Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-26
Meeting in Goshen Township.

Pursuant TO call a mass meeting Of the citi-
zcns Of School District No. 2 and vicinity Of
Goshen Township, Mahoning County, was held
on Saturday evening the 10th inst, to take into
consideration the duties of the people relative
to the infamous law of the American Congress,
known as the Fugitive Slave Law.
The meeting was addressed by c. Curry of
Salem, in speech of an hour or moro in length,
in which he reviewed the action of the Wing
and Democratic parties in relation to Slavery,
showing conclusivcly that they were so allied
to the slave power, that the true hearted, honest
Anti Slavery people of this county can have
no hope of ever having their principles applied
to the administration of the United States Gov
crnmcnt, in accordance with the Constitution,
so as to clear them Of the sin the disgrace and
expense of spreading and supporting slavery,
otherwise than by coming out from these hunk
or parties, the leaders of which are sinking them
deeper and deeper in this disgrace, as is album
dantly manifest by the action of the last Con-
gross, and join in an Independent organization
tho great leading principle of which shall be to
secure the blessing Of liberty and equal rights
to the whole hpma'pu lfapily.
c. Curry then offered the following resolu-
tons, which brought on general discussion on
the merits Of the Fugitive Slave Law, in which
c. Curry, Saml Hardman, and others partici-
patcd.
Resolved. Tint words arc inadequate to cx-
press our deep loathing and detestation of the
late Fugitive Slave Law enacted by Congress.
A law that suspcnds the writ of Habcas Corpus,
and abolishcs the right of trial by Jury-that
establishes an inquisition amongst us inflicting
pains and penalties for loving justice and right,
and proiiering rewards for devotion to wrong
doing--that consigns a man to hopeless bond
ago before he is proven guilty-that allows any
unscrupulous man stealer TO swear a thousand
dollars into his pocket at any timc--that hunts
n man over every inch of ground in freedoms
realms, for no other crime than a love of libcr-
ty-that puts in jeopardy the rights and liberty
of every trecman-a law that thus tramplcs in
the dust every attribute of justice every preccpt
OF religion and every principle of humanity, can
challenge nothingin freeman's heart-savc its
incifable contempt and unmttigatcd abhorrencc
Resolved, That VIC do not, for the honor of our
state, believe, that any of Ohos frccborn sons
are base enough TO solicit, accept, or hold an
appointment under its worse than Algerinc pro-
visions; but, If any there be, who arc ambitious
OF an infamous association with Torquemada
| or Hayncu, let them be commissioned, and wo
trust their names and residences will pass from
mouth to mouth. till all the civilized world shall
know where his Satanic Magcsty's representa-
tives dwell on earth.
1t is probably worthy of notice. that Samuel
Hardman in the course of his remarks, rcnounc-
cd his allegiance to the whig party. in the ranks
of which he had been acting up to this time,
(Chcers.)
The resolutions were then adopted without a
dissenting voice.
Tho following resolution was also adopted by
the meeting.
Resolved, That We will use all our rightful
powers as good citizens, not for the purpose of
catching and returning our fellow beings who
arc seeking freedom from tho accursed, demoral-
izing system of American Slavery, which is
| grinding out of its victims, every ycstigo of
manhood possible, but for the immediate repeal
of the Fugitive Law and for the utter over
throw of the system, which is not only thus
crushing the slave, but is seeking to override
and tramplc under foot by this law, the shield
OF liberty, thrown around the American citizen
by the constitution.
On motion, n committee Of five consisting of
Argus Campbell, John Templin, Abel James,
William c. Strattan, and Simon Meredith, were
appointed relative to circulating petitions
throughout the Township of Goshen, for the
repeal of the Fugitive Law of 1850.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
]. T. POWERS, ca'm.
JOHN TENPLIN, Sec'y.