Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-13
: BLOODY INsURRECTION,-AHA,


The Lexington tKy.) Inquirer is very
IN orough advocate of the resort to Lynch Law
10 elence Free Press. Its last issue (22d
inst.l contains the official record of the pro.
ceedings which resulted in the violent sup.
preston OF MI z. M. Clay's True Ameri.
ean'' and the forciole disloca,ion and deporia.
lion of his printing materials. lis Ieading ed.
itorial Of tina, date observes:
at would be doing but simple Justice 70
the meeting on Monday last, 10 say il was enc
of the mos, orderly ard respectable meetings.
we have ever attended. All seemed 10 be inn.
pressed with the importance of the obiec, thew
had assembled TO accomplish; and to feel tina,
they were called upon TO perform sacred bu,
painful duty. But fixed determination was
depicted in the countenance of every one 10
perform that duty at every hazard The peace
and quiet OF the community. and The safety of
his home and his Preside. as he believed, and
as 'oe all 6ehere, requiring its performance"
But 1t seems that this most orderly and res-
pectabe proceeding of the gentlemen of prop.
erty and standing did not close the peforman-
ces. Thorough as it was, il was not thorough
enough for the tastes and judgment of the
humble admirers of Lynch Law and Slavery.
Another column of the enquirer treats us 10 the
following Editorial:
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.-Afier the peaceaJle and
orderly termination on Monday last, of the ex.
element and difficulties growing on, of The re-
moval OF the press and type used in the print
ing OF an Abolition paper in this city. The ci,i-
zens began TO congratulate themselves upon
the restoration Of peace and quiet in the CITY,
and the prospect of its continuing SO. Blu,
they were doomed TO disappointment, for on
Tuesday night our streets were the scenes of
several most brutal and disgraceful outrages.-
few Of the choice spirits of the city, occupy.
ing position In society not The most enviable,
and not being satisfied with the peaceable Ter
mina'ion of Mondays work. made an attack,
during The night, upon several free negroes,
and bea; them in most cruel and inhuman
manner, tarrlng and fea'hering one of them on
the public square!
IL may be. and has often been, asked, where
were the waichmen and the citizens while
these outrages were committed! The citizens
were generally asleep. and the watcbmen-
we cannot say where they were, nor wha, they
were doing; but they were certainly no, doing
their duty.
That we have TOO many idle, worthless free
negroes about our city. no one can or viii de-
ny; and that efficient measures ought TO be Ia.
ken 10 remove from our midst those of that
class, all will admit. But i, should be done
in legal way. Or. if the law has 10 be tran.
scended little, il should be done by discreet
and responsible men-noi By such as were en-
gagged in the brutal and inhuman ou.rages ,ha,
were perpetrated on Tuesday night last. A.
mong the free blacks in our city, there are ma
ny who make an homes. living for themselves
and families. aud demean themselves in a
peaceable and inoffensive manner, and such we
understand was the character Of those who
were so bsutally treated.
On Wednesday evening, Public Meeting
of the citizens was held in the Court House.
to take into consideration the necessity and
proprle,y Of adopting prompt measures TO pre-
vent the recurrence Of these outrages. The
proceedings Of the meeting will be found in an-
other column.
We have no, word to add to this, bat we
trust the People will read, mark and inward
ly diges, it, To all men who cherish rights
founded in Law, there is whole sermon in
this little article.-tN. Y. Tribune.