Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-01-02
Free Soil Meeting.


BY appointment, q meeting was held at the Dscleles
Church. in Cambridge City, on the evening of the oath
inst. Elder S. X. Hoshour was called to the Chair,
and the meeting addressed, in speech, by Henry
C. Wright, Esq, of Boston, Mass: Mr.. Wright ex-
planned the object to be manifestation of opposition
the late compromise measures Of Congress- and esrc-
cally to the fugitive slave law Which law he lenounc
cd as emenang from set of yrants to carry the Gin
ernal purposes of kidnappers" He enreatcd all hon
est men" To resist the lawto aid in stealing Negroes
and protecting them against such "damnabe" law.
Mr. Wright after arguing to prove that the duty
oil Cur Judges TO pcrure themselves rather than sustain
the law, assumed that Resistance to tyranny ODE
dence to Cod And stated this be the doctrine held
by Thomas Jefferson He then declared that "slave.
holders and all who aided in carrying on. the provisions
Of the fugitive slave law tyrants," and hence "if
the former proposition he ccrrect he said it the
duty of every honest man to blow ball through the
heart OF any Marshal any assisting in the recap
of fugitive slave" He said ''that reli gon of this
law that sustained slavery, damnable religion
that Constitution that upheld slavery, damnable
Constuton-and that The Bible. if it maintained such
doctrine Internal vork-that the fugitive
slave law the work of tyrants and he would crush
them all under his feet he would the head of SER
pent
AT the call of the audience James II. Hunt, Esq.
replied to Mr.. Wright and in the of his remarks
pointing to Mr.. Wright, told him that his name was
only fit to be associated with that of Benedict Arnold
which sanctioned by loud response from the audi-
ence Although Mr. Hunt handled Mr.. Wright and his
doctrines roughly, and with considerable severity his
defence of the purity of Judge Mclean and Judge
Huntingdon Of the CLINTON Resolutions of Mr. Rari-
of our u s. Marshal, Mr.. Meredith, we think it was
just wetimcd and what he deserved
Mr.. Wright followed in speech of few minutes,
retcratno of his former declarations and was re-
piled to by R. o. Dormor correcting him in reference to
the 9th section of the fugitive slave law bill.
Mr.. Wright offered for adoption the following resolu-
ton: ReSofred That it the right and duty of every
slave to escape from slavery and the right of every hon.
est IN tn aid in anil Tho elot
against recapturc.
Mr.. Hunt moved 10 strike out all after the word Re-
solred and insert the following Preamble and Resou-
tons: expressing the of the meeting; which
motion prevailed by an overwhelming majority, only
twelve gentlemen voting in the negative.
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, fanatca set of men, in the North and in
the South, who, 'not having the fear of treason be-
fore their eyes" have been hired, or otherwise induced
from motives of questionable character can
the country and hold meetings, principally at
tended by members of the factions at whose instance
they aet) and to pass resolutions, ''agtating" and
highly ndammat unprecedented to array section
OF Union against another and increase that fatal
tendency sectional disfrust. Ill WILL and final disso-
lution the germs of which have of late been discov-
cred among faction OF bad or misguided men. And
Whereas, love for this glorious conledcracy of
States, and the venerable, patriotic, and lllustrous
men, who, in the hour of trial. pledged their blood to
build up that conlederacy, forbds by silence to
acknowledge good citizens those who counsel dis
emnly enacted.
Therefore, be ii unanimously Pesolred That we will
obey the laws OF the land and fulfil orderly and loyal
citizens every compromise and injunction of the Const-
tuition under which we live
Res0lUed That, as citizens Of Indiana, we will by
every legal and honorable means within power en-
dcavor to put down Treason and Rebellion And that
we believe that understand duty and the aegi-
anee to our Government, and that we thank no
itinerant hireling of faction for coming among
blackboard citizens, disturb the peace of society
And that snch gentlemen 6e respectfully requesed to
'go where they belong" and pursue some honest calling
for livelihood.
Resolved The we fully endorse The high legal ground
taken by Judge Huntington in his late charge to the u
s. District Grand Jury That we approve as the senti-
of Indiana, the Union Resolutions introduced by
the Hon. James Rariden. lately, in State Conyen-
ton And that the firm adherence TO the execution Of
the laws, shown by worthy U. s. Marshal, S. Mer
edith, Esq, meets our hearty approval.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Cambridge Reveie, State Sentinel
Wayne County Wing, Richmond Palladium, The JEFF
fersonian, True Democrat, The Liberator: and Wash
ington Republic.