New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-27


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The Lexington Outrage opinions In n Kentucky.
Nc have waited with no common interest 10 SCI
how tbe ate outrage at Lexington wcad be viewed
By ihc Press Ia other parts Of Kentucky where il'
people are le.- excited and in condition TO look
upon The matter with some degree Of cslmness and
impsr,i,iity Our desire has been met and graiihcd
IN par, by the following article from the Louisville
Journal which no doub, expresses the sentiments
of large and highly influential body Of citizens
We publish il with grca, pleasure not because II
sccori- nevcry respect with our ownopnions but a.
an evidence that the conduct Of the citizens Of Lex
isgion Will meet the decided condemnation Of many
~ their mos intelligent, fellow citizens and that the
caa-c II Peao fol Lawful Emancipation. 10 far
from being oycrhfown will be greatly accelerated
by the vc-y means intended to check its progress
Twill be- perceived that the Editor Of the Jour
nal j. inclined 10 give cr,dencc TO the stories told
him at Lexington Of the insolcncc and insubOr1ina
ton 81 the Slaves consequent upon the publication
81 the True Americas. Our own conviction ~
however. that these reports were greatly exagger-
sied that in fact they had very little foundation
except IN the excited imaginaons OF men hostile to
the rights of the Negro and bent upon his enslavc
mcni At all hazards That Mr.. Gays paper had
excited hopes Of ultimate emancipation IN the minds
o. many slaves il probably true. and II Is easy to
So. hos, any manifestations Of interest on their par
IN la. movements would be- regarded by their jeal
ms pascr- as Indications Of insOlent and restless
.pi-i, but that there was really any danger of In
.urrcction on this account we do not for moment
believe IT, however there was danger Of such
catastrophe before the outrage, there Is infinitely
more now that the Blacks have witnessed this lille
gal assault upon one whom they deemed their best
friend But We dctain our readers TOO long from
the article Of which we are speaking Here ii is
Prom the Louisville journal Of Aug. q
Tar Lrxi~oroS DIsrrsBANcE-The suppression Of
the True American" by the people OF Lexington and
the surrounding country and the manner IN which wac
effected. acts of which we are compelled TO dis"P
move We never will sanction the cxertiOn Of mob
power IN any instance Ours II country OF laws
Freedom of speech and action TO be restrained only
by i, Whenever the safe exercise Of these privilege
l. made depend upon the sufcrance OF the popuace
their value insignificant the majesty OF the IL"
degraded. aud sooner or later iceniiousness Will sup
plant sound morals H. ON account OF the absence OF
legal restriction. aud individual chooses To pursue
course al action annoying the community In which h,
dwc- think II IL better temporarily 10 suffer ih'
evil than 10 set the bad example OF taking It's summary
punishment hands entitled To no legal power Of re
s,rsut The Lexington case. know Is marked 10y
great peculiarly. yet think. some other course wouo
have been preferable to That which was determined upon
and pursued and that the last handful OF Mr. Clay sno
the assurances his friends should have induced tn
people o. withhold their hands from an unauthorized
control Of his private properly Inc management o.
H. -, india L. IN
fiicfsd injury where he designed To do good HIS eN
srfins have retarded movement which he wished
sccclerate His hasy temper has involved him m per
sonal qusrc conducted through his paper, and en-
barasnr the question with which he he had connected
his publication He did not assume he tone in which |
10 address this people with effect or Ia awaken them IA
sem" Of their interests upon the subject he pro
posei discuss lie seemed 10 have forgotten TIA
slavery did appear every sin 10 be atoneo
Tor and be- abandoned at any aud every sacrifice
lie became impatient what he considered the per-
Of the people and suffered his temper To MAJ
s discretion m his of language We think h'
editorial article IN the last American which spread such
and created such indignation in the bosoms of h'
ctzens 10 say the lcasi OF II foolish flourish
rhetorical IRE among combustibes easy To be gn'd 10y
The spploa OF last such means As Mr. Clay was thu
reckessly using That he meant 10 excite nsurrccuon
or to inve a scrvilc do not cannot for one mo
mcnt believe We believe him to be incapable of base
and in all manly qualities far Ia exceed some who
most busy in denouncing him. But while we give
credit tn Mr.. Clay 10y impune to him no improper mo
vcs know that the conduct OF the slaves IN fayett'
u said a. have changed since the publication OF the Tue
American We heard while nj Lexington that lh'
slaves In the factories and the farms had rctrans t.
words which they singing daily 10 the praise o.
Cssus Clay Boosting tina, he was about To break the
chains OF their bondage and would. by the force of IN
character aud influence elevate them To AN equality witt
their masters. II said that. under tins feeling, th
slaves had lately become idle and nsocnt and IN some
instances had refused tn labor The people were alarmed
Tor their security. The mother feared for the lives OF
her children aud the safety of her person from M,
sru violence such kRor 10 have been the genera
feeling y.rvsdng the community of Faycc, eNcusng
m their opinion immediate Interference with tn
business 1T Mr.. Clay and the suppression of publica
ton whiel they considered the source OF the evil The
effects OF which they much dreaded. The people
led believe thai the continuance of the lru'
American would involve the community IN lcrls which
though forsccn. could not be- avoided
We disposed Ia believe that the meeting passed
their and acted under the OF great ana
inm acni danger The leaders were cool, determined
and deliberate IN the formation and execution of then
purposes There resistance offered to them and
therefore wsntOn mischief was perpcrsted Tn,
people acted through a committee who entered the of
ice packed up the press aud materials and shipped IA,
property 10 Cincinnati That no blood was shed in Tn
of the will OF this meeting WAS, without doubt
owing the illness oi Mr. Clay. who confined 10 HI
bed by fever aud pronounced by his ply scians IN dan
ger 1T LOSING his lie Had he been in health have
idea he would INCREASINGLY have suffered his property
10 be removed wiihou, his consent and his attempt t.
protect would probably have the lives OF many
Thus. hy the nierposton of Providence only is our
stats saved nom the disgrace of having blood split by
the hands of popular assembly Rejecting men VII
dsapprovc the temper of Mr. Clay and the Of the
American but they will say that his concessions and
promise cf better temper and spirit should have DE-
armed the committee and especially. when II was A.
serted that II the meeting would permit the property o.
remain untouched the publication should cease.
This meeting set precedent which We hope We may
not hive 10 initiated here or elsewhere. To c>
hht the committed let Us look for moment io
the effect Ia the Tree STATES interested dcmagocuc-
viii upon this transaction To lntamc the minds Of
the multitude against Shareholders. Political abolition
vii make capital from this occurrence TO swell the mum
her II BE- infatuated supporters We shall hear N,
shl Of discussion proclaimed and this affair held up
evidence Of NJ suppression IN kentucky We At
no o. determine the effect Of the disturbance at Lev
in.ton upon the feeling in kentucky. Few Will 20 far
ihcr than 90 dsspprosc We do, lew viii openly and
violently dcnouncc the fayetc people under all the
cumssnccs of the case and few will fully spprove %
al that done. But the rational and temperate DE-
cu-sion of ultimate emancipation will not bc checked
~ this popular outbreak Many Of the best minds
Of the state engaged with the question and they raj
express freely their opinions and act freely upon hem
~ -sa mako ~ minds 10 meet haf question for Ho
Anaan porer stop u. We hope earnestly that ihc
discussion will be conducted every where tempcraiey
that every plan TO nd kentucky of slavery VIII be c>