New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-11
The Sedition Inv.

II will be seen from the act Of the Kentucky Lee
gislaure, in to.days paper that tue Sedon Law mas
dwinded down into very harmless afalr AFTER the
infamous and cowardy mob of the letn and tue rea9
pearance of the True American the poor moboites VINO
have become the OF the very boys IN the
streets some of them being hung IN eilgy, seeing
that they had Oft inert types in the absence OF the
legal owner appropriating them to their own use while
the living Editor walking about among them, con-
soled themselves by nodding their heads and saying
Never mind, we'l have him in the Pentennhrv yet
Sure enough when the Legislature met a bill was
brought in utterly destroying the Liberty OF The Press
and making circulation OF the Bible and the Decara-
ton of Independence by being calculated 70 excite
slaves to insuberdination"-PENAL!
The Tobacco Interest in the State were the foremost
in this matter with some honorable exceptions; but
failing to play the tyrsn over their own citizens oy ais
regarding every principle Of reason justice the Const
luton and common sense, they extended Their laws
over the Free States OF course when It came to the
lower house. this Quxotic law was cut up Quilted az
some OF the Members Wanted The nation will no
doubt be surprised to find the more numerous BODY OF
the Legislature composed mostly OF young men. sitting
censors, and correcting the foes oil grave senators
But they must remember that the Senate Is OF the old
dynasty, and knows not of the young Giant Liberty
which IL arousing itself among the people OF the present
generation We had the pleasure OF looking in upon the
House and hearing many members prGing themselves
that the monster " was gutted-had made ts dying eff
fort-never to rally again." And so we venture TO say
il will be for ever. In the mean time We ask our
brothers the FIRE hundred thousand phite ROS.slape
holders 10 make those tools Of Shareholders pho aore
CEILING sell liberties fur gold meet tie doom ~ trdt-
and hsnera they present themselves az The polls for
oifce us If can't md some OTHER men than they
10 represent FREEMEN. For we nOw,-since tBe hen
lucky Legislature has refused TO stand by the usupation
of the 18th of August giving an earnest that Inc laws
will be padicded-are proud to that hentacky IS yet
free 10 us the ites least God speed the time when
not sape of any color shall desecrae her lovely soil
and glorious name
The liberty of the press most ably sustained by
the Mountains where few slaves exist We are glad OF
this for proves that the begins be under
stood and that we the aotsareh0ldeTs of this State
show H. Irya he
when we understand each other and oM use II. The
Legislature having very justly passed full laws TO punish
all the abuses of the preas and he srcin sores 70 IN
surrec,on suppose we shall have no more yncners
using the plea for their co'cGrdy plots o as
sas,ina,ion c. NJ. Clsy's True American
BsurA1 CoSpucr.-We find the following re.
cord of nhuman action in the National lne!ii-
gencer
A poor decrepit Slave taken to the watch house
In this city about two months ago and aterward as an
ACT of humanity committed to the asylum in order to
prevent his being starved frozen in our public streets
The account which the poor man gives oil the manner
In which his (who is German and the keeper
Of livery stable in Batmore) has acted in order TO
get rid of the Slave when no longer able To work 10
credited by the Captain ofrhe Watch and the commit
ting Magistrate is brutal in the extreme and tempts
one TO exclen, in the language OF the poet
Mans inhumanily 10 MAJ.
Makes countless thousands mourn
The old man. whose name is Isaac says that he was
brought to Washington some years ago from Charles
County Nd. and sold to Mr. Rowles, livery stable
keeper He was afterward traded away TO person
named MCGEE, who resides in Baltimore who after
ward sold the Slave the German stable keeper al
ready referred to.
After keeping the Slave time, he became dis
abed by rheumatism and sickness and totally useless
MCGEE $50 says Isaac then procured his passage from
Baltimore 10 this city the by telling the conductor
tina, Isaac was going his wife When Isaac arrived
At Washington he was turned out of the cars without
any place stay at decrept in1rIn, and without any
means of support He was found hobbing about the
the streets between twelve and O'Clock az night by
the captain of the watch who permitted the man 10 re-
main all night in the wsichhouse end let him go IN the
morning The poor found in the market house
few night atterward in distressed and starving con-
dton Being again taken to the wstch-house, ne was
then by the sitting magistrate, committed to the work
house from which he was dismissed by the Guardians,
and he Is now again thrown upon the streets TO be sup
ported by casual charity perish. 1t is great pity
that there law compel his inhuman owner to re-
ceive and support him"