The people's journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1850-1857, 1857-05-21

"uc fu TAG licii, dHu al tHsUlt To tUpSe
upon whose feals they are expected
tn operate. q G'eit 'esti ,ns Of gov.
rrnuct tai policy. involving til. ery
! suhat4 az nf our liberties. Il The hap
| piAcSS 1T rernute generations, are II
he settled ny appeais To t,e fears
Il a1y ta,t vt the Anr icau people
Reason, aud the calm jndsment ot IA
u 4hteoed pubic ,pluion. must de-
terror T. slaves. lnaginrry dangers
! necrlne realitie, l., the Ii mid Ito the
courageous tney vauisn "a uearer
! approach. 81 mere the nnly danger
he, in bee ming alarmed. .rue dsu,
| C is ov rrnme the day it is met with
,'esnlutr Courage and deter nlned pIr-
pose. ne right must p evail. sad
! re yEnrg mast give way. U2pl ma
,tner ba is can the question, ia issue
ever ne per nanegtly ssttle3. Ii 10
nn impeachment "fthe manly qualities
"f our Snuthern friends sn say that they
will and must subanit tn that WHICH 10
just and right, when constiiutionaily
embodied il the Legislation Of the gny-
ernment, Let the freemen Of ths
Nnrth announce in language firm and
unmi >takeable, their purpose to resist
the spread of slavery, aud. at every
cost, /" preserve the integrity nf the
Union, and we shall have lasting
peace, such as ~ conprn Mise. 1ayi &
; its foundation in wrong, eau ever So
cute To the cruut,y.
The p"sitinn taken Inv the Conven-
ii IN. in its resolve touching the duties
and obligations imposed upon those
who seek adoption into our gress
American family of freemen, musk
meet the approval OF every patriotic
citizen. We have a rigeht To expect
aud quire perfect and undivided,
aIIegi ance, from ui who are invested
with the high prerogstives Of cisizaa-
Ship. As the adopted citizen receives
in iulI n,.asu,e all the rights and ia-
nunitios of the native bHffr, sn ouxat
he to render the like single aud unre-
served drv I'll III tn tie country of his
ad ,pti,n. He should acknowledge
no earthly p,wer superior to the Con-.
stltution and the sovereignty Of the
American people. There is no dan.
ger that we shall err in our jealous
devotion to our Country, and In tho
cultivation Of an intsnce American
Nationality.
have not time to speak of she
other topics embI sced in the platform
of principles adopted by the Convsn-
tiou, in the manner th.er Importance
deserves Opportunities will be afford.
de me hel eater, to make my views
known OH some matters of domestic
pole closely Connected. in my judg.
ment. with the grnWth and prosperity
.t our great Coz, unlw .alta. While
tn utnpst care should b. observed
not l., dl,iu II ih. vast hu,Ines, inter
e>tS ut Commonwealth So rich, a 4
nf suca diversified pursuits as our own.
vet it cannot he denied that ours, the
richest Commonwealth al itS eg-
tent il the world, has not kept pace
in the deveInp nrnr of her Ies"urces,
and IL productive industry with some
Of her sister State. We may, the re.
tore, without the charge of rashueas.
Inquire If "ur policy could not. In
some respects, he made more c"nfor-
. rnahie IL the spirit nf the age. and
mole in harmony with the wants of an
ever-activr Business enterprise.
In cnncIu ion. gentlemen, permit
me to tender my thanks for the very
kind and acceptable manner in whicl
you iischarged the duty assigned you
Very respectfully, your obodient
servant, d. WlLMOT.
To j. 5. Bowen, WIN. d. Kelley.
John r. E lie. Or. Ru h Smith and
Russell Errett, Committee.
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