Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-30
THE LATE EXCITEMENT AT LEXINGTON

/ + EACIIEMENT AT LEAINGTON.
PROM LEXINGTON OBSERVER or WEDNESDAY.
Our readers will by the published proceedings that
event has taken place which many the beginning
would take place, and which, within the last few days.
rendered inevitably certain Mr. CAssIUs M CLAYs press
and materials have, by solemn resolve Of immense
course of citizens been safely Jored up sent beyond the
confines of the Stale The meeting was called and held with
distinction Of parties and who live here know full well
Of how much moral worth and responsibility composed,
whilst those distance form estimate of the cha
acte Of the assembage by reading the published proceedings
Scenes of this kind have taken place before and in other
States In Alton, press was destroyed property damaged
blood she'd and lives lost In Cincinnati press destroy
ed the types scattered and believe property injured II
has been reserved think, for LEXINGTON exhibit the
spectacle Of nnumerabe body of citizens meeting
matter of with highly excited feelings, yet far
subdung and moderang their spirit to accomplish their
purpose without the slightest DAMAGE property the e
sion drop Of blood God forbid that the occasion
should arise that would, in the estimation Of sober-mnded
citizens require the application Of this extraordinary remedy
full Of peril precedent in the State and full Of pain
to all the sensbiities of our nature 8
The proceedings referred show that Thursday,
the l4h instant meeting of sundry citizens" of Lexing
ton adopted the subjoined resolution
ssResoiued That committee of three be appointed 10
wait upon Cassius NJ Clay editor Of the True American
and request him discontinue the publication of the paper
called the true American its further continuance, in our
Judgment is dangerous the peace Of community and to
I the safety of our homes and families.
| B. W. Dudley, Thomas H. Waters and John w. Hunt
appointed the committee, and instructed to report the
next day at o'clock.
The committee addressed letter Mr. Cassius NJ Clay,
making the request indicated in the resolution to which Mr.
c. replied in indignant terms, refusing to discontinue his
per- and bidding defiance to the meeting This conespon
dence having presented and read the adjourned meet
ing Of Friday it led the unanimous adoption of address
and resolutions, among which was the following
Resolved That notice be published for general meet
ing of the people of this city and county, be held on Mon
day o'clock A. M, at the Courthouse to take into
sderaton the eectua steps interests from
the efforts of abolition fanatics and incendiaries"
This address and resolutions ordered to be published
in response Mr. Cays publication In the time 1--WE
now quote the synopsis Of the Louisville Journal Mr. Cassus
M Clay, without having the publication made by the
meeting put second handful, incomparaby mode
than his first In he explained his plan
emancipation, which seemed calculated to give offence
any portion of the community, and he closed follows
cit may be that my paper has not been conducted in the
pacific MANNER bot is there not for mutual
proach between myself and the public which am placed
And those who denounce should remember thai
my paper denounced advance, the full avowal
impute to me- willing take warning from friends
enemies for the future conduct of my paper and, while
ready restrict myself in the latitude Of discussion Of the
question, win voluntarily abandon right yield
principle"
On Sunday, Mr. Clay put forth third handful which was
in part response to the publication of the meeting He
therein stated that he had had the typhoid fever for th
DAYS that his BRAIN during that Time had been almost
sanity affected and that he then unable either hold
pen pull trigger In that document he reiterated
strongly his previous poestaons that the language of his
newspaper had been grossly misrepresened On Sunday
evening, Mr. Clay, who, understood, i'll
up his bed and in fact ill that his ultimate recovery
considered doubtful had large number of loaded
kes and other deadly weapons with which he had intended
defend his office, removed from that building On Sunday
night the alarm throughout Lexington very considerable
Of the fact that the knowledge of what
prng said have reached portion of the population
that should have been kept ignorance of it. Many anced
that they symptoms of nsubodnaon and patrols were
kept up throughout the city during the night On Monday
morning c. NJ Clay put fourth handb addressed the
mass meeting which assemble at IL o'clock. Wesub
join that document, which, will be seen, of the
concilatory character
"LExISGToS, AUGusT Is, Is45
The chairman of the public meeting assembled to-day will
please lay before it the following communication
Fellow citizens of Lexington and county Of Fayete Being
unable from the Of my health, to be present your
meeting and unable to hold pen, having been sick
hity-hve days with the typhoid fever dictate amanu
few lines for your just consideration Having been
the unwilling cause in part Of the present excitement in my
county, and feeling, do respect for the safety and happ
of others well my own voluntarily forward
and do all conscentous do for your quiet and sasac
ton. treated the communication from the private caucus
with burning contempt arising only from their assuming
power which would make slave, but from
Of the deep personal ndgny with which their unheard
assumptions attempted be carried into execution
But you-a far differently organized body, and constu
ona assembage Of cizens- feel that il is Just and proper
that should answer at your bar and as not in state
Of health carry argument vindicae properly my
rights shall voluntarily, before any action is taken
your part make such explanation deem just and proper
During my sickness my paper has been conducted by
friends The leading article in the last number, which am
told the great Of the public disqueude have
read because the time it put press could not have
undergone the fatigue Of reading such paper through. AL
though read the time, yet fully per-
suaded now that had been in health il would have been
admitted into my columns But felt the less hesitancy in
admitting it, because has been my avowed policy heretofore
admit free discussion upon the subject of slavery by slave
holders themselves and the author Of this article Is largely in
teested in that kind of property You have before this
time that the course OF policy which commend myself to the
State widely different, in many essential points, this
thors views. The article written by myself and published in
the paper, written few days after the leader
type and this has also been the Of much dssats
faction the justice Of which, to extent, willing to
acknowledge assure you upon the honor Of it was
intended mean, bear the construction which
enemies given it. pursuing the reflections Of my
mind, without thinking Of the msconstructon that could
be put upon my language.
Had been in the vigor Of health should have avoided
the Objectionable expressions for by sharply guarding against
a.