Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-15

only one C0uCfutiouf HHU tHot ~ tItt
the truthfulness Of my reflections was
the only objection to them. Similar
scenes are Of every day occurrence In
the Slave States, and u wks the truth.
fulness OF my statements that gave
them al their force.
How would such On article be treat.
cd In Ohio or Indiana ! Suppose that
q Kcntuckian had been In one OF those
States on Christmas day. and had be-
held something In the customs or hab.
lis Of the people that did not accord
with his own views; or. 10 make the
worst case. In the opinion OF y South.
crn man. suppose that he had attend.
cd an Abolitionist meeting. and had
heard sentiments that did not corrcs.
pond with his own. and had expressed
his opinions. or given his reflections.
70 q paper at home. or here, In the
strongest terms that could possibly be
brought together. who would have ev.
or thought of mobbIng him 7 or OF
blaming him for his indiscretion7 or Of
even passing a word with him on the
subjectf When, a few months ago. a
citizen OF Kentucky spent many weeks
| In this town, II MAS ha daily habit 10
enter the hotels and stores. and curse.
In unmeasured terms--pot merely
abusive, but shockInply pr jfane.--the
people not only Of Oxford. bat All the
people Of tho Northern States, class.
Ing them all a. Abvlitionists. and then
bsstowing his bitteresl epi,hets upon
them, vet no one ever dreamed al mo.
lss,Ine him: and when no wrote sar.
oastIc articles 70 papers Al home. no
one Thought of ave-. ,s,.hllshla. ,ls.,
70 create prejudice against him much
Ieu Of mobbInp him. or AZ lh,sate. .
Inc hIs life. n h. ala ,o, so,,hw,,h
leave the STATE, and had anv half
ncora or dozen 40 n, fo,eo,,sn a..
fIghts Of hospItalIty. The p,,vilese ~
! freedom OF speech. and their duiv "a
tho laws of the land. as ~ nav. a.,sd
,hus. the INDIGNATION of The sommucl'
ty. thus dIsgysoed and ou,,assd wonld
have been aroused agaInss ,hsm and
they would have received he nunish.
msnt due 10 tbeIr unvs,,an,sd dasds
of violence. And whence doss ,his
difference arise : IA Il solslv s,ldbo
table 10 the Inausnes sxsytsd mon The
character by the lnstItutIon Of SLAVERY.
l Am NO, disnosed n dvell .,oo ,ks
enromlty Of this ATTEMPT 10 suporess
Freedom of speech. The yIght "a en,oy
which WAS pram,ns.,lv se, forth n ~
declaration OF rlahta which preceded
tho most eyenlfui slrugeIs o., eount,v
or the world has ever known. n 4
not pretended that | Interlered with
their slaves In any respect. but Ina,
/ only commented ON seme of The fea.
lures OF Slavery. II Slavery will no,
bear discussion that fast alone will
prove Il TO be an syll institution. Tha,
| II will not "A most manifest from ,hls
and other such demonstra,Ions' which
one Of almost daily or nightly occur.
renee In the sout6 How Intoleran,
must be that community. which would
sanction, even for a time. such An ont,
race upon un individual whose con.
duct was declared by their highest ON
oial authority. those who had the hes,
opportunity 70 know his eourse. ( the
School Committee. 10 have. "ln al
respeets In scbool and our az school
met their hearty Approval" until m.
appearance Of n certain article in ,
newspaper In a distant State IN which
he had the audacity to mention admit,
ted facts. and moralize ON theml And
this is claimed as a justification 10 ,
mob In making a cowardlike attach r.
night upon one whom thew knew ~ h,
unarmed and noteyen suspectinp harm
Talk OF fanaticism in the North l.
There Is more fanaticism this momen,
in Kentucky. 70 saw NOTHING of m,
States farther South. than there ;s II
/ Massachusetts,. which thev deelare :,
bc "the hot-bed Of fanatic,sm."
This spirit of intolerauce NAV h,
seen in ali their acts both nubI;c .n,
private. 1t is instilled into their mind,
In childhood, when in their plays the,
are not only allowed hut taagbt /.
domiueer over their black nlavmates
Every day through youth. and 70 Of,
ACE this lesson is in var;ops wavs re
neated We cannot ,han vondor !.
their arrogance. however much W,
NAV deplore IL II is the inevitabl,
conseouence of the ;n;ou;tous sin o
Slavery II Ia evervwboya arn.ren,
We see II in the homo circle. re he
hold il in Southern society and wher
ever Southern men are found:i II !;
. most deolorablv manifest in ou- Ma
tional councils in which NV their bul
lo;ng snir;t o;nor;tv ii Sou,bsr,
men carry svsrv neasuye manv Of a
parties from The North tamelv aeon;
escino or often act;velv sss;st;rg
, "for The sake of the Union % as the
sav but IN fact oeneyallv for n,
, saie ~ emo,umsn. - themselves an
: nartv have had some onnortun;t
, pso5sorv;.o 49, Sui IN ,,,sr
r Thev talk 9uch of "nrsserv;ng n