Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-22
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GREAT STATE
ANTi-NEBRASKA CONVENTION,
HELD AT COLUMBUS, JULY 1s;
r BEING TIE ANNiyERgAEY OF THE ORDINANcK ol
l7s7, PRohIoiriNG SLAVERY NORTHWEST
OF THE Quo.

The Contention assembled in the City Hall, at 9
o'clocE, \. NJ. and was opened with prayer by Rev.
L. SMITH Of Morrow.
On motion, Col. b. Z. LETTER, of Stark, was ap;
pointed Chairman Yyn fCD,, and j. H. BAKERrof
the Scioto Gu.gtic and j. s. liEkRIcK, of the Por
ta;5o DemoG'ai appointed Secretaries.
Mr.. RooT moved that the delegates OF tath Con-
grcssonal district be prepared at II O'Clock to re-
port the name Of one delegate to constitute
committee on permanent officers. Carried.
Hon. }. NJ. RooT Of Huron, being called for,
proceeded to address the Convention. He said he
was pleased to see around him old fashioned DEM
ocrNts and old-fashioned Wings. lie was himselfs
Free Soiler but he was willing to let bv-gones To
by-gones, by which the party with which he acted
would profit as much as any ether. As to PLATFORM
he wished to see one formed that would rot gvd
otIense to any who was willing to denounced
the last inquity as well as the neat. lie saw
assembled here, those who had turned their backs
on victorious party for the sake of the holy cause
of freedom. He cnvied them .their position. 1s
was an easy matter to be vrtuous when thers was
no temptation TO bc otherwise The Wh'ss found
it easy enough The Free Sellers found no trouble
on that score to keep within the straight and mar
row path. But with Democrats it was different
He would ask, if it did not become Free Sellers to
stand by those men--to dare to follow, wherever
they dared to lead?
As to the Fugitive Slave Law, Mr.. f. ssiA he
was not greatly exercised that subject Nd
some Wings or some Democrats. Perhaps the
reason was that the law had never taken effect on
his soil, and it never would. 1t behooved Boston
and Cincinnati to be excited on that subject. AM
other reason: If they had a decent law, they would
recover ten slaves where they recover one now.
/ In his opinion Congress had no power to legisate
upon the subject. If it was to come up rs an en-.
tirely new question the Supreme Court would deny
any such power The clause in the Constitution
upon which it is pretended that it is based, was
addressed to the States as States. But wherever
the power was lodged it should be exercised with
decency and humanity.
1t was not enough for Wings to say that they
were restoring the AutSiavery clause to Kansas
and Nebraska. Circumstances might soon make
it a mere abstraction He wished to include tho
declaration that they resist and rcpe erey aggres
sion Of the slave power, whenever and wherever
made. If but one progressive step was to be taken.
he wished that stcp to be well taken.
Mr.. r. referred to some of ths proceedings in
Congress, relative to New Mexico, &c. Much, Of
the talk Of the South was mere gasconade. fh5
Southcrners have no particular love Of fire. Tho
nearest they come to it, is love of frewatcr.
IL O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
The several Congressional Districts we're called
for the appointment Of n Committee permanons
organization.
Judge COWEN, from tho committee on porn,an.
ent officers reported as follows:
For president Hon. Geni. F. Lcithcr, of Stark.