Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-06-17
NEW ENGLAND ANTI.SLAVERY CON.
VENTI0N.

The last Liberator contains full report Of the
proceedings of this Convention. We can give but
an abridged account Of its proceedings. EDMUND
QrrNcY presided.
Henry C. WRIGHT offered, for tho consideration
Of the meeting, the following resolutions
Resolved, That resistance to slave-huncrs and
slaye-catchers is obedience to God; and, in what
erei forms thoy may appear among us, whether as
President, Marshal or Commissioner of the United
States. or officers of the State government, or
as Southern shareholders or their minions,
pledge ourselves to resist them, each one by such
means MS he shall deem right and expcdient.
Resolved, That no man should be allowed to be
put on trial before any court in this State or in the
nation, On the issue whether he is freeman
siarc-a 6J1,tc or man; and that no court should
he allowed to hold session in this State to try
case Oh such an issue.
Resolved That the government of the State Of
Massachusetts having in many ways, demonstrated
it's unrWiagness and iicompeteHcy to protect its
citizens against kidnappers it is the right and the
duty Of each man and woman to protect themselves
against such assaults upon their dearest personal
rights by such weaponsa the conscience and iudg
nent of each shall allow them to use.
Resolved, That the citizens Of the free State:
arc bound to resist the execution of the Fugtiv,
Slave Law, and to call every TO account befor,
the tr bunalof the people, who shall attempt to ex
scute il.
AxDRrw T. Eoss, Of New Hampshire, said,
Virginia stakeholder being here, claiming Anthon,
Dnrns as his slave, and Being supported in his in
famous claim by the United States government, it
oiiceTu and its troops mock trial going on belor
EDWARD g. LOlilNG aud the whole city an'
Statc being aroused and exceedingly excited 10y th
fact and awaiting with inteasc and painful inter
esi. the Commissioners decision. Mr. +. referred
TO tho indignties and iasGits heaped upon many 0
our citizens, and particularly referred to the incay
ccration in the watch-house for several hours o
sn excellent and respectable lady Miss Carolin
IIinckley) for standing. contrary 10 orders upoi
the steps of the Court House. As she sang alou
ONE libertysongs in the prison. her jailors wer
ed to release her.
Mr.. BLACKWELL, Of Cincinnati, supported til
s,alutIons in a very earnest and indignant speecl
He characterized the slave-hunteT's doings in Bo
aon with great severity, and though technical
disunionist, expressed his conviction that ii
dissolution of this bloody and despotic Mon mu
conc and his entire readiness that it should com
Mr.. Blackwell. by way of coatrast 10 the procee
in this city before Commissioner Loring referrt
to tho treatment which the appointed agent
Massachusetts,, tile Hon. Samuel Ifoar. receive
some years since In Charleston. S. &C.. because
went simply to test. before tho United States Gov
there, the lawfuness of selling free,bqrn Mass
.chusetts citizens into slavery for life.
SAMrrL NAY, Jr.-after saying that The place
our present meeting did not seem to him to be q
place for VI when the United States Commission