Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-23
Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law.

The agitators continue hold their Conventions and
20 circulate petitions in favor of the repeal of the g
tive slave law Their denunciatons since the law has
been declared constitutional seem now 10 be leyeed
against that sacred instrument ITSELF This will have
good effect and will separate from the anatical abol-
tonists the honest antsavery man, vho whilst he op
poses the nsttdton OF slavery in the abstract and de-
s;rss to see further extension, yet will Join in
war the Constitution, and aid by his misguided zeal
break up the best government earth, and plunge
bis country into all the horrors Of civil war; and iraetr
eidal bloodshed. Public sentiment is re-actng and
opposition the law and the Constitution which few
months ago presented fearful array, now dwindng
into miserable faction. The South should know that
we do notintend rob them Of their rights. This done
and the Union is stronger than Disregard those
rights and counenance these continued assaults and it
is a rope of sand.
We copy the following notice Of speech recently
made at an abolition meeting in Syracuse New York
CATER the arrangement OF preliminary business,
Fred Douglass spoke, in the Of which he said
He was peace man, but he thought the convention
oughy say the shareholders that they would risk
bodily danger should they come TO capture fugtves in
this State. He thought this religious duty, aad moth
ing short Of the blood Of the Shareholder should appease
rh9 Indignation of the friends OF humanity this State
in the case Of an attempted re-captare He wanted the
convention point the proper course 10 the friends
of freedom throughout State He had great faith
moral suasion but when the struggle between
the save-catcher and the fugitive and he other
way the latter he would strike him down with
as much composure and thoughtlesness he would a
blood hound He held that shareholders had right
exist and if they this way after ugtives they
would probably he apprised Of that fact The slave
holders are used snch talk They keep the Northern
people from aggression upon the rights Of the South
by such talk and let try its efficacy. We must
as did the Bost0nians make the fugitive law dead let
teri and the only eectual way Of doing this his mind
was by making two three dead slave holders. We
are invited the work Of Staying slave catchers. A
few examples made Of them will make all right. He
commended the pusued by the citizens OF Boston
towards Knight and Hughes, who pursued William and
Ellen Crafts 70 that city, worthy OF imitation in all
necessary This fugitive law cannot be repealed
Oar only TO make IL unsafe for the slave catch
ers or government officers 10 after fugitives He
gave the instances Of recapure and attempted recap
fure since the passage the Of law The slave catchers
have been ntnidafed from their work and the only way
to preserve the fugtves is to intmIdate them more
lie held that a who would not fight, and kill IL nee
essary, for his liberty, was not worthy Of IT,"
We now ask every honest man in the country if the
threatening and slaughter breashed here be
psfpetstsd and this government preserved Those who
think il can do understand the people Of the South
They have Constitutional rights, and il they TO be
shot down and murdered on the high ways and public
places when pursuit Of their rights, they viii resort
70 every their power for the protection Of their
property and the redress Of their wrongs The Gov
eminent viii be end and the last hope Of freedom
this earth win be destroyed.