The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-11

allegiance 10 the law OF justice ana rgnt Those VINO
bad maintained that posien had been sussrs in ages
that past and In contemplating the state OF things
before them, there seemed to be mighty resemblance
between the records Of the and the present In
.tion to those who stood up manfuy fearessy amidst
obloquy and contempt in the defence and maintenance
divinity Of principle Truth would triumph, though
they might suffer and die. What he prayed ID for
that they ssaa themselves s ns asa ss
women In this conflict shat they might not qusil
before man, and before the government, but rssos-
they might stand BY those principles suffering they
might They might lose csst-they might lose reputa-
them take II al joysy They night o. cast into prison,
and they might suffer martyrdom but IL was
for the demon Slavery and s abstor dsthr, the
principles OF the Divine govtrnment And al who
prepared TO cooperate with these principles would bs
sustained triunphantly. There was . right which
could not destroy and that the freedom Of the soul
!Entnunastic applause What he asked, was the sys-
ten against which they we're arrayed' Why was
written down In the bloody ledger system in open
belion against God-a Walking horror-a system
the character Of which Language could poriray-a
its victim There Is terror in the very word slavery
The bare mention Of the word every window into
knew. But slavery was ali that was wicksdeaI that
was horrible and treason against the OF the
Infinite Tremendous applause And any govern
the principles Of the Divine Being viii be dashed to
pieces, and it deserves to be- Is 1t treason to speak
thus! Let me be Q map-let me maintain allegiance
before the court Of Heaven though give oen nee {,
fellows This Is time when storms gathering about
us, and it behooves draw together Let
not be terrified and 60 away Let US become more
banded and united, aud let US pledge ourselves
10 one another and to God that we will,
at least make earnest effort t. be- trus
1 know the frailties Of poor human nature may
be Of the first when the trial comes forsske
principles; but pray to God that may os msD-tnst
l may be enabled TO meet suffering as becomes q msn
And when place ourselves The side Of justice aud
lou n nnn H. n av;n;.u =, tns
Divine philosophy the moment WE do this, gain every
thing that Is worth possessing ApPsnss Tnps
sympathy we'll for TIE nee colored people as the
slave bave not been stranger to tbs suRerngs Of
either. The reverend gentleman concluded by giving
some Ct his experience toe points and declaring
bis opposition to the churchss neiay, except the
Dual O. denomination Of cbrstians-wao do not side
with ssvery-ss do other followers of Christ
GGoRGE W TAYLOR, Of Phla pnia next addressed
the Convention briefly lie believed there great
deal Of truth In the resolution under Consideration IL
only those who held slaves that were Interested in
slavery. They all knew the interests that exist in re-
con merc' particularly That what bound the sy
tenn together Mr. t. then referred 60 The terms OF
eIa compact between the southern ami Northern States
and argued that IL was high time hat stood up
for the feelings Of the North-ihat should do IL
far could do il with proIrety DE II opinion
that should render the south assistance to catch
runaway slaves In regard fsai part Of the
luton he thought that should not be discouraged
too much for sound feeling existed Az to the later
part Of the resolution there great deal OF ground
for encouragement 1t not worth white for set of
friends to oisguise the fact There are May abolition
and svow the T hostility to slavery
The second resolution unanimously adopted and
JoHS MoKIM Of Philadelphia. r. marked that the
the passage Of the Fugitive Slave bill had been the
means Ct introducing some n.w doctrines among the
people both legal and moral One was that a citizen VI
ths republic should regard low higher than the
stution 1he other that was urged more spe,ious
in its character and had already beest impression
he people that the duty sgosd citizen
ob.y all laws-thst bound "a good citizens to
obey every law Of the land amply because was the
la M fha md nj splanf n i'm lax
law and good and respectable people seemed TO isrse
it; Whit the other hand barge portion of the peo
Ile had taken the opposite view den who had beeu
The habit Of violating the laws Of the state
United States and neess regarded faith
mtted that there was no better -et a ohrstens than
TO tie be found L. the city II Philadelphia and yet
they had been la the habit Of refusing 10 obey cert ain
laws passed under the national and state gOvernm-nt
great mass Ct u people Of Philadelphia who
all at csmorous foE obed- all law such
had hitherto LIVED habitual violation of it, (Appsu
The cottor merchants OF Phad pha have no co npunc
tons Of console in taxing than the legal interest
for mopey They psy NOR interest and receive more,
than the legal rate a interest And yet these the
men NEST promine ut IN getting Union ana indgnx-
ton meetings who daily living In violation the
Laws Il the land There was ausiher law that
stsntly being violated meant h. ohbitng the
circulation Of small notes ana yet pdy living IN
Pennsylvsnis living In violation u it Nov those
people we're not considered bsd citizens Many Il Them
were justly regarded as AMONG suos- 4 our best.
We bad now the las Of treason-s Law which laid the
axe at the root Of our dsarest rights-s Law which
claimed 10 be sanctioned BY IN al gh plsccs-s Law
which prohibited the right OF sP-ech vhsn 1t ~ss to be
txeicis. for copds inning unconstitutional and
OF Judeek on this subject Anc then he proceeded
cay that the great exponrdrr Of the constitution
Daniel Webster) had given his support 70 this Law
whilst ether occssons he mad repudisisi the doc
Iines II embraced IL ~crtby II remari that lie
BAD been singular rig Inconsistent 10 his Of a.e
years He (Mr Mex in his reference the remarks
OF Judge kare, cid not mean 10 that that judge
had laid Gown doctrine which deprived u. Il the right
CT speech but he would that such the popular
construction put upon his language ~ intelligent men,
arc such also the construct given 10 the act by
men who administer the laws Il tn. United sta-s II
not likely however judging rom the character Of
Judge Kane. that he would put ssch coBstruc-
ion upon the Fugitive Slave bill AZ DE (Ns Mck)
bad said was the popular continuation fhis en-
desvor to stine free expression II opinion had taken
hold Ct the consciences Of and arrested th- rel-
have them trin.d with Here nr Mex rad come long
extracts from the New York Er,ning Past oono.mniog
TO IT, &c IL was not fact that ~ gooi citizens they
were bound 70 obey all laws especially they we're bad
,,ws-svs thst might Dc unepns,itu,io ma, Judge
remedy by an appeal TO the courts
MIR BuSLrIGB-sueh has slsO been the decision n the
Chief Justice q the State Of Nam. wei NJ - Obo.
Mr. boKm-Tben have natural rights We
can labor to repeal the Law We call upon chsrs TO
d. obey IT, and We take the cOps.qnepc-- n the
psnslfy be fine and imprisonment. eau bsArn. This
strikes at the rights Of the American p-ople IL
iskss from them not only their natural rsh's but also
the rights which guaranteed IN u ny the conuon
Of the United States and BY the lsw- 81 the land
OirER JoHSso, expressed HE delight At the course
which the meeting bad tksp IN reference 20 thr resou
tons The QUESTION before them In tn. resolution ensd
to involve the great practical sus before he COUNTY,
Issue which he proud To say presented ny the
q ntislaveIy movement Ard " they had never even
taken decided stsp towards the freedom q singh.
slave. this movemspt vas worth ter times al they hsd
previously done in the good WIS, Va. ~ prac
teal Que tion before them IL q bni-g sutno
rity anything could Be for ,his set "f Congress
opposed 70 the av OF God What the tsscnings Of
the Bible The question II slavery ~ which this ma
lion professes 20 be governed Why thsf must ob-y
The laws Of God before the " men Ana here
called upon TO ob.y las uirect c9O1rsy-n
iron tf the Divine lac Lsgis dies had suho.
-fy 10 bind the conscences % men ho~ was 10 With
Jesus Christ and h. fo vers, Did hey not CONS In
contact with the government OF Judes surrey tney
Sid but stn they went On koo~ing that wat
hey doing had the sauc ION ~ I'D AFTER
lone further remarks on this I0tr', Nr J0hn-on
trfhsr continued by s.ying-let scatter news.
sp,rs and tracts far and vide The country am
certain those sTrearsncsso e dcouragemet around us
now will pas away II isfr boveser. 10 oefstnful-
whether darkness or Isht snsl rurruund u We work
that grssf eht-rpris l. based upon
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