Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-11-08
" Resistance 10 obedience 10 God"
AMANpA WAY, Niee. nc.
Henry Hiatt,
Lydia VI. Ia

SxazA, Oct. 2s, 1851.
DEAR MAnIus: The Green Plain Yearly
Meeting of Congregational Friends, is now in
session in this place. l am in it. goodly
number OF earnest, devoted friends of Liberty,
justice and progress, arc present. The follow
ing Resolutions have been introduced thorough
ly and earnestly discussed, and adoptcd-with
a very little opposition Free Sellers.
Resolved, That neither Christianity, nor any
Religion neither the Bible, tue Constitution.
the Church, nor the Government, nor anything
else, is Of any binding obligation us, only so
far as they tend rightly and truly to devclopo
us physically, intellectually, and socially and
to qualify US for usefulness to ourselves end our
fellow beings.
Resolved, That the American Church, clergy
and politicians, have so formed to themselves
God and Government, rs to make them sane
ton war, slavery, and every possible wrong and
Outrage upon man; therefore, it is our duty to
set ourselves openly, firmly, and forever, against
what they call God and government.
Resolved, That Love to God, and duty to
man, req uircs of US RESISTANCE to the Fugitive
Slave Law, in all ways, md by all means which
we think right, and which we would use to
resist any outragcs upon ourselves, OF upon
those who arc dear to us.
Resolved, That allegiance to Humanity de-
mands of us TREASON against the Governments
of the United States, as treason is defined by
Judge Kano of pennsylvania.
Resolved, That the colorcd people of this ma
ton are under no political or social obligations
10 submit TO or obey the fugitive law; nor do
they owe any allegiance 20 tho government that
enacted 1t; inasmuch as that government, with
out any charge of crime, has out-lawed them
therefore, We heartily approve and uphold them
in thcir refusal to obey or submit to law, so
utterly malignant in principle, and BRUTAL and
| atrocious in its execution.
Resolved, That the colorcd people Of Chris
| tiana and Syracuse, who recently and success
/ fully resisted the execution Of the fugitive law,
and all who aided and approved such resistance,
acted in perfect accordance with fundamental
! principle of the Government and rc gon of tho
| nation; i. c. that RESISTANCE TO TYR
| ANTS Is OBEDIENCE TO GOD; and that
every man and woman who believe in this prin-
ciplc, and yet condemn those who thus success
fully resisted the government in its attempts to-
onslavc their fellow beings, do but provo them
selves to be liars and hgpocritcs against their
own acknowledged principles of truth and duty
and it is our duty to regard and treat them assucb
These Resolutions have all been adopted, cx-
ccpt the first. That was adopted by nearly
every one present. One or two Free Sellers
thought they spicd DISUNION in it, and have
procured its reconsideration. They are afraid
it squints at the Dissolution of their 0Ioriou,
! UHion ioth kidadppers, and they have rallied to
the rescue of their slave breeding, slave-hunt-
ing Union. They insist that the rights of
portion of the people must be sacrificed to tho
good Of the whole. This Is the cry of the ma,
tion Tho entiro colorcd population must bo
cnslavcd and outraged, for the benefit of tho
whites. 1t is the law and the Religion of tho
land. 1t is the plea of all tryants.
How did your heart throb, when you heard
of the rescue of that fugitive in Syracuse -
When you saw him taken from the clutch of tho
infamous tools of kidnappcrs, the United States
Commissioner and Marshall, his shackles knock
cd off; he borne through the street in triumph.
no slave-hmting dog daring to barki When
saw that slave rescued, and made free, the gov
crnment prostrntcd and The blood cemented Un-
! ion dissoired-I just shouted out" GLORY
TO GoDIN THE HIGHEST"
MARX! To defend ourselves our wives and
children, against kdnappers, against brutal ruff
fans against pirates and assassins, is decided to
I be treason against the U. S. Government. II
ever Man was rightfully and justly shot down
}, (Which do not believe) that piratical kidnap-
S per and his son, of Christiana wero justly shot
down. Had tho bullets passed through the
# hearts of the Marshall and Commissioner, it had
= been a more glorious deed, as this nation eOunti
glory in the Whas man.
n Other Resolutions and documents are before
b the meeting and being discussed. 1t is gath
y ering of choice converts, beautiful spirits-tC
worship God by doing good to men.
!. HENRY C. WRIGHT.