New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-04
THE TRIBUNE.
scenes at Lexington.

-..,onden, of the New Haven Courier
-h;,s irving TO make excuses for the dongs OF the
-, a, Lexington, gives somc interesting details
He says;
x,,h,g tangible could be adduced upon which b.
.se sand until the publication OF those two oonox-
-. articles with which the public are already ac
qasirted in bis paper Of ne iSn ma ,bs
nun,,y where only one sixth only are slaves ie" !
,h,nk can honestly believe. That such might produce
by hem 10 highly probable That thcy were njuolcons
n,,e can depy and thai they were msinterpreied ~
the .svc.holders is evident from careful Perusal.
Amer the failure the par, Of the Committee sp
rint,d by the slave holders 20 compel MI G. 70 osc0i
nnue his press il was determined 70 call the county
Convention Of Monday. II was feared ina, the Peope
Of Lexington too much infested WIN M " sen
tnents and Il, was determined to asscino'e such an
sr-.v al tnr,ners (.,aye-ho.ders) would awe any
local opposition. - -. 4. -
muniiy were intensely excited nuSn 80 .'.a' ~
would have been highly dangerous 70 openly express an
sequiesceDce IN Mr.. Gays views heard some nOst
srocious threats towards that editor. among ne lower
classes. Says one, should Ike TO amer re- .sy -
k,ayf another would rejoice 20 behold MIN on
the burning pile" a friend overheard two men "his
peripg one remarked they had better murder hii my
can hire somebody (or rife These 'hlngs were hot
uttered in burst Of passion pu WIN as uch oaAncss
a. one would talk Of eating meal
Monday. the l.ih. the morning OF the Convention
arrived The excitement had brought on a relapse To
L.
70 his bed incapable Of welding pen much lees oil
selfdefence
AT ii O'Clock the Convention. composed OF about
1910 persons assembled at the Courthouse In Lexing
ton An address Of the Committee read 10 the
meeting by Hon Thomas r. Marshall, giving the his
tory of the matter snd commenting upon Mr.. Clay :
course in terms While II was being read, there
would occasionally burst forth from the crowd hyena-
like yell. tina, made my every nerve quiver. Ihey
were awiuy excited aud II needed but word from
their leaders have sealed their days work win M
man gore. Nearly AL Of them. ti Is ssid) were Simeo
with pistols and Bowie knives Theresouon 10 put down
the press were received with yels of acclanalon he'
Mr. Clay been health the Office would have been dss
perstly defended but IL must have fallen before ine
multitude which would have been srraycd against IT,
Cannon were In readiness. cannon balls run ana mus
kerry prepared for an attack which Providence ior'
psfey OrdaiDed should not be- made
ON the night after the removal Of the True American
q hand of de-peradOes seized several free negroes,
stripped and whipped them One OF them was taken IN
front II the Court House stripped naked tied 10 tree
whipped arrcd and calhered. and one OF his eyes put
out He was a preacher, and his offence was teaching
negro children how 10 read heard his yels, and cav
the tar and feathers the ground the next day.
Il eit 10 the North only 10 express quiet opinion
given In brohery kindness, and in time the prde OF the
South may compel her put down institution which
10 held adherence by the literature, and the talent Of
the civilized world Truly yours H. H.