Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-10-12

! il TO him whether the deed be done 10y a
petty Commissioner, or under the solemn
form of Jury trial2 To permit jury trial
| in such case is virtual acknowledgement
that slavery is a rightiul institution, and that,
under certain circumstances, the ConstiIl-
ton binds us to send the fugitive back. We
tell those who are trying to satisfy their
consciences with these halfway measures,
that they cannot thereby reach the seat of
the difficulty. The disease is Constitutional,
and ineradicablc by any means short of n
revolution which shall dissolve the national
compact. Mr.. Howe may utter as many
brave words as he pleases al home, and when
he stands IN need of votes; but when he
gets to Washington he will have to take a
solemn oath 10 support the Constitution,
blot aud all, just as it stands and as it is
interpreted by the Supreme Court. Aud
what if the new law aud the old were both
repealed? Has it not been decided by the
the Supreme Court that the constitutional
clause itself is sufficient to arm the slave
holder with power to catch his fugitive prop
eriy?
Several speakers followed Mr.. Howe,
when Report was unanimously adopted,
from which we copy as follows;
A large number of the citizens of Pitts
burgh and its vicinity, assembled without
respect 10 party, in pursuance of public
notice to take Into consideration the pro-
visions of the law, in relation to colnred
persons, do dcnDunrc the same ms high
handed emcroachment upon the rights OF the
citizens of the free States, in requiring of
them the performance of acts IN violation of
every feeling of humanity, aud in contempt
0t those provisions of the Constitution de-
signed 10 protect the personal liberty of
every man against illegal arrests and inlpris-
onnent.
This meeting does further denounce the
bill as iniquitous and insulting to the free
men of the North, innsmuch rs IL makes no
provision for trial 10y Jury, ut the home of
the prisoner, thus falsely irsinuating thai
justice ioould not be done 10 The Shareholders by
The yeomGnry Of The free States.
For these and other reasons this meeting
does hereby pledge itself TO use all lawful
means TO procure y repeal OF thus ntrocions
bill, und in the mean time to vote for no
man for any office WHO will not pledge him
self to use all legitimate means III his prop
er sphere to accomplish that purpose.
Resolved, That the editors of newspa-
pers favorable TO liberty and equal rights
throughout this Commonwealth, be request
ed to publish, in u conspicuous place, with
black lines around them, the names of all
persons who accept nomination as Com
inissioners under the Fugitive Slave Law"
Dne,,I,.l fI'hot tl,., ,bor Of tho D,ann-
sylvaia Delegation in Congress who voted
for the passage of the Slave Bill, are un-
worthy of the countenance or support of the
friends of freedom.
Resolved, That in view of the momentous
interests OF humanity and OF freedom which
have called us together, we shall regard par
~ names as "mere bubbles" aud that we
will unite and stand shoulder to shoulder
until, with the blessing OF God, the Fugi-
tive Slave Bill shall be cXpunged from the
statute book, aud every supporter of that bill
of denominations be driven from the national
councils.
Just look at the words we have placed in
Italics in the above extracts. These Pitts
burghers are indignant, forsooth, at the in
snuation' that the yeomanry of the North
would not do justice to the shareholders
through the form of jury trial-that il,
that they would not send the slave back
when the Constitution and laws require it
What is such Indignation but an acknow-
Judgement of their own shame-their own
damning villany'
One of the speakers at the meeting was
John A. Wills, who said:
lie could not refrain from expressing the
gratitude which was burning IN his soul ut
seeing the consummation OF that, for which
he had been looking year after year-the
occurrence of an event which had walked
up the Moth. For years we had cringed 10
the South, until the tyrant had brought us to
his feet. Would we submit? (Cries of" no,
no."0 Now was the time 10 strike blow
which, struck in the spirit of freedom would
have the strength of God in il. He was
truly glad that this infamous slave bill had
passed-it had brought us TO orr SENSES
We might see in this bill realization Of the
old maxim, "whom the Gods wish TO de-
stroy they first make madw Would we be
men, or more cGtspdlos of the Stockholders
The bill had been passed under the idea Of
stilling the agitation prevailing IN the nation
OF pouring oil on The waves OF popular tu-
multi, but the oil had been poured on the
furnace of every true heart, aud would con-
sumo the iniquity oi the South.
-Ou the subseqent Monday evening, there
was another great meeting in Allegheny, at
which the Mayor presided. Mr.. Salisbury,
the Democratic candidate for Congress,
came out in opposition to the law, aud seve-
raj other speakers addressed the meeting.-
Strong resolutions were adopted
FUoITIvE SLAVES. Utica, Tuesday, Oct. l..
Sixteen Fugitive Slaves, OH boat for Cana
da, passed through this city yesterday
They were well armed, and determined to
fight 10 the last minute.