Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-30
Cassius IL. Clay-Republicanism in
Kentucky.


The prc-Slavery presses throughout
the land have been ringing the charge
of scctionalism, against the Republican
party. and treating with derision the idea
of there being a Republican ralty. or
EVEN a single member of it, south. of
Mason & Dixon's line. To show the
utter falsity- o fsucli operations, and also
that there are men in southern States,
whose mouths are not padlocked, we
copy from the Newport (Ky:) News, the
report of a Republican Mass Meeting
held a few days since at the county seat
ofMadison county Kentucky. The Iews
says:
The call for the meeting stated that
its object would be to nominate Dele
gates to the National Republican Con.
vention, called at Philadelphia, on the
18th of June, and to form a County Re-
publican Association. The meeting was
held at the Court House, and was quite
large. The Republicans organized by
calling William Stepp, Esq, to the
chair. G. NJ. Clay then read a docu-
merit styled the Constitution of the
Mad son County (Kentucky Republican
Association" which was, on motion,
adopted. lis second and Important ar
ticle is as follows:
ART. 2, SEC. ]. This Society afiliates
itself with the National Republican As
sociation, at Washington, upon the same
voluntary principle. by which its mem
bership is constituted, and it will adopt
the platform of the Pittsburgh Conven-
ton of Republicans of the 22d Feb
ruary, 1855, until changed by popular
party usages.
Sec. 2. This Society disclaims any
right to interfere except by moral in.
f%uence, with Slavery in the local sover-
eighties of South Carolina, or Mississippi,
or Missouri. OF any other State, North
or South but avows the right and in
tention of using all political and moral
means for the overthrow of Slavery in
kentucky and the Union--which the
Constitution of Kentucky and the United
States-to which we owe allegiance-al-
low us.
SEC. s.. They hold that without law
there is no liberty, and therefore they
will resist all violence and indiscretion.
either for the overthrow or defence Of
Slavery.
The following officers of the Associa-
ton were then elected
President William Stepp. Vice.
Presidenls-Jonathan Heathman. John
B. Rogie. John Burnham. T. J. RenfrO.
Recording Secretsry-Wm. H. Bron-
ston, Corresponding Secretary = the
Rev. John G.. Fee, Beres. P. o., Hadi-
son County Ky. Treasurer-John H..
Rawling.
Resolutions were passed, among which
was the following.
RESOLVED, That since the oligarchy has
overthrow the Missouri Compromise by
the. most fragrant breach of faith and TO-
tal disregard of the wishes and interests
of the laboring freemen of these States,
that, therefore, we are in favor of the to-
ial prohibition of Slavery in any Terri
tories of the United States now existing
or hereafter to be acquired.
Two weeks ago the TrumbulI Dcmo-
erat. humbly following in the footsteps
of its pro slavery leaders, made a false
and ~dastardly attack upon the character
Of Cassius n. Clay. at this meeting a
Rev. Mr.. Johns did the same thing. and
Mr.. Clay answered him.. The News says
il occurred in this wise:
Cassius NJ. Clay, after the business
had thus far progressed, made a long
speech which was listened to with the
closest attention. The Rev. J. G. Fee