Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
From the Cincinnati Times, July Is
Q. NJ. CLAY AT DRIPPING SPRINGS KENTUcKY,--

Q. NJ. CLAY AT DRIPPING SPRINGS, KENTUCKY. q
EFFECT OF MORAL COURAGE.
We published on Thursday last letter
from D correspondent of the Louisville Can
rier, in which Mr.. Clay is stated to have de-
tailed the action of the People Of Rockcastle
county against j. Il. Fee for having advo-
Gated abolition sentiments, in speech deliy-
cred by him at Dripping Springs, and said
that they had applied to the court of justice
for redress, and had been refused and he now
intended that MIR. Fee should 60 to the Drip
wing Springs and there speak his sentiments
as free man; and he intended to 60 with
him and stand by his side, and if any man,
or set Of men, took him down, they should do
it over his dead carcass Gs dsHh l41usaf
He then called on the crowd to know how
many there were on the ground who would 60
with them, when a number Of voices answered
that they we're ready and willing to go. He
then told them to furnish, their rifles, if they
had any; if no rifles, their double or single
barrel shot guns, their Colts revolvers-and
| if they had neither, then their kitchen butcher
knives for the thing had to have beginning
and it had as well begin at the Dipping
Springs as any other place. ara-' ''o'
The citizens Of Rockcastle county, on July
18th sent to Mr., Cayfa letter warning him to
desist, or that means would be found to pre-
vent it. The answer of Mr.. Clay was cool
and deliberate, but sufficiently determined to
show that he was not to be inundated. II
concludes as follows = ..l...-.- +.,. ~.
1.-The Rev. John G. Fee and I will address
the people of Rockcaste, at Scaffold Cave
on Saturday next We invite you to share
with us in freedom of opinion and of speech ;
and may God defend the right. / ask that
you will lay this letter before your meeting
as before assembled, and that you will have
the magnanimity to do me the justice. what
ever l may be, which I deserve. I am, with
sentiments Of consideration" -. ,...
From the Gazette of this morning We cir
the following. We presume that Scafold
Cave and Dripping Springs are the same
locality. The Gazette says 900
1.-The citizens of Rockcastle county, at q
meeting held on the l th of July, resolved as
our readers are already aware, that Cassiu'
M. Clay, John G. Fee,and all other abolition
speakers, must desist from speaking in thai
county, G. NJ. Clay's answer to the Com
mittec who were appointed to give him notice
of that resolution was, that he and Mr.. Fee
should both speak at Scafold Cave, in tina
county, on Saturday last.
| "They kept that appointment, and were
heard. There was some difficulty about gctt
ing the church, as there was an appointment
for sermon by the Baptist clergyman in tn
morning. 1t was however, surrendered t.
Mr.. Clay at the close Of the service, and a
IL o'clock John G.. Fee commenced speaking
He concluded his remarks without interrup
ton, and was followed by Mr.. Clay. Boil
speakers were listened to attentively, and NJ
violence was offered or talked of.
1.-The object of all these threats it seem
now difficult to conceive. The people of Rock
castle county certainly knew Mr.. Clay to
well to suppose they could intimidate him
The only conclusion we can come to is, tina
they meant, at the timethe threats were made
to keep them, but yieHed to a superior ply
steal and moral courage of Mr.. Clay.
"But Mr.. Clay is achieving 6. eater result
than mere triumphs over physical force. Ii
is cffecting slowly, but surely, a change
popular opinion in Kentucky. There is
intense excitement on this question through
out all that part Of the state. Excltemer
bcgcts debate, and debate ELECTS thought; an
all help on the cause of truth. Free speec
triumphed on Saturday; may it ever trump
in Kentucky and all the world beside "