Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-05
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meet in Richmond on next Monday, 10 take
into consideration who are again to be proserlb'
cd; aud having underslood that l only escaped
their announcement last Tuesday by small
majority, and that am again to be considered
on Monday, / avail myself Of this means Of max
ing my protest and defense. ! would greatly
prefer always 70 meet my aecusers face TO face,
= Srd there make my defensei but as friends
have insisted on my avoiding any pretense fol
= oor,,;os = yield 70 their Wishes, and make thii
In the Ar u ACE, ], as free citizen Of q
oonstiputional Comm 'an wealth, most solemnly
nrotest against anv poy-sr on earth, but the
| iegal and regularly construed authorities ol
nv country, 10 decide in any manner upon my
"life, liberty or property" ! regarU, AL IN
partial men will regard, him as the worss en-
emv Of true liberty, who acquieseeS IN any
usurpation on the part o. any man, or set OF
men, Of the sovereign power Of the State. II
eysry man in Madison was to consent TO the
usupation, il would be none the less an over
throw of the Constitution; which can be an
puIled set aside, changed or disobeyed with i'm
punity. only by the legal representatives of
neopie in con, ention assembled. But accord
/ /, q to the known facts, but about fourth part
Of the county signed the papers protecting
against the doctrines and action OF the Radical
I Abolitonists'-Rey. John g, Fec and others.
And it Is very well known that a very large
number Of those signing that paper were aud
are utterly opposed TO any OtheTt than legal pro-
ceeJings against those unhappy men, women
and children. So that the Committee have not
even the show Of authority. three fOurths of the
county having abs s-lutelY refused, amid threats
of intimidation on the part Of the movers, to
sanctiou their illegal action. But waving all
these ecnsiderations, / do not fear to plesd to
YOU, on She merits Of my cause.
If Il was q crime TO resist the will and action
of this Revolutionary movement, ! have not
| done even that, except by the high moral pow
or Of an earnest protest; refusing TO join by oTce
of arms in a common defense with the eNiles.
Nv REASONS for this are these: ! regarded the
/ T,dical doctrine. that there is no law for
slavery" as revolutionary To deny the pO>
tenev Of the Constitution and the laws, is TO
/ set up An independent government in oppOSi-
ton TO the existing government aRd laws, the
two distinct policies and Jurisdictions OF which
must inevitably at lAst, come into Physlcal con-
alct. And whilst am opposed to Slavery, on
eli possible grounds, my love and respect ior
NV Constitution and my country override oil
other political considerations. Ny theory 49,
that Slavery is q creature of law, and the cub
iect Of support, modification. increase or de
s.ruetion, Is any other policy; and to be reach
ed in the same way only; by moral suaslon, by
speech, by the press, by the laws and oy the
l(onstitution. That so long as it constitutes
property, by laws, that the laws must be res.
D ected and enforced in good faith. That the
| msiority have the right 10 rulei because we
! know no other or better way OF promoting
the ends Of government, the safety and haPpi>
ness of the whole of the governed. That If
the slavehC lders thus rule we will acquiesee-
and we thus rule they must also acquiesce.
And therefore the Republicans in Kentucky
1 +, -vs been opposed 20, and have steadily de-
>sed, any illegal interference with slaves,
uL lOuL 6otne or sbrOad-they have given no
lrOin = 70 the escape of Slaves, to
ouuIeeuslc. l,i or to sergile insurrectiOn.-
uss ,I a. Of Jelly, 1866, at the Slate
eL'S, 81. S,o;I ~ an' >; =, = county, when the Rev
.,IH TrLn Fl "a ~ ''0m the stump the radi-
Sol1 Si u 1se a.o"eu = denounced It from the
=, Siumn mio Ts OS UOS coT,s,oo ding Secretary Of
the Central Republican Club; a IA.
ing in Richmond, he was displset N' si-- -
publican elected IN his stead. W 0en ne W. :
mobbed in several places-when his 1o-labyfer
the Rev Jas. s. Davis, asked my aid in deiend
ing Mr.. Fee, / addressed a letter, dated Oeto-
Der g. 1857, declining to identity myself in any
way with Mr.. Fees doctrine or action. These
letters were fret published in the Washington
Republic, in tho face OF the world; and were
republished in the Louisville Journal and other
Kentucky papers. Again, when the movement
was made against the Bereans, took the same
neutral ground in letters addressed TO the Rich
mond Messenger and to the Cincinnati papers,
one copy Of which was published in the Gin
cinnati Commercial, dated White Hall, Ky,
December 2sth, 1859, but which, know not
by what means, failed TO reach Judge Field
until the Monday following, and the eXiles
being gone, went into the Messenger Office
ard took il away, as the occasion for its plbli-
cation had passed.
Again, heard that J. G. Hanson one Of the
exiles, had returned. went, on Friday last TO
the house of Alexander McWilliams, where we
talked the matte, over; and we coincided in
opinion, az we always had done-that our
lends should separate their fortunes altogether
/ from Hanson and his party.
On Saturday, with John II. Rawlings,
went 10 BeFea, and there used all my influence
| 10 persuade my Republican friends not 10 iden>
| sify themselves al all in any manner with
| Hanson, but 10 ask him tO sell his mill, and
remove from the State, as his presence would
)be a continual source OF discomfort, and might
possibIy involve the Republicans in conflict,
when innocent men might be killed. stayed
All Diqht with VIM. Stapp, where the same
visws were uttered and cOncuTTed in. IL re-
turned again through BeIsa, enforced with q
lparting word the same advice, and was leaving
Iior home when Mr.. Hanson hallooed. stop
ped, and Mr. Rawlings introduced hum TO me
He asked me what was the public feeling to
Wards him 1 replied thai l would speak
frankly with him; that was, as he well know,
opposed 10 his political principles, aud could
not stand by him in any way; but that my per.
sonsI feelings were kin towards him. l had
not talked with the Committee, but / had
spoken p some in their confidence and the
feeling Of bitterness against him was greater
than ever on account Of his return, was told;
and that hoped be would leave the Stale for
his own safety, as well as 70 avoid the pOssi>
bls fight between my friends and the Commit
tee because Of his presence. He remarked
that be found no fault with me; that every one
must stand on his own convictions, and that
.'eveEy dog has his day.
Taking leave OF him l went to Kingston,
where stayed all night with Whit Moody
Whilst there, Messrs. Broaddus and Newlanc
I came in TO see me, when l expressed the sSn'
views. l sent for G. W. MauPin, an old hunt
ing compsnion, 70 spend The night with as, an'
to have a friendly talk about the whole matter
as knew he was one Of the Committee, an'
had acted the part OF PeaeemakeT when Aon,
Was attacked in the first raid at Berea' as
Z was told. then explained 70 g. W. Maupln
n in the presence Of 81 Nswland and Whit
, Moouy, my whole position, Es he had not Fea
my Frankfort speech. told him that he wa
one Of q aTsVolutionaEy committee; that shOul
= not interfere with their action, il they confne
themselves to the expulsion Of the Radicals