The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-18
More Northern n6eetings,

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We extract the following account Of popular
demonstration In Boston against the enforce
ment of the Fugitive Bill, from the Boston Post
From other sources we learn that 1000 persons
were present. 1t was presided over by SOD of
Ex-President ADAMS
The FUerrrvE SLAVE Law MEETING.-The
call for meeting Of the opponents of the fugi-
tive law, at Faneuil Hall, last night, collected a
large audience, comprising considerable num-
Der of colored people. There were about three
hundred colored females in the galleries The
meeting was called to order by Francis Jackson,
and organized as follows Charles Francis
Adams, President; Samuel u. Sewall, Gershom
b. Weston, Francis Jackson, and Timothy Gil
bert, Vice Presidents ]. W. Stone and j. w.
Thornton, Secretaries .. s44@
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Adams delivered
a carefully prepared address, in which he main
tanned that the law was repugnant to the spirit of
our institutions and the Constitution, and fraught
with as much danger to free colored people as to
fugitives.
He was followed by Frederick Douglass, who
described the CONSERVATION the law had created
among the colored people, free and fugitive, and
said that he knew of hundreds of both classes
who We're fleeing to Canada. The free colored
complaints, aided by perjured affidavits.
Richard Ii. Dana, jr, after expressing regret
that the meeting was not made up of somewhat
different material, of the leading men in all
branches OF business, and of men OF property and
reputed responsibility, read long letter from
Josiah Quincy, ST., declaring against the law, but
at the same time expressing his belief that there
was real ground for alarm, for, in his opinion,
| the enforcement Of the law in Massachusetts
would prove to be impracticable.
At the request of the President, Mr.. Dana also
read series of resolutions, author unknown,
declaring that the moral sense of the individuals
composing the meeting revolted against the law ;
denouncing it as contradictory to the declaration
of independence and inconsistent with the pur-
poses of the Constitution, and in direct violation
of its habeas corpus provision, and the right of
the people to be secure from unreasonable
seizure, &c. that the meeting could not believe
that any citizen of Boston and its vicinity could
be so destitute of love of his country and of his
race, or devoid of sense of justice as to take
part in returning fugitive; and that all present
pledge themselves to endeavor to aid and CO.
operate with all colored people endangered by
the law.
Speeches were made by Wendell Phillips,
James w. Briggs, of Ohio, Charles Remond, and
the Rev. Mr.. Colver. The resolutions We're
adopted as n matter of course. The last one
provided for committee of vigilance to secure
the fugitives and colored inhabitants of Boston
and vicinity from any invasion of their rights by
persons acting under the law" and the committee
was styled and made up as follows:
A. Andrew, Robert E. Apthorp, John w. Brown,
Henry w. Bowditch, Joseph X. Hayes, Benja-
min W. Gage, Samuel Hall, Samuel E. Sewall,
John Augustus, John l.. Emmons, Joshua B.
Smith, Charles List, John Cove, Isaac Osgood,
Theodore Parker, Geo. Russell, B. II. Greene,
VIM. J. Dale, Stephen Smith, Edward J. Jones,
VIM. A. White, Samuel May, jr, John p. Jewett,
Joel T. Bishop, J. b. Gibbs, Charles F. Hovey,
George Adams, Henry p. Trask, William C..
Nell, Francis Jackson, Ellis Gray Loring, John
X. Manley, Lewis Hayden, N. C.. Nash, Charles
Barstow, Alexander Wilson, VIM. w. Maroram,
John T. Halton, George M. Rogers, Bella Marsh,
j. w. Stone, John NJ Spear, Henry T. Parker,
Geo. Mnot, Robert Morris, VIM. II. Whitman
Charles G. Davis, John s. Rogers, Thomas T.
Bouve.
In the Philadelphia North American we also
find the following brief notice of meeting held
in that city:
The FUG1TIvE SLAVE LAw-Last evening, a
large and excited meeting was held in the county
Courthouse, corner of sixth and Chestnut streets,
to demonstrate against the Fugitive Slave Law,
passed at the late session of Congress. William
J. Mullen, esq, presided, assisted by several
Vice Presidents and Secretaries. Great num-
bers of colored people of both sexes focked to
the meeting and manifested much feeling against
the act of Congress. Animated speeches were
delivered by Rev II. D. Moore, DR.. Longshore,
Gen. j. s. Jones and others, and were highly
appauded throughout. Strong resolutions were
passed with unanimity