation Of the
latur 81 lShts OF man ara t"lt II m''l's 'Ae con-
P~J,,i r,n t VI ~ ,,.,,rr,
of kansas by eitlens Of Missouri. and their HE"
gal and turcible exclusion Of the people OF that
territory from all the political hight to which they
were entitled in the government thereof, for tie
sole purpose Of establishing Slavery therein. under
the semblance of law, was an act ct atroclty I'M
cqulled in the political history If this nut"n. and
directly subversive Of the fundamental p incpits
OF republican government, and that the state f
Missouri will be justly chnrEcable rs party -
that wrong. unless she PUBLICLY and distinctly
disavow said acts Of her citizen, and use every
means in her power g. prevent a recurrence
thereof
R'so'red That the non-iHt. riercnce Of the federal
administration, to prevent punish said outrag cs
Justly makes it, in the cstiuN. ion of mankind nc.
cossory there to- and unworthy Of the con edcnce or
respect Of frccmen.
Re,alu,i That Vermont while she will in no
way ass,il the constitution or d,me.tic ri,lt. ,f
the slavcholding states will, To- the utmost OF her
power, uiIIuiu anu sustain the people 81 t'r ter
ritorics, in their lnwiu .l'It t. cNclnte slavery
theTeir'm that she VIII, ~ All hfuris, and to
the extremity, RESIST all eucroachiueu's upon tie
constitutional rlshtS 81 inc @tUe',-that TO the
extent OF r aol n.y. shs VIII oppose the extension
ct slavery into, and the existence thereof IN, the
terIliore, OF the nlteI rt'tcs, and the admission
into the Union 81 any state who's" constitution
does NOT rerpetu'lIy rroAIht slavery therein.
hcSDip'd, mat the Save VINO Ncdis the soil II a
Tree state, by the consent Of lis master, become,
thereby a. once and forever Tree, and entitled To-
the exercise OF the whole power OF the 'tAto when
necessary, IN the dc'cLce 81 his freedom
h'S' u'd, mat IN tue "plHlnh OF thls neral a.
s"mbly no district court ct the lnited states has
lurlSd cti1n to i'sue "Tts 81 h7h'0S o''I"s, or 10
render judgment thereon, except Wnen nree' ary to
Vi fT, 'a.,r'n' or
no Ia ~, 7,',,,' ',' i ''''' "''
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nd. ,h ,,,,hi,,, ~ Ill., 49,, - -
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-; - w. .,e i''s' ~ Gums! j.
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'''.i Iu' i't ''es ID Con
g. Wv az ' gus ''N'' l' ''
VIZ F'''' ''' ''-'' ' '''' '''Ss''"s 80
p1tJ III. ,t 1.. ,
y ~ "' "' 'I'lU'S''t ~
go ~ u, ,iVS5 re- lI"'Iy eo' ''nt
to g., t ~ ,t .,,i,,'Li '''''
al ,bo. , g. 49, - -
Coyernor az cnch STAT In Tho I,,inn ,Yi,,, , ~,
orrs. that thcv he inid hcfIro tbr Lou 'I.,,,,,
hereof
,up
IN HOUSE OF hIPRtSFNTArIyEs'
NOV. -, 1900.
heaa mn ana odobted;
OEo' IT, lllVhPSON' ass |. Cterk.
Is SENATE. Nov. l.. 1S55
head ana adopted IN concurrence.
T. II. CllAFNAN' secretary.
NO o'-hesoIutohs lelatlng to the eXten-
10 ms freedom "heh Drought into Tree
state