New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-26
Right and Wrong In X cntucky.

Right and Wrong In Kentucky.
We have given clsew here very full account o
the scenes which have recently ,ranspircd at Lex
ington. Nv, and which must excitela profound sens
alton in every part Of the Country. Our limits to
day will not allow US to review at length these cx
traordinary proceedings Ii il Of course unneces
sary for "a to say that we regard them not only a.
wholly unj1stfablc bat an atrocious outrage
upon every principle of Law and justice. iney
reveal the irrcconcable and deadly hostility OF Ella
very to the Right of Speech and the Liberty OF TIC
Press and the mad inatuation Of its advocates and
supporters The attempt 10 justify these deeds
OF lawless Force on the ground OF the alleged de-
sign or tendency Of Mr.. Clays paper to excite me
Slaves 10 ipsarrecton is futile and prePosterous-
That this plea was sincerely urged on the part OF
many ignorant or supcrstitious men, is probably
true but 10 suppose that the leaders in the affair be
leyed any such thing is to guard their reputation
for honesty at the expense Of their integcncc. The
character Of Mr. Clay and iha. Of his associaies-
some of whom are Shareholders and therefore as
deeply Interested as any of their neighbors in the
preservation Of the public peace-ihe nature Of the
discussions in the True American and all the cir
cumstances connected with It's publication, may be-
safely appealed to evidences Of the utter ground
lcssness and absurdity Of the only allegation on
which the authors Of this outrage rely for ajustihca
ton Of their conduct The alarm which they felt
arose not from the fear Of an instruction OF Slaves
but Of resurrection Of the consciences OF sure
holders under the influence Of an untrammcled
Prcssi
I'll. Truth and knowledge. towering evernOre
Retire. the OppressoI's vision. and IN
Ifpon his monstrous moral Dakedness
Casing nsveio0se ii4hf that makes his woe"
II is our deliberate conviction that the tendency
Of Mr. Cays paper was to counteract those causes OF
insarrcciion which are inherent in the very nature
of slavery and thus to diminish the insecurity which
must ever be felt in a SavchOldiDg community. II
i. not when the Slave sees those who have power
to break his chains laborng earnestly and zealousy
in his behalf and struggling TO obtain his delverancc
BY peaceful means that he is most likely to resort
to violence. 4 spectacle like this by kinding Hope
in his bosom, would rather tend TO awaken IN HIM
spirit of patient endurance than excite him to VIC
Iencc and bloodshcd. But when he sees his friends
who had nobly enlisted in his cause put down by
layvicss Force; when he finds his muster resolved
ON the perpetual enslavcmcni of himself and his pos
tcrity when his hope of peaceful emancipation dies
out and Despair settles cold about the heart and
chI- the blood : when both night and day are Ell
yoopcd in a dark cloud
"Of tidclcss, waveless, saiess shoreless woe :
then has the Stakeholder reason TO anticipate that
terrible contest Of blood in which the Almighty has
no attribute that will not be arrayed against him
If this view Of the matter is correct-and that II
is so we are firmly pcrsuaded-thc citizens of Lex
ington have not only assumed the responsibility of
most uniustable outrage upon Law and Right, but
in doing SO have greatly increased the danger of
movement among the Slaves The
suppression of Mr. clay's paper and the motives
which fronpted the deed will be known and die.
cussed in whispers in every Slave cabin in Ken
lucky. The masters can no more prevent this than
they can bottle up the rays Of the sun, or stfle The
love of freedom inhcrcn, in the nature of Man. We
pray God TO preserve them from the consequences
OF their own folly and fana,icisml
The sympaihies Of the brave, the good and the
true every where will be powerfully excited for
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY in this hour of fierce trial and
stormy persecution. Let not his bold hear, yield
to despair, doubt for a moment that the sub
he has consecrated his noble powers shall yet
triumph all opposition.
~ The ilJaRy Atlas can never discuss any
question Otherwise than party's instrument, and
rather crooked instrument at that. We have never
said that the Legislature could or would do nothing
for the Manor tenants Wedid say, what every one
knowsis true, that the Legislature cannot invadate
the contracts between Landlords and Tenants. and
that such crimes as that perpetrated at Andes
strongly tend 10 indspose it TO do even that which
constitutionay might do in behalf OF the tenants,
or in all of their own lawful efforts TO extinguish
the landlords intcres, in the lands they hold Whe-
Their this ought TO be not is entirely another
question: but that every act of violence resistance
to Law perpctrated in the name of Anti Rem, is
new and formidable impedimcn to any candid hear
ing of the Anti Renters grievances all must feel
(Scc Gov. Wright's Annual Message
The Atlas thinks tina, Land cannot be monopolized
in this country, while " manufacturing monopolics
are our great peril and scourge Surely one of us
has imperfect idea OF what constitutes a monopo-
ly. We understand by the term something which
being possessed by dcprvcs others of chance
TO do as they advanaeeously would if this monopo-
ly had no existence. Now if one man owned all the
factories in the world, leaving every body else per
fcciy free to erect and put in motion many more
we should consider such ow nership objectionable on
many accounts. but no, a monopoly But If one man
owned all the land, leaving others chance TO oh
tain any save of him, we should consider fkis
ership monopoly. Can we be mistaken here
~ The Repeal Association of Paterson, New
jersey win hold public meeting on Thursday evening
the '2sih inst. HoRAcE GREELEY and W. T.. ROBINSON
among others will deliver addresses the occasion
To- The opposition boat from New Haven on
Thursday evening, hsd gentleman on board with lis,
OF the degrees conferred that day at Yale College for
next Evening Edi,ion The boat however only proceeded
To the mouth OF the hsrbor when she turned back and
ed a, the wharf ,l O'Clock the next morning fortu.
nsey friend 90, board Of the old boats and
arrived NJ the proper time Boats that wish to win their
way BY opposition, to public approval must not lie Il
hours at the wharf ater the advertised hour II they
do ~ cannot trust them with our business
Ia, A severe thunder Storm visited New Haven