Mobile register and journal., 1845-10-27

The AtDanY County, contention which met IN the me
uopols Of ihe State, passed resolutions commencing
"he noble aud consistent efforts Of Cassus NJ. Clay
10 abolish slavery in the State Of Kentucky as wor
thy Of all praise and Of The sympathy Of fleemen and
the lovers OF leedom and denvuncng ''the lawless
violence Of the mobocrals of Lexington" Another
resolution was in favor of giving the right of suf-
rage to free blacks, San equal footing with their
fellow freernen.''
la Oswego county the wing convention resolved as
follows
That the time has paesed away to hesitate or tenn
porlse the subject Of slavery. That we oppose il
hcnceOrlh. without compromise and without dis.
guse; and condemning the lanalicism and iuloler-
of the various secls of abOllonisls, avoiding
all harsh and uncIaritabe denunciaion, abiding bl
the constitution, aud cIingine TO the Union YET
ayOw ourselves in the largest meaning Of the words
EMAEciPATIoNIsTs and that we in favor Oft the
immediate exercise the whole constitutional pow
OF the government to abolish, weaken and res
rict slavery, wherever ii exists and particularly in
the district OF Columbia, where we ieel its contim-
uPnce 10 be national disgrace.
Another resolution proclans that they "symp l.
thise in the efforts Of Cassius NJ. Clay to abolish
slavery in the Stale of Kentucky" and denouncrs
the "Lexington mob"
The Cayuga county wing convention passed the
following resolutions
Resolved, That we nre admonished by the expe-
rence Of the past Year. that the great question Of hut
nan SLAYER, is which should rouse the attention
Of every friend Of liberty throughout The entire
try. We discover its iapacity aud disregard Of the
constitution in the Annexation OF Texas, accomplish
ed as it has been for the aHowsd purpose Of EXTEND
ing and Certifying II, dominion, aud have album
dant evidence of ts .Nlessness in the atrocons and
revolutionary destruction OF Cassius NJ. CLAWS pa
per, Lexington, Kentucky.
Resolved, I hat the noble, init epid and able cham
pon ofireedom, Cassius NJ. Clay, has our warnest
sympathy and cOrideuce. That although he has
been Temporarily oyerboine by he lawess minions
of oppres,iun, yet fersenty trust that he will be
restored health aud the m osec'on OF his humane
enterprise, and that he may he spared witness the
day that shall crown his efforts with complete sue
ces
frage.
In Onondaga county the whg resolutions speak
even decidedly about their determination "tu
blot out aud exlinsush" slavery as foIInw:
Resolved, That we have become deeply sensible o
the malign influence which the power and interests
of slavery are exercising upon the administration oil
public affairs; that we can no longer question
the fac, thai II is power which las increased anC
is increasing 10 alarming aud dangerous extent
and ought 10 he dim nished; that in the events OF
few months past we have Witnessed fearful proofs o
its encroaching, lent and nt0leran spirit, which
warrants The strongest grounds ct apprehension iol
the safety and perpetuity Of our nee institutions
that in its reckless and unconstitutional eiurts 10
tend its territory and Pcnrr predonna ing irtu
ence IN the government, IN IT'S recent dag A.
saulls upon the Freedom Of the Press, and in the for
chile abduction OF respectable citizens Of 81 Tree
State. their transportation hey ond its jurisdiction
| "A
monished of the rapid. spproach Of the period ~heI
the Great Question which is TO ngiIaie The minds o
men, urd phich 10 meet and DECIDE, Il
whethr liberty and Sia0ay can bngT eofIiSi, ant
whether, il would preserve and transmit the ont
as sacred legacy To postcrty, we shall moi fad /
necessary 10 blot out and srtngu'sh the other
In Washington county. I'll. C. Marlndale, lat,
wing member Of congress, presdenD the wing con
venlon declared:
That C.issius NJ. Cl ''5 sympathy and re
gard. We view him lie champO OF an nppresS
ed race, batllinR maninly against The preindices
passions aud selhshness oi his slave holding fellow
| citizens, and We cannot refrain from wishing hin
God speed.
In Orleans county. besides the customary resolu
lions Of the wing convention. recognising Cassiu;
NJ. Clay Of Kentucky, as an an cable and patriotic
defender Of human rights" and rendering him III,
"warmcst sympa thy and hearty concurrence and sup
port in the ho, undertaking IN which lie is engaged,
the, declare explicitly that The annexation Of Texa
is destructive Of the tuition, and thai conse
quence:
"The guaranty, afforded by that instrument TO sla
very, is DISSOLVED, and the free States ough
no longer 10 be held either by comfy compao' To
obey any provisions relating to an institution, re
quiriug such sacrifices and which is moreover un.
,t,nNx Ia, araI
nigh, extend these quotations by copying from
the proceedings of the other county aud dis,rlct
ings OF the whige, but they nearly all alike
adopting Cnssus NJ. Clay al he's "holy" enterprise
denouncing slavery, adopting emancipation ms one Of
the missions of the wing party. as Gov Seaward
proclaimed il be last fall, and calling for the abo.
luton Of the properly test for negro suffrage, and the
admission of $4,000 negro voters, To strengthen
abolllonism and whiggery in this State. Mark down
these portentous signs OF the times.
Have you read the appeal Of Cassius NJ. Clay
published at length in the New York Tribune the
other day. You will see at the head of the third
column II ull admission last that Cassius Clay:
ant, slavery tone last fall was undertaken BY whiq
solicitation aid with the knowledge and consent o.
Mr. Clay himself. 1t seems that OF the Kentucky
wings complained that Cassius had done injury Ia
Henry. This ngratude touches Cassius, and be
says, he Jy The advice Of Of the central COM
mase, for the phies Of Kentuckyj BY the special Incl
of about fly whig clubs Of the north, BY the
quest before and after departure q. four bundled and
sixteen committee men, representing clubs, counties and
committees, and last Of all, by the TAcIT APPROVAL
of The leader Of II. ~hig party, Henry Clay"
"The 1ay before left Lexington, | called upon
" Mr., CLAY and told him the purpose OF my miss ion
" that II thought by friends thai could have
" an influence, from my peculiar position with The
" slavery, aaf1eras roies Of the fee States which
" no other man could, and that was willing to 90
" IL could MD the whig cause MIR. Clay said moth
" ing, but nodded his head with an approving smile,
" and after uninportan, conversation, he offer
" ed letters Of introduction, which declined as
Il" unnec essary."
This settles by pretty significant COME sion the
fact that Cassius NJ. Clay was an agent of wings
IRON slaveholdng Kentucky, sent lohelp the "whig
cause" by appealing 10 the 'anl.savery' voters of
val and offered letters Of introduction 10 facilitate
the agency. Had il been democrat who nodded
assent to such political scheme, there is no place
hot enough upon under the earth for the punish
ment to which the southern wings would hive CON
signed him in their fury Of resentment. -
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o' PUBLIC MEETING. as
In accordance with the invitation Of The Mayor of
the city, the citizens assembled al the Court House
ON Friday night, to consider the propriey of ap.
Doiuilun Jeleoaics 10 the McmDhs ConyeuiinnL