The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-10-22
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The Northern and Eastern papers have
numerous notices o. movements, meetings.
etc. in reference 10 de lac Tor the recovery
Of fugitive slaves.
At the Wing Conysn,ioh in'the sixth
Congressional District OF Massachusetts,.
held at Northampton on the 4th inst to
nominate G successor 20 Mr.. Asifum, the
following resolutions among others) were
passed unanimously
ReSotre9, That while as good citizens,
we cannot counsel open resistance TO the
execution Of the Fugitive slave act, we will
give every possible legal assistance to those
who may be arrested under 1t in the asser-
ton and maintenance Of their rights.
Resolved, That the better TO insure the
safety and rights OF the fugitive, it Is expe-
dent and desirable, IL the opinion Of this
Convention, that the Legislature of this
Commonwealth, at its next session, should
pass IN act authorizing the Executive to
appoint one or more Commissioners, in ev-
cry conn'v, whose duty it shall be to appear
for every person arrested as a fugitive under
this law, to protect his rights, and aid him
in establishing all facts necessary to procure
his discharge, and directing the payment Of
all expences so incurred by any person 50
arrested, in establishing his rights, to be
made from the Treasury Of the Common
wealth.
frederick Douglas, the noted runaway
slave and abolition lecturer, is said TO have
takenrefuge in Canada. Two persons pass
ed through Albany IN. W on the Sd inst,
who were said to be in search of him.
The following dispatches extracted from
our exchanges show what is doing in other
places
BosToN, Oct. ga large meeting of flu
gitive slaves and others was held at Belk-
nap street Church, last night. Resolutions
were passed advising Fugitives to act eau
tiously, but to defend their freedom with
their lives. U, S. Commissioners and As
sistants were warned to beware of the con-
sequences of attempting to capture fugitives.
The meeting was addressed by ]. B. Smith,
a fugitive slave, who said he would defend
his liberty with his life. He showed a
long knife to the audience and advised them
all to buy Colts revolvers. Another speaker
said that 10000 inhabitants of Boston would
protect fngitives from arrest, and that the
police would not act against them. A meet
ing is to be called i'll Faneuil Hall.
BosToN, Oct. ga great f~ree-soil meet.
ing was held in Lowell last night, at which,
with shouts of applause, a resolution was
passed to call back three fugitive slaves who
had fled from that city to Canada, with a
pledge that they shall be protected from ar
rest by the citizens of Lowell.
IIoNEsDALE, Pa, Oct. IA great excite.
ment has been created in this community
by the appearance of two men from the
South, who are after a beautiful Creole, the
wife of MIR, Evans, and who they say is 8
runaway slave. If she is discovered, ii will
hardly be possible for them to take her, the
excitement Is so great against them.
A large meeting was held in Syracuse,
n. Y, on the evening of the 4th, at which
Tie bill was violently denounced. The ex-
element there against the bill is represented
as being very great.
A large meeting was also held at Albany
on the evening Of the Sd, at which it was
stated by one of the speakers that there
were one hundred and fifty fugitive slaves in
Albany - True DITTO,