The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-03
THE SLAVERY AGITATION IN KENTUCKY
TWELVE FAMILIES DRI VEN FROM THE

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The Cincinnati Gazette notices the arrival in
Cincinnati, on Friday evening last, of twelve fam
lies, embracing in all thirty-nine persons from
Berea, Madison Co., Kentucky, whence they were
forced to move on account of entertaining and
propagating anti-savery views and opinions
The entire party took rooms at the Dennison
House. the heads of families registering their names
as follows: }. A. r. Rogers, John Smith, John G.
| Harrison, Jas l. Davis, John F. Boughton, Swim
f. Tony, c. w. Griffin, and t. d. Reed
Most of the number are natives of the State,
and several were born and reared in the county
which they were required to leave. The greater
part are young men, but there others far past
threescore years and ten; these added to children
In arms and women, comprise the party.
| In connection with the above list, should appear
| the name of the Rev. John G. Fee, who figured at
the recent John Brown meeting in New York. and
who, the Gazette says, is a native of Kentucky and
his father is and has always been large slavehold-
| er. Fee is with the party in Cincinnati. The Ga
zette gives the following history of the trouble:
Madison county lies east of the centre of Ken
lucky, and in 1850 had total population of l5 727
of which 5,393 were slaves and "a free colored The
settlement of Berea, for some time past has been a
centre for anti-slavery men, Rev. John G.. Fee, as
delegate OF the American Missionary Union, having
organized several churches, strict anti-slavery
| principles Seminary, in which ant-slavery
doctrines were taught, also established about
year since, and at the time of the outbreak at Har-
| pers Ferry, was in successful operation.
|
been Djected to attacks. The events of the 18th
of October called into new life the suspicion with
which they had been viewed. On the 10th of De-
| cember meeting was held at Richmond, the capi-
tai of Madison county, at which it was resolved to
hold another meeting on the 18th, to consider the
propriety of removing Rev. Messrs Fee and
Rogers, and Others associated with them.
| Pursuant to adjournment, the second meeting
was held on the 18th, in the Courthouse at Rich
mond. The Committee appointed at the last meet
| ing reported through r. II. Stone an address and
resolutions, in which they say that every plan for
emancipation that had as yet been suggested, in
volved insutlerable objections and at the Bereans
| acted as abolition emissaries, and believed in a
| higher law, and baptism of fire and blood that
one of their number (meaning Mr.. Fee) had lately
proclaimed publicly in New York his sympathy for
John Brown, asserting that Browns were needed
! in Kentucky. The address saws that the obnoxou:
persons had established school free for all colors
"a district school, drawing its regular quota from
| the public treasury, thus using the money of the
public for the pnblic desruction; a church exclud
ing all who upheld slavery; erected machinery
| built town-the position of which, in a strategic
point of view, either for stampedes or insurrection
Is faultess; having a post-otiice with abolition
postmaster; and regular mail loaded with incen
diary documents. The town was reported also tt
be constantly increasing by accessions of Northern
men.
The resolutions, which were adopted, provide fol
the appointment of a committee of "sixty five dis
Greet, sensible men, such the whole community
may conhde in, to remove J. G. Fee, j. A. r. Ro
gers, and $50 many of their associates as in the
best Judgment the peace and safety of society may
require"-this duty to be discharged as "deiber
ately and humanely as may be- but firmly and mos
efectualiy." The committee having been appoint
ed, letters were read from Mr. Fee at Pittsburg
and Mr.. Rogers at Berea, emphatically denying al
sympathy either expressed intended with
Browns course. He had said that John Browns
were needed "not in the manner of action, but il
the spirit of conservation" He claims that h,
and his associates had acted in the spirit of the
Bible, and of the Declaration of Independence.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, That the Committee which has beel
appointed by this meeting do, within ten days from
this time, wait upon John G. Fee, Rogers, and al
others that the said Committee NAV think inimica
and dangerous to our institutions, our interests
and our public safety and tranquility and inform
them that they must quit this county and State
and that they must be without the limits of thi
county within ten days after the time of receiving
said notice, and that said Committee are directe
by this meeting to takes such steps they may deer
right and proper in removing the said Fee Rogers
&c. from the county, if they are found within il
limits after the time specified has run out
Resolred, further, That the said Committee NEE
in this place on Wednesday, the 2lst inst, at l
O'Clock, A. NJ, to consult to the manner OF tn
proceedings in carrying out the above resolution.
The committee of sixty five met ON Wednesday th
2lst to consider the best means to rid the commu
. ty of the association.
The committee met in secret, fearing that in th
i excitement which prevailed among the citizens
many might be induced to go to extremes.
{ On Friday the committee again met this tim
mounted and in uniform, and proceeded to Berea
On arriving there they were drawn up in doubl
! file in front of the residence of Mr.. Rogers VIII
appeared in answer to their call, when he was M
tified that he and all others entertaining like SCI
: timents, must leave the county within ten day
under pain of being forcibly removed. The con