The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-06-07
The CIevela nd Reecue Conyen,Ion.

LlUcTty III OHlO, 10 COnsIusf tEe Hldllcl per-
tanning 0 the late trials under the Fugitive
Slave law, met at Cleveland on the Gath.
Net less than 10000 persons were pres.
ent the occasion ;and the procession was n
most imposing one, and which must have
convinced the spies Of the slave power that
Ohio was about to snap forever on her soil
the chain forged for her sons and her sym
pathies. in the infamous fugitive slave
law. After the organization Of the con-
vcntion Hon. Edward Wade, Judge TilAen
Hon ]. r. Giddings, Gov. Chase and Rev.
A. Mahan from the city, and others, ad.
dressed the meeting.
Mr.. Giddinge, commenced by referring
TO the period when be entered the Western
Reserve with his napsack and accoutrcmcnt
ms a cannon soldier. II was, he said, on
tho 10th Of September. 1912, in the midst
Of the conflict Of the British and their allies
the Indian Savages. The glorious vic'ory
of Perry soon followed. He waited to
know il they C uld respect the memory Of
those fearless patriots and yet allow plat!
cal slave catchers to prowl about this Z lor.
ious New England of the west, TO capture
a man made in the image of hs God p
After speaking sometime on the general
principles involved in the case, q gentleman
in the meeting asked Mr.. Giddings. Can
you tell u. how we are to take hold in this
case go rs to accomplish release to our
fricndsf
Mr.. Giddings said he had no hesitation es
to the means 10 bo employed. He would
have n committee Of three appointed 70
wait on one of the State Judges to obtain
o writ of habeas corpus, for the rclcas",
not only Of the prisoners who had been con
yicted but those awaiting trial, and althou.
Oh be ha not intended TO run again for
any public Office, he would accept al ap'
pointmcnt Of this committee. Cheers Il"
would apply to Judge Tilden' He did aot
know whether he would grant it, but il he
did not we won't believe what he said
here. If YOU do appoint me on that com
mittee will not give rest to my head noI
slumbcr to my eyolids until have done
all that can be done to bring our friends
from out Of the clutches ofthese dcspots -
Renewed chering] He would go to judy
Tideu, and if he would not grant the writ
he would go TO any other of the State Judg-
rs having powor to issue tho writ OF habsaS
corpus. A voice: We do net want you
to go to too many juices! we are ready
to take it into our own hnnds.) (Loud
Chccrs) The Democratic press have &C
cuscd me Of advoca ing tho principle that
the people have right to release these
prisoners when other means have failed, by
force. God knows that is the first true
statement the Democratic press have made
about me. {Loud cheers.) 1t is ono Of
two things We are to do in this case we must
either submit or resist Am | not right
[Yes, yes. lMr. Gidding then took vote on
| the question Of submission, but when the
Vote was taken on resistance universal
shoot of "yea" was heard throughout: the
assembly. After paying his respects to
Judges Wilson and Belden; whoes names
h held in utter adherence, Mr.. Giddings
| concluded by stating that he wished 10 be
understood as saying that when every pea.
ceabe, legal means are exhausted, and
when they shall fail, while can raise an
arm [ will strike, and while my voice can
utter n word will not cease TO pray for
liberty. cloud applause, and three cheers
for Mr.. Giddiug.)
Gov. Chase made IL slroAg speech, and
although coun'clng evasion orcoli.on with
y. S. laws, he fully condemned the action
o, the court, and pledged the power of he
State to protect her citizens through her
owncourts from federal tyranny.
Pres. Mahan, pastor Of tho Cougrcga
t;oual Church IN this city and formerly
President of Oberlin Coll"gc, said lie felt
to day that he had not lived in vain. He
! had conferred the degree Of B. A. or some
II those priaouers. lie had taught them
tho prInci 'cla which they had obeycd, ~,
ho rejoiccd to know to day that they ha
not forgotten their instructions nor dishon
or their teacher. If he had heard that ono
Of his pupils had been false to tha cause of
freedom, he should havo asked himself if
ho had not neglected his own duty or com
mitted somo fault. ITe disagreed SOM
what with lis friend Langston in his hatred
of the Fugitive Slave Law. llo liked that
law because il was proper representatives
of its parent Laughter. Because it
could not be executed either in Ohio OF Mich
igan, and ho liked it because it was runous
to tho party by whom it was originated,
and by whom is sustained. (Cheers J.
Mr.. Maham concluded by saying that tn,
sympatbics Of the people of Michigan wer
with them; they had already taken step
to contribute towards tho liberty fund, to
which they begged the privilege of subscrb.
ing.
Very strong Resolution were pissed, and
a universal determination expressed to resist
in all landabe ways the enforcement Of the
slave law. Mhc sentiment seemed to be
to try "legal means" first, and the strong
right arm of frcemen, as the last resoIt.--
The enforcement of Fugitive Slave laws
and Dred Scott decisions, in Chic, will
prove losing business to he GLORIOUS
democracy" slave power Adrian Ex.
positor.
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