The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-02
FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE IN BOSTON
GREAT RIOT ONE MAN KILLED.

Anthony Burns, colored man, was seized
in Boston, on Wednesday night, Of last week
by the U. S Marshall fugitive slave. and
brought before Commissioner Loring. When
FIRST arrested, he was told he was charged
with having robbed jewellers shop, but i
soon transpired that he was seized nd q fugi.
tive slave, and 1t caused great excitement
Thursday he was brought before the Com
mis- sioner, by whom the case was adjourned
to Saturday, al 0. A. M. Friday night an
immense meeting Of persons opposed to the
rendition OF the man was held a, Faneuil
Hall, at which exciting speeches were made
by Theodore Parker, Wendall Phillips, and
others, and the following defiant resolutions
introduced by Dr. Howe, were passed
I. Rs,olced, Tina, the people Of Massachuseti.
having declared. in the first article Of their Consi.
tuition, that call men are born free and equal. and
have certain natural, essential and inalienable
rights; (among which may be reckoned the right
OF enjoying and defending their lives and liberties;
that Of acquiring, possessing aud protecting prop.
ery; In fine, that Of seeking and obtaining their
safety and hoppiness;" and having also declared,
in the seventh article Of the same instrument, that
government Is instituted for the common good /;
for the protection safety, prosperity and happiness
of the peoplc-and not for the profit, honor pri.
vate interest Of any one man. family, OF any one
class Of men-ae solemnly bound to stand bv their
declarations, come what may, by refusing TO rec.
ognize the existence OF any man rs a slave on the
soil of the Old Bay Stale. .Fs--,.s
2. Rsso'red, THAT the perfidous seizure Of
Anthony Burns, in this city, on Wednesday even.
ting last on the lying pretencc Of having commit.
ed crime agains, the laws Of this S,ate-h i'm.
prisonmeni as an alleged fugitive slave in the Court
House, under guard Of certain slave-caiching ruf.
6ans-and his contemplated trial as piece OF
property tomorrow morning arc ouirases never
to be sanctioned, or tameIy submitted to.
3. Resolrei-Thai Gin the language Of Alger.
non sidncy,) ",ha, which is no, just is no, law.
and tia, which is not law ought not to be obeyed"
L. R,,olwa, THAT, leaving every man 10 deter.
mine for himself the mode Of resistance, we are
united in the glorious seniimentof our revolution.
ary faihcrs--a Resistance to tyranny Is obedience
10 God" IN
s Rs,olreh --Tha, Of all the iyrants who have
ever cursed tho earth. they are the most cruel and
bcasily who deny the natural right o.. man TO b's
own body-of father tn his own cbiId-ot hus-
band TO bis own wife; whose traffic Is In human
Acsh and broken hearts who declare ito be their
unslcnble purpose indefinitely TO extend apd for.
ever to perpe,uaie their internal oppression.
9. Resolcsd,-That as the South has decrced, in
the late passage Of the Nebraska bill, that no faith
Is 10 be kept with freedom; so, In The name ofthc
living God, and on the part Of the North, We de-
clare that, henccforth and forever. no compromise
should be made with slavery. , Is
7. RSsolved,-Thai nothing 80 well becomes
Fsneuil Hall as the most dc,erninsd resistance to
bloody and ovcnhadowing despo,ism.
g. Rssoiped, THAT !, y the will Of God that
every man should be free; We viii as God wils
Gods viii be done. ~
0. ResoissS-Thai no mans freedom e cafe,
unless all men arc free. 4
Tho resolutions were passed uuaniuoosly,I
and the meeting adjourned 70 meet 10 c0afsll