Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-08-27
TRUE AMERICAN-ExrRA, }
LEXINGTON, August. -, 1919
To Il just People

True AMERIcAN-ExrRA,
! LEXINGTON, August. -, 1913.
To Just People.
| doom it duo to myself and tho cause of tho
people. the constitutional liberty of my State tina
| axe few oxplana tons before the enemies OF
all these proceed TO extremity, that thcy may be
left without excuse in the estimation of all just
men. | learned few moments before ) O'Clock
that n public meeting was TO be holden at that
hour in the Court house, to take measures for the
suppression of the publication of tho ''rruo Amer.
ican.''
Immediately, unwolI as I was, proceeded
to the Court House to vindicatc. | shall over
be ready to do tho principles and policy main
tanned in that paper. ! found about twenty in
dividuals. including some two three personal
friends who followed me in. know them all TO
DC political and three fourths of them violent
personal enemies. saw but one so-cal'el-W hir,
and he has been ever since tho publication of the
paper one of my most violent opponents. | will
give tho names of these mon hereafter to tho pub
lie.
Two speakers proposed to dissolve tho meeting.
and Capt Henry Johnson. cotton planter, de-
ella red that although he was ever ready to act
boldly upon this subject, no would not then. nor
hereafter, take any action in regard to tho True
American. unless the Wing party also camo up
and incurred tho Same rospon sibilitv. Thoma,
+. Marshall said he had regarded it public,
not private meeting, and that he conceived that
based upon tho editorial published by mo in tho
last ''Amercan.'' whore | spoke Of tho conse-
by the leading mon of tho Nation. and another
person remarked that dissatisfaction was also
founded upon tho opinion set forth by the leader
in tho last papor. Hero several contcndod that it
was private meeting. upon which started TO
leave the House. explaining to Mr.. Marshall in
passing. that Il construction had been put upon
my article which it mover entered my head 10 con-
vov as any sensible man WHO will read the picco
will SEQ, who knows the circumstances III which
am placed. having regard TO common sonso. the
ctctuatIon of my own purposes. or tho safctv OF
myself and relatives, that could never intend to
give it.
1t will be perceived by the reader Of that article
that the whole piece all,,dcs to National policy.
and the loss of high scnso of Justice in tho ad
ministration of National affairs, resulting
from tho influences of Negro Slavery upon the
National action, to the habitual violation of
the Constitution; and further meant to convey
the idea; in my oIiptical manner. that in coun-
try like ours. whore suffrage is UNIVERSAL and
standing armies impossible. that those men who
arc drawing substance and power from tho exls-
tencc and extension of Slavery. at tho expense of
tho interest Of the great Of the legal voters
of this Union, who now and have boon sacri-
feed tho shrine of Slavery: that these men, tho
White millions (having no allusion whatever to
the Blacks of the South) would in tho course OF
time, when that poverty pressed upon them which
slavery had boon most instrumental causing.
follow tho example of their pundorers, and IN
turn plumber thom.--Such the case IN
"France when the oppressed rosc upon tho OPP
pressor, md spared neither property, life or SEX =
AS to tho Blacks, havo held in our
printed arguments. and in secret opinion, that
the Slaves, while tho Union lasts. arc utterly i'm
potent for extensive mischief oven in the
cotton countries, regard the idea Of insurroc-
ton in Ky. whoro there about six Whites
TO one Black. rs ridiculous. and only used by
the Slave holders n bug-a-boo, to maintain tho
ascendoncy of their power in the State; and even
if an instruction should iako place, | feel my
self as much bound. any citizen In the State,
to shoulder my musket to suppress it. and in tho
discharge of my duty | not willing to admit
shat any person is more ready. With regard to
the leader of the same paper. said III the begin
ming that l dreaded to allow full freedom of dis
cussion upon tho subject of Slavery, and | said
for several weeks at tho head of my editorial
columns, under my own signature, that | lnten-
ded to allow undor the editorial head aiso, grea:
latitude Of opinion, without comment.
Differing as did in some important points
from the writer of this article, who | repeat is a
large STAKEHOLDER. intend to give my individual
views on the same subject. in my very next num-
Dor which when given will put my enemies un-
der the necessity of denouncing. when thoy de-
nounce me. the immortal Washington, name sa-
cred the lovers of liberty of ali time and place
had not expected in the abundance of my char
ity. that the most fallen mon would have taken
advantage Of my helpless condition. arising from
Il long and painful illness, to sacrifice me when
even in health stood almost one man against
thousand. tell these men however, that they