Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-27
=. ID. Ulay's Account Of TIE FOXlOWn
ReRc0anlre.


reneOunWe with the Turner's. Alter giving an
account Of two or three discussions on different
days, he SAYS:
"0u the 18Th packed my carpet bag, expect. I.
ing to be absent frum nv famiIy week, intend
ing To speak al Foxiown, the Glade, Irvine, and
other places, beforo my return home. ar"iy'
ed al FoxtOwn about I O'Clock. So soon as
got there, feeling very mach exhausted by
much travelling and speaking Of late. ! asked
Curtis F. Burnam, Esq. son Of Thompson
Burnam, the emancipation candidate ior the
Convention, to speak in my place, as felt ac-
mally worn out, 70 which he at length reluc-
Iantly assenIed Mr.. Willis ted of. as usual, in
a short speech; Mr.. Turner followed in
speech far more iulammaJory and injurious 10
me personally than any he had heretofore
made. He read extracts from the celebrated
article in the True Amsrican, which was
the oStensib!e cause Of the mob Of the 18Th
of August; he attributed the late slampede ol
the slaves Of Fayeue to the True Amsric0H;
he denounced the editors of the L9uisuiHe Er'
omiReT as holding reasonable correspondence
with the abOlnonists of Ohio, and from the
writings OF the Garrlsonian abolluonIsIs the
most buer denunciaions Of Shareholders. |
approached the srand and asked that, inasmuch
as | would have no opportunity to reply, he
would allow me to make an explanation; he be-.
ing silent. proceeded to say that the article
which he read from the True American was
written bv Southern STAKEHOLDER, whose views
were different from mine, as avowed in the same
number in which it appeared; thai | had been
sandered during nv visit 10 the North shorI
time previous, and The Kenlucky press had re-
fused me the privilege of simple selldelence;
in consequence had been very liberal in my
paper, avowedly allowing, even in my edlo'
rial columns, articles Of very disslmlIar sea'l'
Inents, and that | thought Mr. Turner was
hard pressed tn be compelled TO 60 back four
wears To bring up objectionable matters IN the
discussion. This explanation only occupied a
minute or two; Turner replied by denying that
he had used the name of True American.
told him il maucrei not, as every body knew
his ausion. He then proceeded uninterrupted
ly for one hour; then asked him il he lhlend.
ed to divide the time according to tho ngrce'
ment the day before; he made an evasiye re-
ply. amid cries of"go on and absolutely gave
no direct answer. In the meantime drew oul
my witch and remarked that he had been
speaking Two hours, il then being 4 o'clock; he
said ! was mistaken; he had only spoken an
hour. | remarked believed had been mis-
taken in subtracling the hours. Thomas Tur
ner, his second son, then stepped up to my
side. mrnacingv. end said | was mistaken, i
was but an hour the cries "go on continued
said nothing more.
| now began to feel for the first time that there
was a concerted purpose to deome. silence
and, perhaps, assault me. ! went inn the room
whore my carpet bug was lodged. and put on Il
knife seven inches in length and an inch and
one.eghh in breadth, which usually carry Ior
selcdefence, and returned 10 the stand; for my
instincts as n man, as well as my usefulness as
a clizen. had determined me never to submit
to personal indignily. do not deny that
have olhrr and mora efficient weapons OF de-
fence than this knife, but 50 slight was my ap.
prrhension o( assault that was lulled into false
security. When Mr.. Turner had concluded
his address, determining To be clearly in the
right, asked his pardon (or mislaking the hour,
saving that | thought it had been Two hours
when it had been but one. SO far from accept
ing my apology, he driOv remarked that no
doubt thought his speech four hours long in.
stead Of two; this also bore in silence. then
Hscended the stand and said that yesterday a
Waldin's, Mr.. Turner agreed that | should
speak first, and yet, without any notice, he oc
cuped the stand in violation of his own agree
mcnt, and now, to-day ho is the Grsl up ogun
and refuses TO assent to any compromise.
claim both from the theory of the goycrnmen
and from the practice Of all parties, that Mr.
Burnam, the emancipation candidate, has AT
equal right 10 be heard, either through himse ii
his son, or some friend. before the people;
presume thai there is not n man present who
will deny the justice Olthat clolm.
do not ask to be heard myself, my Interrupt
ZION Of Mr.. Turner was not on my own account
but thai my friend Mr.. Burnam, who wishes lC
address you. should have fair distribution o
the ume. After some other Irrelevant expa.
nation with regard to ChesnNult, myself and
Turner, was about to resume my seat. when
was questioned by Richard Runyon, He nsk.
ed me if had not asserted that the School
bonds were burnt | told him had; he then
said ii was not true. replied that it was true,
and referred him to the net and the School
Commissioners report, and remembering that
this was the same mnn who had insulled me at
Millions, who was currently reported to be rur.
ner's agent nj the meeting held in Richmond,
Of the original friends of constitutional reform,
in presenting resolutions, ! pursued him with
just Indignation; eyes, sir; you voted for the
bl 10 burn, by your own admission you ARE
guilty. Ask your master here, whose tool you
are, il STATE not the truth" was about get.
ting down from tho stand, when Mr.. Turner a.
gain assembled il. and disclaimcd that Runyon
was his tool. | then said, "he makes himself
your tool, your willing tool" and stepped of
the slanl. then ramarked in an under tone,
that this was the second time that RunyGn had
attempted Ia raise row with me. Cyrus Tur.
ner, the eldest son of 5. rumer,) immediate.
ly gave me the damn ie, and struck me stimuli.
Iuneously.
Cyrus Turner and myself had heretofore