The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-03-24
ANTI-NEBRAskA MEETINGi

Pursuant to. cali, number Of the citizens
of Belmont County Ohio, met in the Court
House, in st. Clairsville, on Saturday the
18th, Of March 1854 at'ione o'clock p, M,
when, on motion, Hon. BENZ. RUGeLEs was
called to the Chair .........
Miller Pennington Esq. stated the object
of the meeting to be, in pursuance of the |
call, al expression OF opinion on the bill
now pending before Congress fer the or
ganization Of the Territories Of Nebraska g. |
Kansas, and the proposed repeal by said bill,
Of the Missouri Co~pronise. On behalf of
the meeting, he requested the Chairman,
as q member of the U. s. Senate for eighteen
years, and during the memorable struggle Of
1920, and who had stood shoulder to shoulder
with the Freemen Of the North in opposition
to the encroachments of the Slave power, to
give brief history of the agitations and
contests Of that period, in Congress, on the
Slavery question. - II
Mr.. Ruggles, after promising that he was
in i'll health, and that his voice was very
feeble, proceeded in most impressive man
ner, to give an interesting history of the
Congressional struggle with regard to the
the Missouri Compromise. Mr.. Ruggles was
listened to with the most profound attention
and interest. After he had concluded his re-
marks, on motion, Maj. Thos. Thompson
was appointed Vice Pres. and J. w. New
port Sec'y.
On motion, Miller Pennington Esq, Joel
Wood Joshua Maule, Rev. Henry Heberling
and Benz. Hoyle sen., were appointed CON-
mttee on Resolutions.
During the absence of the committee the
meeting was addressed in an able and in
teresting speech by C. C. Carroll Esq.
Mr.. Pennington from the committee on
Resolutions, then reported the following.
Resolved, That the bill now before Con-
gress for the Organization of the Territories
Of Nebraska g. Kansas is uncalled for by any
real necessity--is an infamous fraud upon
the People4-.a direct move in favor of the ex-
tension Of human Siavery--a breach of a
solemn compact Of over lao years standing,
acquiessed in as Constitutional by all the able
statesmen of the country; and that the ORR
ginators and advocates Of the measure de-
serve, as they will receive from every true
friend of Liberty, the Traitors doom.
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the Union upon solemn compact between
the North and the South, that Slavery should
never be extended North of SO 80, and that
as the South have avaled themselves of the
benefit of the bargain upon their side; we of
the North will never yield one inch of all
that Territory dedicated to Freedom by that
compact, to the footprint of single slave, and
that no coming ersis--no cry of dissolution
of the Union, can ever move us one jor from
this position. --- -.-- --- . H.
Resotued, That the provisions Of the bill
denying the right of aliens to vote-denying
the right Of the Legislature to interdict the
institution Of Savery--denying to the People
the right to elect their own officers, 10 giving
the lie to all our professions of Democracy,
and would not lin our opinion receive the
sanction Of another civilized Government up
, on the face of the earth. B.. ,....t
Resolved, That If for no other reason than
, the utter disregard this measure has for soem
, covenants heretofore made BY the Govern
ment with the several Indian Tribes who
, now inhsbit this Territory, it should receive
the opposition of every friend Of humanity &
national faith. Pr. .
II IL
4 law, we will continue our opposition unit
slavery and the slave trade shall find no pro
Q lection or resting place whenever Congress
& under the provisions of the Constitution ha
t power to confine and abolish. -..H
, Resolved, That the time shas come, whei
4 the country should have party--humal
, Liberty true friendsLcorruption in high places
D exposed, and that we will hereafter vote fo
b. no man who is not openly committed to th'
, principles of these Resolutions, and opposes
: to the extension of slavery over Territory
t now free. ' ~ .. Isl
f Resolved, That the thanks of the People o
Ohio, are due to our Senators, in Congress
t Messrs. Chase and Wade, for their manly 4
d patriotic opposition this BILL f
i Resolped, That our Representative from
n this District, the Hon. Wilson Shannon i
. hereby instructed to use his influence d. vot'
o against the passage Of this measure.
}. Resolued, That the Secretary of this meet
q ing be instructed to forward copy OF thes
o Resolutions to each OF our Senators, and th'
Hon. Wilson Shannon.
f Resolved, That the President Of this meet
$ ing be requested to write out, and furnish tn
: secretary for puplicatioh, tho ooie e"u ~
y teresting remarks made by him on taking tn
y Chair, as the request Of the meeting.
y Resolued, That the proceedings Of thi
I meeting be published in the county papers.
d On:motion, the foregoing Resolutions were
] unanimously adopted. o..
Q Appropriate remarks were then made BY
. c. Arick Esq, & Rev. Henry Heberng'
On motion delegation OF 80, consisting
Of the following persons was elected to re
present this county at the State Convention
a to be held in Columbus on the 22d inst, viz
I Miller Pennington, Thos. Thompson, Joe
!. Wood, Chas. Wright, Parvin Wright, Thos
Wiley, John Lippincott, Price Cornwell
# Archibold G. Ramage, Euclaid Scatterday
Kilion Hager, Benz. Hoyle sen, Eli V
Cleaver, Samuel Findley, David Allen, Jos
3 Up. Arck, Humphrey Alexander, Joshu'
Maule, Asbury Brown, ]. Koonts, Neherniai
v Wright, Reese Lewis, John WelGh, VIM
\ Tidball, Swan G. Vance, DR.. Jesse Bailey
o Nicholas Cooper, DR.. Birdson, Wm. Simp