Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-08-30

"ReSotUed That notice De puolished lot
general meeting Of the people Of this city and
county to be held on Monday, | 1 o'clock, P. NJ,
at the Court House, to take into consideration
the most effectual steps, to secure Our interests
from the efforts Of Abolition Penalties and incen
diaries.
We have accounts of the adjourned
meeting of Monday Mr.. Clay issued a
handful, which he requested to be read to
the meeting. Ii stated that he was then,
and had been, for thirty days confined to
his bed with fever-that the articles in his
paper which had given most offence were
not written by himself-that had he been
well they should not have appeared-,hat
he had become convinced himself that i,
would be necessary TO pursue a different
course from the one his paper had pur.
sued, &c.
Speaking of The handful, the Louisville
Journal says:
Upon the appearance Of this handful, very
many thought, that, in consideration of Mr..
CIay's pledges and his illness, the people would
not modest either him or his premises, bot there
were some who seemed actively engaged in in.
citing the rest 10 violence. During the whole Of
Monday morning, the vast number Of people
then in Lexington were gathered in small or
large groups in all the streets of the CITY, About
quarter before II o'clock, the rush for the
court house commenced, and in five minutes the
building was full. An adjournment TO the yard
took place, and that was full. Several thousand
persons were present. A gentleman, whose
name we have forgotten. was appointed preSi.
dent, and Benz. Gratz was appointed vice pres
dent. The president exhorted the meeting 10 be
orderly remarking that the doings Of the people
Of Lexington and Fayette on that occasion
would be published and discussed throughout the
whole Union. An address TO the crowd, IN the
name Of committee previously appointed for
the purpose, was then read by the Hon. T. F.
Marshall, who was the writer OF it.
The address was long, eloquent, vehement,
and exceedingly violent against G, Nj. Clay,
and it closed with a series Of resolutions, the
lsntatance OF which was, that the people OF Lex
ngton and Fsyette, would not permit an abo.
zionist paper to be published in their midst that
committee Of sixty appointed by the President
should proceed to the Office OF the True Amer
can, and if they met with no resistance put up
the presses and all the other printing materials,
carefully in boxes, and place them at the railroad
depot, to be transported to Cincinnati subject to
the order Of c. NJ. Clay; that in case OF resist.
ance 10 the committee, they should enter the
office by force and accomplish their purposes by
force and that this committee should report pro-
gress to an adjourned meeting to be held in The
court house yard, at two o'clock in the after
noon. The address and resolutions were adopt.
ed by reclamation, not single dissenting voice
being heard in the whole OF the vast crowd
The Presden: read the names OF the commit.
tee Of sixty, who were taken indiscriminately
from the two political parties, and forthwith the
crowd adjourned to G. M. Clays Office filling
up the whole street for considerable distance.
The doors and window blinds OF the Office were
all closed In a few minutes the committee Of
sixty arrived, and, on their approaching the door,
pledge was offered to them in the name and
behalf of c. NJ Clay, that, if they would not
modest his property, his paper should be immed.
ately discontinued member OF the commit
tee replied that the proposition came too late,
and, that they must do the work for which they
were appointed. The keys, according to the
order Of G. M. Clay, were then given up to
them, and the members Of the committee, as their
names were successfully called by their chair.
man, entered the Office, all other persons being
excluded. The committee, after taking posses
sion Of the Office, sent for some OF the master
printers Of the city, and had everything boxed
up in the most workman.like manner, end the
boxes were taken to Frankfort yesterday morning
to be placed on the first Cincinnati boat.
We left Lexington before the holding Of the
2 o'clock meeting, but we learn that il was quite
large. Old Gov. Matcaf addressed it in fiery
and eloquent speech OF an hour end half most
triumpha ntly .vindicating the Wing party against
the charge, sometimes brought against it by some
Of the vest Of its opponents, Of being leagued
with the abolitioniss