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At a large ‘meeting of the friends of constitu tional law and order, in Galesboro’, hell on the evening of the 12th inst., after a full vssion, which the Rev. George W. Gale, Rev... ters, Charles Gilbert, and J. J. Miter ed, the following resolutions were “unanimously” adopted. _— Resolved, That “the free communication, hor thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable in man; and that every citizen may freely speak, print on any subject, being responsible for the bane of liberty.” — Constitution of Iknoia. Resolved, That this principle, so unequivocally ,is tied by our state and the federal government, lies a foundation of American liberty. _ Resolved, That this chartered right cannot be suveilor any portion of our fellow citizens, be they great of sin under any pretext whatever, without our menthalwark of hee) ene cting the stability a protecting power of our eed being formed under and in support of the and without jeoparding both our liberties and ee Resolved. That,as citizens of the free state of the duty of self-preservation, the defense of our vi constitution, and a sacred regard for the great universal freedom, call upon us to bear our united lie testimony, against the treasonable assault m the life and liberty, in Alton, on the evening of the 7tho vember, 1837. Resolved, That, as the public authorities of Alton; the influential portion of her citizens, were re warped, long before the bloody issue, of the mad a band of ruffians to rob a fellow citizen of his as rights, they had time and means sufficient to devise carry into execution all those precautionary measures neces sarmet is fore we hold Alton, as a zens of this state and to God for’ P. Lovejoy. Resolved, That although can which they have given to them and to the cause of universal freedom, nor at one crimson stain which they have fixed upon the Resolved, That many of the recent 2 who are opposed to the of one in this state, of free, fall and Se aceian aptiranae Resolved, That the lever, by roll the Babel of slavery from us can never be , he eaten hence, if the apologists of slavery tegrity of their cause, they have every
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