New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-17
AyrLsLAvERY MEETINGS INKESTUcKY

,,,,,s~,o,s.,ss ~ Tho ~ TnbaSn.
cottnms. Lancaster Co., Pa Aug. ~.
rh.v. NOT ,een In THE TRIBUNE any account
n the late meetings held in Kentucky by Cas-
sius NJ Clay and Others to enforce the freedom
Of ,p.ecb The following facts 10 relation -
them. obtained from one who was present at all
the meetings. you can rely upon. After sew
s,a ineamma,ory articles in The Louisville
Courie,, INSPIRED no doubt by general move
ment of the slayeholders OF all the Souto,) call
inc for moblsw against Abolitionism' Uor mat
is the word for all want of su0serSience 70 tue or
r,rcby of the South. the Rev. George t. Fee, while
esrsscino N the private house OF Mr.. Thos. Cum
minos ON the line of Lincoln and Garrard Counties,
was set upon BY mob called formally IN the crap
orchard by the shareholders OF Lincoln County'
AT that meeting Committee OF t1eoMion nun
bering thirty five men, armed WIN oo"ie- hn''eS
and reyolyers. proceeded notwithstanding the pro-
test of the owner of the private house VINO was
STAKEHOLDER himself He was told TO be silent and
be refusing, they seized him. put MN on MS Morse
and led him off in the lidst OF abuse
and drawn weapons Mr. Fee heroicaly refused
obedience or a promise not TO return. HE'S ma
tive Kentuckian, and breaches " free salvation
to all men, and refuses TO receive Shareholders
into the Church The attack on Mr.. Fee seemed
not 10 be so much directed against him as against
the "great agitator," Cassus VI. Clay! Ihey
even sent him word they would treat him (Clayl
in the same way. The cowardlce OF the North ana
the President, and the barbarian conquest OIL hau-
sas heightened the danger of Slr. Clay and the
friends of Freedom in KENTUCKY They appealed
for redress to the COurts-proyed fully their case
and were refused justice, as stated by the fore.
man of the Grand-J ury, " for fear of excitement.
for their master said No. Nothing daunted that
noble son of Kentucky, Cassius NJ. Clay, deter
mined to assert the right OF free speech He be-
gan by speaking in Jessamine County, remote from
the scene Of outrage, and succeeded IN carrying
strong and unanimous resolutions on the ABSTRACT
question of liberty Of speech in Fees case, with
out indorsinc his views. He spoke and
read the same resolutions at the Glaie
ia Madison County, which were published
in the Wing and Democratic papers lie spoke
also at the Seattle Cane Meeting House, and Brush
Creek in Rockcsstle County, and read the same
resolutions. which ayOwed seit-dcteRSe as necessary
and determined upon, at both places as the case OF
action Meantime both parties were armlng.
Mr.. Clay and lis friends selected their ground in
the border of Lincoln County, at place where the
cannon of the enemy could not be brought TO bear
upon them and in such place as gave them the
advantage of position. They proposed t. go with
rifles. &c. The Shareholders finding them able TO
raise larger force than they anticipated, Us the
day approached the more moderate citizens OF
Lincoln Comfy called another meeting, 10 winch
all the previous mob was invited, and appointing
late Mexican officer their leader, they sent COM
mitee to wait uron Mr.. Clay and learn his designs.
After all explanations peace was agreed upon
that the Rev Mr.. Fee was to speak upon the same
ground-tbe Dripping Sprngs-where he was
mobbed, and not to be disturbed! each party COM
ing to the ground HRdrmed.
The mob party mortified at the public con
tempt of men who fourished knives over the
head of poor non-resistant preacher, but qusiled
before manly resistance, were goaded on to refuse
10 stand by the action of the Committee more es-
pecially as the shareholders of Rockcastle County
Rad met in public in Mount Vernon and passed res
outions to aid them ct the Crab Orchard, and
also forbiddng Mr.. Clay or Fee from speaking in
Rcckcastle County. The last resolution aud letter
to the former ONLY were published In ali the Ken
lucky papers, in which Mr.. Clay was denounced as
projecting instruction, A meeting of i've coun-
ties was also called at the Grab Orchard. which
met. Mr. Clay published a handful stating his
true position, and also that he aud Mr.. Fee
would speak in Rockcastle County, at Scotlie
Cane on the 2lst of July or suffer dedth. The IS
sue now was fairly made up Families fled from
their bones and negroes were thrown into jail IN
Mount Vernon and the Crab ORCHARD to Increase
the terror of the Shareholders and orators sent
for to make iniammatory' speeches All this
time the Press never denounced the mob, but
spoke obviously of blOodshed-thus invoking it!
Messrs Clay and Fee went like freemen to their ap
pontment, and SPOKE. The mob is raid TO have
teebly rallied in the neighb0rhOOd sent IN couple
of spies, and precipitately retreated Their tri-
umph was complete! on the event of which
Messrs Fee and Davis went on preaching.
MIR. Clay spoke again in Madison County, in the
slave region, on FRIDAY, the Sd inst, to larger
audience than ever before under similar circum-
stances He did not spare the Propaganda :"
The cause of Freedom is deepening and widening.
1t is evident that the non. Shareholders are becom-
ing detached from being longer the tools OF their
masters still the fire Of hatred aud revenge is
burning Mr.. Clay and that noble band of patriots
may at any time be the victims of their vengeance
If the North gives way on the Kansas conquest, he
and his party may be destroyed. If the North
stands firm and keeps up manly opposition, vic
tory will crown their efforts, and our country may
yet be free. ViNDEx.
THE RARY SHOW AT BOSTON,