Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-10
For the Portage SentinrI.

and glorious object"
For the Portage Sentintl.
AT MEETING Of the citizens Of all po-
litical parties Of Franklin and vicinity con-
vened at the Brick School House on Satur.
day the 9th Of February at o'clock, p.
NJ. agreeable to nulnerously signed call,
to take into consideration the further ae.
QUESTION Of Slave territory by the United
States Government. John V. Gardner,
Esq was called to the chair and c. W.
Letfingwell appointed Secretary. The
object Of the meeting having been stated,
On motion the Chair appointed a commit.
tee of five persons consisting Of Thomas
Earl, Doct. L. w. Grain, d. l.. Rockwell,
Esq. Isaac Russell and Yale Russell to
draft resolutions Of the sense of tho meet.
ing, and also 10 prepare memorial 10
Congress upon the subject Of anncxing
more Slayet territory to this Union. While
the Committee were absent, the meeting
was scverally addressed by Messrs. C. w.
Le1ingwell, Doct. Thos, F. Lloyd, and
Jesse Christopher upon the usurpation Of
the Slave power. When the committees re.
turned and made the following report, to
wit: ~<s-ss @sa5sa
Your Committee would respectfully re.
port tho following resolutions and memo.
rial, viz: .., sd
RESOLUTIONS. <aa.
l. Rssolued, That we are opposed to
the Annexation Of any more territory 10
this Republic, to extend the area Of Slavery.
2. Resolped That the acquisition of
territory to be converted into Slave States.
would not, and should not receive the M.
probation ofthe free people ofthe North,
3. Resotred, That in the opinion of this
meeting oil those members Of the Congress
of the United States who have taken .
stand in favor of a provision known as The
"Wilmot proviso" are in the right, and
will receive tho undivided support Of all
lovers Of LibertySand Of Democracy.
MEMORIAL.
To hs Honorable The Congress Of Ms u.
nited States aoc in Session:
We your petitioners, citizens OF the
Stote of Ohio impressed with the great and
desolating influence Of the system, Of Slave
ry upon the prosperity and happiness Of
any people, and anxious not only that this
evil should not be permitted to extend be.
yond its present bounds, but that it should
ultimately be entirely eradica,ed from q.
mong the States OF this Nation. Pray
your Honorable body, that you will utterly
refuse to give your assent to any treaty Or
negotiation by which any now territory
shall be annex ed to this Nation. Unless
by the erpress terms Of the instrument OF
Annexation, domestic Slavery shall ba ior.
ever excluded from the territory SO acquired.
Which report was accepted, and after
some discussion the resolutions and memo.
rial were adopted. s.
On motion q committee consisting Of
eleven persons was appointed to circulate
the memorial in each school district in the
township and that it be fully circulated on
Monday the 9Th instant.
Resolued That the Secretary bc "a.
quested TO prepare copy ofthe Memorial,
and have the same circulated for signatures
in each Of the three houses Of public wor-
ship on Tomorrow, Sunday
ResoIrsd, That the Memorial be irnnno.
diately forwarded TO Congress (af,er Mon.
day next) in charge Of the member from
this district.
Resolved, That . copy Of the proceed.
ngs' s'of this meeting be signed BY the Off.
GERS, and forwarded to each or the county
papers requesting its publication in the mex.
aumber Of the paper.
Resolred, That each township Of Port.
'ge County be requested to take immediate
measures to rnemorialize Congress upon
ne acquisition Of more Slave territory to
his Union. s ... i'5a
On motion the meeting adjourned sise
JOHN v. GARDNER, Ch'n.
g. w. LESrrNowELr, Scc'y.