Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-26
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FIRE.-Last night aboutGten o'clock,
small vacant house on Stewart-street was
consumed by fire, causing loss Of about
$780, There is no doubt but il was the work
of an incendiary.
POLICE OECOURT.-James Fereus0prand James
Temeron, arrested a few days since by Mar
shal Mclaughlin on a charge of attempting to
pass counterfeit money, were yesterday ex-
amined before Mayor Foley, and the former
discharged, and the latter committed to Jail
in default of $500 bail for his appearance at
the next term of the Circuit Opurtss Ilg1q
REpuBLicAN STATE CosvrSfioY. THE City
Hall was densely crowded last night by our
citizens, anxious to observe the proceedings
of the Republican State Convention, and to
listen TO speech from Colonel G. NJ. Clay,
who has always drawn large audiences here
During the delivery of the speech the greatest
decorum and attention was manifested by
the entire audience, and the speaker was
frequently applauded.
The Convention was called to order by the
appointment of DR.. Thurlkill, of Kenton, as
President Messrs. W. D. Gallagher, of Old
ham, and w. II. Luke, of Pendleton as Vice
Presidents aud J.J. Hawess Of Jeferson, as
Secretary.
On motion of ]. R, Whittemore, of Camp
bell, the following committee Of seven was
appointed to report business for tomorrow
at ten O'clock DR.. ]. r. Whittembre, of
Campbell; Hamilton Cummins, of Kenton;
q. O. West, of Rockcastle; H. D. Halves, of
jefferson; DR.. W. W. Jones, of Madison, and
Louis M. Dembitz, of Jefferson.
Hon. David Fisher, of Cincinnati, being
called upon first, addressed the audience for
a short time, when, in response to numerous
calls from all parts of the house, Mr.. Clay
made his appearance, and was loudly cheercd
He commenced by Offering the following res
olution upon which he proposed to comment
Resolred, By the Republican party of the Com
monwealth Of Kentucky in State Convention assem-
bled, that conscious of their patriotism and loyalty
to the Constitution, and the laws, they, claim the
same privileges and immunities citizens of the
speech, Of the press and the ballot and In their de-
tense against oppression, from whatever source, they
to the uttermost. Tfi'p. n. ~ lf7-T T.TTT d
He commenced by referring to the Vigi-
lance Committee of 80, now organized in
Madison County, which he regarded as revo-
| lutionary and were it existing in Great
Britain, or any other country in Europe, IL
would be denounced by every American as
an outrage that ought not to be tolerated.
He stated that he had been denounced and
misrepresented by the ultras ON both Sides
by shareholders and by radical Abolitionists:
and to prove his assertion he read numerous
extracts from newspapers representing both
parties, among which were the Richmond
| (Ky.) papers on the one hand, and the iIForkd
and the Chicago Press and Tribune on the
other. All he asked was that his position
should not be misrepresented. Let them de-
nounce, so they did not falsify. He courted
criticism North or South. He had stood fol
| principle, and by that he would ever stand.
| lCheers.l But parties had misrepresented
him. He would not, however, give vent to
his personal feelings he would not impeach
their motives. A portion of his letter in
reference to the expulsion of Fee and his as
sociates had been suppressed by the editor oi
the paper who first got it in possession, which
| gave an entirely different aspect TO its con.
tents from that which was intended. no'gr,g.
When it was published by Democratic
papers that he had favored the; expulsion q
| Fee he Immediately, on learning the fact
wrote letters to the Richmond Messenger, and
the Commercial and Gazette, of Cincinnati
denying the charge. This letter had been
seized upon by certain radical Abolitionists
and all the material parts suppressed and
| others interpolated. But his appeal had gone
forth to the world, in which he had declared
himself the sworn enemy Of all mobs, and by
that he would be Judged He had differed
with the radical Abolitionists on the subject
| of the legality of slavery. He only held that
slavery was so despotic that it could not be
regulated by law; that it would cast off al
restraint, and crush everything beneath it;
power The Madison County mobs proved
this. The revolutionary committee ther'
had defied the law-trampled upon the law
His strongest reason for opposing slavery
was that it nourished and encouraged VIC
lence, and now he was charged with abettine
| q mob.
Il The committee had considered the subjec
of expelling him (Clay) from the State, ant
he escaped prescription by large majority
This he had from members and others. II,
had been the associate Of Fee, untiffhe latte
had abandoned the Republican party, bu
when he did that he abandoned him. He haC
given Fee notice of this in advance. If tn,
Bereahs violated Jaw, lot jpdgment bS pfo
nounced against them, Sit shopld be agains
Democratic pnionists and BApuul cans
they did not submit to hSdedfset But psI
no6rbitrary measures. He (Clay1 had advised
Hanson and his associates to leave, not be
cause they had not right to stay, but be
cause resistance, in view of the numerica
strength against them would befrmtless.
1.-THE remainder Of the speech was princi
pally confined to proof of the assertions h
had a MADE n4 IL IL n nLE4lyNqNny
NEWPORT NEWS.
J ARMY IETELLlGENcE.-Col T. NJ. Winston
o of this CITY, recently appointed pay-mastert \
the army, has been ordered to Oregon.