Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-05-31
Mass Meeting i'll Parkville.

At an adjourned meeting of the citizens
of Platte county, held in Pgrkville, Sat1r-
day, May 5, 1873, III which meeting the
citizens OF Clay, Jackson, and others pay
ticipated, il was moved ia,t The meeting
come TO order by calling VIM. Fox TO the
Char, and appointing 1hos. H. Starncs,
Secretary.
On motion, committee Of nine was APP
pointed by the Chair 10 draft resolutions eX-
pressive of the sense of the meeting, viz:
w. H. Miller, Hon. VIM. L. Almond,
Dr.. Baker, n. Il. Green, John Wallace, Y.
Cockerill, Of Platte county; John Corn, of
Clay county; Col. Dan'l Stone and A. Gil
man, Of jackson county.
Alter an absence of an hour, the commit.
Tee; through their Chairman, Mr.. Miller. re-
ported the following preamble and resolu-
tionS:
WnrnrAs. The sovereign people of Platte
county. Missouri, have again assembled
in Mass meeting. in The town Of Park
vile, in said county. in accordance with
an adjournment made by them on the
l4lh of April
And Whereas. It is certain beyond doubt.
that George S. Park and W. ]. Patterson
have LETT this county in obedience to the
resolutions passed by the meeting on said
14th Of April, 1853
And Whereas. It is also proper and right
that we further express our free opinions
in reference 10 the objects Of this meet
ing, Therefore, resolved:
1st. That we re-atiirm each and every
one of the resolutions passed on said l4th
OF April 1855.
! I'd. That we will suffer no man of any
/ denomination to promulgate Free Soil or
/ Abolition principles from the pulpit in this
county under the same penalty as expressed
in the fifth resolution passed on the l4th OF
April.
3. That those who are not for us are
against us, and that he who by his acts or
words evnces his opposition to the inStitl-
ton of slavery, should not reside where
said institution eXists-that we deprecate
the settlement Of those in our midst who arc
opposed TO our peculiar institutions, and We
further pledge ourselves TO remove all sucl
from our country-peaceably ii we can
but forcibly if we must.
4th. That should the people OF Jackson
county deem it eXpedient at any time to tax,
action in reference 10 the hotel now undel
the control of the Aid Society in IIansa.
City, we pledge ourselves TO act in concer
with them at any time they may call upol
us for that or any other movement h9vins
. FOR its object the removal of these people
from our midst.
9TH That we deeply symnathi<e will
o,r friends and co-workerS in Kansas Ter
rorv in the loss they have recently me
with in the death of Malconb Clark, by th
, hands of an abolition desperate, and W.
here now say 10 the murderer and III
friends, that we but .bidc orr time.
9Th. That as the Gboliiioni>tS of tht
North consider our negroes when pasSin,
: through their territory, contraband there
, fore we consider that in accordance with th
law Of retaliation. we have the right 10 con
slider in the same light thcir goods and cha.
tells shipped through our S)a,e.
$ 7h. That in The Plate Argus we recog
: Mise an able defender Of the rights and in
S;itutions of the South. and that by its man
+. " end independent course tlwouahoUt hi
= contest it has deserved and should rccciv
u the support Of all friends Of the inStituio
e of slavery: end fnnher. we hail with 10
= the advent of the Southern Democrat, TO b
: issued at Parkvilc. and feel assured that il
course viii be such as 10 freely justify ii
endorsement bv Southern men.
: Sth. That the proceedings of this mertin
|, he furnished the Platte Argus for public;
t tion.
q The meeting then adionrnPd sine die.
VIM. FON, Chm.
y T. II. SrARNEs, Sec'y.