The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-10-26
Proceeding, of the Liberty convention.

The Liberty Convention, of La Sale County
met at the Court House, IN Ottawa, ON FRIDAY
the 2jth of Oct Organized hv appointing c
Cook, Chairman, and c. L. jerks Secretary. |
Coddng was called upon To state the objcc, of
the convention The proceedings Of the district
liberty convention which met at Aurora the 23d
and 2ith INST AMI nominated James IL Collins as
the liberty candidate for congress were also made
known, after which a motion WAS made to raufy
the proceedings Of that convention and carried bv
unanimous vote
The convention then proceeded to recommend
candidates for the legislature, whcreupon d. l..
H"ugh, Of Ia Sale, and A. 5 Phillips. Of Bureau
county were recommended. X z Goodell was
nominated frr sheriff aud Joseph S,ou, for coro.
ncr.
A committee were nrrointcn by vote of,hc
convention TO draft resolutions expressing the
sense Of the convention, consisting Of 4 :. Sev.
bold ~ A. Gooding, c. Hard. d. l.. Hough, and
A. Grow.
The convention then adjourned to meet again
this evening Mt : o'clock
The convention met in the evening according to
adjournment
The report oft'e committee wa called for,rea
and nd ped.
The following is the report
Inasmuch n the nominee of III. democratic
purity. Richard 5. Moony, has not even in ioori
endorsed the principles of the buffalo platform,
but so lar cthcrw lsc. has declared the nation
bound to admit at least 4 new slave states from
Texas, that lac will abide the nominations Of the
democratic party when regularly made though it
bind him to the support oi STAKEHOLDER or even
Lewis Cas- for president, slavcholdng speaker
OF the house. though it bind him to the support Of
northern doughtace, OF 4 STAKEHOLDER for any
Office, therefore.
Resolred, That we deem him unworthy the
support Of Freedmen.
Resoired That as man il known by his fruits
We deem It wise to wait I'LL after the election Mt
least, before We vote for the nominee Of tho wing
party.
Resoipcd Tint James IL Collins is "thc man Of
the hour tried and true and that we most heart.
lily rejoice in him rs our standard bearer. and com
mend him to the cordial and earnest supper, Of
every friend to freedom in this congressional dis.
trict
Rrsolrod, That the passage Of the fugitive
slave bill by the slave holders, and their Infamous
northern allies, furnishes an excellent illustration
Of the adage-"Whom tho god, wish to destroy
they frat make mad"
ResoIrcd Iha, we vii. not directly or indirect.
ly aid IN the execution Of this Infamous act. but
will. on the contrary, mete out tn it the most un.
compromising opposition, Us in palpable violation
of the constitution, and at war with that higher
law which sits cn,hroncd above the constitution.
Resoired That we fully aud heartily respond
TO the sentiment uttered 10y our worthy nominee
Political death and dannation to the base, bad
men who aided IN the passage ofthis Internal law,
or who cowardly sncskcd from the vote on its ii.
nal passage"
Re@iredsThat VIC can understand the motive
which nigh, prompta prc.idcn; born and raised
IN slave state to approve of that bill Of aboml.
nation the fugitive slave act, but that prcsi-
dent elected from a free state should ever sane.
ton an act 50 unrcentng and atrocious in its DIES.
pot'sn can awaken in every mind not dead to ev-
cry feeling humanity, only feelings of grief aud
indignation and intended loa,hlng.
Resoiped, Tint Willard Fillmore in approving of
ths infamous law. pcrpctrated an act utterly at
war with every principle of justice and every
feeling OF humanity, and has secured for himself
M earthly immortality Of shame and Disgrace
Mr. Coding then addressed III. convention in
an eloquent speech of an hours length. upon the
resolutions After which they were unanimously
adopted.
Moved that these proceedings be publisbcd in
the Ottawa papers, Peru Telegraph, and Western
Citizen.
On motion the convention adjourned.
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