Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-11-07
MOB law JUDICEALbY SUSTAINED.

4 MOB Law JUDlCfhLDL OOcAAL~NDD'
| TheMunIcipa Court at Lexington hes sus-
tained the outrage OF tle mob which feIno-
wed mir. C. M. Gays True Amerlcan Ihe
Lexington Observer contains full state
>ment of the proceedings had before the CI-
tyCourt at Lexington, on lhe arraigianent
Of part of the committee OF sixty, 10y
whom Mr. CIoy's press was removed, on
charge Of a riot. On the part Of the city
the leading tacts;Tu saly'known'wpre
proved that after the preliminary meet
ings. &c. the Committee Of sixty went
duiet manner 10 the office OF the paper,
where thekey was given up TO them by
one of the city officers, and they were in
formed by the Mayor Of the city that what
they were aboutto dow illegal, but that
the authorities could offer no opposition to
them-they then proceeded to take down
and pack up the press, &C. which was sent
j off to Cincinnati--that every thing was
done in an'ordcrIy manner, the committee
themselves enforcing silence and the OBJ
IservanCe of order by the crowd.
The testimony tdienon thepart OF the de-
fence isStlius sunmed'up by the Observer:
The substance of the testimony on the
! part of he-deience was, in thetfrst place,
al! the numbers of the True American pa
npr since its commencement; and the al
ttentioho Of the Jury was particularly called
TO those articles which connected tito the
Abolition party; to those recommending
torce to be,used if necessary to the abolition
,of' slavery in Kentucky, and to the last
ttitmher, in"whCh the climax was capped
tg irfortning the Shareholders, IN threaten
ing port,H, tiat,only thin panes OF glass IN
terpgsad Between the strong arms and 11e-
ry hearts and iron pixies in the streets, and
the sga 'on therboards, and their smootI-
skinned A,omcn en- the ottonlRns, The
handbiIIs containing ;he correspondence
between resPee! liable Citizens OF Lexington
and the edilorteF the paper, showing the
j efforts which Wyire made TO discontinue It's
;hrubIication, and Wis cont emntuous and de-
4 ltant treatment Of tapn, witihis call upon
the Iaboring classes 10 arm in his defence,
were also gwen in evidence. twas then
proved by swarm witnesses that since the
| rst"cnnmenoemenLO the paper, the ottice
had been regularly fortified, the door and
wind0Ts barrica1ed, and the i5rmer sccu'
4 red withGhains IN such a U,crneT tb5t but
one perebr could eater at Il une, that The
arms in the Office consisted Of two shell
cannon, te6 double barrel shot guns, lion
bikes; pistels>sNc and chat the caHhon were
50 arrshged 'tttet they could be made to rake
| the door breas4 high; aIlGhese prepe'ratons
lweresmade before or about the time tta first
nurlherof the feper was0ssued.
Forthe'purposaiof proving the etfectrro-
duced by the True AmericSh paper upon
the sIavesbopulation, a host'of witnesses
were Introduced, ath0ng them the Mayol
Of the city, ,'alt Of whom testified ihotsince
! the first appearance Of the papes mos
s marked change cohld'be pelceived in the
conduct of the negroes, ;he Mayo statec
that bands Of them had''1requently since
thaltimr marched pasthis ioor, witH.5res
p noise, as if in defiance Of his autaorty
2 which they had never done ,Aeiorei al tes
@ tlfedthat since that rime thc'Flaves had We
. cemefar more idle, dependept, dIsobhdl
ent, and hard to manage, JrTas prove
]! that more theits had beenccnmItied mos
2 slaves s5Id TO the southy ts6me Of them ex
8 prcsFly Of CONVERSATIONS over
heard about the paper,) tran were ever be
lore known in the same lengFG Ct tme.-
1t was in evidence that in some soOr3ns O
the country,rore than one-haii the $'aVe
y had fire arms, which was neVer'kh6Ha be
lfl fore; that they were IN the hahl! ot Assem-
j. bling upon the high road at late hours {
the nigh: in groups, and appeared 70 y
concerning Ristt ieE-that in one lnstanc
's an attack had been made by several, upc
n the dwelling Of a'mE',c man; and in ant
tier, That body OF them had assemble
: kwith their officers, marching rank and'titI
y, Ike trained soldiers, bfCndshng thtEhenl
y ho0kv; atslaves WereiE lhe habit ofTeaC
ie lng The paper from the 'tme osFls con
/ ,nencemrrt, and in once instance that
=. slave had gutantlro'n tbh office 81 Its pul
's licatlon,' where he had paid ten cent? for /
o!l that the slaves wtra'jn tRe habit Of sins
Ihr songs, whose refrain YEAS, ''%e4! roo
be -frep-- hurtgh for Cash 'Clay!" Chat the
I0DkediuHchhim as able 10 set them lrel
. rand that his papar'waS established for III
1t 9ufHose; ai,d'fnaNy, thai in some install
Is crs, :hey considered themselves as Tree
M tuewhlteS, ana refused 10 90 lheF "plI
4, These hcls'wdre esta abHshed by q niuE'
>" tuae'of wineSGes ard thtre was not OF
y, twHo, onhis oath, disseh,ad from IRE 'opiI
rs ION that the iTme American paper"was e:
IN afcising most t'dtleteiious influence upt
the slave population. ,.
1Kfler theloatinony had been closed, t
Court instructed the Jury, upon the law
the case, as Iollows;
II '"Th6tif The Jury believe from the e'
No. dence in tler cases, that the deiendarts
,iee this prosetutjon sssen,bled'with the ln'fI
~ and did with violence and by force IA
IL, possession Of the 'fr0e American oth'
he they are guilty Of a riot, and they mt
.b find them guilty, and assess their fine
~" m their discretion from one cent to one hu
Az. dred dollars"
wIo w The remGinder Of the proceedings
.Cs thus stated BY the Observers =!
nv The defendants then asked the oltG
ing instructions;
III. cha DrnraeIipG iUae mn