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St. Johngbury.The following resolution «a» presented by Hon. Calvin Morrill, for the action of the freemen of the town :Ifraa'iW. That the frrr n.cn of the town o| St. Johnsbury, Vermont. do hereby rrspert-fully but molt solemnly and firmly Protest n* gainst the piwsage of any act by Congre- » whereby Slavery shall ever be admitted or rerognt7*-d in nnv territory North of Ilfi degrees and ttO minn! 09 north latitude, a* bo-mg, m their opinion, a violation of tlie j-. ch-tcd foitli of the nation—mi act of manif-a? perfidy to Freedom and to the North, and fraught with danger to the peace and perpetuity of the Federal I'man.fitjfo!wd. 'I hat the Town Clerk transmit a copy of th above resolution, duly certified. to the Representative in Congress from this D strict.Brief remarks were nude in favor of the pnasaep of the resolution by K. C. Reding-ton, Faq., and the Mon. Calvin Morrill, and m opposition to action iifion it by freo. C. Barney and Cephas Hill, Psqrs. 'Hie ques lion wut called for, and the vote taken, and the resolution passed with but two dissent-tiifg votes—one being that of the postmaster.
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Montpelier Vermont Watchman and State Journal

Montpelier, Vermont, US

Fri, Mar 17, 1854

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