Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-09-04

were, nor what they were doing but they were GER
tainy not doing their duty.
But where were the officers of the law during the
violation OF Mr.. Gays rights in broad day light:
LYNCH LAW IN KENTUCKY
The Lexington Observer, received yesterday,
contains the official account of the Infamous pro-
ceedings of the Mob which took forcible possess
ton OF the press and other materials of the True
american Printing Office, and, in violation of the
Laws sent them, without the consent of the owner,
to another State. From this and other sources,
we proceed TO give narrative of such facts as
have not already been published in our columns
The first meeting, it will bu recollected, was
held on Thursday, the 18th inst. The correspond
encc which took place between Mr. Clay and the
Committee appointed at this meeting we have al
ready LAID before our readers. ms also the account
of the meeting held on the following day, which
resulted in call for general meeting Of the cit.
zens Of the county of Fayelle on Monday the lS,h.
On Saturday Mr.. Clay issued an address cXplana-
tory Of his objects, which inserted in the Tr
bunc Of yesterday. On Sunday Mr. c. issued still
another Address, which we have not seen, bat 10
which, according to the Louisville Journal, he sta
ted that he had had the typhoid fever for thirty three
days; that his brain during that time had been al
most necessarily affected and that he was then
unable either to hold pen or pull trigger In
that document he reiterated most strongly his pre-
vious protestatons that the language Of his news
paper had been grossly misreprescnted. The Jour
nal says;
son Sunday evening, Mr.. Clay, who was too
i'll to sit up in his bed, and, in fact i'll that even
his ultimate recovery was considered doubtful, had
a large number of loaded muskets and other dead
his Office, removed iiom the building. On Sunday
night the alarm throughout Lexington was very
considerable account OF the fact that the knuwl
edge Of what was transp irng was said to have got
to portion OF the population that should have been
kept in ignorance Of it, Many symptoms Of insub-
ordination; and patrols were kept up throughout
the city during the right"
On Monday Morning, Mr.. Clay put out fourth
handful addressed to a mass meeting which was
to assemble at | | o'clock. We subioin that docu.
ment which, it will be seen, was otthe most cuncil-
iatory character
LEXINGTON, August 18th, 1915.
Fdlow CHi@cnS Of lexington and County Of
Faye,ie:
Being unable, from the state of my health, to be
present at your meeting, and even unable to hold
pen, having been sick thiry-fiye days with the ty
phod fever, dictate to an amenuensls few lines
for your Just considerations Having been the I'M
willing cause in part Of the present excitement in
my county, and feeling. us do, respect for the
safety and happiness of others as well as my own,
voluntarily come forward AMI do all that | consci-
cntiously can do for your quiet and satisfaction. |
treated lle communication llpul pll'dAI CdutNS
with burning contempt, arising not only from their
ASSUMING over me power which would make me
Il slave, but from Il sense Of the deep personal
indignity with which their unheurd of assumptions
were attempted to be carried into execution. But
to you--a far differently organized body and con-
stutlonal assemblage Of citizens feel that it is
Just and proper that should answer at your bar /;
and as am not in state of health to carry on an
argument or vndicote properly my own rights,
shall voluntarily, before any action IS taken your
part, make such explanation as deem just and
proper
During my sickness, my paper has been conduc-
ted by strong friends. The leading article in the
last number, which am told is the great cause Of
the public disquetude, have never read, because
at the time it was put to press could not have IN
dergone the fatigue of reading such paper tLro'.
Although it was read over to me at tine time, yet
am fully persuaded now. that had beenln health il
would not have been admitted into my columns.--
But felt the less hestancy in admitting 1t, because
it has been my avowed policy heretofore to admit
free discussion on the subject OF slavery by slave
holders themselves, and the author of this article
is largely in that kind of property. You have seen
before this time that the course Of policy which
commend myself, to :he State, is widely different.
in many essential points, to this authors views. -
The article written by myself, and published in the
same paper. was written few DAYS after the lead
er was put in type and which has also been the
cause Of much dissatisfaction, and The justice Of
which, to some extent, am willing TO acknowl.
edge. ! assure you upon the honor Of man, that
it never was intended to mcan or bear the con5truc
ton which my enemies have given it. was pur-
suing the reflections Of my own mind, without even
thinking Of the miscoustructon that could be put
upon my language
Had been in the vigor of health, should have
avoided the Objectionable expressions for by sharp
" guarding against the cavils of my opponents
Al. e.
thing which could be considered Of an incendury
character. | cannot say that the paper from the
beginning has been conducted in the manner that
| could have wished. Tho cause of this, 1t is not
now necessary TO mention Satisfied, however
from past experience that the free discussion Of the
subject of slavery is liable TO many objections that
did not anticipate, and which had allowed in an
excess of lberaty, arising, no doubt, from the fact
that had been denied the columns Of the other
presses of the country myself, propose in future
very materially to restrict the latitude Of discussion.
! shall admit into my paper no article upon this
subject, for which am not willing to be held re-
sponsible. This you perceive, viii very much mar
row the ground; for my plan Emancipation which
put forth a few days ago, is Of the most gradual
character. My other views put forth there ALSO are
such as | learn are not at all offensive to the great
mass of people. BY this course | expect to achieve
two objects, to enable me TO carry on the advocacy
of those principles and measures which deem OF
vital imp )rtancc to our Stale without molestation
and without subjectng the people to the apprehen-
sions and excitement which are now unhlpply up
on US. You may properly ask, perhaps. why this
thing was not done before? rely thai did not
foresee any such consequences Gs have resulted
from different course The dcnunciations Of the
public press on both sides, l conceived, and am still
of the same opinion, arose from the desire 10 make
both parties political capital. And you will see al
so, when the excitement is worn oil, that there hayC