New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-25

Lynch Law "a Free Press.
The intelligence which reached "a from Lexington
Yesterday. while it indicates clearly enough the
deadly hostility Of the advocates Of Human slavery
To am u,,trammeed Press. leaves still in doubt
whether they have succeeded IN driving Inc hfeP'o
and ndomitable CAssIUs NJ. CLAY from bis native
Kentucky and from the position he had so nooy taken
rs an advocate Of Justice and Liberty Inc intense
interest fct here in the issue thus made up between
r,,edopo and Law on the one side and Slavery and
Ivncb Law on the other induces us TO give TO our
readers all the information that has come to hand
All the accounts agree in representing the
element in Lexington and the vicinity most IN
tense Mr. Clay's indignant answer TO the Commit
tee appointed By the meeting held on the 18th inst
TO solicit the dscontinuance Of his paper very nat
urally excited the rage of bis enemies. The senior
Editor Of the Louisville Journal who was in Lex
ington. wrote to his paper on the 18th as follows
During the whole forenoon Of to-day the popular
excitement very high. Many anticipated that the
meeting Of 3 ?. NJ would tear down the Office OF the
True American Clay, IN anticipation OF such an attempt
made his will armed himself and sent to his once lbe
ing sck sit up for any great length oil me) ncd
10 be occupied by him during the day. AT 8 /. NJ |
went 10 The Court House and found II full. Beverley
Hicks in the chair Mr.. Waters In behalf of the
Committee reported e. NJ Clays letter and offered Il
Hon T. r. Marshall and unanimously adopted The
preamble a warm rcjOnder TO Clay handful. 1he
resolution thai mass meeting OF the cltlzens OIL
Lexin. and fayete be held At the Court House. on
Monday next at eleven O'Clock A. NJ for III. adoption
Of such measures may be deemed cxpedent The
adjournment was quiet
The meeting of Monday will be tremendous. What
do of unable TO say. 1t may postpone
ultimate action. but think the almost universal impress
sion that will resolve itsc into committee for the
redress Of grievances and dcniOish the True Amer
can Office though every body understands that the editor
will have be killed first and that he - somewhat din
cult 10 Kill
This Is a most lamentsble state Of affairs What e..
feet the killing of e. NJ Clay will have in the free States,
in exssp,raung the Abotons and swelling their mum
bers. you can judge ms well as l.
On Saturday Mr. Clay in hopes of allaying the
excitmen, so far it proceeded from a mis- lnder
standing OF his principles and purposes, issued the
following Address;
TO < Cfi,eas Of Fayete County and City Of lexington
AZ my opponents Notwithstanding my sickness viii
wait hear my plan of emancipation and seem de
tsrmined 20 precipaie measures 10 extremity without
giving me hearing and rs they insist upon branding
me q "Aboitonist." name full OF unknown and
strange and crimes, TO the mass OF our people
will make brief statement of my plan of emancipation
Although regard slavery opposed to natural right
consider law and It's nvolac Observance IN all cases
whatever the only safeguard Of my own liberty and
the liberty Of others therefore have not and will not
give my -anct any mode ofreeng the slaves which
does not conform strictly the laws and constitution OF
my State And satisfied that there is power,
under the present constitution by which slavery can be
reached, 20 for a Convention. In Convention which
"a politically omnpotent would say that every female
slave born certain day and year should be free AT
the Of twcnty-one This. IN course OF time. would
gradusy. and nj last make our State truly free would
further say that after the expiration of thirty years more
lees the state should provide fund either from her
own resources, from her portion IN the pubic lands
for The pun base Of the existing generation OF slaves IN
order that the white ab0rng portion Of our community
might be possible freed from the rulnous com
petition Of slave labor The funds should be applied al
ter this Commissioners shall be appointed In
each county who shal oath value all slaves that shall
be voluntarily presented them for that purpose To
the owners Of these slaves sha be Issued by the proper
authOncs scrip bearing interest at the rate OF six pr
the Of the value Of their slaves, and 10
the REDEMPTION of said scrip principal and interest By
this plan the prcsont habits OF people would not be
suddenly broken IA upon, whilst al the same time we
believe that II would bring slavery almost kline
tion IN our State wthin the next thirty years.
With regard to the free blacks would 90 for for
cble expulsion but would encourage by all the pecuni
larry that the State had spare voluntary
isrsiOn such countries and climates
paTsc uisry 10 bsve designed them.
With regard 10 the political equality OF the blacks with
the whites. should oppose IN Convention their adinis
sion To the night Of suffrage AZ minors women foreign
efs denizcn- and divers other classes OF individuals are
n all well regulated governments forbidden the elective
franchise, 90 see good why the blacks, until
they become able 70 exercise the right 10 vote with
proper discretion should be admitted To the right OF su
fsg.. Sufficient tor the day Is the evil thereof" The
time migh; with succeedins generations when
there would he objection the psrt OF the whites
the account OF OF the
60 their being admitted to the same political platform
but let aicr generations act for themselves. The idea
OF smalgamntion and paid equality Is proven TO be un
true and absurd. 10 may be said by some what right
would Convention have to hberate the unborn They
who ask equity. the lawyers say, Themselves must do
equity and whilst the Shareholders have rights they
remember the blacks also have nights; and surely
IN the compromise which we have proposed between
the slave and the stakeholder the Shareholder has the
Lions share
We have thus in n very rambling and feeble unsatis
rlvr Of s,tflfp. Of h.
plan which had intended TO present IL may be thai
my paper has no, been conducted IN the pacific
but Is there not cause for mutual rcprosch be
tween my self and the pubic IN which am placed And
those who now most dcnouncc me, should remember
that my paper denounced even in advance. in the
full dsayo.a OF all the inc,niiary purposes which my
enemies affect 10 impuie 20 me. am Willing "a
take warning from friends or enemies for the future
conduct Of my paper, and while am ready TO rcsei
myself in the latitude Of discussion OF the question
never viii voluntarily abandon right or yield pm
ciplc. C. NJ CLAY.
AnSHs &c. lsi5.
Monday the day appointed for general
meeting Of that portion OF the citizens of Fayette
County who were opposed TO Mr. Clay and deter
mined TO suppress his paper. The only iniorma'
ton possess OF the proceedings Of tina, meeting
10 contained in the following extract of letter pub
iished in the Herald OF yesterday:
LEXINGTON Aug Is.
TINS day there people from ali the adjoining
ASSIST IN we protecting Interests
from The lncendisry movements Of the Aboitionists
j. NJ bullock was chosen chairman OF the meeting
Benjamin 1rSt< secretary. The eloquent T. T. Marshal
IS speaker Of the dsyhc read the articles from
the pspcrs-Ciays answer the committee and his lsst
letter requesting 10 be heard before the bed uu
tude Of people. Mr. Marshall introduced with some few
remarks the report 81 the committee appointed by The
citizens. together with the resolutions prepared The re-
port will knock the anticstons OF the aboonsfs FAT
and as dumb. IN this state. a. the ast resolution has
cked the printing press
The la.t resolution Is in about these words" That
tia, press we Will stop-peaceaby il or forciby
five must" committee of sixty were appointed 10
proceed 10 the Office and take down the press box up
and send TO Cincinnati.
The committee to the ofice-,he key was given
10 theu1-ihe city marshal reported progress t-s' IN
few hours the press. &C. would be ON the cars
The committee reported two O'Clock that the presf
was taken down. and pledged themselves that in ie~
hour. il should be the Tx Governor Metcst
siiss Old Stone banner" addressed the vast assem-
blsee of human beings for hours the subject OF
abolition aud the pcsccabe in which they had
conducted themselves on this 18th day OF August wnen
,hcve3 nv kenflc kians / leave the