The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-23

PUBLIC MEETING.

Ata large and esFectable meeting OF the
citizens oi Cleveland, held At tho Empire
llill on Friday evening, september llih, Tor
the purpose Of discussing the Fugitive l'aw;
John a Foot was called To the Char, and
N. c. fOungiove and II. f. -BnyIUn We're
appointed Secretaries. o,
Meeting opened with prayer by Rev. Dr.
Perry. Joel Tiffany moved that committee
OF five be appointed to present resolutions eX-
pressiye OF the sense Of the meeting. n 1
The Chair named the fiiowog peisonsI
an said committee: Joel TilI',ny, Reu5enI
lIlitchcock, Geo. A. Bsnedct, IL. V, Wilson,
and Gen. o.. II. Knapp. tE rI,eI
The committee having retired, on call Of
the meeting they were most eioqaentIy and
enthusiastically addressed by Edward Wade,
Rev. DR.. Perry, and Rev DR. Aiken, e
The following resolutions, rerOuod by the
cowmittee, we're passed unanimously:
Resolved, That the passage Of The late
Fugitive Law was an acI unauthorized by The
Constitution, hostile 10 every principle Of jus.
lice and humahiiy, aud, if acqu'esedin, fatal
TO luihdn ffecdum. f.t,.H
Resolved, That the law strikes down
some Of the dearest principles upon which
ont fathers predicated their right 10 asset
aud mqlntan their independence, and is char
acleFized by the most tyrannical exercise of
power; aud that ii cannol be sustained with
out repud ating the doctrines Of the Decara
non of Independence, and the principles up
On which all free governments resL
Resolved, That tyranny consists in the
"illully violating by those in power ol mans
natural right TO personal security, personal
'jbelty and private property and IT matters
not whether The right is exercised by one man
nr million of men, il is equally unjust, un>
righteous, and destructive Of the ends of all
Just governments.
Resolved, That regprding some portions
of the late Fugitive law as unconstitutional,
and the whole Of it as oppressive, unjust and
lnnrghteous, we deem it the duty of every
good citizen to dsnounce, oppose aud resist
lby all proper means the execution Ofssid law
and we demand lis immediate and uncon,
d tionai repeal, and will not cease TO agitatt
the question and use all our power to secuie
that object until 1t is accomplished.
Resolved, That we recommend that {
4neetins Of the citizens oF this county be hello
at Cleveland on the 26lh day tf October inst
to consider said law and take such action
thereon as my be deemed expedent,
On motion of NJ C. Youngluve, the follow
ing committee were appointed by the Chair
to carry out the object Of the 5lh resol alton
VI. c. YoungIuve, Samuel Starkwealher, Ed
ward Wade, Thomas Bolton, and J. W.
Bliggs.
On motion Of Edward Wade, the Chair ap~
pointed the following persons a commlttce
20 prepare and circulate petitions 10 Congress
for the appeal of the Fugitive Law, and to
procure the necessary funds 10 de(ray The
expenses incident to the same: Dudley B i'd
win Parker Handy, Harvey Rice, Buckley
Sledmar, Joel Tiffany, On motion of 10;
Tiffany,
Resolved, That resistance 10 iyranis is
obedience to God" and that we will obey
God by resisting even unto prison and dea'h
if need be, The operation Of this latest boon
Of despotism and tyranny, the infamous Fu-
eitive Law That we will not obey its man,
dates. First, because they are unconslilu-
tonal, being not only unauthorized by that
instrument, but h'grant violation Of all the
privileges and mmunties guaranteed to US by
| it; and second, because that law is unjust
wicked and oppressive, and in violation Of
that higher law" which is above all human
constitutions.
Resolved, That said law is the crowning
ACT of infamy, and cannot be equalcd by any
previous legislation ofuur country; and brand
all those who had any aid in its passage, who
shall assist in lis execution, or who counsel
obedience to its mandates, as traitors to God
and humanity.
The first Of Mr.. Tlffany's resolutions was
unanimously adopted. To portion of :he
last some ofthe meeting, as well as the Chair,
took exceptions; but, after some mod .fcation
aad discussion, is passed nearly Unanimous
IIy.
Ga motion OF J. w. Briggs it was
Resolved, That in case any fvgilvc slave
should be captured in this city, the alarm be
given by cries in the streets and the ringing
OF the bells.
On motion Of Reuben Hitchcock, The Sec.
reIaries were requested to furnish the proeee
dugs ofihe meeting TO The papers olthis city,
and 10 the National Era. =
JOHN A FOOT, President.
N NJ 6 9. 1, YOanglove' Secretaries.
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