Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-28
Fer the Portage Sentinel.

Fer the Portage Sentinel.
Grand Densnstraties sf ths Pespls sf
Portage County against the Fugitive
Slave Act.
Pursuant to public call, large meet.
ing Of the citizens of Portage county, con.
'vened at the Court House, in Rnvenna, an
Friday the 2Jth inst, and organized .by
calling William Frazer to the Chair. AMI
appointing Z. W. Hall and T. w.
Browning, Secretaries.
On motion, o committee of FIVE wsrs
appointed for the purpose Of making a
nomination Of permanent officers for this
meeting Tho following gsn,lsmsn were
appointed by the chair as said Committee:
T.. w. Browning, Albert Austin, r. J.
Thompson, 8. b. Spellman, B. C. Gilbert.
/ On motion, n committee of seven was
appointed 10 draft resolutions expressive Of
the sense Of this meeting in relation to the
Fugitive law. The following persons
were appointed said committee: 80 os.
B. c. Gilbert, Thos. Earl, G. Ksene,
L. W. Hall, R. A. Gillet,, 8. D. Harris,
Jr.. and H. L. Day. -.as.. t..l-.
On motion, adjourned to meet again at
one o'clock. ..i,....-. ..- l. .5--...
Pursuan, 10 adjournment the meeting
met at one o'clock, when the Committee
on organization reported as follows:
President-William Goldman. .-s
Vice Presidents-Job Clark" 6 Kseno.
Secretnries-j. S. flerrick," s. d. Har.
ris, Jr and l.. w. Hall. III. e-s
The abnye report was accepted and
unanimously adopted. d, -. ...s.... r.t'.
| Tho committee on resolutions, by Mr..
Gilbert its Chairman, submitted to the
meeting the following report, which being
read, was accepted: .r...ia.7s.., 5-..'
When in the course Of human events
It becomes necessary for the people, in
the protection Of their just rights. to resist
the encroachmen,s Of tyranny and oppres.
sion, though furiively clothed in the form
Of legislation. and to..assume the posi,ion to
which the laws Of nature and nature's God
enlltle them, decent regard for the opin.
ions Of mankind requires that they should
declare the causes which impel them TO
resort to higher la,o, than ,ha, of un-
Il ,hteous, tyrannical human legislation.
We hold these truths to be se!f.evident;
that all mankind are created free and
equal, that they are endowed by their crea.
tor, with certain inalienabIe rights, that
among these are life. liberty and the 2ur.
suits Of happiness; that to secure these
rights. governments are Instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed, that when any
form Of governmental abuse and legisla.
lion becomes destructive of these ends, it
is the right Of the people TO resist such
abuse and such legislation, to such nm ex.
tent as to them shall seem most likely to
effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence indeed will dictate that the
ordinary course Of legislation should no, be
resisted and disregarded for light and tran
sien, causes. and, accordingly, oil expert
ence has shown, that the people are more
disposed to suffer, while evils are suffer.
able, than 10 r,gh. themselves BY posi-.
tive disregard and resistance Of legislative
enactmenis. i5 -= " ~ '2'
But when long trsin of abuses and
usurpa,ions, pursuing invariably the sumo
object, evinces design to reduce them. to
all practical intente. under absolute des-
po,ism, it is their right. il 10 their Duty, 10
resist such iniquitous Legislation. and to pro.
vide new guards for their future securi.
ty. Such has been the patient sufferance
I! Of the people Of the Free States, and such
is now the necessity which cons,rn,ns them
to resist the daring, ,tyrannical and unendu.
rable encroachments of the slnveholding
South. upon their positive rights and priv.
ileges as freemen. '."sa e'-z-s-'7'iss
The history Of the slavehoIding South,
is history of repeated injuries and usurpa-
.iops, a having in di:ect object the establish.
ment Of an absolute tyranny over these
States. Toprove this, let facts be submit.
ted to a candid world: S7s' t,5S q s7F
They have refused their assent to laws
the mos, wholesome and necessary for the
public good. '+'. .'7 a.'' ,.soD ..
They have forbidden their Representa-.
tives and Senators in Congress. 10 pass
laws Of immediate and pressing importance,
unless their right to ensiave and tyranize
over their fellow mon should be acknowl.
edged. a1l4 ise'' ,'.,''.' :, -, q. 20, 81.
They have refused that other lave
should be passed for the accommodation Of
large districts Of people, unless those peo.,
pie would relinquish the right Of entire
| freedom to all their iniIabitants-a right
inestimable TO them and formidable TO ".
rants only. '... -.
They have threatened repeatedly 10
dissolve the national congress, (and the
Union itself because il evinced some dis.
position 10 oppose with manly firmness
their invasions on the rights ofthe people.
They have obs,ructed the administration
Of jus,ice-made JUICES dependent on their
wiil-erected multitude Of new offices.
and sent hither swarns Of new officers, TO
harats our people. ,,..'' = ,'' -, =. :.
They have combined with others (the
doughfaced members OF Congress) to sub:
jec. US to a jurisdiction foreign 10 our con-
sti,ution. by the epactment Of unconstitu.
tional laws, using the righ. arm Of the ma
,ional Government TO enforce their acts Of
pretended legislatlon-depriving us in
many cases Of the right Of trial BY jury
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