Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-28
Excitement IN Leringio1, ky.

<,..ivs n. Clay, a hair. Drained enthusiast, same weeks
.xo cu,nme.crd the publicatiou.u OF, az Abol''io" paper 4"
l.x;oy,oo. which has been conducted with an untem-
prred zeal such a. might have been anticipated tro"i a
man of hi. constitutional rashnrss and Ill balanced judy
meat. The consequence has been an extraordinary state
of excisemea, in tina, community, which threatened to
rrsul, in violence and %bI,pdshed.
In \ late article il his paper. Mr.. C'ay, after charac-
seri.iny slavery in terms such as are usual with the Ia
oa,ics, puia,ed very distinctly at the probable occurrence
II scenes al which all n,cn instinctisely shudier --s'gnlh-
cau,ly limiting to those swim dwell ia masale palaces
..,ha, there are strong arms and fiery hearts and iron
..p:kes in the streets, and pares of glass only between
.s,he,n aud the silver plate On the board, aud the smoo'h]
..skinned woman On the 'ituman;" and much m'e OF
IN. same offensive charaeirr, which we decline qi'ting.
Ihi, and other articles ii a similar tenor led u a public
meeting, al which a resotutiuo was adapted requesting
Mr.. CLAY To discuu tioue the publication OF his lncendia
~ paper, and a cun,nitlee was appointed to convey /"
him hi. proposition. Mr.. &. (who 1t seems has been
ia, sumo weeks conf aed by %sIckuess,) gave a decided
u,,.,i,s 10 the prpp'silion, and hurled defiance a, his OPP
psnen,s in the must Insulting language. His letter was
reverted to a subsequent meeting "t the citizens, and a
vs,m reminder IL Clay's letter and to a handful which
hr Ind issued were unanimously a~dop,ed-and a tllird
mass mrelin. Of ,hs citiz 'ns ot Lexington and faye''e
county was determined upon, I" be held 1n the 2oih inst.
IL decide up,n altlnate measures. Clay, IN the mean
while, anticipating an attack up'a his OH -, has had 1t
fairfield, and. having made his will. has c FUSED his bed
to We carried J., the office, being tao sick to SIT up Tor any
length Ut tine. Our last dates from Lexington arc To
the Odd. at which time there had been ~ outbreak
and IS un ,ha, day, Mr.. Clay had issued a handful. rath-
rr more pacific aud ca,npromlsin. in is temper Than ne
10 accustomed To EXHIBIT, II was hoped that there might
Ia q pacific adiu tmeht of the matter. In this %hanjbill.
Mr.. Clay sdni,a that Ills parer "may not have been con
dveled liz The Nos, pacific mannrr," aud he adds: II
an willing Ia take warning from my friends OF enemies
ft the future cotiduct of my paper, and while am rea>
dy IL restrict myself in the latiirde u discussion OF the
question, | never will voluntarily abandon a righ; OF
Weld . principle" We regard this as ~eqnivalett to a
declaration hat while he still Intends Ia publish his paper,
hs will hereafter so conduct il as To render it inof
fpnsive; anil il /. jr,ssble that this aeowal may rendeT
violent action an the part Of the People unnecessary as
vel a iarxp. d eat.
Later '-Sluce the foregoing WIS written. We have
received later accounts from Lexington. Al the third
meeting, held On the 25lh inst., there were prrsen, be.
tween 2 aud 5000 persons, " ho seemed determined To
demolish Mr.. Clay's office should II not be removed as
requested. Fortunately, 1t this jnncture, Mr.. Clay con
scented tina, the ufice should he transferred 10 Cincinnati
to which the meeting agreed. Mr.. Clay then lmmedi
a,ely deliverei up the ky 8 If his III, e +" a commitie'
of sixty, appuiule! /" demand them. aud in a few hours
his cte.s and otlrer materials were on The faIl road, or
their way To Cinciunati. wherelt is supposed he vii
fesume its publication, and will d 'uh,less out>Glrrls"I
Garrison in the velion Of his invsclives against slavery
and siaveipiders.
The Msysville Eagle states that the excitement &C
cs,iuned Ivy lirese movements in Lexington had compel
ed the suspension also Of the Chris,i,n intelligencer.
piper published in Georgetnwn, ScotI county. ny a lr
cal preacher in he NJ. f.. Church, ami which has beer
bitterly opposed to the action of the Louisville Conven
tim, separaiin! the : mt,ern to II the Northern branch
of that church. The editor of the !,lclli lencer howev
er. prstiraciously disavowed all sympathy with the Al
olitionisis.