Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-19
Fugitive Slave Law 10 be Resisted at all
Hazards.


NEW DRIonroS, Oct. 10th, 1850.
DEAN OLIVER please insert in The Bugle,
the following:
AT meeting Of the inhabitants of New
Brighton, Pa, held in Temperance Hall, on
Wednesday evening, Oct 9th, 80, the following
Resolutions were offered by Henry c. Wright,
and after an earnest and thorough discussion by
him and Others, were adopted with great unan-
unity and enthusiasm.
l. Resolved, That all slaves owe II rs a sa-
cred duty to themselves, to their posterity and
their God to escape from slavery, by running
away, or by such other means as, in their opin-
ion arc right and best adapted to secure to them
selves, and their childron their inherent inalien-
able right to liberty.
2. Resolved, That the man or tho woman
who, under any prctcxt whatsoever, shall refuse
to help slaves to escape from slavery, as oppor-
tunity shall Offer by sccreting, harboring, and
feeding them, and by furnishing them means to
cludo the slavo-huntcrs; ho or she should be
rcgefscd ana treated us u Gi6ugf71e,, and trui-
tor to God and Humanity.
3. Resolved, That any man, who, as Judge,
or Commissioner, as Marshal, deputy Marshal,
or assistants or who, in any way, officially or
unoflicially, shall aid in, or abet tho execution
of tho recent Fugitive Slave Law, is a deadly
enemy to the virtue, peace and security of our
selves and families, and ought to be regarded
and treated in society rs horsc-thicvcs Sheep
stealers, burglars, keepers of brothcls, murder
ers and other criminals arc treated-innsmuch
as he prowls about among US as a beast of prey,
seeking TO consign our wives and children, to
the pollutions and horrors of American slavery
4. Resolved, That We will do what we can
to hold up to the contempt and eXecration of
our ch ldrcn, our friends and ncighbors, all who,
officially or unolficially, shall aid in carrying
out said Fugitive Slave Law, or shall, in any
way be accessory to the capture and return to
slavery, of any man, woman or child, who shall
come to us for protection against slave-holdcrs
or their agents.
8. Resolved, That those ministers and church
es that do not, openly and publicly, array them
selves against said Fugitive Slave law to pre-
vent its execution, are ministers and synagogues
of Satan, and ought SO to be treated by every
friend of God and man.
Voted, That Henry G. Wright be a commit
tee to procure the publication of the above re-
solutions in the newspapers of this vicinity and
clswhcre.
The 9th resolution was opposed vehemently by
John G. Hunter, an elder in the Presbyterian or
Secedcr Church. He moved to lay it on tho
table. This was lost by three to one. Then he
moved tcsndjourn. He was told that he could
adjourn as soon as he pleased, but that he
would probably not get one to go with him.
lie then insisted that tho meeting. being COM
posed Of inhdels, unrcgcnerate, publicans and
sinners, had no right to sit in judgment on the
church and ministry. He was told that sinners
and infidels had as good right to arraign the
church and priests as these had to arraign them,
especially, when as in the case before us, it was
manifest to all that the ministers and churches
are far moro unprinciplcd and corrupt than the
inhdels, and unregenerate sinners. lie declared
it was foul shame to the people of Brighton to
allow such resolution to be presented and
read to the meeting.
James IYiiSon here strongly objected to the
resolution, on the ground that it denounced
ministers and churches, because they do not
"openiy and publicly" oppose the law, and pre-
vent its execution, and because it classed all
the ministers and churches with fends and dew
lis, who do not oppose the law. He was told
that all ministers and churches were to be rank
ed with fcnds who would not "openiy and Pub
ic'y' array themselves against kidnappers, and
seek to prevent their fellow beings from being
kidnapped. He said had no right to come
here and excite the people. He was told that
l had a right to hold men responsible to their
own principles. asked him-"would you kill
the man who should attempt to kidnap you, or
your children 81 would" said he Then
he was told, that he would be base, cowardly
traitor to his own principles if he would not do
as much to save his neighbors from slavery, as
to save himself. "You are traitor to your
principles" said he "you rode to Beaver in a
Rum drinking Omnibus, when you might have
rode in a temperance one" II knew not you