The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-11
The Anti-Fugitivc Slave Convention at sy-

From the Syracuse journal, Jan.
The Anti Fugitive slave Convention assembled al So
racuse the 5th inst The convention organized
by the appointment q Dr. Lyman Carey Of Syracuse,
presidtnt James q. De Long Of Oneida, W stene. Of
Ononesge Thos. q. Green Of Saratoga T. Juison, Of
Ch&utsuquo, W. n. Smith OF Weyns Frederick Doug
lass - Monroe, and Lynden King, Of OsFego, Vice
Trstieents.
Alter the Arrangement Of preliminary busiasss,
FHED DouoLAss spoke Ia the Of which he sail
He was peace man but h. thought The convention
ought TO say 10 the aveholders that they would risk
bodily danger should they come 70 capture fugitive
In this state lie thought this religious duty, aai
nothing fhort of the blood OF the savehoder should
sprease the indignation oi the fflenis Of humanity
In this State ia the case Oi an attempted recap
ture. lie wanted the convention 20 point out the
proper oourae 10 The frisnds of freedom through
out cur State Te had grett faith In moral suaeion
but VIXEN the struggle comes on between the slave
catcher and the fugitive End be sees no other way
to rescue the latter, he would strike him down
with much composure and tLoughilelness as he
would blood hound lie held that slayehcllcrs had
NO right 10 exist, aud n they came thi, way aiteT
fugvts N ey would probably be eeprised Of that ac.
The slaye holders are used 70 such talk They keep
the Northern people from "sgTrsssion upon the
rights Of the South by such talk and now let US
try Its efficacy. We must az did the Bostonians make
the fugitive lsv dead letter; a1d the only eectual
way oi doing this, 70 h. mind was b. making two or
three dead slave holders. We are invited to the
work ofslayng slave cstohsrs. isw examples m ,de
Of them will make all right lie commended the
course purrusd by the citizens Of Boston towards
knight and Hughes, who pursued william and Ellen
Crafts TO that city "a worthy Of imitation ifa ne
csssery cases This fugitive law cannot be repealed
cstchers govern officers 10 after fugtives
He gave the instances Of re capture and attempted
re capture since the passage OF the Law The slave
catchers have been ntimdsted from their work, aud
the only way to preserve the fugives 10 intimidate
them more He held that man who wonld not
tight and kill n necessary for his liberty, not
worthy oft
The Business COMMITTEES suf united two series Of
resolutions one apparently emanatng from the Boston
anti elavery clase Of sbotionts and the other from
Gerrt smith, the head and front Of the liberty psrty
wac stated that the two sets we're presented 20 thai
the committe might select q series which should bt
considered as embodyng its sentiments Both sets o.
resolutions OF course take high grounds against th'
Fugitive BILL and also touch upon other points OF th'
slavery question.
Prest GRosyrrcs, Of N. " Central College, here re
quest<d the Chair to be particular In addressing tn
Convention TO say ladies and gentlemen, So.n Thu
invitation extended TO the ladies present 10 TAX
part In the proceedings, and though IL caused som
amusement this form Of address after wards adopt
ed by the Chair.
ws L. CHapLiS being called upos, made fe~ hu
murous remarks. lie thought that twenty or thirt
meetings In different rsrts of the state, like this on