The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-03-11
Nebraska Meeting.

On Sa urd.y evening, March Alb, at 8 meeting
held at the cour, house, Of citizens without re-
spect to party in pursuance Of pnblic notice,
Tor the purpose Of getting NJ expression Of The
feeling. OF he citizens Of Ottawa and vicinity
upon the Nebraska bill Of senator Douglas.
Mayor Hicklins was called to the chair,and John
Hi.S Esq, appointed secretary.
It WAS uuanimou.lyr,solyeI hat The chairman
appoint a committee of eleven, to report resolu.
iions expressive y! the sentiments o! shls meet
NJ:
The chair appointed the following committee
Mat:eson {. lloli,ter, J. {. CLampln, Bron
sou Murray. Jn,cph Glover, Henry Green, Or.
G. Hard. VIM. Richardson, =. [ Charraud
W. H. Wallace. Thadl,us Hampton, B
Cook.
Tbs meeting vas addressed by NJ. Blackwell
Of Chicago; n the cnrimitlee reported = set Of
! resolutions. aLlch, without material modification
were adopted, as follows:
| !. RssJlrsd, ThA, thi. meeting regard 90,
/ Missouri Compromise OF 1924 as Av binding
4 both by the or inlry sanctions that attach to a
! law, and also by the higher SANCTION that be.onss
to a compsc, or treaty.
( Efs,,teG That the said law. however Oh
iect onable to the people Of the free States It may
have been at the time Of lis passage, has been
acaue .ced in by :hoHl from feeling " security
| IN the same; and that II could not DO v uiatsd
with honor nv tue people Vi the slaSeholdlng OF
non slaveholi,ug States
s RsSo,,G Also that the Compr'n mice Law:
Of 1850. have been acsgIesced IN by Ia { people
fs.s4a fH.. NuF =
| have regarded the said laws as a compact be
tween the people OF the slaveholdns aud non
slaveholing States.
l. RsSolred That It il not true ~ is asserte,
+ by the advocates Of the Nebraska Eli. that ia,
! parties to the Compromise Of Is 20 have pa,se,
from the stage of llir aud that that COMPOUNDS
, had.sersed the entire purpose ipr winch It wa
= created since that comProml>e|as one not be
tween the advocate. of tao great principles
. which principles neve. cease t. exist So loii
as slavery remains within the borders Of tht
! United States.
Il s Rcsoly,i therefore That we deem til,
provisions Of the hull introduced INTO Congress b,
Senator Douglas for the organization Of the Ter
= ri'utirs Of Kansas and Nebraska which tepesl
\ the prohibition Of slavery therein north Of So
so. nexprdient, are uncaird for hy every nrn
ciple Of wise legislation, and violation .: th
" faith Of the United States
4 6 ReSolJcd That the thanks ofthis raeetin
are rendered to the Senator and representative
from tins district Tor the ahle manner IN which. q
the above subject, they have represented and al
vocatei the sentiments Of thew constituents Gu
r ring the cent session OF the Lsgi siature
Mr W. Cosswell then offered the ioIlOwiu
resolution:
Rssolred, That The secretary Of this neetin
is instructed TO transmit to each OF the senator's
. congress from this state, and 20 the rcT
resenta,ves from this distyct. copy Of Ihc fore
t, going resolutions.
y Mr. Hise, the secretary. here rose and ,ende
Ell hi. resignation az secretary, stating he was Of
+ Q sed to the entire series of resolutions and ne
; er could conseat to transmit them 10 Mr. Duu
la., who be considered as having done bis dut
- IN the premises.
n The re, ignaton of Mr.. Hise was accepted. ar
Bronson Murray was elected to nil the vacanc
"A The resolution offered BY Mr. Cogsvsll was no
1t Put and carried unanimously.
= Messrs Gloysr, Cook A. Hoes, and othe
l. addressed the meeting, when, on motion Of y
Clever, the meeting adjourned. to meet again
Saturday evening" b" ll2K65qRgL II th' aafaG a.
!" BaossoS NURRAr, Sec.