Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-03
RESOLUTIONS.

WHKRKAs The 'ipeo uliar instltuuonF has this day
made Htrikingly manifest its baneful inhueneS upon
the 'rights Of man" By inhetng ihs a.alh PS9A AZ
watome, for conscientious observance OF tho LAW OF
brotherhood as ineulcAted By Jesus Christ, ana the
law OF freedom as taught BY Thomas Jefsrsoni
Rssolred That the system OF negro slavery Is Il
now exists in OF the States OF the American con
fsdsracy is but the experiment Of despotAm winch
einatiOna aud cOmpTOmisea, IL n, IA the "oIus o.
Weslsy "the sum Of all viiainiesi and can only be
subdued by giving IL, In southern parlanee, war 10
the knife, with the knife 10 the hilt
Resoiisd That the State Of Virginia. under the lead
Of Henry A. Wise, IL contemplate oaricature OF the
sOld Dominion Ia the days OF Oeorge Waahngton and
George Mason She was once Aptly called 'the Mother
Of Pfe.dsnts she may nov, With .igGlaoant g5ogh,
iiu fdabtful visions Of armed inyadosa and with .
uxurisnty guilty conscience, her ehiyaly hse whsa
pursued BY shadows. They are ready 70 cry OUT WIN
sBy The Apostle Paul shadows tonight
@haye struck more terror 10 the soul oi hehAId
"Ihan could the substance OF Zen thousAnd soldiers
Resoosd That for their cOndaet in the Harpers Fer
~ war when "One man chased thousAnai and In the
SEQUEL to that war, when "ten thousand put the one
man 10 death, the Apurs should be hacked from the
heels of the ehiEary Of Yheinai ths bearing, On tsl
despot With hs broken manAclea and che uprt-arring
motto Isle semper IynnHus' theiT hsF.ldle device.
,ason OF Liberty" gbbet, bearing the algnlh'
cant inscription n-"Degeneres Animos Tiinor Arquit
Rssoiped That Il was In exact keeping with th'
hSe,sr and conduct of The citizens Of Souih Carolina
. WHO had furnished a bully to beat down FresdOmi
Champion In tho senate Chamber 10 furnish hAlte
/ a. hang Freedoms Champion At HaTpera Ferry. TIT
I neopIs of the North have stood for reflection"
ResOlUtd, That We fully agree 10 senttment viii
those fathers Of the Repube, who, before the adopio'
Of ths Constitution, snd while that instrument va
undergoing examination periodically exclaimed, "hoN
ever desirable unlon Of these States mar b. ne Pr
seryation Of our liberties s still more desrAole.
have BY force OF eircunstances become eonyneed tina
the "iriepfessibe conflict Il upon Us, and that y ~
terminals until "FreedOm or slavery go 70 th
wall" In such contest, and pnder such dire neee'
sity, say, without feat and without reproaehi
= Freedom stand though the UniOn be disolyedl
z We further say ThRt any religion that sanctions
| apologies Tor government that authorizes luna
slavery aud egalizea murder, is barbAFous In spin
evil In tendency, aud In Yhtual fellowship With n
''sum Of All villEiniesi"
y ResOlpsd, That John Brown, Who, 10 his life was
thorn 10 the side Of the Oppfesuor has, Ia his deaf
become 70 the Slave Power " more terrible than
y army with banners" His euogy 4 best spoken BY
Il eKseutioner-"he possesses the greatest intsgIi
trnthiulneag aud courage that syer meti'
Resolved, That however much may lament
ceath OF the devoted Brown, are lathhod that
execution viii bring confusion upon hisenenies, a
DO 70 overthrow the bulWafkA Of Slavery thaI
le long hfo Of phiianthropc deeds with peaceful %
We honor hla menoyi Posterty will give him
- monumsnt ~ indeailnetibe a. their applrslions
FREEDOM.