The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-10-26
The fasinve Slave Biii In Chicago.

u The common Council of the city of Chica,,
lately got together and passed series Of resol,
ti'n' declaring in almost so many words the
d.'ermil'suon to intcrposc armed opposition
the execution Of the fugitive slave law in hat c
Y We copy'the resolutions below. That the
<" too far must be admitted BY all law abidin
elt'zens We are As hostile TO the fugitive slay
law as any man car be. nni we will never. on
reason remaining with us, assist in sending an
fugitive back into bondage but we canno, .
with those who would resort TO arms to proven
the execution of that law Armed resistance I
u law regularly passed can never lie excused in
country where discussion is free and universal
suffrage prevails
The resolutions Of the Common Coancil no
} meeting the appreciation generally Of the citizen
OF Chicago, a meeting wa, called to send out
contcr expression This meeting was held 81
. Wednesday evening. and was addressed in
speech ihrec and half hours long, hv judi,
Douglass aud ii the Chicago Jowrnai i. believed
almost as extreme ground was taken OF. the oil,
ct side
That paper says: Senator Douglass declare,
the fugitive slave law dill not abolish the ri-ht a.
trial by jury-did not suspend the wri, Of hab,a
rnypES, was not worse than the old law. and il
Ec', was rather protection to the slave than 9th
crWise.' We confess, we should DO very arreea
bly, disappointed to see the thing 50 made out
Judge Douglass concluded his speech bv of,erin.
ascneS ofreSolutlon,. which are also given below
The following are the resolutions adopted b,
the Common Council
Whereas, he Constitution ofthe United State,
provides that the privilege Of the wri, of Uabes,
Corpus 'hail not be suspended unless when In
cases oil reOeslen or Invasion, the public safety
may require It, and
Where's, The late act Of Congress. purportna
to be Tor the rncorery Of fugitive slaves virtually
suspends the Habeas Corpus, and aboi>he, the
riSht OF TRIAL by Jury, and 10y its provisions no,
only fugitive slaves but white men. owing ser.
wee to another IN another State, viz: the uppren
tlcet the mechanic the farmer, the laborey engaged
on contract or otherwise, whose terms uf service
are uneNPred, may be captured ard carried of,
SUMMARY and without legal resource ofany Kind
and,
Whsreas No law can he legally or morally bind.
hS on Us which violates the pryi.ions of the Con
stution; and.
Whereas, Above all in the responsibility, and
duties OF human life, and the practice aud prop
asaion OF Christianity the laws Of God should be-
held paramount to all human compacts and stat.
utcs Therefore,
Resolved, That the Senators and Rrprescn.
4 trY h..
aided and assisted in the passage of this Infamous
law, and those who basey sncaked away from
their seats, and thereby evaded the question richly
merit the reproach of all lovers Of freedom. and
arc III only to be ranked with the traitor. R.ucict
Arnold and Judas Iscario,, who BETRAYED his lord
and Master Tor thirty pieces Of silver
And Resolved, That the citizens officers and
police ofthe city be-, and they are hereby r,1ucs.
ted TO abstain from any and all interference in the
capture and delivering up Of the fugitive from
un'ishteous oppression, Of whatever nation name
or color.
The following are the resolutions of Judge
Douglass
Resolved, That it is the sacred duty Of every
friend OF the Uniun to maintain aud preserve
myioiate every provision OF our Fcdral Con-ttu.
ton.
Resolved That every law enacted bv Congress
IT pursuance of the Constitution should be resp.ct.
ed as such by all good and lawabding citizens.
and should be faithfully carried into effect by the
officers charged with its execution
Resolved. That so long as the Constitution of
the United States provides that all persons held
to service or labor in one State cscapiug into
another State, SHALL m DELIVERED uP on the
claim of the party To whom the service or labor
may be due, and so long Us members of Congr =, 3
are required to take an oath to support the Con.
s,ltui"n, 1t is their SOLEMN and religious duty to
pass all laws necessary TO carry that provision of
tie Constitution into effect
Resolved That il we desire to preserve the
Union and render gu great Republic inseperablc
and purpe,ual, we must feriprm:: all our ohlign.
,Ions under the Constitution at the same time that
we call upon our brethern ia other States to Weld
implicit obedience to it.
Resolved, That us the lives. property and
safety Of ourselves and our families depend on
the observance aud protection Of the laws. every
effort TO excite any portion Of our population to
make resistance to the due execution of the laws
OF the land should be promptly and emphaticaily
condemned 10y every good citizen.
Resolved, That We will stand or fall by the A.
merican Union and its Constitution, with all its
compromises, with Its glorious memories of the
past ana glorious hopes of the future.
The following were offered in addition by D. S
Morris, and also adopted:
Resolved, That our senators and representa-.
ives in the congress of the United States, are en-
titled to our most profound gratitude for their on
er.ions in procuring the passage Of several law.
at the late session Of congress- calculated TO en-
sure the completion Of railroad through the cen
tire OF our state and to restore its credit to that DO
sition which it is entitled to occupy
Resolved, That we, the people Of Chicago re.
puJiato She resolutions passed by the Common
Council of Chicago upon the subject OF the fug
tive slave law, passed by congress at is last s-s.
son
WI b. PLATO Esq, Of Aurora, has been nom.
mated by the democrats Of the senatorial district
composed Of Kane De Kalh, Oglc, and Lee coun