Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-11-03


and humanity.
7. Informing the slaves (by emissares
to be sent among them, or through tie
non shareholders of the South of the plan
of emancipation. that they NAV be prepar-
ed to co operate at the proper time.
8. To encourage emigration to the
South fpersons hvoring the movement.
8. When the preceding plelimnaries
shall have sufficiently prepared the way,
then to land military forces Cat numerous
points a. the Same time) in the South,
who shall raise the standard Of freedom,
and call to it the slaves. and such free per-
sons as may be willing to join it,.
10. If emancipation shall be accom-
plished orly by actual hoslilities, then. as
all the laws of war of nature and of JUS
tice. will require that the 'cmancipaled
slaves shall be compensated for their pre-
vious wrongs, we avow it our parposs to
make such compensation. SO far as the
property of the shareholders and their abet-
tors can compensate them. And we avow
our intention to make known this dc err
mination to the slaves beforehand, with a
view TO give them courage and self respect,
to nerve them TO look boldly into the ewes
of their tyrants. and to give them true
ideas of the relations ofjuslice existing BE-
tween themselves and their oppressors.
IL. To remain in the South, after eman
cipation, until we shall have established,
or have seen established, such govern
menls as will secure the future freedom
of the persons emancipated.
And We anticipate that the public avow
al of these measures. and our open and EEL
ous preparation. for them. will have the effect
within some reasonable time-we trust
within few years at farthest-to detach
the government and the contrv at lar. e
from the interest of the shareholders; 10 de-
stroy the security and value of slave prop
erty; to annihiate the commercial credit
of the slave holders, and finally to accom-.
plish the extinction Of slavery. We hope
it may be- without blood,
: If it be objected that this scheme pro-
poses war, We confess the fact. 1t dose
propose war-prvate war, indeed--bu,
nevertheless war, if that should prove ne.
cessary. And our answer to the objection
is. that in revolu lions Of this nature it il
, take the first steps. The tea must be
thrown overheard, the Bastlle must be tori
down, the first gun must be fired, by pri
vate persons, before new government car
be organized, or the old one be forced (fol
4 nothing but danger TO itself will force it
TO adopt the measures which the insurgents
have in view.
If the American governments State O
national, would abolish slavery, we woult
: leave the work in their hands. But a.
they do not, we propose to force them II
it, or to do it ourselves in defiance O
: them.
If any considerable number of th
: American people will Join us, the worl
will be an easy and blooiless one;for slave
ry can live only in quiet. and in the sym
Palhy or subsection of all around it.
, We. the subscribers. residents in tn
!. town Of. in the county Of, in tn
!. State Of, believing in the principles
). and approving generally of the measure
set forth in tho ferossins "Plan for TIA
n Abolition Of Slavery" ard in the accom-
. panying address "To the Non Slave hol
;, ders of the South" hereby unite ourselve
in an association to be called the Leagu
of Freedom, in the town Of, for IN
purpose of aiding to carry said plan into ell
feet. And we hereby severally declare
: 10 be our sincere intention to co-eperat
with each other, and with all other assoca
tons within the United States having tn
; same purpose in view and adopting til
same platform of principles aud measures
TO THE NoS-sLAvE HOLDERS OF THE SOUTH
We present to you herewith "A Pla
for the Abolition of Slavery" and solici
: your aid to carry it into execution.
Your numbers. combined with that O
! the Slaves. will give you all power Yo
d have but 10 use il and The work is done.
) The following self-evident principles O
justice and humanity will serve as guide
TO the measures proper TO be adopted
IT These principles are
9 l. That slaves have natural right t,
if their liberty.
2. That they have natural right t,
n compensation $50 far as the property of tn
Ut Shareholders and their abbeItors can com
3 pensate them) for the wrongs they hav,
II suffered.
3. That, so long AS the governments un
n der which they live refuse to give then
l. liberty or compensation, they have tn
y right to take it by strasagem or force.
l. a. That it is the duty of all who can t,
IT assist them in such an enterprise.
q l To ignore and spurn the authority .
$ all the corrupt and tyranical political insti
l. tutions which the shareholders have estab
lished for the security of their crimes.
g g. Soon as may be, to take the politica
ir power of your State into your own hands
1t and establish governments that shall pun
e ish slaveholding as a crime. and also give
o to the slaves civil actions for damages fol
# the wrongs that have already been com
mitted against them.
Al g. Until such new governments shall b,
t instituted, to recognize the slaves as free
o men. and as being the rightful owners o
: the property which is now held by their
j. masters, but which would pass to them j
justice were done to Justify and ASSIST them
o in every effort to acquire their liberty and
# obtain possession of such property by stra
n tagem or force; to hire them as aborers, pay
e them their wages, and defend them mean