Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-07-31
VER PARISH OF PO1NTE COUpEE SATURDAY, JULY 81 1853


OF any man Or woman. by authority O.
power outside'of his or her own soul, is
guilty of fragrant wrong.
| SLAVERY.
2. Resolved, That slavery is wrong
which no power in the Universe can
make right; therefore, any law constitu-
ton, court or government, any church
priesthood, creed or Bible, any Christ or
any God that by silence authorizes man
to enslave man, merits the scorn and
contempt of mankind.
spIRITUALIsM.
8. Resolved, That the phenomena Of
what is called modern spiritAalism have
abundantly demonstrated tie fact that
all intelligent intercourse between en-
bodied and disembodied human spirits
is both possible and actual That the
conviction Of the possibility and actuali-
ty Of spirit intercourse is opposed to
all despotism, impurity and sensualism,
and conduces to the Inauguration Of the
only authority consistent with the hu-
man soul, as favorable to sound NOR
ality.
WAR AND DEATH PUNISHMENT.
A. Resolved, That it is always wrong
and inexpedient for man to take the life
of man; therefore capital punishment,
war and all preparations for war, are
wrong and inconsistent with the inter-
ests of individuals and society.
MARRIAGE.
5. Resolved, That the only true and
natural marriage is an exclusive coniu-
gal love between one man and one wo-
man; and the only true home is the iso-
lated home based on this exclusive love.
MATERNITY.
6. Resolved, The sacred and impor-
tant right of woman is her right to de-
eide for herself how often, and under
what circumstances, she shall assume
the responsibility and be subjected to
the sufferings and cares Of maternity;
and man can commit no greatar crime
d. dIiiS9 "oIlah DIS NliC anu IUUlief,
against his child, against society, and
against humanity, than to impose upon
her a maternity whose responsibility
and suffering if she is not willing to ac-
cept and endure.
WoMAN's RIGHTS
I. Whereas, the assumed superiority
of man over woman has held her in sub
mission and entailed slavery and de-
pendence on the sex, and consequently,
misery on the race: therefore.
Resolved, That immediate steps
should be taken to remove that error
and its consequences, and place woman |
politically, industrially, eduea tionally, I
md socially on perfect equality with
nan.
s. Resolved, That nothing is true or
light, and nothing is false or wrong, be-
;ause it is sanctioned or condemned by
he Bible; therefore the Bible is power
ess to prove any doctrine to be true, or
my practice to be right, and it should /
lever be quoted for that purpose.
FREE TRADE
9. Resolved, That natural justice, in
ividual and social morality, the peace
nd material wealth and property of T,
he nations, the spirit of human brother
ood, that all international tariffs be i'm
1ediately and forever abolished, and
hat Government in all their various de-
artments be supported by direct taxa
ion
LAND REFORM.
10. Resolved, That the earth, like the I,
II and light, belongs in common to the
hildren Of men on it; each human being a
alike independent; each child by yir-IIii
,e of its existence, has an equal and in. i
lienable right to SO much Of the earth's j
urface as IS convenient by proper cul- 1
ire to his support and perfect develop ID
ent, and none has right to any more; III
,erefore all laws authorizing and sus-1Ia D
lining private property in Lard, for the i
urpose Of speculation, and which pre- j
snt men and women from possessing ID
II land without paying for Y, are as &
,iiust as would be laws compe cling them .
pay for air and light, and ought to be I'll
once forever repealed. ID
THE SABBATH.
Whereas, The Jewish Sabbath is conf :
ssedly abolished By the Gospel dis = !
,Ilsation; and !; !;
Whereas, The same authority sets i i
art no other day to be similarly OBJ d !
rved, therefore,
III. Resolved, That all efforts Of church i,
d priests to enforce our observance Of Z,
D Christian Sabbath, as Of Divine ap- $ $
intlnent. IS q fragrant violation Of in-II IInI
FiduaI right, and must be prosecuted Is, 5
dishonest disregard Of the spirit a. i
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