Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-28

Dur readers are aware that Cassius NJ Clay
some months since established an Abolition paper
At Lexington, Ky, called the True American. 1t
was new feature in the war against Slavery; it
was boarding the lion in his own den. We do not
know that Mr. Clay would admit that his enterprise
was of the same character that Of the aboitiou-
lists of the North at any rate it differed in this,
(which was great difference that it was a move
mont made in a save-holding State, by native cit
izcn Of that State, aud sustained chiefly by his fc-
low Kentuckians, interested like himself in Kidding
their own community from the blight and curse Of
Slavery To such abolitonism as this, if conduct
ed lin proper manner, we are, and ever have been,
friendly. It is the right thing, in the right place.
We have not had the pleasure of seeing MIR Clay's
paper and do not know how discreety it has been
conducted Mr. Clay is a man of ardent tempera-
ment, and may have allowed his zeal in good
cause TO carry him too lar,-or he may not At
any rate, he has reused hornets nest, as will be
seen by the following statement and correspondence
ffom his own paper N Y. Journal Of Commerce.
On the 10Th inst Just before o'clock p. NJ,
Mi Clay was informed that meeting was to be
held at the Court House in Lexington TO take meas
ures for the suppression Of the True American
Although in l-healh he determined to attend the
meeting and vindicate his rights in person. About
twenty persons were present. including two or three
Of bis personal friends. With the exception of
those last named, he knew them all rs POLITICAL
and three-fourths of them as personal enemies
Among the rest was Thomas +. Marshall Only
one wing was present. Two speakers proposed to
dissolve the meeting, and Capt. Henry Johnson,
cotton planter, declared that although he ever
ready 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 incurred the same responsibility. Mr. Mar
Ehal stated that the excitement in the community
Had been caused by some articles in the American
which were thought to be insnrrectionary in their
Tendency. Several speakers contended that the
meeting was u private one, whereupon Mr. Clay
after protesting against the wrong construction put
upon the articles in question, left the house The
result of the meeting was afterwards communicate
ed to him in the following letter:
LEXINGTON, Nth Aug, 1915.
Cassius W. Ciqy Esg-Sm: We the under
signed, have been appointed a committee upon the
part of a number of the respectable citizens of the
city of Lexington, to correspond with you under
The following resolution:
Resolved That a committee of three be appoint
Cd TO wait upon Cassius NJ. Clay Editor of the
True American and request him to discontinue
the publication ofthe paper called the True Amer
ican,' lis further continuance in our judgment
IS dangerous to the peace of our community, and
70 the safety of our homes and families
In pursuance of the above, we hereby request
you to discontinue your paper, and would seek to
Empress upon you the importance Of your acquies-
cence. Your paper is agitating and exciting
community to an extent Of which you scarcely
be aware. We do not approach you in the form
OF threat, But we owe IT to you TO state that in
our judgment, your own safety well the
pose and peace of the community. are involved in
your answer. We await your reply, in the hope
that your own good and regard for the rea-
sonable wishes of community in which you have
many connexions and friends, will induce you
promptly TO comply with our request We are in
structed to report your answer TO meeting, to-
morrow evening, at three o'clock, and will expect
Il by two o'clock, P. NJ. of tomorrow.
Respectfully &c