Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-12-14
BEDFORD, Pa.
FRIDAY Morning. nee. Ia. 1850,
ID. OVER Editor and Proprietor.
UNION MEETING.
!, DR.. w. Il. Watson.

President, DR.. w. IL. Watson.
Vice Presidents, Col. +. l.. Anderson, MsJ
D. Wssbabaugh, John H. Rush, Rev J. l.gon
Secretaries, r. D. Barclay, j. w Beeler,
B. It. Meyers, David Over.
The following persons were appointed a
committee to draft resolutions
Wm. NJ. Hall, a. King, O.. Il. Shannon, G.
N Hickok,S s. L. Russell, s. ii. Tate, G. ii.
Spaug, j. Z. Reed, John Taylor, g. w. Rupp,
Il. D. Barclay, Rev. J. Lyon, l. Jam;son.
In the absence of the committee, speeches
we're made by Jos. W. Tate, w. Lyon, DIR.
Compiler, ID. Over aud w. z. Sehell.
The following resolutions were then re-
ported:
ReSoLUed, That we eheerfullY and cordially
acknowledge the obligatory force of that
clause of the Constitution of the United
States that requires persons held to service or
labor IN Que State, escaping into another, TO
be delivered 40 claim Of the party to whom
such service is due; and any law of this Com
monwealth which Interferes with or ID any de-
gree obstructs this provision of the Constitu>
ton sh, uld be at once repealed, aud that we
hereby recommend the immediate repeal of the
act OF 1877, relative to fugitive slaves, and
re-enacted in the latter part OF See. 80 of law
Pennsy sauia, at the coming session.
AT this stage Of tie proceedings, Wm. Ly-
on, Esq, moved 10 amend the above Resolu-
tion . ibe effect that the master Of slave
had right 10 him as property, and to take
him wherever the Gag OF the Union foats.-
This amendment opposed by the Republi-
cans, cut after considerable diScu sion, it was
pissed BY large ulajority-nearly every Dem
| ocrat and Bell uian present voting for it, Al
this iuncture, Alex. KiBg, s. l.. Russell, Fr.
Jordan. D. Over, j. ii. Filler, Samuel Way,
| j. e. Kiser, and number Of other Republi-
caus Withdrew, after giving notice that they
would call meeting on tue next hight 10 or
der 20 express the views OF Republicans on tio
| subject-a report of the proceedings Of which
will be fund below. After these persons
I had retired, the snIeDdment was Withdrawn,
aud offered as separate resolution, aud voted
| down.
Resoived, That The Introduction Of negroes
aud mu!attoes from tie slave States has here
/ tofore proved to be serious evil to 'his con-
munity, aui that We are opposed to the To-
crease of our eolored population by that mesns.
aud will favor the enactment Of any Jaw that
will efeelaally prevent such increase.
ResolUed, That the people Of Pennsy lvaHia
are sincerely attached to the Constitution aud
the Union, aud have at all times manifested
their fidelity 20 the same, aud that now, when
it is proposed to destroy the cue, and sever the
other, they are more wiling than ever to stand
! by both.
Reso!vei, That it is greai mist ke to sup
pose that tue people of this State da,igu to iu-
terfere III the slightest degree With the consti
tutional rights of the citizens of any of our
sister States, whether slaVehoding or free.
ResoLoed, rhat we favor the enactment Of
such law as would permit ingress aud egress
to the master aud his slave into sud froln this
State, provided, however, the time to remain
! with his slave be confined to Limited time, to
be determined by the Legislature of this Con,-
mouwealth.
ResotUed, That the proceedings of this meet
ong be published in both ,pers Of this Bot-
lugh.