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Great Mass Meeting in Northern Ohio on Slavery Opposition
The Freeman movement in Northern Ohio rallied on Tuesday the 24th, with a vast crowd in Cleveland denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law. Resolutions urged Habeas Corpus defenses, Liberty Fund support, and state sovereignty against federal oppression, praising speakers like R. P. Hou and J. W. Vanor, forecasting Ohio’s role in the anti slavery struggle.
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Sentrina Pameersctan
Friends of Freedom
Cleveland
Gio
R. P. Hou
D. R. Tilden
J. R. Giildtigs
Chase
D. P. Brown
J. W. Vanor
Prof. Mahan
Mr. Langston
Langston
Ohio
United Area
Federal Court
Uieluss
Yonder
Western Reserve
Reserve
Liberty Fund
Lorain
U.S
Joshua BR. Giddings
Ashtabula
Herman Canfield
Medizin County
Robert F. Payne
Cuyahoga County
Stein
American Republic
Ree
Friends of Liberty
Man
Judas
Taylor
Adda
Washington
Esnee Fs
Russia
Republican Party
Chiof
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Wisconsin
Lhare
Bear
Bushell
Helens Talla
Ralph Plumb
Prof. Peck
J. M. Fitch