New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-09
Opposition 10 tho Fugitive Slave Law.
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Opposition TO tho Fugitive Slave Law.
t. ths Ed.tsr Of Ia. Tribune
SYRACUSE. Saturday, Oct.5
large and enthusiastic meeting OF the citizens
OF Syracuse was held in the City Hall last evening
The room was crowded Not less than FIVE hua
bred psrons were preAent Hon. Alfred Hovey'
Mayor OF the City, preaided
There were eight Vice Presidents, representing
equally the political parties.
V w Smith, Esq. Editor of our principal Wing
journal, and L. ]. GiIett, prominent member OF
the Opposition party, were the secressries
The Committee on Resolutions was composed OF
Charles A. Wheaton (Opposilion Charles B.
sedgwiok Wing, Lewis W Hall (opposition)
Patrick Agan Editor Of our principal Democratic
paper and Samuel j. May, the well known Aoo.
tt,onist,
" lille the Committee was preparing resolutions
the meeting was addressed by Samuel h. Ward
the black gentleman whom Capt RynderS has SO
much reason to remember, and By Rev. j. W.
Logusn, highly respectable minister Of the col
ored Methodist Church here. They exhibited TO
their fellow citizens the fearful predicamenl into
which they we're thrown by this Internal law, aud
made appeals for sympathy and aid which called
forth the heartbeat responses.
The Committee soon retQrped and by Charles B.
SedRTics, ESQ reported the following resolutions
Res ired Phat vhenevcr tbs Regulators OF Demo-
cratic Govsrunep have seriously encroschsd upon the
constitutional or patufs rights OF the people II Is rot only
The prerogsye bit The duty OF heir Commitments, 10 re-
nonstrsie With tnd repEove hem
. ResoirsG. Thai "the Fugitive Slave Law recently
enacted BY the Congress Of these unl'ed Bates is m
hsgrHr ousse upon the inaiiersble rights OF and
daring asaaui upon The Palladium OF Amsfican liberties
Coasttuton.
throughout country ought read aueniyely and IN
defssnd The provisions OF this law in ell lis details; 40
tka MI M
crue Ingenuity aud prepare femseyes TO oppose legally
all attempts 20 enforce It.
4 Rtolptd 7hs 10 striking down. the makers OF this
law iain vonld do blow the right OF tis by Jury and
OF Hsb7as Corpus the right OF appeal and the privilege
OF counsel they have attempted 10 obherse the WORKS OF
progress IL The civil history Of the world and TO bring
back the dark ages Despotsm and Absolute Rule agana
which the CoUeiiuon OF The United States meant ehecu
ally guard By lis explicit and Hoemn guaranty OF these
inesumabe fgh's. ,,,.,
provisions OF this Fugitive Slave Law are clearly lndSpu
tshly Unconstitutional the enactment CT Ia utterly null
people good citizen be held by II. E dsregsrd
Of the fundamental law OF the Republic; aud must be
justified by intelligent Court In opposing eYsry attempt
10 enforcs this law tumma1 and whou. due proee's
6. Rsiotced Toa we are summoned 10 Withstand me s1
acuion OF his law only by the h2heat confederation
OF The clsims Of suffering fellow beings upon our sympA
thy snd aid bat by proper regard 10 our own pc soaa
there be security that heir arrests under ihd aR
might not fs upon acme descendarU OF the Ang!oSa&on
race as well &c otbe African.
7 Re,ored That the enactment OF THE Infamous law
Should With r-prosch the men who proposed It. the
who advocated II, HE men who voted or H. ana, ho
lena han them, The Men ~ho bssey anesEeo away ron
their places In Congress- Telher Than NEE! their espoG1
bity as repre- sentaliyes q The people
g. ResoreG, 7hatwe feel no lille respec tor nose sem
bera OF the United sentte House of Representa-
tyes who have resouey whaood tbs eucroachmeuts OF
Ssyery ard have recorded hs votes IN opposition 10 Ihs
Fugitive elaye law. They have shown Themselves 10 DO
the true tencs Of our counir and II abe sha a az otne
Republics done, into The hands OF oppressofs and
iyGsIs III have the sail faction OF knowing that they did
what they could 10 arrest her ruin .,,,,,, ~.
9 Resoirtd TbsIo one 10 al our country should be
RlltbDed OF this wicked 40 lnuCn
Daniel Webster; and that hereafter he cann9! be caea
10 Resolvsd Tba, there nevec has been 10 the whole
The legislation OF our Republic csse In ~nch IL
veto prevent The euNcImen of pRpsbl1 uncon'nuonS
law IL this and deeply regT ihas 'ne present
Cf Magistrate did not feel to be his duty to exercise
ii Rfs0ptd Thst the flends Of Freedom and Humanity
eeVaed 0ete Let the country be rocked by dscus
tin from center 10 circumference until every one sho has
nay be Ou,ed inquire what Is his or her Duly and
fred Win deierMine ioh 10 co II.
r. Reoised Phat Committee OF Three be appointed by
the Chair to pepars ara cause to be circulated pe'on
he PREF eutd 10 Congress sgnsd ~ hundreds
othousands praying for the immediate repeal OF this H.
IS Hesoped That we recommend the appointment ola
Vigilance Commuee of Thirteen Citz.ns whoss duty 1t
shal be thai person Is defsuded Of his lber
without due proce.s Of lawp and I'll good cihzs
lImerded aid and sustain them In all need.
ed efforts for tho Eecury OF all claiming the protec
ton Of cur laws
The Chairman Of the busineas Committee Mr..
G. ~ Wheaton, then read very spirited Address
to the People of the State, summoning shem to
ariae snd repe the assault made by the General
Govern ment uSon the rig hts OF our citZens
The resolutions and addresses we're, with great
thusiaanl, accepted, and after earnest and elo-
queut speeches from Chns B. SedgWick. Esq,
Rev r Il Raymond, Rev. 8 j. Mag and Rev 8.
r Ward, the whole weye adopted By uuGni-
nous ay, AID ordered to be pubshed, and t copy
OF she proceedings sent TO the President of the
United Ststes.
Tbs meeting then adjourned for one week