Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-06

Dflamare Wazefft.
a. TIL oMsoN Editor.
Delaware. April Q, 8 8



TROUBLE IN KENTUCKY.
J. @ Hanson, one Of the persons expelled
from Madison county, Ky, last winter. having
recently returned and resumed possession of
of his saw-mill and other property, the slave
holders Vigilance Committee again attempted
bis expulsion, and included in their denuncia-
ton and designed expulsion q number of Re
publieans, who do not sympathise with HansonI
who iSa Radical Aboiifionist The Republf-
cans resisted. and some shots were fred on
both sides, but no lives were lost. CAssIUs
NJ. Clay, had exerted himself to preserve
peace, but Las constantly avowed that any at
tempt by the self-constituted Committee to in
terfere with the rights OF property of Rep1b-
licaps merely because of their being Repub-
licans, would be resisted to the bitter end
Although be was in no way connected with
the Berea fight. which occurred on the 26lh
ult, the mobQcrats suspected him of having
been at the bottom Of it, became greatly in
censed, avowed their determination to make
ndA AF1A ntiSs Glfd L. C4iS u tiEA ufGSilugc
a resolution for his expulsion from the State
failed by a bare majority, and a subsequent
meeting was appointed to further consider his
case. Mr.. Clay bravely stands his ground
and ably defends himseIf-and it is evident
that though the meb may take his life, they
cannot expel him from the land of his birth
for no other cause than entertaining sentiments
which the shareholders do not approve. He
delivered a speech TO a large crowd at the
has since addressed a letter to the Louisville
Journal explaining the origin of the excite
ment, and has also issued an address TO the
people Of Madison county, indicating himself
from the charges made against hin, and ayow-
ing his determination 10 defend the Republi-
cans of that county, and his cwn person, bis
property, and his rights, TO the last extremity.
The following are the closing paragraphs of
his address:
"Men of Madison, I stand by those men
| stand by The Constitution and laws of my
native State-I stand by the Republican par
ty everywhcre-I stand by the liberties which
/ inherited from our fathers, and which my own
blood has from the beginning of the Revolu-
ton of ZIG to this hour, in every battle field,
been present to defend. l stand, in a word,
on my Frankfort speech of Junuary Is, 1860.
which [ desire to place before the world as the
ground of my faith and my action.
l shall IN no aray arhateuer recognize or sub
mH 10 any Revolutionary Committee. At my
country's call | have freely risked my life in
her defense. Two years in exile from my
home and family nine months in a foreign
prison ready at all times to sacrifice money,
/ health, and even life itself, I have brought
back an unsullied name to the place of my
birth, and which you were not the last to vel
come as part of the comnon glory OF the
State. You may be strong enough to over
power me you cannot drive me from the du-
ty which ] to myself, TO my friends
and to my country. If | fall, / trust
| shall not fall in vain and it will be enough
for all my long cherished aspirations, if per
chance my blood shall atone for the wrongs of
my race, AND THESE STATES SHALL AT LAST BE
FREE"
In his letter to the Editor of the Louisville
Journal, dated 29th ult., after stating his eff
forts to preserve peace, having visited Berea
Coz the purpose. and advised Hanson to leave
the State-Mr. Clay says:
"On Sunday night, I stayed at Kingston,
where I suited the whole thing, and my mes
sage of peace to Bsrea, to several shareholders.
One of the Revolutionary Committee being
present, | was then informed by that commit
tee man that they were ':qffe1- me certafnly"-
shat l Eos the one panted :" and it was cur
rently reported that a special detachment had
been seat to take me" wherever found which
the said detachment was very careful not to
do =
He saws of his enemies /:
They desire to renew the fable of the wolf
an6 the lamb, and by the committal Of out
RACES against my friends which / am pledged
to resist, to consummate with a show of pub
lie Justice their own criminal designs against
my life and cause."-
Mr.. Clay concludes thus
II publish these facts that all honest men
may not be deluded ; that we may stand or
fail upon our merits, and not be overwhelmed
with elamor, which is tile strong weapon of
mob violence always. The Governor may
make his demonstrations-the Minnie Rifles
and cannon may come on to extinguish the
just indignation of outraged freemeu in vain.
Standing upon the iGus the Constitution and
our otcn patriotic purposes, we shall not be in
undated by this new accession 0 fpower in the
suppression of our rights. If civil war is be-
gun, it will be begun against our most earnest
implications of the forbearance of friends, and
most solemn protest against the aggressions of
enemies of the common liberties of ail!-if-
blood be she'd it will not be first shed by
US !-if the States shall fly to arms, and citi-
zens North and South become involved in one
common ruin, let those rho shall begin the con-
J7it ahstDer for the end"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TRIUMPH
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