Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-28

TO degrade 20 IN our own eyes. and IN ihs. !.
eyes Of The world. by coD,msndiDg %, pn.:-
dor pains Of fine and imprisonmeni, 10 6ll
the loathsome Office OF slave caicbsrs for
the slaveholders Of the soutll.
We must therefore acquisscs h, tho us.
cessity which compels us. ihIhe spirit Of
self.respecs, and with due regard 70 our
own rights, safety and hsppinss, and lie
obedience 70 the obligations inposed BY 0
higher law,to denounce and feprobaie the
;ale tyrannical ssnd oppressjvs Fugitive
Resolred, That this law is q fagfant
act Of high handed tyranny. and plainly
unconstitutional, as il takes away the right
OF trial by Jury. and with plainsst design.
practically and effscsually destroys tho i'm
muni,ies and Safeguards Of the win II 10.
beas corpus. ~ - 4 " -A1DF
Resolped, Thai We not oniy eoadsmn
the law.. as a fragrant violasion or The nss.
ural. moral. and cifil right of tbs psAls,
but we pointedly condemn On retuks ihsse
members Of Congress from tho ,Norih.
who, rscreant 10 ibsir trust, a. ihs Rspns.
sentalives Of freemen, lent their eiiofss,
their influence or their votes 10 secure ip
enaetment-nor can we reffain flotasse
bukiog the President who gsys 4 his sxss.
u,ive approval. gsssii73t7a sfsagsl t7a5t 5ao
i. Resolved, That We hold in sill grsaisf
contempt, these northern membsfs az Con.
gress who sneakingly lodged -ihe. yolason
the Fugitive Slave Law and thus deliher,
ately and designetly coptributed BY their
absence, 10 the passage of law for which
they burst not directly vote.r . p
Resolred. Tint any citizen OF Portage
County who will accept the Office Of Com.
missioner, Marshal or any other ofics un-
der this law should be, treated with Tho
scorn and contempt due to the hassnsss Of
lis position. and we will ,endeayor to Gre.
ate On atmosphere Of indignant scorn which
it will be difficult for him 10 brenihe-for
we cou'd no more Take the Comnissieper's
fee, for The surrender Of fugitive. than we
could havetaken Judas fee for the beiriy.
al Of Jesus; therefore We must loon with
the same degree Of abhofrencsg uuouzsnv
man who will nccspt the Office Of fcommis.
sioner, that we have always had ios J,5cas
lscarioi. b a-ssa.- 'gsaiT-t6ea egt1o n
Resolved, That this blot on our Nation.
al Statute book, must and shall be speedily
| .'expunged." .aFgs4s nj. 2.+,ias.,, asisI !.
Resolred. That we are not here taking
our stand or acting from impulse OF. pas
sion. or under the influence Of hsssy ~.
element, but we deliberately NIKE osr
stand in the calmness oi conscious fectituds.
as persons VINO Know theif rights. and sfs
determined 10 defend and protect them.
against the usurpations Of all tyrnntsI-te
any neediui extremity. 80. -
Rrsofced. That we will obey God fath.
er than men-,ha, we will no, stifls ahe
promptings OF humanity and if the South
80 inr dislike the spirit Of resistance aious-
ed among the people Of the free S.aies. ~
to put in'o ioFce us OIL repeated ihreat 70
'dissolve lhe Union. we of. Ihe north
shall abide in contempiunus calihness. .
catastrophe from which the South has %
much to fear, when Northern bayonsss
cannot be relied upon 10 quelI slave iIsns.
reciions. -, iA.i's 91i.52i'' p ~ =
hrsofred. f'hat+fhe lafely 3published,
opinion % OF Attorney Gensral Ctit'endSp;'
ON the Fugitive Law, avowilg that said
law does not suspend tho wfi' of .ha6tss
corpus ana ye! by his atgument plainly
sno~ing 'na' :,'o wen mus' % whebyinsf.
n',I Ie..u'. -. "u =. mops'aFe uso = ~ Isas.'
sou., :a w, -. :" u"' efuuob lsn,oss stoes We
.nn.,;,,;,a., '". ~ ~ 'e'y oea'y 0so soesso
'''.' - p'Sr y;iJ .,7wsS.sdF :,
on mo''oh' o. ~ Lyman, Es9, the
resolutions were taken up and severely
,eao ano eI.er olscuss,9n dss udnsn,.mously y. -.
1"P.eo Inc preamble or I'll iiysecisrat,9h sa ol
'"uePenusnce vas 'nen s reno hnq unAln'-
'''vus'y s,eeo 20 ,p.s5 ,sd al ,s..,s g...U
mr. I'eoman' men supmn!eq dni ne iolIow.
,ng resole.lon, wnicn was adopseo ~. Ia an
unanimous vote
neso.tsd' I nat we hereby pledge to
'he Ioslhse RON a msriesn slsysu tbs
sa%e pio1ec.'on we give 70 our brothers
a"a s's'ers' ano instead o. neeing Tor pro.
'ec'.on uhoer Inc paw OF Tue British Lion.
aoy'se mem 10 make their, homss with Us
ana hgne 'hs battles OF freedom and hsrsby
mupally :P!edge 10 our fellow acitizens,I