Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-09-06

Der Of Mr.. {. NJ Chy's paper, the True Amcfc1n'
which the editor said was rom the pen OF s.a'eHo,d
er, wLo possesses zone oil the hrsl hcNCc'' o' '''
age"
tense excitement which prevails, enough sober reason
and common sense may be found to this time hon
ored Commonwealth from the disgrace Of mob violence
Precaution yet succeeded in It's efforts TO annlh
late opinion the contrary, the history oil man
kind is full of instances proving that opinions never
thrive well and never produce such abundant proofs
as when oppoSodby The tyrdc power OF kings, church
es and mobs. We sincerely hope that the lesson oil
the past will not be lost upon our fellow citizens oI
Lexington aud tie meeting to be held this morh'ng
may resolve that il il incXpedent at least to resort TO
mob law to put down what the law Of the land sane
tions, namely freedom Of the press and speech Inc
law which secures every STAKEHOLDER his property IN
his slave is regarded by him sacred; but 1t Is not
sacred than that law which gives the rght 10 G'
cry man the right utter and publish any opinions nc
plrascs in relation TO savery The law is the only
safeguard of slavery, and Shareholders should not by
Their example encourage others 10 ;ramp'e OH 1t =
| Lou. Journal.
A Correspondent Of the Journal writos:--" During
the whaI" - noon Of to day the popular excitement
was very H. iluy anticipated that the meeting OF
g. T. NJ. Hu4d Lar down the Office of the True Amer
ican. Clay, IN anticipation Of such an attempt hladc
his will armed himself, and sent to his office (being
too sick sit up tor any great ength of m bed to
| be occupied by him during the day Al 7. NJ, !
went 20 the Co". House aii found Il full hcycrIy
Hicks was in the chair Mr. Waters in behalf Of the
! long preamble and resolution which were read by the
| Hon. Il. f. Marshall and unanimously adopted. The
preamble was a rciunder 10 Clay's h7ndhl-
lhc resolution that meeting Of the citizens
of Lexington and Fayetto, be held at the Court House
on Monday next, at IL A. NJ, for the adoption o such
measures may be deemed expcdicnt. The adjourn
! mcnt was quiet.
I The meeting of Monday will be tremendous What
it will do | am unable to say 1t may postpone ultimate
acton, but think the almost universal mprcs,tOn
is that twill resolve itself into conn lit fol the
dress of grievances and demolsh the rue American
office, though every body understands that the editor
will have to be killed frs and that he is somewhat dl
| fcult TO kill
This is u most amcDtabe state Of affairs. What cf.
i feet the killing of c. NJ Clay will have in the free
States, in oxasperating the ADotiOaiss and swelling
their numbers, you can judge well as |. friend
will give you n'account of the dolngs on Monday.
! The following appeal, followed the letter 0! Mr.. G..
in answer to the committee, which we published yc5-
! terday:
E"tYckidgs: -Y0asGe this attempt Of thesc tyrans,
worse than tho rTty de5pOt5 VINO l0rIed it over me
once free Athens 10 enslave yoI. Men who
gard law--inen who regarded all their liberties
10 be sacrificed pecnniary interest, say the least
OF doubtiul yalueoTers Of Justice, OF blood,
ld5orCTs of all classes, yon for whom have sacri iced
uuck-wherc will you be found when lis battle he.
tween liberty and slavery is to be fought cannot,
viii not. dare not question which a!ds yea VIII 5o
Iound If you stand by me like men couury shall
yet be free; but you aIter now perish with less
gret when remember that the people OF my native
state, of whom lhaVG bech proud, and whom have
loged so much, are already slaves. e. NJ CLAY.
Lexiag ton, August IL, ioi5.