The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-20
Political Meeting in Ripton.
RlPToN, July 3lst, ,s5C

AT meeting OF the friends OF Il rec
dom, in Ripton, s. II. HENDnlcK was
appointed Chairman, and j, +, MoBBs,
Secretary.
Resolutions were adopted and ordered
to be read of which the following is a
copy
Whereas, " As we are approaching an
event in the nations history which is to
result in either being under the despotc
power of Slavery or in Freedom and
as we have already seen through the me-
dium of the Press the late movements
in noighboring Territory, in dopriying
freeman pf ibe right of Freedom Of
Speech, freedom of suffrage, and even of
free Territory, hnd usurpiDg power over
the free citizens of the United States, n
arrcstingahcm while in their peaceable
and noffensive avoca,ions,-puroi niug
their property and sending them out Of
the Territory, and even often out of ex-
istcnce And whereas VIC feel it our du.
ty to do all we are able by our influence
aud right of suffrage to check Slavery in
jts Onward progress - Therefore we
deem it cSrcdient to adopt the following
resolutions.
ReSolUed, " That we will cast our 7ote
with The Republican party for the Chief
Magistracy Of the Union, believing that
Hon JONI G. Fremont of California,
wi carry ont the principles Of that par
y and we believe this to be the case
from the fact that he was the main in.
strumcnt of making his resident stare a
free state Aud also. We believe him to
be from what we have learned from
authoritative sources a man of stirring
energy. and who has been instrumental
in making rapid progress in the study of
science much to the advantage Of the
civilized world, and also Of looking out
what will inevitably be sooner or later
the great thorOugbfare from the States
to the Eldorado Of America, and tho
great West. And also, we believe that
Hon WIN i. DAYTON of New Jersey.
the Republican nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, to be from what we have known Of
his previous career in puolic life as a
Senator to Congress- person well worthy
of that honorable aud important trust
Resolyed That tho nomination of
Hon. RYLAND FLETCHER and Hon.
JAMES NJ. SLADE for Governor and Lieut..
Governor will retain our hearty support,
believing them to be ,hy men to maui
ago the helm Of the ship Of State, aud
who will carry out the principles Of tho
Republican party Also, we endorse
the nomination of Hon. JAMES MEAcHAM
as our Representative to Congress, be-
lieving it to BIO bestowed upon a man
who has been = weighed in the balance
and found not wanting" and that be has
proved himself in every emergency
man true to his post and well worthy Of
the confidence and support Of all Free
men of the district which he has so
faithfully represented.
ReSolrcd, THAT we deeply sym
pathizc with suffering Kansas in her
troubles, in endeavoriug to free herself
from slavish tyranny and we will do
everything in our power to alleviate her
by our influence and rights Of suffrage,
and if necessary our assistance, and she
certainly shall have our best wishes for
her prosperity and future welfare: aud
believing this our land, which was bought
with the price of blood, and even the
blood of our ancestors, to be based 90 a
Constitution which asserts "that alt
men are barn free and eqNai Nth GER
tain rights" We believe those rights to
be our Liberty, with Free Territory,
Free Speech, and Free Labor, we be-
lievc we should have these rights with
out the interference of ncighboring
States or a despotic President, aud those
rights We believe must be had, even if it
costs division of the Union aud tho
risk of lives. And the first blow for
freedom must be struck at the approach
ing election.
RcSoirel, THAT we believe Slavery
to be an evil that has brought disgrace
upon our nation in the eyes of the civiliz-
ed world, and only worthy of barbarous
nations, and it would be Just in the Ru-
Ter of the Universe if ho should in his
judgment. mete out to this country his
wrath, and crush the oppressor to tho
dust and let the oppressed 60 free Aud
the blood of thousands of those who were
once in tbraldom, ss well as the blood of
our fathers, cricth out from the ground
even as the blood of Abel did to God,
for ms to sustain the rights our forefath-
ers gave us and to mitigate the suffarings
# the bpndsman.
Toted Tba, we adopt the resolutions.
On motion, rOted, that a copy of the
same be sent to the MiddleJury Reg
tstcr . for publication,
After expression of sentiment BY somo
of the advocates Of Freedom, the meet
ing was adjourned. with the best wishes
for the prosperity of the Union and the
check of Slavery throughout the States
aud the election of Fremont and Dayton.
s. II. HENDRICK Chm.
j. T MoBBs, .Scc'y