Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-03-15
NO, 27.
lynn has Spoken.


The citizens Of the enlightened and en-
2 serprising City Of Lynn, in the Sinte of
'a Massachusetts, have held meeting, Mayor
- Hood presiding, and adopted strong resolu-
tons against the Fugitive law. The Mayor,
OIL taking the chair, declared that the law
WAS Unconstitutional, unjust and inhumnn---
law not fit to be enacted and not fit TO he
obeyed. The freemen Of New England
would not submit to become the bloodhounds
Of the South. lie believed that the men aud
women of Lynn would be true to the die
totes of humanity, and to the precepts OF
Christ; and for one, he solemuly pledged
himself never to liz finger In the work OF
returning fellow man to slavery. Great
cheering followed this declaration.
Speeches were made by Thomas Russell
OF Boston, Rev. G. c. Shnckford of Lynn,
c. L. RemonJ, Rev. Mr.. Brooks and others.
a Mr.. Shackford said:
'..i al believe that the Law will be enforced.
The black cloud is gathering thick and fast.
We have got to suffer, some of us. For one,
am prepared for the issue. Let IL come
~
ingl He believed there was continually
growing IN this community n fire of public
opinion that would finally purify official sta
iioDs. Traitors will have to fly. 1t must be
our work to keep the fire burning. We must
agitute, agitute, ngitute, until we have won
the glorious victory. Cheers lie was
ready TO take his share of persecution II
there is to be any. He expected it would
come, as an inevitable result, sooner or later,
and he was willing TO meet it. Great ap-
plause.l lie rejoiced to see such mighty
ussembly and such genuine good feeling for
the oppressed. He also gIoried in the strong
b denuncation which had been so justly nd
ministered by the meeting to oppressors
everywhere. His earnest desire was that
the same spirit might prevail until Liberty
shall triumph"
As an evidence of the spirit prevailing
among the citizens of Lynn, the Common
.. weuth records one earnest determination
uttered by one of the speakers, which was
received with great cheering by the asseln-
bly,. The speaker said:
snu"I have little domicile in the city where
live, and should any man, (no matter what
his color whom think to he n worthy and
Z honest person, apply there for "aid aud com
fOrt, VIII gave IL MN. III ne wants Dfeau,
ora pillow to lay his head upon, he shall
have them If chance 10 have them TO share
with him. II, under such circumstances,
any rufiiun dare enter that dwelling with the
intention OF claiming that unfortunate as
piece of merchandise, though he come with
the written oath of George Lunt or the sig
nature of that lesser light, Daniel Webster,
he sball either lie at my feet corpse or
gain his prize over my own dead body"
% Lynn is the largest Shoe manufacturing
place at the North. The trade of the peo-
pie with the South is very extensive, but the
honest and intelligent laborers of the city
will not 'leave their leather TO hunt fugitives
at the call Of the President and his minions.
10 similar meetings to that above mention-
cd are being held in other parts of Massa-
ehusetts. Thus the good work of Agitation
goes on. In Marshfeld, the place of Daniel
Webster's Summer residence, the people, in
their regular town meeting, adopted series
Of resolutions boldly condemning the Fugi-
. tive law as unconstitutional aud unjust. The
E1poundeps teachery finds little fayor in
that town.