New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-13

pereuce TIA; The free discuss Of the subject OF ssv-ry !.
sbi- % many olecuons wmch e!a no. anuei az, sna
from fact that had been denied he columns 81 The ohe
presses III the country myself propose IN future very ms
Ter ally restrict The latitude II discussion shs sgmi
INTO my paper 10 afiice upon MS SUBJECT iof sn sn
willing % be held responsible THIS, you perceive, viii
very much asrrow the ground for my pan o snAneps-
uon, which put forth lew days AGES OF nc lo.i ssuN
character. Ny other put form mere Also are sucn as
rarn a.. offensive The great mass Of peo
pie ~ this course expect 10 schrye TWO ouec 20 en
abe 20 carry ihe advocacy ~ those principles sai
measures which deem Of vial Importance TO our state
Without m0iestsiion aud without suu)ecung me peop- 20
the apprehensons and excitement inch now unhappy
upon U.s. You may properly a.s, perhlps. why was not
slch Consequences have resulted rom different course
The ceuunciiions Of The public press both sides con
crived snt eth OF the opinion, from the de-
to make both parties political capital And you vii se
$50 when the excitement i Of that here have been
ranv selfish PURPOSES sought 10 be- Accumulated AZ the
pen-e of your peace aud mine By protesting
To be sciulied hy nothing but patriotic motives.
must say also, that my constitutional rights VII never
abandon. feel as deeply interested IN This community
any other man IN H. No t. or hiss connection,
deeply ners ed m Tie prosperity Of his State than my
self You ought not you cannot Il YOU lust 10
you io yourselves ask me 20 DO si which would
do Know in reality. What be The state OF pub
lc feeling am told Il ssery much ,nnamed therefore
directed my publisher, after The publ cation OF cmortow's
paper % exclude al matter upon ne subject Of slavery IN
%, my health Is restored, sAa be abe myself 10 iaae TIE
helm.
Nv Office and dwelling undeended except BY The laws
Of my counry.o the sacred ngioabt OF which, connde
myself property. and Of these laws you the sole
guardians You have the power DO you please You
Will - ACT however, trust a this DAY shall not be one
sccursrd 10 our County ana SAFE
Your obesiieni servant, c. NJ. CLAY.
Here, then. conciatory offer as any hon
orable could ask wrote just as would have spO
ken. had been present in a mixed audience where a
few were attempting To hurry on the many TO thought
less deeds Of irevocahle infamy Had been personally
in the True American on some citizens high IN
the confidence of the State, but spoke the real sen
ments Of my heart when regretted l.. Had l. when
worn down with disease. with friend OF similar views
nj nttIH r.
could implicitly rely given utierHnce incsuiicusy, 10
language which might by any possibility be the cause OF
fsalectiOn among the slaves was willing 70 be moro
guarded in the future. Had dangerously given, when
incapable Of ud ging too much liberty to correspondents
who not always the best qualified q know the ct
Of their reflections upon community surrounded
by large slave population. was willing for the future 20
~ IN more restrictive Judgment upon the freedom ana
latitude OF discussion. All these concessions were free
y frankly. and in good faith, made 20 save my country
cause ami mine. kentuckisns Americans not
this enought oh. no II was not the manner but the
ihing-it was Z the rOrds but actions which they
feared They wanted me To lay that ! would cease the
discussion OF the subject OF slavery for well did they see
from brief experience. that slavery and free press
could not i've together They wanted to abandon
the exercise Of my legal rights i any 40 base
~ say ought 10 have yielded, No. my countIymen
remembering what State had given me birth-what /
owed my country--whai due my suffering fellow
men. and my obligations 70 lust God replied in
words which supposed 10 be my last 10 man. my Con
sffbfiouai riSis shall Rfrp abandon" But. horrible
and fatal necessity Slavery knows not the language II
remorsc and cannot indulge the undying instinct; OF
generous magnsnmity over deienceess foe She
had the deccncy 10 listen 10 my appeal and am told
that tears stood in the O nanyyet the deed must
be- done and with melancholy yet hrm despair sse bent
herself 10 the iaskand the press fell and hentuckians
ceased to be free
On the morning Of the 18th of August George r. Trot
ter Judge of the City of Lexington issue legal pro
cess ,nioning the True American office and oil its appur
iensnces. and on demand yielded up the keys 10 the
City Marshall At II o'clock on the same day about
N.N,.ts
ward a Chairman and Secretary spponted-a
manifesto and resolutions reported by I. F. Mar
shall aud adopted Committee OF sixty were appointed
take down the press and type and send them 10 Gin
cnnat The Committee proceeded to the True Ameri-
Office where the Mayor of the City, (whO by law has
the whole militia of the City al his command) James
ogu. warned them that they were doing an Illegal act
which he bound O resist hut that he was Overiow
cred by superior force and yielded up possession and the
keys Alter boxing mp the press and type and all me
furniture Of the office and sending them Cincinnati they
reported again - the meeting ~ the Court House, At 3
o'clock; aud after speech from Thomas Mctcslie dis
avowing all connection with Abotonism the part If
the Wings OF Kentucky the meeting adjourned.
Thus the 18th day Of August, l-i3. were the con-
stitutiona liberties OF kentu Ky oyerthrown aud r
responsible despOsm OF slave holding arisOcracy esab
li.hed the They who did the deed, call il dig
nied and they supposed that its dignity would shield
them from the indignation and curses OF men did they
No. they were not cOntemptbly silly as that Iney
found necessary in order to cover up the enormy u
their crime-(murder, cool and premedated and only
cun-ummdtgd
according to their own admission-bu in reality. be-
cause they found hundreds Of brave men, looking on
in suen silence. ready 70 die in my defence ito pub
lsh manifesto 10 the world full OF darby studied and
damnng caumny in order 10 shut me of from the sym
pathies of men and abste the horror of their criminal
avowal and dastsrdly revenge.
They supposed no doubt. that | would either fall by
disease or violence and. dead men tell les" It
would be easy blackcn ray memory. and cover up
their own insmy THIS last finishing touch was needed
10 complete the dark portrait of perpetual saverythat
gf fup
y wrong and smooth faced hypocrisy might be no long
or deceived forever
In this manifesto and indictment. and verdict. / an
accused
l. or being an Abolitonist in rs Southern sense-my
Northern visit ia imputed 10 me az crime-and am
declared returning home the organ and agent Of an in
cendiary sect
. am accused Of desiring put into practical opera
ton the sentiment Of the leading article Of the True
American Of the llth number where am spoken q as
the very author of the -smc-"The Western apostle
transcends If possible his mission,
B. II is imputed TO a. crime that nal prepared
10 defend my properly snd press against the Illegal VIC
lence OF the people.
4 am accused Of crime in charscterzing American
slavery the lowest the bssest the unrnitgated
the world had being daring incendiary. huri.
Ing his fre-hrsnds Of murder and Of us-oi responding
as naughty and nfuristed fanac in OF outrage,
70 a Committee OF gentlene. shO made wonderfully
mild request-snt Vi denying the night of the citzens
70 cOnsu together such su0ject-0t being mad
man. or of preparing himself for civil in which
he expected the nOn-savehoidng i-borers along with
the slaves aock MS standard'-n calling on the a-
borers Tor whom have sacrificed so much, Of summon
ing slaves tony help.
, sm.sccused OF attacking the tenure Of slave
property of being respasser" upon Shareholders
and OF p shlng the community TO extremity.
These cruel charges. and most cruelty have they
been avenged. Time was when were heard tried
and punished now beng punished, may yet be heMdi
With regard 20 the first allegation am so far
Aboi,ionst certain men named George Warrington
and Thomas Jefferson and some other such fanatics
who got together In l776 and cnunciated very
mad and incendiary doctrines. ! followed up the
same Washington who some years sitter that memors-
be event declared that far az his vote could 60
wards the abolition Of slavery, il should never be
wanting The same Washington. at some time suisse
quent liberated III his slaves. was fanatic enough
% follow MS advice and example and would have others
DO likewise thinking better 70 be just than rich On
the other hand opposed to the violation Of law in
any respect either for the purpose Of beraung slave
or Of numbering by mobs loyal citizen. look upon
the rebels OF the l-h who bore death and in their
hand. 10 order p"rpetGse savSry, infinitely lower
In crime and infamy than the incendisry sect, y snch
tisre BE- who would use similar means to liberate The
slave God forbid that Or my counirymen should form
alliance with submit 10 the Ge-potism OF ether
Neither the Liberty party nor the Garsonans mold any
such murierous doctrines they are monoDoized BY
the respectable gentlemen OF the l-th Of August
The Garri-0nian Aboitonsts nOn-resistants they
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