New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05
CITIZENS OF KENTUCKY EXPELLED
FOR ENTERTAINING PREE-STATE
SENTIMENTS.
THIRTY-sIx ExILEs IN CINCINNATI.
GOV. NAGOFFN REFUSES TO PROTECT THEN.


F,om TIE Csaeisnati ComnsreiaL Dee. 81
Thirty-six persons arrived in this city from Ken
tucky yesterday, having been warned to leave the
State for the crime Of holding Slavery TO be sin.
They are from Berea and vicinity, Madison County,
Kentucky where they were living industrious, sober
and peaceful lives Most Of these persons are stopping
at the Dennison House, though portion have been
received at private houses.
They are inofensive persons, men Of peace, and
would not have been driven from any community in
the world except one oppressed and benghted by the
slave system. They were neighoors, friends and CO.
workers of the Rev. John G. Fee, whose reputation
as an earnest and quiet opponent of Slavery is well
known to the country. Among the exies are the Rev.
j. X. Rogers, principal Of hourishing school at
Berea and his family j. D. Reed and family; John B.
Hanson and family. Hr. Hanson is a native Of Ken.
lucky and hard working, thrifty man. He had
recently erected steam saw-niD, and owns five hun
bred acres of land in Madison County, Ky. The Rev.
j. f. Boughton; f. T. Hayes and B. Life, carpenters;
A. G. w. Parker, a native Of South Carolina; -
Topey native of Tennessee; John Smith, native Of
OHIO farmer who has lived In Kentucky some years.
Mr.. Smith is described by Mr.. Fee as ey-hared
father, man Of preyer, indeed OF eminent pety and
usefulness. And there are others whose names we
have not procured. More than half Of the exiles
natives Of Southern States and several are native an
tuckians. The only ofense charged against any Of
them is that of entertaining Abolition sentiments. The
movement for expellng these persons originated In the
excitement occasoned by the Harpers Ferry foray of
John Brown. The uneasiDess growing out OF that
event extended, it seems, into Madison County, and
produced great agitation there The fact that there
was a settlement of Freesolers In their midst, gave
the citizens of the county great trouble Of mind Taey
held several meetings the subject at the court
house in Richmond the county seat. Inc report OF
one of those meetings is before ne in The Mountain
Messenger, paper published In hlchmcnd lhs re-
port is hesd-lined ss follows;
Pro-Slavery Heeting-A Large Crowd.-Fee,
Rogers, and others 10 Leave.-hadison Moving.
The paper ssys "tbe Court. House filled; the old
est, most respectable and law abiding citizens
" ia attendance" A long address was adopted by
this meeting, in which there was much sad about the
right Of all Communities to self preservation, and the
dangers 10 blave-holdDg communities Of AboRtonism.
1t as resolved that committee Of sixty-nve dis
Greet sensible men" be appointed to remove from
"smopg us, j. G. Fee, j. A. II. Rogers, and many
their associates in their best Judgment the peace
and safety of society may require" The Committee
were instructed TO perform this dnty deliberately aud
"humanely as may be, but mort efectually.' The
Committee was appointed accordingly. "A circular
from John G. Fee, dated at Pttsburg and explaining
his position was read. The following letter from
Mr.. Rogers was also reads
Brs.ss EDlross: VIII y.u have the courtesy to allow
brief columns oT referring to an article In your last
AZ citizen Of Berea the writer would most respectfully and
NOR or otherwise formed unfsvOrble opinion o. this
ter We DO not profess aues but hope that the cOp
D % sS. 9 ID soay FOR
have made our acquaintance may be more and
5. universally Known that most Of In common with
Washington and host Of Other whom all delight to honor
duty and privilege those HOLDING zee them the
earliest consistent moment In Euch promote the
general good and that complexion is the for the
regard privileges thu should be EXTENDED to nan We be-
remove Slavery nsureeon finds no favor here Brother
Fee hes and bis true words be known doubt not does
give the eaf TO the Of force In hasten
ing the end of Slavery. ,
Hoping that SH, SOnhs.nos may Be fsy and n.slysoy
Prince and Savior remain yours most respectfully
After these documents were read the following reso.
lutioDs were adopted by the meeting:
ReOrea That the committee which has been appointed BY
G. Fee j. K r. Rogers and all others that the said committee
1 1s md to sas oS ssn Is
they mus. quit this county and stste and that they must be
eevn d notice and that said com@e: ere drecsd By
TIL. meeting 70 take such p they 'y Sss n, RIGHT and
kthey found within It, s after the time specified has
That the aid committee In this place Wednesday,
the els, inr ten oci &c consult .: TO the manner Of
their proceedings in carrying ont these resolutions
Rogers and others Fee being at the time out of the
StateI were waited upon accordingly Mr.. Rogers de-
scrbes the warning that he received quite graphically
He was in bis cottage, when summons for him to ap-
pear was heard On going 10 the door, he discovered
an imposing cavalcade, 65 well-mounted men being
drawn up in warlike array. He informed that be
had ten days in which TO leave the State. This was
on the 23d December. He told them that he had not
consciously violated any law Of the Commonwealth,
and that If be had unceDsciousy done 80, he would be
oet happy TO be tried according to law He was in
Termed that they did not know that he had violated
any law butthat his principles were incompatible with
the public peace, and that he must 60. The charge
against him was Abolitonism-the penalty, expulsion
from the State.
No harsh or personally disrespecful language was
used He was even told, with much courtesy OF word
and manner, that he was esteemed rs gentleman,
but his presence was offensive, account of his prn
oiples. They laid it down az an axiom, that such
sentiments be entertained We're not 10 be tolerated
by slaveholdiDg people--that Abolition doctrines
and slaveholdng not TO be permitted together
that one or other must go under and that they were
resolved he and his friends must go.
They warned him peaceably, but any amount of
force necessary 10 carry ont the objects OF the Rich
mond meeting would be unhegitatingly employed.
They appeared now in peace, but If he did not heed
the warning they would reappear for war. The Com
mittee represented the wealth and respectabilty Of
Madison County, and was sustained for the most part
by public sentiment There were, however, quite q
number Of shareholders residing in the vicinity who
were opposed 70 the proceeding Of the higher law
PrO-Slavery zealOts.
A paper was circulated through the county for sig
natures lover 200 Of which obiained, indorsng
the action taken by the Richmond meeting and
pressiye of the sense of the community that the Abo
ttopisss must BIO driven out. Those who had charge
of thif paper do not seem TO have had any objections
to procuring signatures under false pretenses. A
STAKEHOLDER as called on, and asked whether he ap-
proved of the John Brown foray. OF course be said
be did not. He was then told 10 sgn that paper.
lie did So and when he found out the nature Of the
document, and the real object OF obtaining his ngna-
ture he was indignant and wished TO withdraw his
name but was deferred by threats from doing 30. No
signatures TO this paper were obtained in the imme-
date vicinity Of Berea except 10 this way, fact
which indicates that the Deighbors OF the ffeeSoiers
did not think them dangerous citizens
There were some friends Of the prescribed person
willing to rsk everything and stand by them, but
knowing thai fighting would be unavaiDg, they con-
Guided TO be without the State within the time assigned
for their removal And they are uently exiles