Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-12-08

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Avisit TO the Scene Of the Demoii-l
ton Of the Free south-AccideRt.
al Meeting with c. VI Clay. Geo.
M. Biakey. and other SlasehoIa-
ing Abolitionists MIR. Baiiey-Ef
Family-His Defsnse-Scene of
the Wreck, etc.
Spending few days in the Queen
City. occasion was taken Of fine al
ternoon TO visit the scene OK the recent
rnobocvatic attack on the liberty Of the
press. in Newport. Ky Immediately
upon stepping on the ierfy-bost from
the Ohio shore. my eye fell on MOI.
est plscard announcing that {. u.
CLAW and Geo. VI. Blakey wonid adj
dress the citizens Of Newport. from
the steps OF the Free South, on that
day at three o'clock. Consulting my
watch. l saw was just in time With
little difficulty | found the house,
but no Clay was Eliminating from its
stems. and no concourse OF citizens
thronged the streets. Two or three
young girls looked out from the front
door. and Struggling urehin or two
held undisputed possession Of the side
walk.
WAS that the residence of Nj
Bailey ?" "Oh, yes responded a
fair. blue-eyed girl. whom found to
be his daughter. Won't You step
in ?" Where was Sir. Bailey ? g"
I'm the back room. with Mr.. Clay and
others. holding Republican meeting"
Feeling little curious to look in up
on the meeting. | was shown to the
room. The meeting hal concluded IT.
business and Mr. Clay sat at table, his
iron-gray hair falling somewhat shas-
giIy around those features from which
his iron uW speaks out so plainly
writing out the proceedings. IL
seems he and Mr.. Blakey had made
short speeches to a rather small
audience. Among the terse aud tell
ing resolutions, which you have doubt
less read in the papers OF the day, was
one re-affirming the Philadelphia
Platform" Messrs Clay and Blakey
were appointed delegate, to the next
National Republican Convention
They will make rather imposing del
egation for Kentucky. Mr.. Blakey /.
q stout. slightly corpulent gentleman
of some fifty years. AMI was making
some remarks a. | entered. in con
versational way, about mans having
as good right to be right in kentuck,
as any where else. Mr. Mea'ler. o
Cincinnati. the only person | re
cognizei in the meeting from the Ohi'
side OF the river. told me that Mr.. Il
is tho "owner of some 80 negroes.
who are treated in such way that i
would be exceedingly difficult for any
of the Brouas to excite them to insur
rcction. In his trade as a grocer. h,
was accustomed TO sell Mr. Blake,
large supplies Of prime groceries 10
his "hands." Upon rallying him 70
buying Java" for his slaves. he re
piled. III he were to get store coffee
for them. as they style the common
kinds. they would only turn up thei
noses at it," lie persists in furnish
ing them such fare as he uses him
self.
Mr.. Jones. of Madison. (Mr Clay
county. asked about the cause in In
diana. 1--WE had considerable of TN,
democratic {! element IN our midst
but the progress of free principles wa
onward. had seen when anti-slaver,
meetings in Indiana looked much li.S
the present" IL was difficult an,
dangerous" he said, down with then
till they conquered peace 1t wa
with some peril and loss of blood, bu
they hal settled the question. hc be
ievcl, once for all" The meetin.
quietly adjourned without Interrupt
ton.
Mr. Bailey. as to his physique. /
not such a man as ! expected to see
His is tall. thin. spare, nervous or
ganizaiion. endowed with quick. ae
tive, restless temperament. lie is en-
phaiically HAIRY man." not onl
permitting his beard to grow will Owe
ms face. bat even plating the haif c
his heal AMI drawing it into kne
behind. The fire OF his restless era
eve suggested to my mind the ilsa ,
ianatlelsm; but doubtless the scene
through which he has lately passe
has served TO intensity his natural
fiery AMI combative disposition.
Ii | hal anything to say to the "op
posite party" it would be To- a lmoni,
them that in these DAYS OF "Sharps
"Col's" AMI "Derringers. Mr. Bale
depends no longer for delen~e on a
EARN of flesh" From things ds
tected arounl the room. | should e,