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To The Freemen Of Oakland County

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
June
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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The annivrsary of our Nations binh d.iy is nt hand. Our Rcvolutionary Fathers decrucd. ü'J yars ol'o, that this Nationshouldbe tree. They ücliievcl ii3 ind pcndcuce of ihe inother coun try, and secura! íta freedoni by their Wond, se.iled with thdr bluod. Tbcy solemnly dechired n the face of the wo;ld ïhat all vitnare tnlMf-L Deuul liberte andsoon alter jhai -no peison shall be depnted of Ufe, llheriy or proptrUj. without dve process of Uw." i. c. without ihe comtnissiou of crnne. They swore in tlic imme ot ihe Gttut God to carry out tliese principios to their pmclicjil rcsults?- and yet thrce millions or one eixlh part of our people are in chains. Our iathcrs batiled for ihe full and fiee enjoyment of inaücnuhle rights, not for theiiisclv.'S and pÖsieVliy. They transmitted to tis the liberty won, nnd their eoienin obliyntion? with it e ;icoepted tlie boon. The oaih of God thón is upon us. Your fiJelity to that oaih need not be questionc-d by askinc whether you wilr discharge t. The nrduous task of working out our couniry'e entire freedoni ie hut h.ilf accouiplished.- : : remains fur us io finish in peacc what our iathers begun in perüotm nd mortal conflici. Theri"lu 10 personal freedoni w.ih.onc. is ihe righi o'the sanie freedo n with all. Au encronohmeni npon ihe inJefcnsible rights ofoné memlier putB the whole community in jeopaidy. Our libertiee me unsafc while there is o slave in the couniry. Let us come together thcr at l'ontiac on ihe 4th of July exi, and hola friendiy and earnest consiiltations, concerning this nioSi important subject. You have heard the deep unrartlily wail o! millions of your manacled and afflicled brcthren. wrung onl by the cart-whip, coming up froni your southern border- - . But we forbear. It is enough. You ViIl give n dny'a rest to the plou2h. and come to the con sultntion. Bring your wives, your sons and youi duughiera. Let us have a gathering tha: may truiy denominaied a mass ga'heriiig Let even town n the county be largdy roprestn ted. 1 the course of pioceedins a Legislativo ticket wil bc noiuinatcd. As similar meetings are expecied to De held in neirly all the Counties in the State it may bè diflrcUlt 10 obtain the aid o! cooti speakers Iroin nbroad:- some vh be provided i practicnble- if not, still let us come tojjcthcr and do the best wc cnn. The meeting to begin nt 10 o'clock A. M.

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Signal of Liberty
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