Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-05-11
Excitem emit in Louisville.

charge of numbering Professor Butler, has
created great excitement in Louisville, and
Kentucky. A public meeting
was called in Louisville, and the Times a
paper which has, from the beginning of this
most unfortunate affair, been the apologist
if not the friend, of the Wards--admits that
vast crowd assembled, 'many of them,
doubtless, attracted by mere motives Of Gu
riosiiy." The large room in the house, and
the yard, and the street in front, were filled
with people. Resolutions were passed both
inside and outside of the Court House
They were highly denunciatory of the Har-
din county Jury, and inhammatory in their
character. Mr.. Criuenden was requested
to resign his seat in the Senate of the Uni.
ted States, and Mr.. Wolfe his in the Sem
ate OF Kentucky. ...
The jury, or the counsel, or other per-
sons, it seems, were also burnt in effigy, and
The Times thinks that If the demonstration
had stopped there. II would have been HARM
less, a,d perhaps considered silly joke
Bit it did not. "NIr. R. J. Wards house
was fired, and his conservatory and aviary
demolished. The house was fortunately
rescilred by tile timely exertions of the fire.
men. A large crowd afterwards assem-
bled in front of the residence of Mr.. Wolfe
and apprehensions were entertained that it
would be demolished, but they were ad-
dressed by Col. Thomasson, Col. Preston,
and Mr.. Gibson, and finally quietly dis.
persed."
Speaking Of the result of the trial, the
Louisville Courier said:
"Such is the verdict, however, and now
let every man in Kentucky. who would not
rather lose his life than bear about with him
the instrument, OF blood, arm himself to the
teeth. Again il has been decided in this
State, after deliberate trial, conducted with
all the usual forms of law. that killing Il
man engaged in The peaceful pursuit OF h 5
profession, is not murder! Again il has
been decided in this State, by jury r,g,l-
l"rly empanneled and sol' Innly ~ ORR, that
iakirg the life OF u man Of peace, who has
sought no quarrel, who has been guilty of
M offence, who has never been known TO
lift his hand against his fellow man in an
ger, is not even manslaughter! Again it
has been decided in this State, that virtue
has no protection in the midst of its useful
ness-tlat in the law of the land there is no
shield for humble worth.
THE criminal code of Kentucky is acode
oil blood. Let no one try TO think that is not
So The stigma can no longer be escaped
from. Out ont, damn spot may be vocii-
Grated, but it will not ont. The blot is on
our escntcheon. The scales OF Justice have
disappeared. The broad. plank field is
covered with human blood! Who does not
shudder at this contemplation? Who feels
safe in the presence of such fact? Who
knows when the assassin may not strike
him 10 the earth?
"Let us not deceive ourselves. This
virdlct is one OF mnmcntous concern. No
man after the trial commenced, expected
q verdict of guilty, every man WHO has
spoken 10 us on the subject, to the close ex-
pec'ed that the jury would hang A YER
dict Of acquiftal even the possibility Of such
verdict. in the face Of The strong and over, :
whelming testimony as TO the facts, had
found lis way into the head OF no man who
has expressed himself upon the subject in
onr presence.
such verdict, however, has been given
and now let every man go his ways in
peace TO another land. or look to himself for
protection in this. His wor,hiness is MOTH
ing-his d"mici may he invaded with i'm
punity at any moment his life has no self
guard in the law. He must be a law to
himself. Blood for blood must be his mot.
TO and his rule"
The residence of Wolfe was peted with
eggs, and he was hooted at on the streets,