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"Ths invasion OF the territory Of foreign and
friendly State by the sole authority of the President
we cannot but regard act Of direct and enor.
nous usurpatioN setting at naught the principal re-
strIclions of the constitution, and tending TO esrah
Ish in the hands Of the Executive an absolute 20 W.
er 81 war; ... ...


''h becomes, therefore, matter Of the deepest ma.
tonal concern To inquire and tn know for what pnr
poHe this invasion ~ prosecuted Ia IL TO aruuur
more territory If II he is that territory, when
quired, to be one in which slavery is to he establish
edi And is it then, with slavery existing in it, anu
ns its characteristic, 10 form another annexation t.
this Unonf II seems impossible that all men o
sense and patriotism, of whatever party, especially
in the free Ststes should not press this INQUIRY, thai
they should not be startled and alarmed at the
pect before US; and that they should not with loud
and united voice, protest against the prosecution m
the war for any such purpose. And we earnestly
beseech all who are opposed to the extension of hu.
man slavery, and to the addition of further slave
States to the Union, TO rouse themselves to imme.
date action, to forego all minor differences to act il
harmony and concert, to call the executive govern
ment to strict account for the past, and by every
constitutional prevent the further prosecu-
ton Of such nefarious schemes In the namo oi
Liberty, in the name Of Humanity, in the name ot
our lloly Religion, we invoke the attention Of all
men TO this important suiject and, as the sense o
this convention, be it


hesotptd, inat ine present war against Mexlcc
originated in an illegal and Unauthorized act Of the
President of the United States; that, so far as W,
have means Of Judging, il is now wsged for con.
quest and the acquisition Of territory with the intent
that the territory acquired shall be formed into
eavehoding States, and such added to this Union
and that we hold this war, so far il is really car.
Hed on Tor these purposes, to be unjustifabe and
wicked and, therefore, calling for the reprobation
OF all true patriots and all good men.


Resolved, That the wings Of Massachusetts re.
gard slavery as a great moral, POLITICAL and socis
ey and they therefore pledge themselves to present
as hrm front Of opposition to the institution o