New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-13

nv,g the torch TO dseings Of defenceess women ana
ehildren-~v.n though had been taSen with hsfos req
,,h ,be HOOD Of my fellow ctzenssuil the character
~ ri. .c,io, unchanged in the least respect The
al p...ed from my p0sscsson-i was stopped ~
L.s.i nr,c.s-shs'ever danger II threatened. any
U.s.. p.,sed-r had become inert matter, incapable OF
rnor.i or legal wroBg-and even II Il had not the Com
,nonwesh only responsible for ia Influence. whe
Their good bal, upon the safety Of the community
which these affected 20 believe endangered but OF
which In reality they themselves we're the only enemies
On the 18th day Of August then were the con,tituuon
81 liberties Of Kentucky foreibly overthrown and an IT,
Irresponsible ogsrchy ofsisvehoders estaosnea ontner
ruins.
They NAV allow Governor Owsley 70 retain hs sea, al
the head OF executive department-they may permit
the legislature 20 pass such avs suit tbemthey may
In word suffer The forms and machinery OF Tree gov
eminent 10 20 0n-bu, be assured. men OF hentocsy
you nevertheless sldrss
Re assured that you live under ansrchisl despo,sn
The same men mo robbed OF my press hsve se' a.
jury and JUSTIFIED the deed and declared there wAs no
offence against the Laws What care they VINO Pg'
murder FOR violated oathsf The respectnoc save nDo
Ing raob Of the 18th In jndgen, upon the unsehte
manly mob ~ the l9h by and force claiming Iof
,hemselve. alone supreme irresponsible power. Inc
csnnie OF the 10Th were drawn up before the courts
and punished the respectable gentlemen OF me l-n' pc
yond all human computation mere guilty went on~npt
of Justice. surely the king can do no wrong "hhst
speak there are now ordered some tnhoreo- u ai'eu
men BY the Governor into Clay County, 70 preserve
WIS, little remnant Of civil authority and me od
form Of government msy ye, remain what VII
TN. come to, Where does il All lesdf u requires
no prophetic eye - see blood towing knee deep
ere his damnable usurpatiOn 10 the SUI grave Of
unresi.ied and heyeiess despOtsm Did they say 70
Stevenson Of GeOrgctO~n print no more upon me snp
ect Of slavery Has the Louisville JogrM Deeh SIN
ced In Lincoln. and Jefferson and Nelson. VII
pescsabc citizen be drawn from his bed 81 midnight snc
be hung limb shot down Ike dog In the DAY II ne
Iesd one nall Of me newspapers 81 Amrfch
Are not hase men mad Are they not spinning Tor them.
selves web which ike the shirt Of Nessus winstead oi
yroofa1 involve them In utter ruin and despair VINO
In south Carolina dare now discuss slavery Tan Cni'
h0un-can Hammond plead II he would, for efnancipt.
ton, Have they no, raised Devil which the combined
INF -cct Of the State caDnct lay though death OOk them
In the face and the grave open beneath their lee, =
"Madmen and fanatics. would you place hentucky IN
III. category WIZ you not allow as 70 be saved
now while Il Il ioday-and while the evil years come
not,
BE- what tenure do you hold your slaves ia it by
natural fiqt or by he constitution the consntuton
D., ovcrtnrOvYn Is no; TIE slave freet VIII inc DINER
sia,es return him into bOndagef WIZ they interfere ~
pu, down domestic yc.ence. when ~ you al i.ssi Sc
cuffy IL first desfrOyedf When you "VO" yoursciYes
.nurtefcrs In purpose will the North Dc thus cured o.
daprerou. fanaficisn WIZ not blood answer ~ blood
and the earth cry increasingly for Vengeance II not
the liberty ofibe pfesst common concern o. the "ho'
American people Can you plant your iron heel upon
me ten millions Of Northern ffcemcn' Are Bunker
Hil end Lexington iiohl names and do dream when
ind myself planted upon soil winch was named IN
solemn dedication ard remembrance Of that land which
hy the blood Of those who knew not how 70 te
slaves and live Can any people be free who voluntarily
Weld ~ Illegal force single nghtf Do not owe alr
gisnce % National Goyepment-rnsy She not call
upon n, any hour 10 lay down my life IN her defence
hon docs che not IN me protection Can The
sheep be- safe when al the waichdogs are SLANT Can
the nation be- free when all the presses are muzzed p
Have the organs Of two Administrations made reont
less war upon me private Individual What IL there
In my person terrible ~ the slave power IL any
thing terrible 20 iyrants than the liberty on the
p,essf VIII not enisssrcs from slave holding iresi
dent do in the what is done with
IMMUNITY here today Do not the cries Of the blood
hounds Of national patronage crying for my blood a.
freely the despo,s Of the South strike terror into the
sous Of Northern mCn'
Can IL be that The liberty Of the press is go small
thing Know you not Americans that when the liberty Of
speech and OF the press s Lost all ia lostf Heavens and
Earth must TINS question with the descendants oi
Washington ard Adams Well. then. Enpides said
This is true liberty where freedom men having TO
advise the public may speak free" Said Chatham
Sorry am To hear liberty Of speech in this House I'M
pu'cd crime II Is liberty mean to exercise no
gentleman ought To- be afraid 10 exercise it, John Nil
ton" And although oil the winds Of doctrine were let
loose play upo.l the earth. truth be- in the held we
do ipurously b, licensing and prohibiting to nsdoubt
her strength et her and fslschoo1 grspple. Who
ever knew truth put to the worse in free and open
.ncountcrf' Daniel Webster speaking OF the freedom
Of opnon"l may be sienccd by military power, but
bo conquered. IL elastic, irrcprcssibc and IN
vulnerable to the weapons Of ordinary warfare 1t Is
ths, impossible unexiinguisbabe enemy Of mere VIC
leuce and arbitrary rule which like Millions angels
vital in every part,
Csnnst, but by snnihadng, die "
Until this be prop,ated or satisfied ii is in vain for
power TO talk either of triumph reposc, Erskine
The proposition mean TO maintain as the bass of the
liberty OF the press aud without which IL is empty
sound Is The that every not intending to mislead
but seeking 10 eDghten others what with his own reason
and conscience however erronepusy, have dictated to
70 him M truth may address himself TO the universal
reason Of whole nation. either upon the subject OF
governments in general or upon that al our own par
cur country that he may analyze the principles OF It's
IT. and "A
pnbsh rs cOrrupfi0aswarn his fellow citizens against
their ruinous consequences. aud exert bis whole iacu
ii.s in pointing the advantageous changes in
Establishments which he considers radically detective,
sliding from their object by abuse
John Milton again For this Is not the liberty which
We hope that grievance should ever rise In the
Commonwealth ihs, LEI mo- man IN this world expect,
but when complaints are freely heard deeply considered
and speedily reformed then is the utmost bound OF civil
liberty attained that wise men look for.
Plularch noby ssys Without liberty there is moth
ing good nothing worthy the desires of men
Rotscck Curse ON his memory The press is to
words what the tongue is 10 thoughts Who will
strain the tongue to ask permission for the word It
shall speak forbid the sou TO general thoughts Uhdf
should BE- free and sacred u not The Press r"
Benjamin Franklin freeed0m Of spooch IS the prtn-
pal pillar Of free opoNmesf cheR his support % 10
sea sway, the Constitution Of free 9oponmea dissolred
md tyranny Is s6cted on rs ruins
Er-kine 1T Is because the liberty of the press
solves itself into this gres, issue that has been every
country The last liberty which subjects have been able TO
andsr government but the liberty of opinion keeps g0r-
,vamenfs themselves ia due subsection Ia their duties
This has prodscci fhc marfyrd0n Of truth IN erV are
ond tie eord has only been PHrRed from ignorance rh
ne innocent blood Of those rhO hare egAehfsHed H.
James Mclntosh lone asylum of free discussion
IL still nvolate There is still spot In Europe where
can exercise his the most important
OF society where he can boldly publish his thoughts
the acts of the proudest aud most powerful tyrsns
The press of England IL su nee II Is guarded by
The free constitution OF orcfahcrs IL IL gusrded by
the heart and arms of Engiishmcn ana trust that may
venture say that TT be to fall II will tall only under
The RUNS of the British Empire"
Curran What then remains The liberty of the
pre-. only that sacred Palladium which influence
no power, minister. no government which nothing
BAT the dspravy folly oi jury destroy. A
he advocate of society therefore. of peace Of domestic
ibcry aud The lasting union Of the two countries
YOU guard the liberty OF The press that
incl of the state tina, grand dcecior OF public impos
ure guard IL because when II sinks then sinks with /
/, common grave, the liberty OF the subject and
he security of the crown
such the opinions Of some of the great and good OF
iher times. which seem 10 burst nom sgonizcd souls
mid tears and blood.
but fathers did leave this basis Of al liberty 20
h. uncertain opinions OF men. The United states Con.
saOn article /, oi A. says Congress shall make no
sbudging the freedom of speech OF the press -
The Constitution OF kentucky section = article 10 saws.
The presses shall be free 10 every person who
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