Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-26
MOB AT CINCINNATI.

not bsen issued but few weeks be-
fore public excitement was felt in ref.
erence to it, and on the night of the
l4th of July, the press room, being in
a separate building, was broken open,
and the press and materials found in il
detaced and destroyed, The parties
injured applied to the mayor to issue a
proclamation, Offering reward to ap
prehend the perpetrators. This he
declined until they should deposite the
amount TO be offered. The deposite
was made, and on Monday morning
July Is, 1.-The proclamation was publish
ed. Two or three days afterwards
notice was inserted in the daily news.
papers, calling public meeting Of the
citizens Ou the Esd July, to decide
whether they would permit the publ.
cation or distribution Of abolition pa
pers in that city. At that meeting
resolutions were adopted condemning
the spirit with which the "PhiIan.
thropIsl" was conducted. and it was
denounced as unjust to the other
states, as at variance with the opinions
Ofthe great mass ofthe population, and
in direct violation Of the solemn
pledges given by its conductor. The
meeting also resolved to use all lawful
to suppress every publication Of
similar character in the city, and ap.
pointed highly respectable commit
tee to wait upon Birney and his asso.
ciates to demonstrate with them upon
the dangerous tendency of the course
they were pursuing, to communicate
to them the actual tone Of public feel.
ing in the city, to request them by ev.
cry motive Of patriotism and philan
throphy to desist from the publication
Of their paper, and to warn Them that
ifthey persist the meeting cannot hold
themselves responsible for The conse'
Yuences.
ln accordance with their instrac.
tons, "hn Committee through their
chairman addressed note 10 Mr..
BlTney, desiring an interview. This
was answered by note from Blrney,
of rather an evsslve character, but re
ferring the committee 10 the abolition
executive committee. Several notes
were passed between the respective
parties before an interview could be
obtained, AT length the parties met,
and, after long interchange of senti.
menlS, the committee of the meeting
found it utterly impractlcable 10 &C
coEnpiSh any Of the primary purposes
for which the interview was sought.
NThe commillee Ihen passed resolu
ton desiring the aboiliOnists TO give
an explicit answer IN wiring, whether
The abolition paper would be discontin.
ued or not. To this resolution the
committee received the following re.
sPonse:
Cincinnati, July 80, 1886.
SIRs Whilst we feel ourselves con
strained altogether 10 decline comply,
ing with your request, as submitted
last evening, TO discontinue the Phi
EQnthrOpist, we think it but just to
ourselves, and respectful to our fellow
citizens generally,to to offer a brief ex
position Of the reasons that persuade
US to this course.
l. We decline complying, not SC
much from the fear that the particular
cause in which our press is employed
may be injured, but because compli'
ance involves tame surrender OF the
FREEDOM OF THE PREss--THE RIGHT
TO DISCUSS.
2, The Philanthropist isthe acknowl
edged organ Of some twelve thousand
or more Of our fellow citizens of Ohio
who believe that slavery, as it exists
in or country, is altogether incom'
palible with the permanency of her
institutions; who believe that the STA
0sry of the south or the liberty of tht
north must cease TO exist; and WHIT
intend TO do what in them lies L
bring about happy and peaceful ter
mination of the former, and this a
speedily as facts and arguments ant
appeals to the cOnScences and under
standings of slsveboIders can be mad
instrumental to effect il.
8. The PhilanlhrOplst is the onl,
journal in this city or neighhorhoo,
through which these facts and argr
meats and appeals can be lawfully &C
dressed TO the community. 1t hG
bee" cOndurled with fairness and moe
era 'o", as may he sbundanlly prove
by n acknowledgements ofihoSe wh
are op,,osrd 10 us OBI lect 1t has il
viled the shareholders themselves
the use of Iis columns for the deienC
IF -I,yarU and has uivnn IN 10 RI