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

could not be personally P'c'e" c,. .ve
A.i,i. no where minated that Mr. Gay CAV
ri. consent 10 the removal Of the Press we are 'e
10 the conclusion that the proceeding was an az
a,sless violence and as there.is no account VI Any
effort on the part Of Mr. C. 70 resist the removal ""
,,,.s,,oe he was detained at home by Illness ana
lat his friends did not deem il prudent 10 in'ere'o
W. sbsn defer all comment upon these ex'rsor'
.. - ,s until W.. receive farther information
,,-.t;lo ,xe do not relinqush the hope OF the al
- ,,;n,,nh Of Right over Wrong, even IN Ken
,,rkv slavery by the aid Of Lynch Law may nave
ob,ained a temporary advantage but Iruth anu
Freedom shah ye, win a glorious victory "e@e
s~eno,hened in this hope by the following just SEN
t,nen,s of the Louisville Journal;
vv cannot hut hope that notwith standing the intense
,c,s,ocn, which prevails. enough sober reason and
Common sense may be found 10 save tns utne
a,oo,wesfh from the disgrace OF mob violence
rsecon never yet succeeded IN It's efforts 70 annihi
80 oninions on the contrary the history Of MANKIND u
f1 Of instances proving that opinions neHe. NM 80
ven and never produce such abundant fruits as wnen
,osed by the iyrannic power OF kings. churcnes ana
,obs We sincerely hope that the lessons Of the PAST
an no. be lost on our fellow citizens Of Lexington shn
the meeting to be held this morning may resolve 'nat
Il xpedieui al least 10 resort 10 mOt-law 10 put 40"
What the law Of the land sanctions namely freedom, ~
81 > meas and speech The law which secures 20 e'ey
slavehoder his property IN MS slaves l. - -
sac,cd I'm. /, ia not more sacred than that IA" VIM,
lives 10 every the right 10 utfer anu Pr loo, Il
.,inions hc peases IN relation 70 shaver IND
81 . onlv ssciguard Of slavery, and savenoio'Is s
not by their example encourage othe'' -
r.. ,,o.o ono attribute Of the Almighty that viii
cd q qainst the enemies of Free Press
and in favor Of him who in utter abnegaton Oh all
u.rsonal and selfish considerations. dares to stand
= in ia defence in opposition TO the efforts OF VIC
-. nd IaUless men
p s Since t<e foregoing was in type we have
roceived letter from our correspondent at Cincin
a,i which is here subjoined 1t speaks in language
,s eloquent as it is Justly indignant of outrage
,on the Freedom of the Press, which will yet re-
coil with stunning force upon its shortslghted and
Infatuated authors. ,o,
HORACE GREELEY
CAssrr,s NJ CLAY's Press is destroyed
The Mass meeting of Monday last, at Lexington. ap
ointed committee of sirty 10 take possession OF Ito
box itup and 10 ship tito Cincinnati. This they did.
Poor CLAY was too sick 10 leave his house. am not
sorry il was So God will preserve his life for nober
work yet TO be done
There are times when the world needs 10 be shaken
hv rude and stormy blast. LUTHER gave such an one
when he came And though men ofproperty and refine
men, trembled-though scholars expostulated and look
"a wise-thOuCh politicians ulfnHed yet III "Oh' man
from his sleep and gave us the Reformation
And the Slave Power needed and still needs, such
hast and CAssns NJ CLAY was the To give it. His
soul was on re this great subject He felt the wrongs
81 the poor white man. and Of the helpless negro, and he
c,ve them tongue. His fercer blast than was
rceded-ruder, more oUeaging than it ought to have
leen. but it was honest pure and brave. He braved
fyrant power with courage great the occasion and
If he has temporarily fallen before it, it will be- should
Heaven spare his life only rise again, giants rise
wnen refreshed by sleep, with iresher strength and
csmer courage-and to do and dare in wiser spirit yet
more for the good cause
But the madmen who have dared TO commit this out
rage in defence Of Slavery what think they DO they
suppose this cowardly will die out with its commits
sion DO they dream that thus they will silence the will
Of Conscience, Freedom of Speech the Freedom Of the
Pressf Poor fools Miserable men and short sighted
cowards There is heart that beats responsive to
generous action that will not pour out upon them its holy
Indignation and upon their victim its highest sympathy
and as sure there is God in Heaven they will stand
accursed among honest men, and reap yet fearful retr
button for this their monsirous wrong.
Madmen call them Do they not see-must they
not knowiha outrsgcs of this character will wake up
the true North pitch Of feeling the question of
slavery which will sweep all before il Are they such
frant fools as to suppose that Freemen will sleep
wrongs that play the yrant with the Right of Speech
and ALL too to give few niggard and despotc slave
owners the mastery thereof Or be they such bare
faced knaves that they think they may do all this with
IMMUNITY political ends TO gather into one black bolt
the whole power of the South that they may hurl II
acans, the divided free States and lap themselves into
cushioned station and rule this mighty Nation they
wilrue il TO the using all its power for the ex
tension of slavery They fast slipping from them
every bond of sympathy and must fall degraded and dis
sraced before the mighty concentration of an indignant
Public Opinion. And let them fall. Their place is
down in the lowest depths of human infamy, and
hereafter with all true men Yours truly.
OBSERVER