Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-04-05
LETTER FROM cM-CLAE-
EnTr H. Kr.. Mareh 2p 1854

/ Tt FIR Editors Of The LOIsisDitte ''oafF7ee+:
The secret purpose Of ths leaders of the
I Et.Rck upun the Radicals at BfreH WINS
I n suppress RepubIicnuism in KeutuckyY
land Eimed more especially Fl me- know
ing fhnt ] relied upon +he justirs OF nF
icause. and 1he 1rreprDarhRble End pEtriptic
purposes Of M whole action II Ing Gorl-
I Inonweafth, ! IN good faith cut uEse1
sTSsv from the revolutionary DOCTRINES o.
1he s.RHdirEI AboliLlouists," Ind me IT.
fortunate purposes Of those who II Lneii
PERSONS made EE Ermsd insurTscuor
against the rou-slsvehoidiuG whites Of ltit
eOmraurweEfth. The propositions that tbs
! leEisiHturE should Rs II could conFtItu-
;ienRllY do. enact Il law 10 meet Int dir
emily. and 1huE Hvoid Eli violence, was met
I fr Radical y ho1itiouists Of the North. and
cir enemies here with equal denuDcin-
ton The reason alleged WIS, that II was
useless 10 drive Of those ncu-resIEtants
whist ] waB left 30 ngitEte the slavery
+ question: And II is well known that ny
personal and political eumeieE desired 30
( include me- il the prescription! Nothing
but F-ienisiEip of some Of tDe Committee
+ when the proposition Was mGdsl and t1s
conservatism Of the county prevented
Finding they could nOf get ssie opportu-
nity 20 attack the Republicans through the
Radicals, whom they supposed would be
defended ny us, they kept up their tureuts
until nv Frankfort speech rallied sruund
me all the lovers of constitutional liberty,
and thsyarted Cor time their criminal de-
signs. Everything that have said ofeu-
| siTe TO the slpreholding interest has been
/ gtudiUusly pRraded N the press and else
where, and the cTlnmDy added, BON DE
the shareholders and the Radical Aboh-
7 tiunists" oFthe North, 10 consumGte my ru-
! in and the downfall Of the cause OF liberty
here.
J. G. Hanson, one Of the expelled Bere-
ans returned to Kentucky, his native State,
on the Sd dav II the month, as published
{ in y letter 10 the Centreyiile Ind Repub
EicGR. The mob agEtu threatening niin
but family, he retired, which was well
known here in ell circles, TO the mountains
for while, and then WAS generally at Be-
rea. having preached and attended Sunday
School more than once. But SO soon rs II
was known TINT in BercG on Shiur-
duy great excitement got up aud
stories circulated that ! YVES there mar
shaling my forces against the revolution
airy tribunal. By Sunday night. the MOI
had taken the field. and on Monday brought
on the collision nj Beren. bF illegal search
Of the houses of citizens there without
wurruut, Kidding insult 70 injury, osteusi-
, bly, TO find Hanson, but ia reality 10 rp1se
| row. which they succeeded in doing,
several being hot on both sides And the
Revolutionary Cutnmittee driven back,
rallied agaiu on Tuesday and finding no
one broke down that terrible thiug-the
! saw uiu-aud declared vengeance agSInst
/ me and the Repu Dlicuus who were engaged
! in the fight. What was my true posiilon2
Standing on the doctrine Of the Frankfort
! speech, advised Mr.. Hanson to leave the
State, and thus save himself and my
! all
WAS g,remeditaEeG by the Revolutionary
! Committee. On Sunday night stayed ct
! Kingston, where ! stated the whole thing,
and my message Of peace to Berea, To
/ several shareholders. One OF the Rev.
+, dictionary Committee being present,
was then informed By that committee-
man that they were -'gttET me- certainty -
| that Istcds the one IgaRtsd;' and il was cur
rently reported that u special detachment
had been sent 10 Hfahs nse" wherever
! found! which the said detachment was
very careful not TO do! Al the same time
the old letter of protest which Hanson
wrote on the l0M inst. TO Judge Field was
! now talked of as being dictated by me at
Berea on Saturday TO stir up the commit
nifty u madness. and execute vengeance
upon me without time for truth or Tehec-
tiun. On Tuesday ] was no doubt saved
from this ruse, only by timely taking the
stump and showing the true people Of
Madison what had really done; and that
some ofthe mob knew the whole thing on
/ Monday, ana had slfypTeSse6u rc5th ptsrr 10
connect E'tth stirring up ssor an thS SfGt''
That committee well know, whilst sheli
not defeud the Radicals in their mad pur-
poses. that ! will not be driven into
acquiescence in their rsurped power, nor
from the defence OF all Republicsng who
are attacked IN their persons or property
because only If their ReDuEEcaHisE.. They
desire TO renew the fable of the wolf and
the lamb, and by the committal Of out
RACES against my friends which ] am
pledged to resist, to Consummate with
show Of public justic their own criminal
designs against my life and cause. pub
lish these facts that all honest men may
not be deluded: that we may stand or fall
upon our merits; and not be overwhelmed
! with clamor, which is the strong weapon
Of mob violence always. The Governor
may make his demonstrations-the Min
ME Rifles and ''cauuou" may come on to
extinguish the just indignation Of outra-
ged freeInen, in vain. Standing upon the
-GGIcs, the Constitution and our Darn patriotic
lDVozoses we shall not be intirDidated by
! tins new accession Of power in the sup
preston Of our rights. If civil war is be-
gun, it will be begun against our most ear
nest implorations Of the forbeRrance Of
friends, and most solemn protest against
the aggressiaus of enemies of the common
liberties of all!-if blood be shed il will
not DC first shed by us!-if the States shall
Fly 70 arms, and citizens North and South
become involved in one common ruin, let
those 1rLo shall begin tie conflict anstrer for
tie e1ld. G. N. CLAY.
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