New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-30
pr..dorn os the press In Kentucky.

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its then approaching session to effect the object io
which LYNCH Law had been resored to in VAIN
In the Senate of Kentucky on the 9th inst MI mar
din. Chairman of the Judiciary Comni1lee, M
duced bill. one section Of which was e'iaeh"'
framed with the in,en, 10 reach the True American
and 90 ppress !. as an incendiary snee' '0f'
the section referred TO as follows;
ba. hereafter il shsll no: be lawful Tor an!
-. 10 utter publish or circulate, within me NM
=. ,Lis Common wealth and amongst the gooo PeoP,e
.of nnv pamphlet newspaper, circular letter or ON
or written or printed paper, OF any description s
eyer OF sed;ioug character or tendency Ihe e!eet VI
,hich may be calculated render the slaves OF his
cnnmopweatb dissatisfied with their condition, OF eH
cite said slaves nsuTectoD rebellion against me
laws OF this Commonwealth or the authority OF tnelf
lawful owners or TO publish, orally any mat'e'
, oi.ct ar ec, NJ which may be 10 induce insurrec
ZION or insrbordnatop amongst the slsves OF tnls Co
nonwealth, bring into conenPt me lawful aus.o
~ of tine owners OF slaTes and every person 80 Ou
ing shall! for either OF said offences De subject % a a.
6;ctnent or presentnent Of grand jury OF the county
In which The offence mag be committed, anQ upsn -
vicon thereof may be fined in any sum no. less ;nah
FIVE hundred dollars nor more tnan one tnouso h
in me discretion OF jury and upon failure 10 pay ec
fine NAV be imprisoned IN the ja;! OF the county
such Indictment or presentment may be ioun1 uN't
fine and the costs OF the prosecution are pau
Mark under this provision it would not De neces-
sary to show that the party accused had an'e'e' ~
excite Dissatisfaction or instruction or thar sucn Ill
effect had followed from his abors but only tha' MS
Ianruape is calculcted to produce such result vi
conrse the question as TO the tendency OF any publ
cation would be left to ury composed Oh men reaoy
to resort to any means sanctioned by the forms Of
leeisation for the suppression Of journal openly
opposed to Slavery On this principle the accused,
however innocent, is at the mercy Of his enemies
who have only to cloak their designs upon the Lib
erty OF the Press under sham plea OF incendiarism
in order 10 DO as they list. Could Despotism go
farther?
On the 18th the Bill came up for consideration
when Mr. Helm moved TO amend by striking out the
words "to render the Slaves of this Commonwealth
dissatisfied with their condition. and Mr.. Slaughter
moved 10 strike the obnoxious section altogether
The friends Of the bill however, claiming the rgh'
to perfect it after suggestions made IN COMMITTEE OF
the Whole it was passed over. On the 18th 1t came
up again, when Mr. Slaug hters motion 10 strike out
the section prevailed Mr.. Helm then proposed the
following as substitute:
THAT every person who shall excite or attempt 10
excite any slave or slaves in this Commonwealth TO in.
surrecton rebellion against the laws or to resistance
against the exercise ofthe lawful authority OF the owner
possessor OF such slave or slaves by the
ter or any other sedtous document or IN any manner
whatever shall be subject 10 indictment IN the 'ouhy
where such offence was committed, aud upon convection
shall be fined in any not less than hve hundred NOT
more than thousand dollars, and on failure TO pay
the same shall be committed to the Jail OF the County
until the fine ado costs, including Jaiers fees snail DC
paid"
AS an amendment TO this Mr.. Butler moved the
adoption Of the following
That hereafter when any person persons shall be
guilty of having excited any slave or slaves WITHIN TINS
Common wealth instruction rebellion, or insuoor
dinaon the lawful authority OF the owner or owners
such slave slaves by any means whatever, such
person or persons so offending shall be subject to an IN
dc,nent OF grand jury of the county in which the Of
fence may have been committed aad upon conviction
thereof may be sentenced confinement in the jail or
penentiary for period not less than nor more
than years, in the discretion OF jury.
There was an animated discussion between
Messrs. Gray and Helm in favor and Messrs Butler
and Evans in opposition to the Bill, during which
the latter minated his intention 10 move proviso,
applying the provisions of the act only to those gal
" of a malicious intention to deprive owners other
slaves or to excite violation oflaw &c. No question
had been taken at the last advices but ii is manifest
that the friends of perpetual Slavery will not sue
coed in their effort to gag the Press without man
Iul struggle on the part of at least considerable
portion of the Legislature. We are not without
hope that they may be defeated altogether. But
even il they succeed in passing such law as they
desire we shall still cherish the hope tina, it may be
act aside as unconstitutional for such 1t undoubtedly
would be. Of all the cant in this canting world no.
hing is more supremacy preposterous or disgust
ng than the pretence that such papers as Mr.. Cays
end 10 excite instruction The allegation not
only lacks proof but is
UCcrtradirted oyarv day nv fncts
That sophstry itself would stumble Der
Aud TO the very teeth iulsehood proved
Ten thousand times''
The man must be shallow indeed who can be de-
luded by imposture transparent as this Let the
members of the Kentucky Legislature know that
the civilized world has its penetrating eye upon
them.
THE CoNvENTIoN.-We have already announced
the fact that Hon. ELIJAH SPENCER of Yates has
been nominated candidate 10 represent that
County in the State Convention 1t seems that he
was invited BY letter signed by some two hundred
of his most influential and respectable neighbors to
become candidate, and accepted in the following
letter which We find in the Albany Ere Journal
BENTON, January 2lst. 1876
GENTLEMEN. have received your communication
asking nv consent 10 become candidate to represent
the County Of In the Convention assemble
AZ the Capital 10 Revise the ConsttutOn OF TINS state.
|, is known many of my friends that have for the
las, twenty years or more. declined to accept nomina
tiops for office or that were better known to
,nys than o,hers) and with truth and sim
Certify that say if consulted my incinatons only.
should refuse your request | conscious, however
that no reasons of domestic nature that am able 10
make would 30 satisfactory, and give perempory
fassl warm and pressing invitation, coming
it does roa respectable portion OF my feowci;i
would appear 100 uuyieding and void of respect
therefore II you III TO place before the electors
of,he County in that capacity you have my consent be-
leving the that you sensible as SIN Of
my inability represent the enterprsipg snd intelligent
ciiizens OF Yates in that Convention they deserve
be represented you would have selected suitable
candidate.
In conclusion gentlemen be /, understood that ii elect.
ed co 70 that Convention 10 listen attentvey to the
offered for against change proposed in
the organic law OF the State and decide according 10 the
best of my Judgment divesting myself OF the small re-
mains of political feelings that occasionally &C; as slim
uant al home in the srdent hope that every other Dele
gate will do the
am, gentlemen, with great respect
Your obedient servant.
ELIJAH SPENCER
Messrs " + Skeppcrd E Casue, James Bro,'n. Uridh
Han ford Samuel Hcr,etGfug, .ibm. Dor, Martin