. True it was used to kill people
Vice President , speaker of the HOR(house of representatives), then the president pro tempore of the Senate
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Northerners in America, due to the new rulings of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850, were required by law to abide strictly by the Fugitive Slave Law and report any runaway slaves they encountered to the proper authorities. This was especially stressing to the many abolitionists in the region.
