The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-25
For the Register.
A Mass Meeting

or the citizens of New Haven was
held at the Town Hall, on Thursday the
10Th inst, at 8 o'clock, =. NJ, to take
into consideration the recent outtages Of
the Slave power in Washington and Kan
sas, and to adopt measures for furnishing
material aid to the friends Of freedom in
the latter. The attendance was large,
and the spirit of the meeting most car.
nest and enthusiastic.
Gen. William Nash was appointed
President, and Col Ira Clifford and Rev.
o S. Hoyt Vice Presidents, and A. P.
Roscoe, Esq, Secretary.
Rev. S. Hurlburt, Sylvester Doud,
Esq and DR.. II A Smith were ap.
pointed Committee to draft resolutions.
While the Committee we're absent the
meeting was addressed by Rev. o. S
Hoyt. in an able and interesting manner
The Business Committee then re-.
ported tho following resolutions, which
were discussed and unanimously adopted:
I. ResolUed, That the Slave power
ought no longer to govern this nation
9. ReSoived, That in the recent as
sault upon the Hon. Charles Sumner on
the floor of the United States Senatcand
in the destruction of Lawrence, we see
only new developments of the wantnn
disregard of right. and that willingness
to resort to even the most desperate
measures for the promotion Of its inter
csts, which from the foundation of our
government has always characterized the
Slave power
8. That the aggressions of the Slave.
ry propagaudists call for the sternest re-
sistonce in every possible form, employ
ing hearts, intellect, tongue, pen, votes,
and if need be, arms
A That we deeply sympathizc with
our outraged aud suffering friends in
Kansas, who are fighting the common
battle of freedom for US all, anu h0t zee
tcWheIp them.
5. That a State Convention ought to
be held to devise plan of united action
by the Free Stotes to resist the usurpa-
ton of the Slave power in Kansas
Gen. Nash presented the following
resolution, which was unanimously a
dopted;
RcSoired. That in view of recent oc-
eurrences at Washington aud the total
disregard exhibited towards Northern
men and Northern principles. that the
seat of government should he removed to
some Free State, where our Representa-
,ives can be secure from Southern bru-
tality and outrage, and where violation
Of the law will he sure to meet and re-
ceive that punishment which is due to
lawless violence.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented by +. H. Landon, Esq, and unan-
imously adopted
Resolyed That deSpotism or freedom
is now the issue before the people, and
Gnd has put it in their power to deter
mine this Issue. and mas thrown the re-
sponsibilitv directly upon them.
Resolred. That to save tho cffusion Of
blood in Kansas, we want free settlers
to emigrate and locate homes in that ter.
ritory by thousands, and We pledge them
onr sympathy and material aid for their
support until such times as they can pur-
sue their vocstiuns unmolested by border
iufhans.
These resolutions were sustained by
spirited addresses from Messrs S. Hurl.
burt. A. p Roscoe, s. Duud. Col Gift
ford, DR. f. DWarner and Oliver Smith.
The interest Of the meeting did not
expend itself altogether IN words. For
the relief of tho suffering friends of free.
dom in Kansas, paper was circulated
at the meeting. beaded with very gen
erops sum from Gen Nash, aud com
mitsc of one in each district volunteers,
were appointed to circulate it through
the town The subscription has already
reached about two hundred dollars
A proposition has been made BY the
Committee of the Kansas Aid Associa.
ton of Hincsburgh to have the counties
Of Addison aud Chittonden unite in send.
ing company of one hundred men to
Kansas. This can be done Will not
the citizens of the two counties unite in
a Mass Meeting for this purpose2 While
South Carolina. Georgia and Alabama
are represented in Kansas by compani
Of the worst wretches on the face Of the
earth for the purpose Of crushing out
freedom in that fair territory, shall not
Vermont be there represented by her
companies of intelligent, virtuous and
brave sous, to sustain Freedom
The following communication we find
in the Burlington Free Press. 1t con-