The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-18
From the Cleveland (o.) True Democrat.
The Fugitive Slave Law.

THE MEETING.-Let The SldUe Bill be Re-
pealed.-A meeting will be held to night at EN-
pire Hall to consider and act upon the infamous
Slave Law.
Let every citizen who has heart to de-
nounce, or avoice to speak, be present.
The law can be repealed The people of the
North can repeal it if they will If voice be
given to their convictions, It cannot stand, and
we would have cur city do its part III erasing
from the statute book law, as fiendish in
spirit and despotic in aim, rs ever mortal power
| enacted. .-
Are our hearth's to be deserted by the slave
catcher's power? Is our soil to be consecrated
| to his selfish purposes? Shall our persons,
our hands and minds, be made to obey his
behests? Can the Freemen of the North sub
NIT to the odous and tyranical enactments of
this law!
Let them speak out, calmly, but firmly -
Let the citizens of Cleveland say what they
will do, and what ought to be done by Con-
gress.
The DETROIT AFFArR.-The poor fugitive
lies yet in Detroit jail-The Jail is guarded eve
ry night bya company of military, to keep the
humanity and Christianity of that city from raz-
ing it to the earth.
WARREN INDIGNATION MEETING-The people
of Warren met at the Courthouse on the 30th,
to express their views on the Fugitive Slave Law.
Thomas d. Webb was made Chairman, Ira
Fuller and III. r. Harmon, Secretaries. B. +.
Curtis, James Dumers, John Hutchins, A. W.
Parker, Judge Birchard and II. w. Smith were
appointed committee to draft resolutions
They reported the following, which were adop-
ted
Resolved, That Congress, in the passage of
the Fugitive Slave Law, has committed flag
rant outrage upon the rights of the people, in
enjoining upon them obligations, as slave catch
ers, revolving the human nature, and that we
will earnestly join with our fellow-ctizens in all
parts Of the country in frowning down every at
tempt to carry into execution, a law teeming with
denominations, and at war with every principle
religion, humanity and justice.
Resolved, That the immediate repeal of the
law is called for on account of its palpabe I'M
fairness, as well as for its violation Of the plain
est principles of natural right, and the defiance
it gives to those inestimable boons to the OPP
pressed, the habeas corpus and right of trial by
jury.
| RESOLVED, That we condemn the action of the
President Of the United States, in approving the
BILL when it was in his power to defeat it con.
stitutionally; and that we condemn the action
Of those Representatives, both in the Senate and
in the House, by whose agency said bill was
passed, either directly by voting Tor 1t, or mai,
rectly by neglecting to vote against it, and that
We heartily approve the action of all those who
opposed and voted against it.
| RESOLVED. That we earnestly enjoin it upor
the press and community at large, to "cry aloud
and spare not" until this infamous statute i,
wiped from the records of a people heretofore
supposed to be free.
RESOLVED, That we recommend the appoint
ment Of committee by this meeting, to draf
a petition to Congress for the repeal Of this law
, and that We recommend its active circulation
r for signatures on the second Tuesday of Octo
Der next.