The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-09-07
OHIO KANSAS MOVEMENT.
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A large and highly respectable meeting, rep
resenting different sections of this State, and
more especially the northern part of it, was
held, pursuant to previous notice, in this place
this evening.
Hon. Philemon Bliss was called to the chair,
Nj. f. Strictly, of Syracuse, ~ Y, Hon. Norton
S. Townshend, of Avon, and H. B. Spelmap,
E.q, Cleveland, Vice Presidents; J. A. Theme,
Of Cleveland, and John A. Reed, Of Oberlin,
Secretaries. Prof. Peck was called upon by
the Chair, and stated the object of the meeting
to be the organization of Kansas Emigrant
Aid Association.
After full discussion, the following Premable
and Constitution were unanimously adopted:
Whereas q recent act of Congress has
made the Territory Of Kansas the prominent
battle-ground between Freedom and Slavery,
and whereas the resident population of said
Territory at the time of its organization into a
State, must determine whether it shall become
free or slave State:
Therefore, with the object of encouraging
an Anti-Slayery emigration to Kansas, and of
providing such aid to emigrants before their
leaving and after their arrival as shall promote
their success and prosperity, we organize our
selves into an Association and adopt the follow
ing
CONSTITUTION.
ART. L. This Association shall be known as
the Kansas Emigration Aid Association of
Northern Ohio.
ART. 2. Any person sympathizlDg with the
general objects of the Association may become
o member by paying fifty cents into the Treas
ury and signing the Constitution.
ART. g. The officers of the Association shall
consist of President, eight Vice Presidents,
Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secreta-
~, Treasurer and an Executive Committee Of
twelve. The President, Secretaries, and Treas
urer, shall be members of the Executive Com
mittee, ex oficlO.
ART. 4. The officers of the Association shall
be elected at each annual meeting, and shall
hold office until their successors are appointed,
but vacancies may be filled at any meeting of
the Association.
ART 5. The Presidents and Secretaries, in
addition to the usual duties of their station shall
be ex oficio the President and Secretaries of
the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall in general
manage and conduct the operations Of the As
ISOLATION, and shall have power to collect and
d;sburse funds for the diffusion of information,
for tho organization and aiding Of emigrant
companies, and the furtherance of the grand
object by all wise means and under the direc-
ton of the Association, and shall report their
proceedings at each regular meeting.
ART g. The Association shall hold its an
nual meetings after the one at which this Con-
stituton is adopted, which occurs on the 2lst
of August 1854, on the first Monday of August
and quarterly meetings on the first Monday Of
November, of February, and of May, and spe-
cial meetings at the call of the Executive Com
mittec-the place of each meeting to be de-
termlned by the Executive Committee.
ART T. The Association may adopt or
amend FLAWS at any meeting, and may amend
this Constitution at any regular meeting.
After the adoption and signing of the Con-
stitution, the following Ulcers were elected for
the ensuing year
President-Prof J. H. Fairchild.
Viee Presidsnts-B. Prentiss of Medina !;
Ralph Plumb Trumbull Hon. P. Bliss. Lorain !:
Hon. Joseph r. Swan, Franklin; LYMAN Hall,
Esq, Portage; Uri Seeley, Esq, Lake: Hon.
R. P. Spalding Cuyahoga; F. D. Parish, Esq,
Erie.
Corresponding Secretary-John A. Reed, of
| Oberln;
Recording Secrstarp.-H. Hill, of Oberlin;
TrsasureT.-H B. Spelman, of Cleveland.
Executive Comn,ittes-Prof James H. Fair
child. of Oberlin John A. Reed, Oberlin H.
Hill, Oberlin; H. B. Spelmsn, Cleveland; Rev.
J. A. Thome, Cleveland; Hon. N. s. Towns
bend, Avon; Hon. r. c. Hurd, Mount Yer
non W. P Harris, Oberlin; o. X. RYDER,
Oterlin Prin. E. H. Fairohild, Oberhn; Prot.
H: E. Peck, Oberlin; Professor I. B. Hudson
Oberlin.
After the adoption of the Constitution and
the election of officers, the audience were ia
vored with brief and spirited addresses from
President Mahan, M. z. Strictly, Prof. Peck,
E. H. Fairchild, H. B. Spelman, Hon. N. S.
Townshend, ]. A. Thome, ]. M. Lsngston, F. d.
Parish, &c. The speeches all breathed deep
and determined spirit. A great crisis is upon
US. Let Slavery triumph now, and the fate Of