Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-16

The Committee to nominate officers inude
their report, und the individuals nominated
were elected as follows:
For President, Hon. EBEN NEWTON.
For Presidents, GEO. Pow, Esq, and
Rev. J. MONTGOMERY.
For Secretaries, J. r. CHURCH, A. HrNcH-
MAN and JOHN FRosT.
The business Committee being called up
on for report, submitted Preamble and
series of Resolutions.
Hon. Judge WADE being called upon to
address the meeting, rose, and in strain Of
eloquencc aud unansworable argument, for
the space of an hour and half showed up
the Fugitive Law in all its hideousness aud
unconstitutiouality.
After Judge Wade concluded, Hon. E.
NEWTON was next called to the stand, and
spoke with his usual ability and power in
showing up the unconsiitutionulity and the
barbarous provisions of the Fugitive Law.
aeg Evening Session.
Meeting convened according to adjourn
mcnt. The President being absent, Rev. J..
MONTGOMERY, on invitation, took the Chair.
On motion of jacob Ileaton, Committee
consisting of MIR. Joseph Smith, and s.
Bard, were appointed to tuke up a collection
to deifuy the expense of shipping a lot of
clothing collected in Salem, to Canada, for
the destitute Fugitive Slaves there. After
taking up the collection, the Committee an
nounced thnt they had received the sum of
Five Dollars and fourteen cents for that
purpose.
On motion, the Preamble and Resolutions
which had previously been presented to the
meeting, were taken up separately, and after
some discussion and slight amendments, were
passed with scarcely dissenting voice.
The following are the Preamble and Resolu-
tions as adopted by the meeting:
WHEREAS, Congress at its recent session pas
sed Bill for the reclamation of Fusitives from
Slavery: And, whereas, said Bill annuls the
| writ of Habcas Corpus, denies the right of trial
by Jury, dissllows the right of appcal-lcaving
the great question of n mans Liberty in the
hands of a single irresponsible person; and al
the same time tempting him with a bribe to de-
eide in favor of Slavery:
And, whereas, the said Bill not only override:
tho above time honored guarantees OF the Con
stitution, but violates that instrument by con.
ferring judicial powers upon officers, for the ap
pointment OF which the Constitution makes M
provision, and contrary TO the clauses whicl
contno such powers exclusively to regularl.
| organized courts. Therefore,
/. Resolved, That before men, women ant
helpless children, shall be carried away int
bondage without their oath-without jury tri
al without appcal-without defence. and with
out the writ of IIabcas Corpus, we will resis
the execution of this Bill by all lawful or right
iul means-at every hazard and to the last ex
trcmity-in the face of fines and imprisonncnts
which as good citizens we are bound to do, un
less VIC consent to become tho most dwelling
base, and worthless Slaves that ever crawled a
the feet of despotism.
2. Resolved, That the dastardly, insulting
and dcspotic police, which this Bill contem
plates to establish throughout the North, in or
der to compel every free citizen TO become
Slave Catcher-cannot be tolerated until honor
and purity, and freedom, havo fled from amonI
us.
8. Resolved, That the acceptance of the of
fee of Commissioner or Marshal, under this Bill
by any citizen of Ohio, knowing the duties de
volving upon him, will prove him TO be MAJ
utterly heartless, and devoid of humanity-ant
a fit associate for Haynau. Nor can we expec
to escape the vengeance of Heaven if We do no
trample the law in the dust, and indignant!
frown upon its executors.
4. Resolved, That this "Bill Of abomina
tions," in prostrating every national and Con
stitutonal protection to freedom, makes no allu
sion to colored persons, but applies to person
|. of all compilations and in all conditions. III
liberty vf every citizen in the Free States
placed in jeopardy by the oath of any two indi
, viduals giving cxparte testimony before any cor
rupt and nefsrious Commissioner, and is sufi
cient to deprive any one Of his freedom, an
hurry him into perpetual Slavery.