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I'it Inc f'unC'Hil Freeman.WHO WII.I. BE KJ.AVKS*■ FtLt.oyy Citi/.kx*. The deed is done. Uditw,yt«i will find a rlt;Ho1uti(il ndpplcd by the House of Representatives of the United Stilton, oil the SJnl rif Bee c inker, nit. -Thul tried n ini fearless defender of.Dm right of pe iilieii, I (nil. J.Q. Adams, attempted to rein inn I rate against its adoption,but ivus gnggtdhy the jirrvioM 'question ! Ah tlio only thing lie } odd III dbj when the'yeas mid nays were called, hi), roue in his | place, mol amid clamorous cries of ‘ order,’ designed do-si-1 It;nut! him, or drown his voice, he exhumed,*1/ roii.vo/fr this j remitutioua violation if the Coiialihitwiiifthn l/mleil (Stales— , of the- riffM* 'tifimy ranstitu'citts midtlir p,-nph o}' the Unlttil I til till s hi }iililiun-~mill if gig ripit. (f .frtcituiii ofspcrrh'oii it, miniher of this lioyit. It wris Id no purpose, Hlnycliolihl iiig a mu'll lice end dictation dunianiloil it. arid sirnitivny the I ('iii; is 'applied, the - right of.,petition virtually lt;b.‘iiied,ilie I Cunstitiiliuii tralojiledunder fiiet. niiift!ie siiitrcijruty 'rd’llie', [leojili! contemned! .Will'you. stand bv llie’right-of pofiltnii j and its intnqiiil ilufoi'idcr ■ TJu.'ii-cii-eiilate itfict'Kijyii Lhe-aitl-uexi'd memoiiiils.■ At lhij lnst session of C'oiiyress, the-1 louse of ltupraseii-ta lives ■ dee hired by sylei mi vote,- Dial stn re* ■ liitr.c not ■ the right lt;f petition ■ By the resolution- uf Dee. U 1st, this.'body virtually liee.lrtres, thiit YOU li'ave nol'llils, r.i{jiil»: '.lire , iflt;i is shirrs'A. 'Again—lliis rvsiiiiil.ion.is alunnit word (iir word, llie itifmn-' uiis .resoliiliuii lt;if .Juii.nnry Just.--' Tlint- resolution ■■eiiint int-. mediately b'eibro tlif .'I.egislnUirn of liiis. i.’oiiiinuti wealth, then in session,'for jts cons j deration mid online.' That.body,, by a vole of (178 ■ to -1 ii; passedllie ful kiwi11 m 'snlutumft t , .Resolved, 'i'liat tin; resolution above. named.is nil in-.-oimji-! lion of pOtvor inul authority ui v:\ri n'nc.e with-the- spinl'-' tnnl } ,v‘ intent'of the I’tinsiitiiiioiv'of lJte United States, and iiiyAt a meet trig of the friends of the anti-slavery cause, the nbovc Constitution .was disciiRseit and.adopted.At tni adjourned meeting, held in the. Vestry of the Hollis ■; E* Society, on the IKilh of Dec., the following persons wore clioseii olliccra ofthc.Seciety fiirthe eiisning year:, .: EllENEZEit STONE, iV EZRA II EM MEN WAV,. ED M END Ml C A PEN,(711A S. r. W.RARkllU RST, Secrctn ry.WM. It. TEMPER, Treusiitcr. T ' '- Counnt:llurn—1,1 oi:i, Ts vsrtin; ' J * r A- Buu«ntt,:Lawboh Rick aiiii l’Kiisun H. Vdst::T w 10NT V FI FT 11 CONGRESS.FIRST SESSION, 'I'sideilt, ■ .[ Vice I’rcelitentn.lies''mill'oralera-iiH.lv.: W’i f* — ilion one Ion'.= av, rtili-I'lOSt llieilitcoti-i’ltvMini [C toS « , and and ill lie ; Mb' iiiiit-Tlie iiile, nces' Jtii n-' iliiis h.oji-llQS'l! Ill-llllltdensdicn-ItienT bring 7 Dr oilier tilledn de-beard ipecie■C tlievottgb id the mrdly Banks ivorili in thetothe emisc of Iroedorn' anil free: iiisiillitksris; that' violence .to the intier,iot. iiliKoluti1, am! inulteHalile tights lt;»f riniii ;. and liinL if lends c.ssontially .to impair liioSc Ijindii. inentul principles'','uf tnttnraf .justice alid nnliinil hiiv, wliicli a re nii leccdcnt I o a ny written const it 11 lions of. {Von.1 ri line ill, iiidc|)endci)l ofthinn nil, and enscmial to tlicseuurily of free.' dout in ti Staid,.' • .Resolved, Tlmtonr Sunntors and Representatives in Con-^ccss. in mnitituiuing dwl1 ndvmtatiisg the ftill riglit of pnli-tipn,-have-entitled llir'iiiSelvcs to the' cordial approbation of the peojik of.lhis Cmi]|iiiiii,ciil(!i. : 'Nobly spoilt!ii!;' : A voice,.worthy tlio free;reprCseiita11ves; of n free pcojilc ! ■' Tftere was lint one defect ill it—it was■nr1 11 spoil, !, ..... he l iiM-jC-lo;,-.” ,\'i rlsohiti-ji; i- is jniSS(.! t.'iil'ltiii; l'r li.iciiiin- Ii■■ rrs ilt.livtis to Cm,-gi‘f. 1 Hi.f I'ni:, I iced i.i li i-i; lime.I. I.is', Ti..- ;n‘- |'li- :o.'|.,i:ni, (IKII.I.-Il'y, m.n isaliy. h.diii;, lo the voice of Tla i: rcp:,!fi nu.i.io — Dieri:fo:e -l;‘i: 1 In- :i:o-lliC.-iT'.“J. Tln.T die rnoin SI- Ii,- iTlr leil 01: the house l-|? ■-!lt;: t! ■ t‘i i.l' r'vnc'».i—I.M.-eieTO Mgi, i ii-;.:ii:i:,1 No. ).:t. 'Pl.rii III- r- ........ h.-Ml.h M-iTli- ,-ar ..I llial !im:v. a’ i. rlime ■■■•. « voice Mi Ih Older, in , ,■/ -- i: liill- (ijipi .il- 'i'i —i-, it,-ul.Hi* : I : -'f,n 'In! me i:nr:li'- 111 o:lC-. am- in. l.i*_ ‘J.'itli of .11 ■■ i. 11. ii f tli.-in I'-f \V nipt.in, ■I.mi! ,!ti. An tin- iii .ii'ip; :i ::ii yoi r ■.W:.. '- If:!- i-.ii Ini toil. he.; completed' sooner, no Ina tier f o/i that iltty, not he-yin'fi piit tlnnn.io l/ie inail. ;' [f iihe util.theD coitipktod, no inii'tlor, iteiid.wlnit y'oti lutvn, mid the rctniiiiidcr uftenvitrdii. Tlio salne wi Ii lie- done i n':Ol herpriris of the State. .. N. B.. ’LetWirRj only sigt) .'tlio ineiiiuriiils. Let ladies and gbit tlotnen. sign atjiiirtite- memorials..- hot I heitignatnres of the men in each .place1 .lie all tiniicil in biie nieinorial— and the sigtiatnrcs of lhe IndicH in anotlier. Fold'each inc mortal, and on the,back of it, write,inlnrgeahd iiigibje chur-nclors, the hsnie of the-first |)etiiioi|cr, the. .number of. petitioners, and the place—thirw: I'elitioifaf A- B. and others : .:i . of • rctuonslriUiiig'agiiinst the '.resolution of Deeember.aist,- iSHJ.”. •!. Tlie finirllt tiling to. be.ddii'e. is to. make the State T.lt;cg-i si u tit re, nlits 'pf esent.sessiiiii, spcalt ■ the; sa nic Iniigiiage, in: regard td.lhe resoinlion of I'Jeoeiiibcr ii 1st, that it did lit its last,.in regard to tlie resolution uf Jniuiury' Ivth—and »[icnk. it, too,in the tdr of Corigrr.u. Thereforecirciilble.;and sign': :ti(ii;!jB or iii:i,nKSENT*T1it't:s', ■■■ '■.' ■■■ -,. t-'ii ■ AaS •- 3-rrr-jyih t uthaitrti -- mi: the'Ningaia Proiifiir.— As'soon as ihn jonriinl iv.iHrnad, a MeSJagc . Runt llie, !1 resident of ■ tlie Unitnd States,'.by ■ bib Private .SecridarV,' was stiiiintincco'.; ninl.iyhich (ih mol ion, was immediately read as follows-■; 'JTn the Senate tiiitl Ilouse 'of Representatives of the ■ UhUrtl Suites ■Jin llie liighly excited siatu of fircl.ing in tlio Nor I horn , ftinitier, occasinncil liy the .disturbances in Coiiadii,.it • tvna lu he apprelieiiiled ihai cinise of complaint tniglit . arise nit the line dividing the United States from .'her I.IJiiianic Majesty's dominions. Every precaution ivns i tlieieldrc'taltou nii otir. pari.authorised -by. tltd existing j laws j and as the.troops of the provinces wcre embii(le-| ed bn llie Car»’ndisn sidc. it was hoped that un-! scrlows ] riol'iilioii iif (Ini rig his of: llie' Uln ted Stales, 'would.'be riniltcd Iii occur.... I regret, however',' to,-, inform' you tbrit tin outrage1 of! a-most aggravated character . lias .. bee,n.cnfpmitleil..accompanied by a hoslilc.though piirat y iiivnsinn of «nf \eiri'tory, producing tlie• si rung-cst. feelings ofresoiiInieiii on .the. pnrt of. our .'citizens ■ in (lie neighbnt liundr:aiiil .bit the tvhitle border line ;and liiat'ihu exciieiticut previously existing lias been alarm*. ipgly increased. To gunrd ngaiiist llie possible recur- : reucu of aiiy similar act, 1 have thought it intlisp.eiifa- . blc to call outri portion of.ihe in 11 iii a lb :be Rosted oh . tbat; ffotitier.. ’1 lie . dnciiuient herewith presented Ao Congress shows (tic character. of t he. ou trage, committed,-the measures' taken in .consequence of its occurrence, arid ;thc iie.cwsiiy of resorting lo them. It. will also be seen iliai lbe subject was iinrhediaicly. brouglil to the iimicu.uf. the British IVIiiiistcr accredited (o this country, and the proper steps .taken on our*, part to ob~- • Jain l)iu fullusi inlbrnmiinii of all ilm circumsiancos leading in. Mid uiir.-ul.iiit upon (lie tra uric lion, preparatoryIn ilcinaix.’ Ii.r tvp.iralu;,i. I .-.?li anrlt Approprialion*a- 1‘n* viru uu*lt;iauei: m ulucli nur cuTii.lry is ilnis Uli-i:\|icctcu!r pl ici d require.M AII TIN VAN It IREN.i \Va-.*1.!i;iii,i, .1 in. i~, If:!-?.I|. (e -i eiviiiii.iv.ie. iioii fr: ui 11. W. Roger*,Hi.-inci Iinriit-y fin Erie (,‘u.. will, llie f.flid.im of ,1. pM.:i Appleby, of I In* ('--un.me, p'.-ldiAri! and .!•■■ a ...... uf uihi-r iiu.'i' iil'ii.k that »cie b.,.ir(| n,QCa re I i u e. at .the. t i in e ' of ■ t lie oti t ruge. .' T hen '■ (olUnvs ■ a lullur I'roin lliu Secretary; of War toGoii. Scott, ordering him to repair tb the-G.aua.d.a.fjotitier wiilioui delay', and assunte t)i e'military comma nil there, with' duplicate ^letters' lo tiit* Governors.of Nciv A'nrk and Veriiibnt, ’ fe- ■ ipieumi; llicm m call in 10 I he sun ice of the L'nileil Sum us -iic 11 a military fmce us I bn fieri era I may dceot ii‘:lt;-.u-i*.ilt;v f it tlie defence of tin: frontier.Mr /ViyfA to Mr lot.IJvpvliiiir.ST.il Statv,\Vasliii.pliai, Jan. 5, lrt)S.Sib — fly I be «!i reel ion* of ihc I’lPruJciil of I he litiit-r*I Stales, 1 tune I In: I or in cnuvu-.iiiic.alc to yon acopy lt;l llie evidence furiMidu-il In tins Department of . an vvlraoidinaiy omra-p cnuuiulicd fmm Her (iritsnic Majesiy’s Pro*mcc of Upper Canada, on Ihr pL-r-ona and pi-qn.-riy of cili/eiia of (tic Eui-.ed Siali-s, u iihin ■ the njriMlieiiiui of il.e Slate of Ne Yin k. The de-i.Tiiiciion of the property. and iirsnxiiiaiinn of citizen* ■u.e.:M td NV-2. e. omm. *:••! s.-ml .1 m ... y-u r.pteM-i-.u. ■ (rf ^ ,, J “.j „{ a, t|ie'mo in nii; the Slate licgislatiire, wit limit delay ■Meii and w-pmeii. 'iif.'ftlassachiise.ttH, the Mirk is;’.befor! yon—-will you 'ill) it ? Orsliali’yoiir a'pnthy aiid sileilte doniii i tiud mi you pi..ilt;-3? TI.e Iii». r» wuJiyo.iwhen,kjoasly*I|. ■ f.xuis of ,-,e;n»i:al)NO .SUAVE.! referred tt above, we otiiituinnUr uiifis, lire already, in go z i i.‘ riil'ni rc I da tion.I(“oi.!......... afe.I.J(‘().\STlTl-‘TION UP Tili: fli A Ml M.'liAM A.VfJ-sl.AVEHV Sin'I ITV.■■ . piiKAMjn.K. 'i.■ llclii'Ving. that Dpi!'Jiatli itia'du of otie b]ood ail'.tli.QJtvations hf-meil-.tlifll ul) ill lilt are crciitnd Jroc tiiiil equal; baying-alike,, ccrfiliii nauir'id, iiiiilic-iiablu riglils;iinibiig'i.liii.ii dni'.lifu, lib-' erty, aitiVtbe.'pursuit of luipjnin-us; iind bulinviiig, tliereforc, that sii iirnii liais it riglit In liolil b’is.TnlloW iniiii as jirbperty—. llial'. to-'do 'ao is it liinst fliigfuiil si.ii in iliu; liiglit or tiptW (liiun'uidealiy■ upjiased in eicry iiiiniTijile uf ehrisl'iatii.ly, rou-: Son,' justice, uivtV jiinia uityn niV believing tbiil llib.dii ly; sa fe -ty, aiiilbeiil gnnil lt;if llie tnii.iter—llHi riglits and' intercsls '(if lilts slave—tlio piirilv nild prngresA.uf religion, ami1 thn ltbiiy brvstiibilily, peace and purjie'tuity nf ibis' iiiiiilt;iii, rei|ilife' lint slave-holding cenio iitiuiudiately and forever; ..and','belliivjiig (hilt we are cnllei, iijxin.aa 'citi/fills iil'lhis Rcpiibfir^to i'.xert Ourselves to tlio iilinosi'ld ellbct'tins .object,.am) also .to ele-' 'vatu llie eolored piee iu.no11g us, lo tlie' ti.iioppVessiui.. dignity of our cpiiiihoii iiutnr^i'UiHl.lo the civil niuV. religions’ rightsI.rim, u to you, ihc Preeidentnli-n.o-A-.l! f.ll.y ti,e eic'OliiCllI, t.'y .-ickuig in pr'-'Oii ny u u lor I nil ale oc- ' rurri-ucv mi ibn ‘runHer uf Uanad.i, b is produced upon ■ Ins n11ml the mo-i pmifiil i:n:ulnu» uf surprise Olid fe-■gieT. I*, will uiu cs-aiily fmui Die nllqer.l of a demand !ur redress iqiiui her Maje-iygoi. iiuinni. 'fhis communication, is made to you iiiidcr.thc;cxpccintibn that, ■ ilirunoh yoiir iiistfiiiiieiiialityi fin caily explanation may . is- i, In.11 tied from I be intlioriiii s of l.'pjier Canada of all tin- vitro instances of vim tratisscliuu, sod that by tour .III*ice lo lhost- .mlbnrilios, sutli decisive precau-Tunis Iii-sy he u-ed as will lewder itw; pvrpv.ttatiuii ot Minil.u aei I it-(I-.1 fir r impossible. Not doubling the Pi-pi.M-.ien of tl:C Coverluneni of Upper Canada lo do : us (.‘uiy in piiiii-luug iIn- aggre»i.or« and pictcnting lir-inii- oiiiraof, il.e Prrsulent, i;i|vviibslaui!iug, b.n detin-cd il nece-s.i.-y lo urdt-r a suflicnuit fiirct on ihc frontier in ii pel mu u-.tpnipl uf a like character and to make ), u.ru ii to you i.iii if n si ui a )d occur, be cannot he nu-s-'ii.inle for ilm elU cis of tl.e lliu nulignattun of the iivig ilwuitig I’li.tjile of ;V.i- Viiucd S aits.I i -.he ibis oi-e.asii.u (o renew' 10 you the assurance ofin* il.siuig'ii-lii,! ciiuMiU-tati-.e.i.■1(111 N rORSVTII.Tn Hi.sri tj I'u.v, E-ilt;i Ac, Ac.md il.'pn.i i.ioiinnof Mr Du Cr ilT, of New York, the se»-iw:.| (Jociiu.eiiis accoti:p:.utiiig ihe Message were also read ..s a bine.Mr Tl-.iiiiiji'iin, of Sniilb Car ul ins, moved (hat'so run cl; of I he Me-sagp as relates to the appropriation* risked bn, lie iriirrred to ilm Committee of Ways and Muaiis.anililie.'ruinainderio (lie Commit loo on For- ' .tinit Aflaits. tt.Uccama lliu House,;(MrT. said) lo b* ciiiiiions ir) .ilia, cxtriimc hovv.thcy acted lit a mailer of this importance.. ; For liiniBtlf, he had fuII cofifidencu ■ i * j ;, that it would lie'.well cbriducicd by thq Executive; but *'dii- '-Te.iVdf n'i'iM'tisi lie’ n'08* *aJ ho looked upon tlie !ei:cr of Mr Forsyth at .-ti-d n'i e i-iid d.e en'ni- . al|o,.eibi-r inn tr.iHi: fur tbit ncc-isioii- A murder had -ii usiitee lo tb'eui. (■lt;:■ d ' been ciuninilied. Midi t teiy f-.-alur* tbit could possiblynr mi mew, nitr licit til her, iiful ree ti b(f goi--'lic' .f Vann rlg/f qiif is the tniivcrsiil •iif Aiiicficnn. citiaena : ■ we. hereb labors,'' otir' uympiitliics, a lid our. in 1 to iho friends anil fidvocatca of libi erticO by the foUatving 1CONSTI.TUTI Anr. 1. 'Tiiia Society shall iic , /»(t-A7n Irvy Sdrkt’/. '■■■■ ' AicT. II; ■ Tbl- objncts o.f; this-.'■'anil ciilirc nbolilion .of :slaycfy.'uriil iimvo' of till pie,.al;cir ag.uurt fule atni i.|;.ivs«!vi- l.m-i-gi,ii,-l l.n-n.eai Ilf - it-.■ .iM. r l.uisis si,ill .,pTiv.tigi « II IV. -I u.i'i its- «.i:ie-. ciiaraclrriZr il an an ..... and brutnl ai.sasin.itIonAm. III. T'.n uie.i'i.ri -uf this ..... sb; !! '■■■ s: l. ,i*i lirii.'li uddiers iipuu unarmed and iiuofi'criding A-Ui.lv n- i.or tn ,- ,.i. ui we.l. il.e r.i* i:dvs ,.f eliTi-.iMi.ty ; as ’ ii’icuf .hi eif.rvtis. ***tlmt Atneiir.t.n territorj. Tfmy fur u-.-lr.in e, tl.e d;!li-iu:i .Ci-iiiri-e: u:i;.riii«Ti.i;. Iiyi.-e'-ire-. Ii.ul lit-eri in irtlen-d in liieit sleep; hlnl tbit Govern-|ie;ii.ilic.ils, entm-.-M iliur., n.‘n.‘ Die eirvnlatiuTi ol n.e.iiu i. ' |lllt;;i*t would cti.i'U lo In' i'ii;iMderei_ uuilliV the sytttpa-al» to-Cohgresa uiidrtbe Kinto Ilt;i‘gislatjire.. .' r ' 1 iliy of bflicf iialiuns,.ir su'cli ini act should, bo passed .,Art. IV. 'I'lip .ofiici.TH ot'dhia Suciety, shall be n Prt'si- pvur.without n prpnjpt dern.ilt;id for reilrcs*. . .ARer's.'long debate, tlie .reference proposed by. Mr ' 'FilojiVpsniV finis agreed in. tv it hnn 1-. a -coi) n t..■Thu. Presided! comma idea led Dirpc. oilier, massages ih niisworto' re-uiuliiiiis of. lhu..l louse,, concerning I lie taplii re.of ...llie Mexican brig of. tv nr General Urrc.i, and n nd '(li«-pr'esb r v ii t ionof oil r nun I rid i ly1 tvit If M'exi co. and . (iicat.Britain.' '■■Mr Djh’u, cf Maine, in a du an ntflicinal attempt to gvt the mlr* Mispciiricii to enable Vuin to ofler a rcsolu-tiini calinig upon the P km dent for in fur inn t inn concern-iug the (ictvuliou and tnipiit'»i«tcni of Mt.Gieily, by the auDiorities of New Brunswick.Tin: residue of (ho session w«» consumed in Dio reception of petitions.SKNATe.Ticsasv, Jsti. A message from tlio Ptoswletvl (Die same a* DcU iransniiited to the Hous*) vv«s to-ceited, iclatinj to Cauadisn Aff.iirs- , ..'ho' ofiice. ...... .dent, two'Vico.I'rckittenlB,»' Secretary, TteBBttrcr,' anil four Coiinsclldr?, who sludl corisiittito * Board (if Managers.wjinsc doty, it siintl be to bxc-rc.inc n general oversight of.tho niljiirs nf tiic. Edi-ioty, call spec ini incelings, eirciilntfi ptililicaliqris, -proiiiiiic tbb signingufiuieiiioriiiIs to the: Naliunal.lttid Slrtn-j .cgisl iitnri's, pcrfunn a nv; otlior'iinsiifi’S*. tiiuy innjr; rlvcni ■ iicccs.sury. iini. spwilicit..iutiie ('nllslimlinii, or provitlmi :for ii y t lie' spcciril tinlinit'. 6f t lie.’ Society,- n'lttl ijih ke n, re purl' of; IbcirdoingiiutiliB itniitia).nice ling.Aiit'. Y, . Aity person, resident-’ ip Framingham hr its vi-. cimiyi.ovcr.tbe age of sixteen years, nitty liccoiiio.it'nicmljcr of tiiia Society by subscriliing to llii' ()dnslitutioii, utul con-tributittg to Us .funds qccotding to his cutiv iction wf duty■Art. VI. The hniiiin( .meeting of tlio Society■ for the choice, of ofliccrs atttl Dio. IrattsncUau of other u.ccqssiiry-bu-■incss, shall bo huldcti oii tlie first Tuesday in December.: Art. VII; This Constitution may be altered be amended at any antinal. meeting, by a vote of the Society, provided, that the proposed amendment7.bo:.submitted,ut n tcguliirly called ivtecltng, onB itvut\th, at )pa»t; previously, to its adop-. ■tion. . :. ' . Fratniii'ghahi, Dcc. '.l R, I #17.
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