Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-13

use ofmoral means operating upon the public
Judgment and conscience it ia hereby declare
ed 10 be no part of the object Of this Society
to form new party in politics.
| ART. 9Th. The officers of this Socieiv5
| shall be President, 20 Woe Presidents, one.
from each township of the County,a Cores
nonding and Recording Secretary and a,
Treasurer to be elected annually. The Pres
ident, Secretaries and Treasurer shall consti.
tute the Executive committee of the Society.
The Vice Presidents shall, each in their res.
spective townships be charged with.the duty,
OF attending to the Immediate organization Of
township Anti-Slavery Society which shah
be auxiliary to this Sociery-and with thes
further duty of reporting to this Society at
its annual meeting the proceedings condition.
and prospects of such township society. (.
ART. z. The Executive Committee may
at any time call a meeting'of this Sooiehy Of
which public notice shall be given in oneeoE
more of the newspapers of the county.
/ ART. 9th. Any person resident in thias
County may become member Of this Sosie- :.
ltv by affxing his name to the Constitution.
ART. 9Th. The lst meeting Of this Society
shall be holden at Ravenna on the ed Tuesday,
of September, A. D. lS45 at 10 A. M. ands
annually thereafter. a4F f'as
asARr. 10th. This Constitution may. be al>-
tered at any regular meeting by vote Of
Itwo-thrds Of the members present. :.
i The following persous were elected as Off
1 GERS to serve under the Constitution until the.
i first annual meeting. President, Joseph I.y-
man, Vice Presidents, E. Morgan Parrott,.
Chauncey Eggleston, Edward Parsons. Raj
zeman LOOMS. T.. G.. Shexs, r. Barron.
Thomas Earl, Stephen Baldwin, w. N. Mer-
win, G. P. Wolcott, Erastus Seymour,
4 William Stedman, Cyrus A. Stowell, Thomas
\ Thorp and Samuel II. Pardee, Recording
Secretary, John N. Skinner, Corresponding
Secretary Lyman w. Hall, Treasurer Isaac
Brayton.
4 A series of resolutions were offered by DR..
+ Cole, which were laid on the table, without
discussion. @ .sF .-3st- A. ts.p
The following preamble and resolutions
were presented by c. P. Wolcott, which
with the exception of the fifth resolution de-
, ferred until the next meeting for further con-
, siderationj were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS three citizens of Ohio, have re-,
Gently been seized by citizens Of Virginia,
without authority on process of law, within
} the acknowledged territorial limits Of the
, State of Ohio, forcibIy carried into the State
of Virginia and incarcerated in one of the
prisons of that Slate, to undergo the solemn
farce ola trial for acts done in this State. and
: whereas this kidnapping outrage is but one in
. a series of lawless injuries, heretofore com
; m.ted by pro-slavery insolence, emboldened
by impunity against the citizens of the free
States, and which have hitherto been borne,
J with almost criminal endurance, therefore be-
lit
u l. Resolved, That The State of Ohio, o,owes it
to herself and her sister States, to obtain by
any means, reparatinn, for the incursion Of
these lawless Virginia kidnappers within the
territorial limits of this State, and the daring
, outrage committed by them against the per-
sonal rights of her citizens. Ns7
Q. Resolved, That We do hereby protest, land
are prepared to sustain that protest BY ali the
Y necessary means) against the mock trial by
E the Courts of Virginia, of the citizens 50
kidnapped from this State, for acts done with>
!, in our own limits and under the protection
of our own laws. ID
3. Resolved, That the Governor ofthis State
be and he is hereby requested to demand
from the authorities Of Virginia, the immed-
ate unconditional liberation 'of the captured
citizens Of Ohio, and the surrender of all per-
sons engaged in the kidnapping outrage--that
Inf the application SO made to the State OF
Virginia shall fail to procure their restoration,
the Governor Of this State is, in that case
further requested, to invoke the prompt Ia.
terposition in this behalf eli the General GOV,
q ernment. .iss, s
! A.. Resolved, That if these pacific means
; shall prove Of no avoil,--if the General Gov.
q ernment shall be powefless for the redress Of
!. the wrong, it will then become the duty oil
q Ohio, acting on the paramount law of self.
!; preservation to vindicate her outraged soy
q reignty-to extend at all hazards that protec-
: tion to these men which every State owes to
it's citizens and, for the attainment of these
ends, to resort, to that last great remedy,
which God and Nature have put Into oui
: hands. s ,.sss,-,s.sa,se 40 @s-s
e 5. Resolved, That the Union Of theseIState.
i was formed for the mutual protection and
safe guard of the rights of each OF the States,
u that If it is to be perverted from its original
purpose and used only as aishieh for ths
: sslaye holder in his deadly war.on the. liber,
D same restraining them from the vindcation oi
their outraged rights,-lfwe Of the north a.,
l. to bear all the burdens imposed by j and al
'r The same time be deprived Of ali blessings
guaranteed to us, in the Constitutional com
: pact, "the sooner it is broken to pieces thu
N better, Liberty first no,o and .torever,-th
m Union only so long as it shall be its help NEE
and saf afegnard." .Hl,& ,efsBI4.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolution,
ID be transmitted to the Governor Of this State
and that the same be published in each of the
II papers Of the village. 8' s* s@ sas'
10 On Iaotion Of DR.. Earl, it was
:, Resolved, That the Vice Presidents be fur
"a nished with a copy ofthe constitution Of this
% society and that it be preseated to althe peo
A. pie Of the respective townships for signature,
I and that such signature shall constitute the
y y individuals members of the County Society
70 On motion of Lyman w Hall it was ~, :,
Resolved, That the proceedings of thi
y meeting be published in the papers Of th,
at village. GA ttaf1
q The Society then adjourned until the sec
~ ond Tuesday Of fSeptemher next. a ..s s.
,s : JOSEPH LYMAN, Presf.s
- = {. 8, !. e WpnaeF4, WSeassa4, sss,ys.