Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-01
STATE CONVENTION AT COLUMBUS.

The Anti-Nebraska Convention at Columbus last
week, was fully attended. The Secretaries Of the
Convention, estimated the number Of delegates at
fifteen hundred. A majority of the officers and
speakers were from among the Democrats. The
Germans were we'll represented. Judge Swan pre-
sided, aided by long list of Vice Presidents
Among them were Messrs. Rcemelin, Of Cincinai:
Doctor Pultc of Cleveland; Amber, of Columbiana;
Lynch, Of Stark Hon. Gable, of Sandusky City
Gen. Jones, of Knox Buckmaster, Of Wayne !;
{ Tyler, Of Ashtabula, and others. Mr.. Andrews, a
Democrat Of Columbus, was chairman of the busi-
ness committee, and reported the resolutions which
were unanimously adopted.
/ The speakers were D. X Carter, Jacob Brink
orhof Senator Chase, b. f. Leitor, Laum, Judge
Spoulding and Samuel Galloway.
The following are the eresolutions adopted. They
are very moderate, but considering the Dem.
ocratic impress Of the meeting, are up to what
could be expected:
! Whereas, The Sth section Of the act Of March
6th 1920, commonly called the Missouri Compro-
mise embraces in its limits about four hundred
and cighty-iive thousand square miles of free terri
tory, which is not included in any State or Terri
torial organization being nm area of more than
twelve times the extent Of the State of Ohio as
great as that of oil the free States of this Union
excepting California, and capable, as we believe
Of sustaining population Of more than fifty mill
ions, and which section of said act is as follows
SEc. 8. BE IL further enacted That in all that ter
rtory coded by France to the United States, upde
= the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 360 30
north latitude not included within the limits of tn
State contemplated by this act, (Missouri) SLAYER
= and involuntary servitude, otherwise than rs tn
punishment of crimes, shall be, and is hereby FOR
EVER PROHIBITED.
D And whereas, by tnc bill now before Congress
/ for organizing The Territories of Kansas and Nc
braska It is proposed to repeal the said eighth sec
{ ton of said act of March 9th, 1920 therefore.
0 l. Resolved, That the said eighth section of th
Q said act of March 9th, 1920 is a part Of n sole mi
compact between the free and the slave States, an
! that We protest against any American Statesman
, aiding directly or Indirectly in its violation.
; .. Resolved, That there can be no doubt tina
slavery will if permitted to do so, enter the terri
tory living north of 36o 30| north latitude, To
5 nothing of Delaware and Maryland, the States Q
o Virginia. Kentucky. and nearly the whole of Mi'
souri,, lie north of this parallel of latitude, and
all of them slavery not only exists, but is increai
/ ing. The slave population of the State of Mi
d souri, more than doubles its numbers every twent
= years. Until the laws of nature abolish SLAYER
in Missouri, they will not prohibit its existence
} Kansas and Nebraska.
3. Resolved. that the bill now before Congre'
for organizing the territories of Kansas and N
view to permit the extension of slavery into thes
Territories. To accomplish this purpose, its frient
10 seek to repeal the Missouri Compromise. In ordC
to make that repeal eiiectual, they refuse to subm
y the question Of the existence Of slavery in thes
y territories TO n popular vote, untrameled by ii
" votes of slayeholding Governors, refuse to perm
T. the people to elect their own Governors and Judges
lnay. rs a crowning act Of Defiance not only to Il
il principles Of popular sovereignty, butto the IN
N form practice Of the Government refuse to perm
G. foreigners, who have declared their intention to
come citizens to vote within these territories at al
:, This may be slaveholding popular sovereignty I'
it is not the popular sovereignty of the DemocraC
&c of the North.
i. Resolved, That in the language Of the JON
resolution of the Legislature Of the State of Nj
souri,, passrd February 10th, lS47, the peace pc
1t manency and welfare Of onr National Union, d
v pend upon strict adherence to the letter al
- spirit Of the eighth section" Of the said bill
March 9th, 1920, and we say deliberately, in /
half Of an immense majority Of the people Of Il
,e State of Ohio, and, as we believe, Of the who
G. North that they will, under no circumstances whi
s. ever, suffer slavery to obtain foothod in the pr
V, posed territories of Kansas and Nebraska. II
Ie heart of this continent is the choicest heritage
j. the free laborers of the United States The
Is Shareholders not equal in numbers to the vote
It. of the State of Ohio. We say to these misgud
10 men, be not deceived you are sowing the win
il and you will reap the whirlwind.
5. Resolved, That we approve fully Of the co
H. duct of our Senators in Congress, in opposing q
n passage Of the bill referred to through the Seno
or of the United States. and we look for unanimo
nc vote against it on the part Of Representative
ia 6. Resolved, That the Government of the Unit
States is free Government, not a slaveholdii
Goyernmcnt--that the Constitution Of the Unit
L States was passed for the purpose Of securing 4
blessings of liberty, not to extend the curse of 81
ycry-that under it, liberty is the rule, slavery 4
exception-that liberty is national, slavery is Sc
tional-and that we recommend to the people
&C Ohio, Of all parties to be faithful to the prncip
of this resolution, at all times, under all circu
n, stances, at al hazards
l. Resolved, that copies of these resolutions
sent to the President of the United States and
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
and also TO the newspapers Of Columbus, for pr
lication,
LIBERTY OR DEATH.