The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-28
and The General Welfare.
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stern, unyelding fidelity to principles. SCARCELY
ever equaled. @ 13''
The resolutions were handed in By the
Committee; on being called for were read by
the Secretary, and on motion were accepted
by the meeting. s2 sa' a'1~l
WHEREAS, The Spirit of Slavery did on the
I'd of December, judieially murder brave
Christian man, for remembering ethose in
bonds as bound with them,' and this day in its
true spirit of tyranny immolates four more
victims upon its bloody altar, Therefore. ss.a
Resolved, That the whole transaction in
reference to the trial and execution of Brown
and his associates, reveals to the country the
debasing effects Of the Slave system, as gene
rating spirit of sowardice and cruelty. !, y
| Resolved, That without attempting to pass
judgment upon the pan of attempting to
carry out his purposes. or justify the individ-
ual steps taken by him, we have confidence in
the motives of john Brown and his associates;
we honor their love of freedom. their hatred
of oppression, posterity wiIlrevere their mem
ories as martyrs to holy cause 77- soEza
RESOLVED, That Liberty and Justice are
dearer than the Union, which was formed to
secure the one and preserve the other; when
therefore it becomes subversive of both and
protects neither. we say let it slide. 29l3z1
Resolped, That it is no longer mere
struggI. 10 secure freedom for the colored man
that would be nohie-but it is an effort to
support the free institutions planted BY on,
fathers. 2z t'5 ~ :
Resolred, That we tender our warmes
thanks and best wishes to the Rev W. Fl
Brewster, for the able and eloquent mannel
with which he has addressed US. 7at3 =
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be furnished for publication to the
Cleveland Herald and Portage County Dem
ocrat
Meeting closed with singing by w. Fl
Brewster, and prayer by Rev. W. Hollister.
sset -, GEORGE C. BAKER, Pres't.
o. A. TAYLOR, Sec'y. gseemaa ai z
| Wat PROCEEDINGS - % s1s
Of the Bro,cn, Cook, Coppie, Copeland ant
Green Meeting. held in Charlestolon on TIL
evening Of the 18th Of December, 1859.
The meeting was organized by appointing
the Rev. J. L. Seymour President, and R I
Grover, Secretary. Eaf'1oJ liossaa's'.
Mr.. Seymour then took the stand and sta.
ted the object of the meeting was to oelebrat
the funeral obsequiess of those who had suf
fered martyrdom, &c, after which he oferet
up prayer. m s%I + So 4, ,..,,
The choir then sung America after whicl
it was announced that the speaker of the ev
ening was not present. aud that the choi
would if convenient take up time by singing
whereupon they sang avery appropriate piec
entitled, For Freedom, Honor, and Nativ
Land
The speaker having arrived T.. D. Wood
worth, Esq, of RayennaI, he took the stan
and commenced his saddress-occupying abou
an hour in its delivery. The address was yer
propriate-comparing the heroes of 185
who suffered martyrdom on Virginian ga
lows. to those noble sons who fell on th
plains of Lexington for cherishing and mair
tanning the same principles. sa 9oh,o {
After the delivery of the very able, ele
quent end appropriate address. the choir san
the Rock of Liberty whereupon the Pres
dent announced that Mr.. Woodworth's ad
dress was purposely short.in order that other
{ might have chance to speak, thus being rs
solved into committee of the whole.'J MI
W. J. Whipper presented the following rest
lutions, which before adjournment were az
oepted by the meeting. -stsY5s-64s, 3s,,s.s3q.
1st Resolved, That we hold as ever to tn
Declaration Of Independence, which declare
: that all men are created free and equal, an
in the light of that Declaration, John Brow
and his associates were true and honest mel
and their prosecutors shameless tyrants.
I'd. Resolued. That we cling to the precept
and example of our Saviour, which teaches U
to feel for those in bonds as bou1d with them
= and in the light of those precepts John Brow
and his associates we're exemplary men-wh
lived for freedom and died the martyrs of tt
: same--while Henry A. Wise and his miniol
live only to heap ignomioy and dis grace upc
the nation, and their names deserve to +
classed with the Jeffries of another day.
Sd. ResoEued, That John Brown and h
associates only taught by practice what Th,
mas Jefferson taught by theory--that resis
tance to tyrants is obedience to God.'
Before reading the resolutions, Mr.. Whil
per stated that it was due to him to state tbs
the resolutions were drawn from the 'impuls
of the moment while there in his seat. s.,
Jacob L. Coe was then called on to spea
on the first resolution, which he did, and tbs
very forciely, stating what we all felt. that th
! glorious old Magma Charter of our rights we
made up of something but gllittering gene
alities' s..s - ..s- .-s
Geo. Z. Baldwin was then called for, wh
very promptly responded in very effseliv
manner, and the noble sentiments he uttere
did honor to the occasion.
w. j. Whipper was then called on. wh
took the stand, ,and after shaking off trammel
let fly the dogs Of war; in a manner peculia
to his relation tn fhis GovernpapA III, ;,nnoo.