Whereas, slavery is the creature of legislation, upheld and supported by law, and is to be abolished by law, and by law only; and Whereas, in order to secure its legal overthrow, the legislative bodies having power over the same must be composed of good men and true, who will go for its immediate abolition; and Whereas, it is impossible to obtain such a legislative body, unless abolitionists carry their principles to the ballot-box, and vote only for men of this character; and Whereas, it is impossible to urge this duty on the consideration of abolitionists without an able paper, which will take this ground and maintain it _consistently, firmly and constantly_: Therefore, Resolved, 1st, That, in the opinion of this Society, every abolitionist is in duty bound, not to content himself with merely refusing to vote for any man who is opposed to the emancipation of the slave, BUT TO GO TO THE POLLS, AND THROW HIS VOTE FOR SOME MAN KNOWN TO FAVOR IT. 2d. That it is his imperious duty to make inalienable human rights the first and paramount principles in political action; and, when any two candidates for Congress or the State Legislature are put in nomination, one for and the other against the immediate abolition of slavery, he is in duty bound to vote for the abolitionist, independent of all other political considerations;--or, if neither candidate be of this description, then he is equally bound to go to the polls, and vote for some true man in opposition to them both, and to do all he can, lawfully, to defeat their election. 3d. That a weekly and ably-conducted anti-slavery paper, which shall take right, high, and consistent ground on this subject, and constantly urge abolitionists, as in duty bound, to use their political, as well as their moral and religious power and rights for the immediate overthrow of slavery, is now greatly needed in Massachusetts, as has been but too plainly proved at the expense of the cause, by difficulties which have been experienced in the Fourth Congressional District, in reaching the anti-slavery electors on the subject of their political duties. 4th. That we therefore earnestly recommend to the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, or to the Society itself at its next annual meeting, to establish a paper of this description--of about the size and price of the Herald of Freedom--to be issued every week to subscribers--to be exclusively confined to slavery and abolition--to urge constantly, political as well as moral and religious action--to be edited by some able, efficient man, who can conscientiously and heartily advocate all these points--and to be under the entire control of the Executive Committee of the State Society.