The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-09-04
From the n. Y. Tribune
freedoms Battle In Kentucky.-Ths work
of Persecution begunI

of Persecution begun!
The establishment at Lexington, Ken
lucky, of CAssIus NJ. GAYS True Amer.
ican has been hailed by the enlightened
friends of Freedom in every part Of The
country with feelings of exu lto.ion, as
,oken that The system OF Slavery which
has SO long cursed a portion Of our Couns
try was ere long to be swept away BY The
influence and efforts OF men whose RIO bt
to interfere with the institution could no,
be disputed, and whose residence in The
Slave States peculiarly qualified them for
the work. From the first we have fore,
seen that Mr.. Cay's high social and NOR
al standing in Kentucky would be INSULT
Client to shield aim from the persecution
with which the enemies of Freedom and
Humanity are wont 10 assail every man,
however exalted, who undertakes The work
of reform with an earnestness and boIdpess
that give assurance at ouce of sincerity
and final success. We were mol at nj,
surprised, therefore, on learning as we did
yesterday, by the True American, Ez.re,
dated the 18Th inst. that an onset upoa
Mr. Clay has been commenced which has
for its object the suppression of his bold
and fearless paper. Indeed this is pre-,
else y what we have anticipated, and our
only wonder is that the movemen. has
been so long delayed.
The facts as stated by MIR Clay ara
these; On the 18Th inst. just before s
o'clock p. M. Mr. Clay was informed
that N eeing was to be held at,the Court
House in Lexington to take measures for
the suppression Of the True Americana
Although in i'll health he determined TO
attend The meeting and vindicale hisrio hts
in person. About 20 persons were pres
ent, including Two or three of his personal
friends. With the exception Of those last
named, he knew them all as political, and
three fourlhs of them as personal enemies.
Among the rest was Thomas F. Marsh
all. Only one Wing was present. Two
speakers proposed to dissolve the meeting
and Capt. Henry Johnson, cotton plauI-
er declared that although he was ever rea.
dy to act boldly upon this subject he would
not then, nor hereafter, take any action
in regard TO the True American, unless
the Wing party also came up and incur
red the same responsibility. Mr. Marsh.
all stated that the excitement in the COM
muniy had been caused by some articles
in the American which were thought TO
be insurrectionary in their tendency
Several speakers con!ended that The meet
ing was private one, whereupon Mr. Clay
after protesting against the wrong con,
struclion put upon the articles in question
left the house.
The result of The meeting was alter
wards communicated to him in the follow
ing letter:
LEXINGTON, Aug. 14h. 1916
CAssIUs M. CLAY, Esa-SIR: We
the undersigned, have been appointed as
committee upon the part of number of
The respectable cilizens Of the City of Lex.
ington, TO correspond with you under the
following resolution
ResoLCed, That Committee of three
be appointed to waitupon Cassius M. Clay,
Editor of the True American" and re-
quest him to discontinue the publication
of the paper called the True American"
as its further continuance, in our iudg>
ment, is dangerous TO The peace of our
community, and to the safety Of our homes
and families"
Ia pursuance OF the above, we hereby
request you to discontinue your paper,
and would seek 10 impress upon you The
importance OF your acquiescence. Your
paper is agilating and exciting our com
munity 10 an extent Of which you esn
scarcely be aware. We DO not approach