Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-24
From Che Mahonlng Index Of Nov. l. 1850.
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From Che Mahonlng Index OF Nov. l. 1850.
Denth TO Oppression.
The Indignation Meeting for Mahonng coun.
ty came off here on Wednesday, the 30th, in
the Court House, and a grand, sublime and
inviting Convention it was of the froemcn of
Mahoning. We are happy TO be able TO say
that NO DoUaHFACE attended the Convention,
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 fattons upon tho sweat the blood and
death Of his fellow man! No ONE, we say,
spoke to the assemblage of one thousand free
men, BhO did not denOunce, as UNCONSTITUTIONAL
and INFAMOUS, the Fugitive bill Of 80, and
pledge himself and all his God-given powers to
seek its REPEAL, and TO DEFEAT the oppressive
and disgusting features of this doughtace and
helish emanaton Of infamous, impiOus and
distempered minds.
His Honor, Judge Wade, the President of
this Judicial Circuit, spoke first, for about one
hour, upon the demerits of the bill, in his en-
phalic manner denouncing not only the bill,
but all who voted for it, or skulked il ON its
passage; and tho way he held up His Acct.
1ency, Mr. Fillmore, for whom, in '49 he voted,
was a caution to all political sinners. 1t APP
peared to do the souls Of the vast audience
good to hear the true-hearted Wade pour out
his spirit in wiLhering anathemas upon the in
famous panderers from the North TO tho Slave
ocrncy of the South) upon the passage of this
most infamous and diabolcal law.
Next upon the forum was called, by tho uni
ted voice of the meeting, Rufus Z. Ranney, of
Trumbull, distinguished delegate to make our
COnstitutiOn-one of the brightest minds in
Ohio, and an old Democrat aid nothing else in
politics! He exposed not Only the INFAMOUS NAN.
NER in tohieh he bill loas rushed through The
House under the gag rule Of the southern and IN
famous 0ppreSSors, but ia soATHING AND BLIs-
TERING CURSES, denounced The UkOie bill as U N
CONSTITUTlONAL(D and the MIsCREANTs
i0ho assisted IN lis inception and passage By Their
UOteS or fleeing tohea God and their duty required
their aid III behalf of liberty and the rights of
blood and life, as uniUorihy of our regard-as UN.
WORTHY OF OUR sUFFRAGE-noiO or herGofer.
1t is worthy Of remark to say, that it did the
souls of the Democracy good to hear the noble
and fearless RANNEY denouRce in has chasie and
sarcastic stule, this outrageous and pestiferous
bill! Yes, all 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 that we had in our
midst men of strong, vigorous minds-men who
could not be made. for the sake of Office or
public plumber, TO help to approve of the infa
nous bill-men who would stand by the free
men of the North, and aid us all to battle for
the right, and for the overthrow, not only of
this pestential law, but for the political death
of every son of Belial who aided in the procrca-
tion of this bill Of unmitigated infamy!
Hon. Matthew Bnchard, one of our ex Chief
Judges, next spoke against this contaminating
bill, and the way he deineated and exposed the
infamy of this ungOdly law, in his cool, selate
and sarcastic manner, is not in the power Of our
pen to describe; but it was made To tell upon
the hearts, the sympathies, and the judgments
of this people; and like an old Jefferson Dem.
ocrat he denounced all who had any hand or
took any part in this bill of yillainy-this bond
of blood and death
Senator Sutliff, from Trumbull, aud John
Hutchins, Esq, also spoke, as well as Judge
HJw'on, ~ uemu"Cd.io Lih rT o. 1mo 3', u; anu tns
tion And although Judpe Wade Is n Whig of
tho old limo. and Messrs Rannev and BirehsrI
are Democrats of the highest order of politic,l
attainments. vet no spectator could dlseov,r
anytbi1g throuphout the exciting meeting
which would cause any ono to suppose that
noliticaI feeling or party predilections entere5
into tho minds 9f tbe sneakers of the bearts of
the audienee-so general and universal was the
desire and determination of not only the speak
ers. but the lreomen IN attendance TO exert all
S Is bpt w o ~ oaJ on no' J e,or s
poirtical iaJamv each and every villain who
aided in its passage. God grant that the fire of
liberty which this diabolical law has kindled in
tho hearts of the people at the North and West,
may not be extinguished until every miscreant
who aided in its passage and approval, is hurled
from power and from the political embraces of
the sons of frcemen of honor and worth.
The resolutions are good, but tho last ono,
offered by Judge Brownlee, of our Bench, re.
ceived the unanimous response and amen 0fhe
mighty mass there assembled! Read it, and
adopt 1t, then; for II we must continue TO sue
cumb to the dictation of the infamous slave
holder or suffer death, let US not only suffer
death, but even the d,a'h OF the Jewish cross!
TTho resolution referred to above reaJs as
,1i.,
'o'.o"'I
hesoipea' That como lilo or come imprson-
ment' come me or come death, We will neither
ad nor assist IN the return OF any fugitive slave;
but' ON the contrary we VIII harbor and secTete,
ana by all Just means project and defend HIM,
and thus give hlm practical God-speed to lib
erty;
Inc above, then were Judge Kanney's sem