The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-31
From the New York Evening Post
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN KENTUCKY.

kentucky has been giving a new illustration
| OF her respect for freedom of speech and the
privileges Of education. A Mr.. Brady, the prin.
| cipal of public school in Louisville, and ma.
| tive of Ohio, had the honor of being tarred and
| feathered by the School Committee, for writing
to the Oxford Citizen, an Ohio paper, a descrip-
ton of negro sale in Louisville. His punish
ment is thus described by himself:
"On Friday night last, about o'clock, while
he was at his rooms in the house of q friend,
| there was g. knock at the door, and colored
| hoy appeared, and said that the Chairman OF
| the School Committee wished to see Mr. Brady.
Mr.. Brady thought the summons strange, and
unsuspectingly went to the door, when he was
| seized and dragged through the front yard to
| the street, there being not more than seven or
eight persons engaged in the work of violence.
He was amazed, and could not think but that
he was the victim of some queer practical Joke,
yet he did not know who would presume to take
such Liberties with him. When he was in the
street, he was thrown down, and then began to
call for help, when one of the ruffians told him
if he did not shut his mouth his throat would
be cut. He still continued to shout for assist
ance, however, and was then severely choked
mo one answered his cries for help. and
some of the hair was torn from his scalp, and
then small quantity of black paint was poured
over his head. This ran down and stained his
face, and to some extent soiled his clothes
which were also considerably torn in the scuffie.
But he was not stripped, nor was his head shaw
ed; neither was he tarred and not feather
was used AS the party were leaving him, he
asked what he had done that he should be treat
in that manner, and he was told You wrote
that Oxford letter Such was the revelation
to him of his great crime. On returning to the
house, he discovered that his pocket-book was
gone, and he was personally in deplorable
condition. He was almost speeches. from the
terrible choking that he had suffered, and his
jaw was dislocated, and panied him excessive
ly. His face was also scratched in places, and
the villanous compound was dreadfnllY disagree
able. He sent for q physician and the stain
is removed from his face and head, while only
hoarseness indicates the severity of the rufian.
ly treatment of his throat"
The following is the offensive part of the let.
ter which Mr.. Brady wrote, and which was con.
sidered sufficient cause for this hideous outrage.
The writer had described the Christmas festiyi
ties, and thus proceeds
Curiosity at beholding q crowd so much
denser than at the church, attracted nv atten.
ton, and led me to halt moment. when 10
there came to my ears the hoarse notes of an
auctioneer, selling a fellow creature, a human
being, to the highest bidder.
Never were nay feelings so much shocked.
Though had before witnessed the horrid spec
tacle of the sale Of a human being, yet upon
this day, commemorative of such an event as
can never be known again upon earth--the birth
OF the immaculate and only son Of God-and
after such discourse as that to which we had |
Just listened to witness a deed so revolving at |
any time to the feelings of any one in the least