New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-29
THE Ne EXPORT Ky MOB.
MR.. ALFRED BURNETs LETTER.

Mr. Rumet' who was driven out Of Kentucky by q
hircling mob of the shareholders, gotten up IN New
port writes the following statement ~ the ahan W
The Cincinnati Commercial
"Nrs Curtiss a very estmabe lady, who had on
several occasions voun her services for the ben
eft Of the poor about to give an entertsinrnsn a.
in Newpon. | having some months since been en-
attractive feature In drawing together large and
ence In that town. again applied to, by several
citizens TO volunteer for this cceasion Ia compaay
with Cons hillar, Of re Commesr.a, On lssrasy
what would recite. That you may know the ten.
Bile bloody bones phantom that frightened the Isle
frcm her propiety, give you a list.
Mrs. NoIton's beautiful poem OF Bingen on the
Rbine'-a poem alegoricar OF death, entitled The
WHOM humorous poem satirca Of the Times and
Fsshions - and the wel-known recitation OF the
Maniac also, Alice Careys poem Of The Deserted,
and a parody on 1t. Such was the entertainments
Anticipated giving them. When reached the hall 10
company with my wife, Kentucky woman, wesaw
in tie posss sson Of the mob, who coolly told me !
would not be permitted to lecture there. One, when
osked the cause, exclaimed, Get TO your own STATE.
O. d-n you-go TO Ohio-you We no business IN
Kentucky. In reply, / told him had been invited
over by their citizens, and protested sgainst spct
treatment. fellow by the name Of Vale, In very
authori stive tone demanded my presence separate
from MY wife. This did not suit Mrs. B., and shs re-
fused 10 let me go. Mr.. Vale pledged hi- Aosor W he
would not detai1 me but minute or two. released
myself from my wif.s hold, and followed him. The
mob instantly surrounded NE.
This Vale then announeed the fact that he wac et
the head of committee to take me TO the riyer, and
Of all things to be sure did not deliver my lecture
(os he called III In Newport. ] reminded hun OF hs
prornise 'Tromise be ID, was his reply A hook
will be provided for your wife, but you must go with
US asked il they would listen 10 nc, which The
majority agreed to do. then related TO them the
circumstances Of my witt told them II they would al
go Ia the ball and hear NY readings, would ABIDE
tb.ir dscision. asked nspytbDg could be more fair
Several then wanted TO know II was On Aboh-
tonist' Upon my inqunng the definition Of the term
and receiving DO answer, replied, tney meant
man who would come over 10 their state and steal
their pegrOes, then was not an AboltioDist. IL they
meant q man who would betray the hospitality ofken-
utkisnr, by enticing In any manner their slaves 10
escape, then was not an Abolitionlst. But nmpD
believing Slavery great moral evil, and tbat kenr
lucky would have been this day tn far more pros
pefous condition II Slavery bad never polufed bef
soil, then was such one, and that sbood never
even have expressed myself thus far but tor tben M
auiriss. reminded them Of the fact thaf whenever o
fair was held church 10 be bnIlt, celsbfsto 70 be
gotten up, Az Burnt wa never sighted, nor Psssed
by ss unworthy TO be a<ked 10 snb-cnbe. Even The
very baTl in which to lecture, hSd made do
nation toward its building. !.
:" Al tbis time a man came into the crowd VINO
seemed to lave influence, and took me from Vs'e,
sayi z, Now 60 to your own State; from this time
que.ted them to Vt 60 TO the hail. that they might
Esar and then judge; bat there wss no reasoning
with them. The Only reply was, Go 70 yoor Own
State
"Findirg il useless 10 further importune them,
started for home. After proceeding about hundred
yards, sope poor vssabonds sent two On three men
ana forty or fifty lite boys With oystercnns sn1
dium-,tcks, to make a noise st the heels VI myssf
and wife, the latter born and raised in Their etsse.
Oh we wished for few Of the noble spfits thst We
know Kentucky possesses, 10 have made tAs crsysn
leaden bite the earth The poor dryelhn9 wfetehes
would not then have been fesries and BOA, and
do ,uck noble and chiyslrouz set a. DIVE one
woman and a man from their town, after inviting nm
there. When We re .cbsd the river bank, we tnrned
and sppeaIed 10 the boys. asking them Why they did
Respeeifaly ALFD bURsEI-'