Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-20
slavery in X entucky.

slavery in Kentucky.
| Cassius NJ. Clay in a series Of articles 10 III
Lexington lnlelligencer, Kentucky, denouncin
slavery in unqualified terms, proving that il
| he worst the sun ever shone upon, and conclud
ling one Of hi, articles as follows:
| Though no Athenian trumpeter may hurf
through inc assembled end terrified people In bit
ter Anguish, crying a'oud-"WIl no one speak TO
his country r. yet, from mute and unr-sisting sui
erine and down trodden innocence, there come
up a language, no less .erfui, TO awaken what
ever of sympathy and manly Indignation may b
| treasured up bosoms, Burtured on keniuck
soll,-Tich IN associations every way calculate
TO foster all that - jus', honest and true with
out which chivalry crime, and honor but a
empty sound! For them once more Then, de
| Bounce those who would by Legislation or other
wise. fix The bonds of perpetual slavery and tn
siaUe trade upon my native state. In The ZANE
those, who IN ell ages have been enute6 TO IN
frs; care and ultimate protection OF men, De
nounce a.. In the name of them, who IN '7e
/ like those who sent back from Thermoplyae III
sublime message, go tell II a. Lacedemon tina
we dad here IN obedience 10 her laws, Iiius'ra'
! ed by their blood the glorious doctrines who
they taught, l denounce IT. In the name q
Christianity, against whose every lovely and sou
stirring sentiment, II forever wars, deuounce ~
! In the name Of advancing civilization, which 10
!
on, leaving the Cmmerian regions Of SLAYER,
and the slave trade, far in the Irresocabie a n
nneia nchoIy past. denounce It. In the name O
the frs. great law, which, al Creation $ hIrihwa
impressed upon man, self defence. unrhaneeahi
and ,nmoria! as The image 10 which he was tash
Toned; and in His name. whose likeness ma
was deemed not unworthy TO wear, DESouNcl
SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE FOREVER"
A STRIKH-We learn that there sfrk
among The hands our canal, Gays the Brook
VILE American of May 5, on Monday lest. ant
consequently operations have ceased The wbni
length Of tho line. This move is account o
he heavy discount on the money with wh'c.
they were paid. The hands have Determined
not TO work nor lei any person work until some
th.ng be done 10 raise the credit o! the money. )
far, we have heard Of no disturbance Of tn
peace, bu, the hands all qu'e, and peaceabie
Cincinnati Gazette.
We understand that arrangements have beer
made advance the value of the Scrip of ,ht
Company, and that a considerable number o
hands have gone work below Laurel with in
creased energy, and IT is expected the Canal will
be completed to Laurel sometime Outing the en-
suing autumn.
New NATIVE GRAPE.-The editor Of The Nat
chez Free Trader says The oniv rhits cluster o
been discovered in a remote and unsettled part o
Leake county, on the Yoksnodkana river. Th'
punches very large; the iruit transparent
thin skinned and oval, pnlp, soft, ~'th three seed
enclosed; IL Is great bearer, and ot delicious
flavor. Only one vine has We, been discovered
The editor has been promised some cuttings
This vine has been long known to the ipdians
and called the Yohanodkana Grape.
The COLUMBUS (Gs.) Journal, one Of the lead
I ~ he i,sC
Ave have put the nnme Of Mr.. CALHOUN al
the head of columns this week as our choice
for the Presidency. We have SAID nothing about
being suhiec, TO The decision of Convention. be-
cause we do not Know ~heiher We shall submit
not. We have no great faith IN Conven
TONS of which moro GREATER"
STATE JURtsp1crIoS.-In the case of Eckerf ct.
al ps Horn et al; the Supreme Cour, OF OHIO.
su,lnp ~ C,ncirns,i. decided that the Kentucky
jurisdiction in the Ohio river did not extend TO
steamboats, made fast To the Ohio shore, and on
them legal service could not be served by the
Kentucky officers.
SILK--I, i. stated in the Baton Rouge Gazette,
thst regular silk plantation ~ about 10 be esthb'
i,shed IN that vicinity. by French gentle man
named Vasseur, whereby the most ample test will
be gwen 10 The projec, OF making this article one
of the State.
Mss Abigail D GreenIeaf has recovered S429
from James M'Co!Iy. for breach Of promise
Both reside in the neighborhood of Clsremont,
Il II.
On Cypress Creek fe - mile. from Houston Tex
as. shrub called Wild Tea is found great profu.
sion. The Telegraph states that The leaves Of
thus shrub nearly resemble in taste. odnr sno
form, the leaves Of the common Young Hyson
Tea. that i, would be difficult TO distinguish the N
from IT,
The manufacture Of Stone Ware at Marshall,
in Ha rrison Co., Texas, has been very success
full There is demand f,r all thai be made.
The article is considered so good. that The
chants Of Shreveport. and other towns on Red
River. in Louisiana. buy no other. but depend u
pom the mandatory al Marshall for their sup
plies.
CALEB Cushing has become candidate for