Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-26

80 49,, ,,.-sorcs 10 ,,cti the issue. ~ ~
i, oe -. mol. country is aroused prepared !"
do him Justice, and sustain me i's'''s NV
g n,.,;a The best way 10 make the wal
CHOW, ,na - ria !; OF is cruel features, Is 10 con
cen,.ale la,se force anu 10 push ~ ma ,hc
most decisive and active measures. ~
Executive is now doing and llle na'oH -" -
tain him i The responsible steps lie has 'a"s'''-
IT,, Ne NEE, Mexico, as if lie were q p;"'e =, "'"'
,,.,orc,I ,,.,;on sustained hy formidable aA"es'
~ oan .sll wba,a war with Mexico may
de,.,one-an., ,le,slore i, bciooves US" Dc arm
cd 4, all points, ready iore'eiy '''i''u'' 80
cy.
crr,r EXCITEMENT ~ KENTUCKY
:, 49, ,s-Lat P,ace Fortunately re-
stgrca!
co,,o ,ro,,,, since we alluded to violent con-
lroyersy between Cas>ius NJ. Clay inc iaha.''a'
EDITOR Of an abolition paper in lexington (ns"J
~, rx.Gove,nor Me,calie. The bi:ier quarrel
sn,au. from ;he. reckless aud intnriaied course o.
sa;3 Cav in The condrc, OF Inc True Amet-
can" A, tina, time We predicted mueh eAc'e-
men,. and expressed the hope, that, as Gay was
il IN, clutches of such leading men, ms inceh-
/ diary publications would be suppressed ty Puo!c
! seniment-pcaccabiy, o! course. Tie following
brief sketch Of thrilling events will SHOW me
grea, danger, al one time, Of violent measures
and will convey the gratifying Information, maj
This mischeyous nuisance has been abaled Will
on, blo,dshe, ar breach OF public order. we
re;oice that his nucleus of abolition in slave
S,.,e has been thus promptly and thoroughly eA-
,;ro,ed a, The same lime that il involved no pup
lie outbreak, as was confidently aPprehendtd.-
,Io,, !ciiuna,e is il, and most honorable 10 lie
peope Of Lexington and Fayelle county, mat ro'
= >;rol. drop If blood was shcd-as happened al
aron in he free State Of Illinois, some years
since. in Ike death Of Loyejoy, the aboli'ioals
and lie y.ulen; destruction q. his press
For more Than Two months The people had pa
ticn,iy endure he outrage uror 'heir rights and
feelings, consequent upon The insolent and mad
course CT c. NJ. Clay AT length their patience
became exhausted Their Indignation was aEous-
ed by the following incendiary paragraph which
appeared in his 'True American"
SLAVERY The most unmi,isatcc, the lowest,
stuted forever for our better more glorious,
holier aspirations. The Constitution is tom and
trampled unde: foot; justice and good faith III
nation are ieriieC: brute force is substituted IN
The place OF high moral tone; al The great pm
cipIes o! national liberty, which wc inherited
from cur British ancestry, are yie!dedu ard We
are lell without God or hope in The world. When
the srealhearted Of our land weep and The man
Of reflection maG,ens in The contemplation o!
our national apos;acv, there are men pursuing
cain ami pleasure. who SMILE with contempt and
Indifference nj their appeals. Bu; remember We
who dwell in marble palaces, thai Me1core &'9a.
AIMS 0nl Esry d,0rts and troa pists 2! Mc Streets
ami paacs Of glass oHigbctrcca them oad Htc @ircr
p'atI on Ike GaaTd, ART liz sn,oOfs-sttaHca Wonoh
on tie oti0m0R. Wien you lave inockcd al w
tue. Genicd The agency oi God in Tie ai!aifs OF
men, and made rapine your horcycd iaiih, ITEM
bic, ,or the dav OF reribulion is al hand, and Ne
masses tr,H jc drtR:,d"
On Thursday, tie nth inst, meeting oi the
citizens, without respect to party, assembled 10
concert means for the peacca'le suppression II
The Abolition paper. Clay was prcscnl--bnt
Withdrew, upon being informed that the meeting
was intended TO bc private. a Committee vas
appointed 10 address note 10 Clay, in The name
OF The meeting, requesting him 10 discontinue
the publication Of the paper called The True
American as It's further continuance, in our
Judgment, is dangerous 10 the peace oil cur COM
mnnily, and TO The safety OF our homes and lami-
lies" CLAY responded in violent and insulting
language, saying 10 them that TRAITORS TO the
laws and constitution cannot be deemed Iesrecia-
Die by any but assassns, pirates, and highway
= in he
laws and constitution OF my country. il was Sc
ere, in is proceedings, lis purposes is spirit and
lis ac.icn; which, like lis mode OF existence, are
wholly unknown 10, and in direct violation OF,
every known principle OF honor, religion, or 60
vernmen., held sacred by the civilized world. |
lrea, them with Inc burning contempt OF a brave
heart AMI loyal citizen. ! deny their power
and def their action"
lie concludes with telling them that your ad-
vice with regaI,! 10 my personal safety is worthy
OF the source whence it eInanated, and meets
with The same conemp, from inc which The pur-
purposes OF ycur mission excite. Go, tell your
secret conclaye OF cowardy assassins, that G.
| NJ. Clay knows his rights, AMI how 10 defend
them"
The meeting re-assembled and adopted Pre-
! ambe ard Resolutions calling general meeting
Of the ciiHcns OF Lexington and Fayetc county,
on Monday, Angus, leli,, TO take into consider
alton lhc mos, eiicc,ua steps TO secure our inter-
es;s from The Efforts OF abolition FANATICS ard in
ccndialcs" On motion Of Henry Johnson, 1000
copies OF the proceedings were ordered 10 be
printed for general circulation.
Great fear was felt lest The dccpPopuar excite
men, might lcadto the destruction orc. NJ. Clay's
office. as i! is said he had fortified his office, and
seemed determined to fight i, out 10 the last.
The day after, he attempted 10 nculralze The
odious article excepted TO, BY an explanation,
which is evidently an altcr-lhought. We give
an extract, 10 show the sophislry OF The man when
cornercd:
at will be perceived by the reader of that aui-
Gle Tia! The whole piece ;,ilndes 10 national policy
and The less OF 4 high sense Of Justice III lle adj
minislia!ion Of our national affairs, resulting
from lie Influences Of negro slavery upon the
national action even 10 the l,abi;ual violation Of
the Constitution; and farther meant 10 convey
The idea, in my clIiptcal. manner, tina, in coun-
try like ours where suffrage is universal, and
standing armies impossible-ihati those men who
are drawing substance nd power from the exist
encc and extension Of slavery, at the expense q
The Interests cflhe grea. masses Oft legal voters
of,h" Uuion, WHO arc now, and have been, sacri-
feed al the shrine Of slavery--ihat III Sc men, The
white millions, (having nc allnsion whatever 10
the black, Of The Sonlh,) woul,i in The course OF
tine when ,iial poverty pressed upon them which
slavery had been moSl instrumental in causing,
follow the example of their plunderers, and, in
turn, plumber them. Such was the case in
France, when The oppressed rose upon the op-
pIessor, aud spared neither property, life, nor
SEX"
While We looked 10 every mail 10 bring us tales
Of violence and bloodshed, The fruits of The in
furiaied schemes Of traitors and fanatics against
the rights and safety Of the South, We find the fol-
lowing gratifying information in The Washington
Union Of Saturday night. What promised 10 end