Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-01-04

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Protest Fhom. cf arasfH n hssl.
The dsepotsm Of slavery has aHaln dsseeta.
ted the soil Of Kensucky. December 9Oth,
1882 compsny Of thirty six persons arrived
in Cincinnati from Kentucky, industrious,
sober, peaceful citizens Of that State, but driven
from il for the crime Of believing Slavery 10 be |
sin They resided at Berea, Madison county,
and were neighbors, friends, and co-wOrkers Of
the Rev. Join @. Fee, a well-known anti
slavery man Of Kentu.ky. "Among the exiIes,n y
the Commercial says, "are Rev. .. b. Rogers,
principal Of flourshing school at Bersa, and
his family, ], D.. Reed and family; John s
Hanson aud family. Mr. Hanson is native
Of kentucky, and hard working, thrifty man
| lie had recently erected steam saw mill, and
owns Eve hundred acres Of land in Madison
co, Ky. The Rev. ]. +. Boughlon; 7.
Hayes and s. Life, carpenters, A. @. W.
Parker, native Of South Carolina, W. +.
Toney, a native Of Tennessee, John Smith,
native of Ohio, farmer who has lived
in Kentucky some years Mr.. Smith is do
scribed by Mr.. Fec as a grey haired father.
man Of prayer. indeed of eminent piety and
usefulness More than half of the exilcs are
native Kentuckians The only offence charged
against any of them is that Of entertaining
Abolition sentiments" -
The Rev John g Fee, who is with the exiles,
is a native Of Kentucky, and his father is q
large slave holder. The Rev. Mr.. Fee has
founded several anti slavery institutions in
Madison county, and he was notified sOmO two
weeks ago that he must leave the State. The
Gazette's account says:
THEIR APPEARANCE.
Calling on the party at their rooms at the
DennisCn House, we found them quietly seated
together. Among their number were seven or
eight young men, from eighteen TO thirty years
of age, about an equal number Of ladies', sew.
eral children, two or three of whom were babes
in arms, and Mr.. John Smith. native Of Ket-
lucky, a patriarch Of nearly four score, and bis
equally aged wife. They seemed neither Joy
ous nor disconsoate. Believing they had acted
in accordance with the laws Of religion and
humanity, they were ready TO suffer all things,
and awaited the future without fear though
ignorant of what it might bring forth They
2 are from the humble walks OF life, and the
0 most of their property has been left behind
them as in their hurried departure, they had
. hardly opportunity to collect their wearing sp.
parel,
THE BEREANs-wHY THEY WERE EXPELLED.
: Madison county, from which these exies have
Just arrived, lies east ofthe centre of Kentucky,
and in 1850 had e total population Of 1927, OF
which 5,393 were slaves and 81 free colored.
The settlement Of Beres, for some time past. has
J been centre for anti>slavery men, Rev John
G. Fee, as delegate of the American Missionary
! Union, having organized several chuEchrs. on
Y strict anti-savery prnciples A Seminary, in
which anti slavery doctrines were taught, was
4 also established about year since, and at the
time of the outbreak at Harper's Ferry, was 10
i successful operation. 1t is here proper to re-
q mark that both Mr.. Fee, and his associates,
I have constantly disavowed all desire to inter-
! fere with slavery or to bring about iss destruc
ton by auy except moral means Regarding
it ss contrary to the teachings Of the New
3 Testament, they believed Snptural truth the
best refutation Of its CLAIMS
: On various occ casions the PEOPLE of Berea have
5 been subjected to attacks Mob law, yitupera
. ton and legal processes, have in turn been tried
: in vain. They have zealously maintained their
2 right to attempt to modify the institutions OF
their native State by peaceable means, and
Q persecution seemed measurably to have subsi.
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calleu i1t1 nem ine l1e 'n,, WIN wnlcn
sney hsu o.en 'e~eu ~ ~ 'ne Dun u DseeI s
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solved to bold another meeting on the 18th, to
consider the propriety of removing Rsvs
Messrs. Fee and Rodgers and others associated
, with them-first because their association was
Of an incendary character; second, because
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> hscuSu ~ Aen.ucey. ing auuIess goes On 20
t say tnat tne obnoxious persons ned established
) senoe' Iee .or III eoioi uls'I'cs schoo'
aIa"lhg Us iegulsa quOs1 rom lhe Poohe treas
ssluE sue 'nyuey ~ .nI prpllo ,Yl t,le
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a upnela slavery; erected machinery; puiit town
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