Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-06

laws of Kentucky-but live out their days with
the reflection that the most they can hope fol
in the future, is, that their dishonorcd name;
will be swallowed up in the magnanimous for
getGllness of coming generations.
Mr., Clay proceeds to give the particulars of the
Lexington mob, and the lawless removal of his pres,
and types, and adds:-
Thus on the 18th day of August, 1915
we're the constitutional liberties of Kentucky
oyerthrown, and an irresponsible despotsm o
slayeholding aristocracy established on theil
ruins. They who did the deed, call it dig
niied, and they supposed that its dignity woulC
shield them from the indignation and curses 0
men. DID they! No, they were not SO con
tcmtibIe silly as that. They found Unnecessary
IN order tie cover up the enormty oftheir crime
- lmurder, cool and premeditated, and only no
consumatcd because no resistance was offered
according to their own admission-but in reality
because they found hundreds of brave mel
looking ON in sulen silence, ready to die in m,
defence, ITO publish a manifesto to the world
full Of dlrkly st udied and damning caIumny ii
order toshut me out from the sympathies of men
and abatc the horror of their criminal ayowa
and dastordly revenge.
They supposed, no doubt, that | would cithe
fall by disease or violence, and, 'as dead mel
tell no tales, twould be easy to bIacken my
memory and cover up their own lnfamy. This
last finishing touch was needed to complete the
dark portrait Of perpetual saycry-that mankiuc
looking upon this picture of saveholding cruelty
wrong and smooth-laced hypocracy, might be Nc
longer deceived forever
In this manifesto, and Indictment, and verdict
| aim accused
/. OF being an aboltlonist in its Southern
sensc-my Northern visit is imputed to me as
crimee-and ! am declared returning home, the
organ and agent Of an ncendiary sect
2. | am accused of desiring to put into prac
teal operation the sentiments of the leading
article of the True American of the 18th mum.
Der, where am spoken of as the yery author
of the same The Western apostle transcends
if possible, his mission
3, 1t is imputed to me as a crime, that | hat
prepared to defend my property and press, IL
gainst the illegal violence of the people
4, am accused of crime in charactcrzing
American slavery, as the lowest, the basest, the
most unmltigated the world had seen'--of being
a daring incendiary, hurting his fre-brands o
murder and of lust'-of responding as a haugh
ty and Infatuated fanatic, in terms of outrage
to committee Of gentlemen, who made won
derlully mild request'-and of denying the
right Of the citizens to consult together on sucl
a subiect'-of being madman,' or of preparing
himself for civil war, i'll which he expected the
non-sIaveholding iaborers, along with the slaves
to flock to his standard'-in calling on the la
borers for whom have sacrificed so much, o
summoning slaves to my help
5. ] am accused of attacking the tenure Of
slave propery-of being "a trespasser' upon
slayeholders-aud of pushing the community tc
extremity
These are cruel charges, and most cruelty
have they been avenged. Time was when mer
were heard tried and punished; now being pun
lshed, may yet be heard