Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-10-02
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 60, 1881.
Freesoil Platform.

Freesoil Platform.
At recent Freesol Convention, held Centreville
Indiana, among series Of resolutions reported v Hon
George W. Julian. which adopted, we find the fol-
lowing:
Resolred, That We fully endorse the sentiments
lately avowed hy the New York Tribune that the most
any conscientious man undertake do respecting
the Fngitve Slave Law is not to oppose il bv force
thar IT, il is alleged be repealed it can he
Porfrayed and that hence results the greater need Of
rendering IL detested and infamous. that no one can
'e iound base enough enfnrce il and that freemen
shall loathe it and Shareholders be ashamed ofit'"
This is TO be the tactics Of those who twelve months
ago. were camarous for repeal. Ellis now tells u,
he is for Submissions and this is doctrine of Julian
who takes his from Greeley of the New York Tri
bune. When they find that overwhelming majority
in both branches Of Congress are opposed to repeal or
modifcation-when they find themselves poweress be-
fore the lawmaking and wexecuting tribunals of the
country, they change their aitack-'n can be
portroyed;" 1t be rendered odous that il will be
detesledP by the people, and be enforced. 1t
this kind Of preaching that prompted the recent
bloody massacre in Pennsy lvania will be followed
by repetition of these revolving and murderous scenes
What avais to say law be enforced SO long as
is in existence il in the breath you endcavor to
arouse the Preudces of the people against by convn
cling them that it is d dtcstable and infamous7 Public
destroys governments; and when public opinion in IT. is
country stands in opposition law is to use the Ian.
guage of Auditor Ellis, dead letter on the statute
book" The Fugitive Slave Law is but carr yng out in
detail, the express provisions of plain be-
tween the States, which be found in the Constitu
tion, bond of the Union; and the only que ston for
us to decide is will we comply with part the con-
tract2 Nothing but the higher law which sets at def
ance all human laws and human contracts can release
US.
The recent terrible tragedy and riot Chrisiana is
the fruit Of such doctrines The Freeso pa
pers instead OF condemning, endeavor TO palIate and
excuse the mu-dcrers Greeley of the Tribune who is
Julians author for the sentiment he cmbodies in Lis
Centrevie resolution SAYS:
g For part deeply shocked at the blood
she'd which has taken place any one, but cannot
hold the negroes guilty ol the crime OF murder. They
acted against law is but they had another
their side and that law august and divine in origin
namely the law OF nature. They defended nalena-
ble right namely, the right their persons. When
that right Is assailed no human decree
annu the authority of the individual defend IT, and to
defend it, If he think advisable, to the last"
Again in the conclusion of long article this tragc-
dy the same Editor says:
" We this melancholy event may not he without
its in fixing upon this among the char
acter that it bears in other civilized countries Let il
he seen as II is, shameful and nhunan For, have
said beire, Tins atray oi It's legitimate fruits.
In the Southern States where slavery is at home, blood
she'd is frequent circumstance in attempts at recape
In bringing the fact upHn soil it surprising
that ITS most horrd accessories should with it.
But for slavery such things would not be- but for the
Fugitive Slave Law they would not bc in the Free
States"
In this resolution and in the foregoing are
clearly oreshadowed the policy of this party who
determined to until slavery abolished in the
States this Union severed Instead of sending their
petitions to Cogress for repeal they will attempt
sgitlte before the people g. In such conflict" said
the notorious Seward of higher law memory, ''we shall
succeed for in tho end shall have with the religious
preudices of the North" For political purposes this
bloody Jacoln would appeal to the higher and holier
feelings of the heart which in the end would redden the
land with the blood of brothers, and make wide and broad
line of separation, marked 10y the black and smoking
track Of dcsolating Such men the enemies OF
the Unon-the enemies OF "human freedom" !" and the
enemies Of progress. Let mark be put upon them,
the mark Of Cain, which of safety to the poor
murderer, but a mark for destruction. Let honest men
and patriots shun them.