Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
From the Nah ming Index OF Nov. ], ls5o.
DEATH TO OPPRESSION.

The indignation Meeting for Mahoning
county came off here on Wednesday, 30th,
in the Court House, and grand, sublime
and inviting Convention it was of the free
men of Mahoning. We are happy to say
that NO DoUGHFAcE attended the Conven-
ton, for the blessed reason that Mahoning
County contains none, or at least but few
who stand ready to justify the Infamous
Fugitive Law, or to sing peans to the slave
power of the South, which fattens upon the
sweat, the blood and death of his fellow
man! No ONE, We say, spoke to the assem-
blage of one thousand freemen, ,rho did not
dcnomce, as UNCONSTITUTIONAL and INFA-
NOUS, the Fugitive bill of 80, and pledge
himself and all his God-given powers to
seek its REPEAL. and to DEFEAT the oppres-
sive and disgusting features of this dough-
face and hellish emanation of infamous, i'm
pious and distempered minds.
His Honor. Judge Wade, the President
of this Judicial Circuit. spoke first, for
about one hour, upon the dement's Of the bill,
in his emphatic manner denouncing not on
ly the bill, but all who voted for it, or skulk-
ed it on its passage; and the way he held
up his Accidency, Mr.. Fillmore, for whom,
- si7 L. 1871 ,ro, , oo,,k,o,, e. Ill LII,
ical sinners. 1t appeared to do the souls
of the vast audience good to hear the tru,-
hearted Wade pour cut his spirit in wither-
ing anthemas upon the infamous panderers
from the North Ito the slav0Ocracy of the
South) upon the passage of this most infa-
nous and diabolical law.
Next upon the forum was called, by the
united voice of the meeting, Rufus p Ran
ncy, of Trumbull. a distinguished delegate
to make our Constitution-one of the bright
est minds in Ohio, and an old Democrat and
nothing else in politics! HesrposednOt on
to the INFAMOUS MANNER IN tchich the 6iu tras
rushed through the House Under the gag
rule Of the southern and IN famous oppres-
sors, but IN scArHING AND BLIsrERING
CURSES, denounced the ,chole biz as IN
CONSTITUTI0NALC) and the MIscRE-
ANTS rho assisted in its passage BY their
rotes, or fleeing trhen God and their duty
required their aid IN behalf of liberty and
the rights Of blood and life. as unworthy Of
our regard-as UNWORTHY OF OUR sUY-
or hereafter.
1t is worthy Of remark to say, that it did !
the souls Of the Democracy good to hear the
noble and fearless RANNEY denomnce IN his
chaste and sarcastic style. this outrageous
biW Yes, all we were ready
to, and did endorse, every word uttered by
him on the occasion, feeling of truth that
although the apostates from freedom for the
sake of Office had sought to sell Us and our
children to the infamous slave power of this
nation, yet we had in our midst men of
strong vigorous minds-men who could not
be made, for the sake of Office. or public
plunder, to help to approve of the infamous
bill-men who would stand by the freemen
Of the North. and aid US all to battle for
the right. and for the overflow, not only Of
this pestilcntial law. but for the political
death of every son of Belial who aided in
the procreation of this bill of unmitigated
infamy!
Hon. Matthew Birchard. one Of our ex-
Chief Judges, next spoke against this con-
bill. and the way he delineated
and exposed the infamy of this ungodly law.
in his cool, sedate and sarcastic manner. is
not in the power Of our pen to describe
but It was made to tell upon the hearts the