The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-11
Ihe I(efaia Of Freedom.
G. W. BROWN, Editor.
Lawrence, Saturday, Aug. II. 1856.
Freedom in kentucky.


Trssdcm in Kentucky.
Kentucky has been greatly agitated Of
lac, over domestic matters Of her own,
but little less important to the friends Of
free speech thaa are those difficulties in
Kansas which are upheaying society.
and producing universal anarchy.
Itappears that Rev. JoHS G. FEE, a
co-laborer with G. II. CLAY, has been
canyassing Kentucky, and iaborins in the
pulpit and on the stump in convincing
tl,apeopIc Of that State, of the enormity
Of the crime of slayshoiding. with the
hope ofultimately succeeding in securing
emancipation to the slave. Sometime in
March last, if We recolIsct Alright. Mr.
Fee was addressing an audience at Drip
ping Spring, Lineola county, when he
was beset by a mob of the slave party.
dragged down from the stand, and for
cibly compelled to abandon his meeting.
The Courts were appealed to, but sIase-
holding judges and slaseholding jus0fs
can find no Law for those who do not
traffic in human chattels.
A meeting was held at Jessamine at
which it was resolved that freedom of
speech was guaranteed to the people,
and that JoHs G Fee, or any bo1y else
who desired to be heard should be, aud
chat twithout moIestation. The slavery
propaganda began to get excited, and Tie
contsgion spread from county to county.
Col. Clay took up the question, and
discussed it on the. foram, and through
the press. The slave power remember
ed their former struggle with this bold
champion offreedom, they called to. mind
the fact that he was welding terrible
influence against them. and they resol-
we'd on crushing him. .Stringfeilosp,
nor Dry Atehisos, was not there, but
men possessing just as little brains as
either of these were and they deter
mined that Clay should not be heard
lie went from county to county and
the fame went with him. He re-
solved on speaking at Dripping Spring,
and gave notice wherever, he went that
he should address the people there
on the common topic, on the Goth ofJuly,
and he said that JoHN G. FEE should be
heard at the same time. All sorts of
reports, were rife as to. the character of
his speeches, and the pro-slaveFy press
used all their arts to infiame the public
mind against him. Il meeting of
Shareholders was held at Rockrastle.
and committee was appointedto address
Mr. c., and urge him to .'desist." The
following IS copy of the letter as for
warded:-
Mr.. yERSoS. Ky, July 12, 1855.
Col. c. II. CLAr-SIR: We address
you not in anger. but from a deep con-
yiction that our rights, morally and So.
cially, are endangered-we are free TO
say that your conduct, when in our
town in times past. has been that of a
courteous gentleman, and won our re-
speet, however much we differed with
YOU in regard to slavery-but We re-
sret to inform you that We have infor-s
nation not 70 be doubted or nlisuader-
stood, of speech recently made by ron
in this county, at Brush Creek Meeting
House, and on the next day at Scaffold
Cave Meeting House, that has produced
serious alarm among the people of the
county. so much so that sense Of com
mon danger called together a large as
sembly at the Courthouse on yesterday
to consult how to protect themselves,
their families, and property from the
alarming doctrines OF the speech, par
ticulafly at Brush Greek The most
important position taken y,you had been
Is the meeting were assured, carefully
written out by W. III. kirtiey, and sub
stantiated by others of our highly respec-
table citizens who-were present, and
read to the meeting, which you may
see in the public press. 1t produced a
deep sensation, and was regarded By
all as revolutionary; an invocation to as
sault by force, by the free States, tie in
stitution of slavery in the South, and a
call upon the slaves to insurreetion TO OBJ
tain their freedom.
While we know that it is cur duty to
treat the slave well, to do all we can to
ameliorate his condition, we cannot in
justice to ourselves, the protection we
owe our families and the stability of the
government, suffer such doctrine to be
preached in the midst and in the hearing
Of our slaves, without giving our most
unqualified dissent. Slavery IS among
us-it has been eatailed upon us-it is
part and parsed of the gexernmeat-our
safety requires We should keep them as
they are, until. By the aid of ofProviaence
and the wisdom of man, they can be
moved beyond our hmies-to Africa,
If practible. Entertaining these views.
we were appointed committee. and
instructed to transmit you the enclosed
resolution. Be assured they contain
the deliberate opinion and fxed purpose
of the meeting, and. we beliese,a a large
majority of the people of the county.
They vii! peril their lives in defense
of the freeaonlsof speech and the. press,
but they win not, 1t ali hazards, perinai
men. under the mantle Of freedom of
speech, to scatter among them Ere brands
and death. Very respectfully,
JOHN ADAMS, Sr.,
Ii. J. MILLER,
]. JOPLIN.
L. e. WILLIAMS.
at meetingof the citizens eff Rsck-
castle, July 18th. was
Resolved. That Dr.. joplin, r. G. VII
Hams. Jno. Adams. and M. Miller be
appointed 3 committee to inform Air G.
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