The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-30
Tk4 Sptian Churches or the North
ianstiie Fugitive Slave Bill

tanttiie Fugitive Slave Bill
Atthdnnual session ofthc New Yong
sTArE 8ifrsr CosvEsTl6n held,at D. ock-
portsopf 9th and 10Th inst, tho follow
ing Fepg and resolutions. yperei adopted
witRoutbngle dissentinglpoice.
Your h,mitten, appointed 10 daft and
present iblutiens expressive Of the sense
OF this taing, upon tae recent law enact
ed by SIP nitad States Congress and ap-
proved kihc President, ,comssonly called
The "F,$ve Slave Law" beg leave to
presently following as theirrepor,:
WheM Tho said law Isl manifestly q
recejingsp in tho cause of human liberty
and enGtened husras Legislation, mas
much a83oprives Ire coforcd inhabitants
Of the Nv States of the two grea, bull
warks ofAarsonaf sa'cty, tlic'bchefit of the
"Habeas srpus Act" and the Alright of
Trial by Try" and whereas it lays the
citizens oaaid Slater under 'iegal ,bliga-
tons to aist the stakeholder anu the slave
hunter, ID, business against which their
moral se1!ard their best sympathics re-
volt with reflective and unutteraaie aver.
SION: and heres, the said law ls oppressive
in its beS4g and disastrous i'm its RESULTS:
10 multituts OF those wfnna VIC have learn
ed to respct and love AZ American citi-
zens and hristians, whose only crime is
that they hyc nvailed themselys Of the
opportunity which the Providence Of God
has openelfto thom Of apprnpriating and
enjoying that ieon which Of all, we most
prizr, aid which nv as much tiscir
bir,hriglh as GU own, thcrefnre-
Rcspirea, 16at as free citizens OF tho
United Stats 5pnd as lovers OF equal rights,
Tepiasfgfe he said law as contrary to the.
spiri, 81 sS,Elprious Declaration of Ma
GU IS and as opposed to tho
direct graBis as G51sffnfIon 10 every
citizen, and ,ahe law Of God.
RESOLVED, lat we will not voluntarily
aid. BY any -nhns whatever, in giving ef-
tcctiveness tdthis unjust and oppressive
act of icgLlahn.
RfsolrtI, pat in all suitable ways VIC
will Labor to sure a speedy repeal Of the
said "FugitivElavc law" and that un.
III sucb rrpc:Fsmll have been effected, VIC
Will, IN ail-sunbsc ways, express our sym.
path'rs with > oppressed subjects.
With refelncc TO the same law, tho
Ncw-iork Evangelical Congressional AS.
ISOLATION, bel at P~oughkeepsic. October
s, passed tho GLOWING resolutions.
Resoised, That we canno, recognize this
law as Of s~n,oint!ng force upon The citi
zcns OF our Gentry, LIST. Because il is con
trary 10 the Express command Of God
Deut. I'd, 10. 7,-"Thnu shalt not dclivcl
unto his mas,citl,c servant which is cscap
cd from his mister unto thee. IIe shall
dwell with the, oven TX you in tina
place wliich-heslialI chxse in one Of ;hi
gates where iuike,h Tim best: Thou shall
not oppress hin" ID. 1t is in OPPOSITE r
to the greattar Of Christian G]encvnlence
"i'un rcfIuac. us in all things to do unit,
others, as wrwould that others should d,
unto US 81. itconfiiets with the provision
of orr National Constitution. 9TH. 1t pros
tra;cs those two great Safeguards Of hu
man IIbert!, haleas corpus and trial by ju
~. 9th. \ 10 revolving to- tho spo;;ancnu
prompting' Of humanity. Ah- It bring
upon . Nation: the rcpronch Of %injustic
and Inconsistency, and impairs our influ
encc upon the world for good. 7th. I
short, this law outrage every princips
of human feeling, of humanity and reIigim
and lhnssssaf9aas the nripcirln is concern
ed, Il enid$Sg srsF the fffEsery OF every mar
Reso!seoE, That while we recognize III
obligation In nhey the laws Of the land, W
rrIhc an exception. in the case OF all sue
Provisions ar C0ntErrcne the ..hiaier iaws
of God.
Rcsoireh. That we advise all persons
render every needful aid and caufor, ,
Fugitive SjaTes, i,ist the same az n tber
were no law in TIC land foyblbdmg it.