pres ented the memorial of Mrs. A. White- Whereas a treaty is now under consideration between the United States horn and sundry other citizens of Michigan. members of the and Russia. and there is serious danger that such a treaty may contain a Presbyterian Church. remonstrating against the admission of clause menacing the rights and liberties of Russian refugees. and Whereas Russia is an absolute monarchy. whose despotic ruler considers independent political thought the most heinous of all crimes. and seeks to transfer political offenses to the list of common crimes. and thus under another name. to demand the extradition of those whose legitimate aspirations for a changed condition are treated as treason. and Whereas under the Russian criminallaw any attempt at political freedom may be construed a cause for capital punishment. and Whereas under an extradition treaty with Russia we not only deny asylum to those struggling for political freedom. but also employ our judiciary and police to seize and deliver into her custody alleged offenders. and thus constitute ourselves an auxiliary of the Russian police in the detection and punishment of offenses that we may not recognize as crimes. and do this by means entirely at variance with the genius of American Institutions. and Whereas the Republic of the United States has always boasted of its willingness to shield the politically oppressed of all nations: Now therefore be it Resolved. That we tuge the representatives from this State in the United States Senate to vigorously opose the ratification of any treaty between this country and Russia aimed at the rights of political refugees.
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