The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-13

tians to obey the said law but positive dere-
LECTION of duty to their Divine Master TO regard
it as of any authority over them.
4. That, choosing to "obey God rather than
man" we will not assist the master in recap'
turing the Servant that has escaped from hrs
MASTER" but will feed the poor, painting fugl-
tive, and point him to the North Star, abiding
the penalty of the law.
5. That we have long borne with slavery for
the sake of the Union. as Christians ought to
do; but when called upon to aid and abet in
perpetuating the institution, We beg to be ex-
cused
6. That, as citizens of the United States we
will petition our National Legislature for the
immediate and unconditional repeal of this OPP
pressive law, so very repugnant to radical
principle of our political magma charta-lib-
erty of conscience
7. That we will discountenance all violent
measures of opposition to the said law or to any
other, but will pray for our rulers and suffer
persecution at their hands with patience and
forbearance giving glory to the Lord Of all.
s. That copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the President of the United States.
9. That the MiLiennial Harbinger, the CHRIS
tam .4ge, the National Era, and the Ohio Re
publican, be requested to. publish these res
olutions, for the encouragement of our brethren
everywhere, in their approaching sutierings Tor
the Lords sakeD
Signed in behalf Of the Church:
VIM. s. GRAY, Pastor. john KIRK, Bishop
JAMES CALVIN, Evangelist ), JOSEPH HARBoR,
VIM. HENRY HARRISON KYLE, AB'M c. Rem
TON, PETER WERTs, Deacons.
a large.mecting of the citizens of Camillus
was held in the Presbyterian church in the
village of Camillus, on Tuesday evening, OctO-
Der 2Sth, to discuss the Fugitive Slave Law
ID. A. Munro was called TO the chair and c.
b. Wheeler, Secretary
Rev Mr.. Miner, of Syracuse, was the chief
speaker and he succeeded, in very forcible
manner, in demonstrating the superlative wick
edness of the law; showing that its attempted
execution in our midst had plunged the COM
munity into state of profound agitation that
it strikes down every right that is dear to
man; and being full Of unmngled and unmiti-
gated wrong, the citizen is under no obligation
10 obey it, but rather to resist it by all peace
able means.
The speaker very happily showed the trans
parent hypocrisy of those who are so wofully
horror-stricken at dlsobedience to the Fugitive
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are nry,enI Sbr3Dcks rs regards ibe eA,,-1 ,aa,oo
OF the usury laws violate every waking hour
Of their lives the statute of the State against
profane swearing and set at naught the laws
for the regulation of excise, without the least
twinge of conscience
Short addresses were also made by Mr.. Bates
of Syracuse, Rev. w. W. Williams, Deacon
Thorp, and ID. A. Munro
The committee on resolutions reported the
following, which were unanimously adopted:
/. ReSOtred That the Fugitive Slave Law is
contrary to natural justice, destructive of the
constitutional rights of us all and openly def
ant towards God.
2. Resolved That while We mean to be law
abiding citizens we cannot and dare not obey
this wicked enactment be the consequences
what they may.
3. Resolved, That we call upon our fellow
citizens to unite with us in doing what we can
at the polls by our charities, and in other suit
able ways, to secure the rights of the whole
People and to aid the prosecuted and Suffering
4. ReSoired, That no weapon, other than
that of public opinion, is requisite to combat
successfully this law
5. Resoired, That the proceedings of this
meeting be sent to the three daily journals at
Syracuse, and to the National Era, for publica-
ton. d. A. MUNRo Chairman
c. B. WHEELER Secretarg