New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-07
CzSSIUS NJ oLAYS APPEAL.
From The Loui.ville JourxaI-


their announcement last Tuesday by small majority,
and that I am again to be considered on Monday,
avail myself Of this means of making my protest and
defense. would greatly prefer always to meet my
face to face and there make my defense ba
az friends have insisted on my avoiding any Preense
for q eOnhcs, yield TO their wishes, and make this
written appeal In the FIST place, as free citizen
of q Constitutional Common wealth, mos solennly pro-
lest against anv mower on earth but the legal and regu
ayly constituted authorities of my country to decide In
any manner upon my "Hfe liberty, property" re-
card. all iuuartial men will regard him as the worst
enemy of true liberty who aequesces in any usupaon,
On the mart of any man set of men, of the
eien power of the State. If every man in adj
con Was to assent TO the usurpa'ion, it would be
Zone the less an overthrow of the Constitution;
which can be Rnnuled, set aside, changed, dis
obeyed with impunity only by the legal representa-
tives Of the people In Convention assembled. Bat,
according 10 the known facts but about fourth
Of the county sgned the papers protesting against
the dostripes and action of the Radical Abolition.
ists, the Rev. John q. Fee and others. Aud it is
well known that very large number of those signing
that paper were ana are erly opposed TO any other
than legal proceedings against those unhappy men,
women, and children. 50 that the Committee have
not the show Of authority three fonrhs Of the county
having absolutely refused amid threats OF init nidaon
the part OF the movers, to sanction their Illegal ac
fear TO plead to you the merits Of my If it
was crime 10 resist the will and action of the revolu
tionary movement, have not done even that except
BY the high moral power of an earnest protest. retns-
ing TO JON by force Of arms in common defea5e Win
the exies My reasons for this are these: regarded
the radical doctrine that there no law for Slavery
rs revolutionary
TO deny the potency of the Constitution and the la US
Is TO set up nde pendent government In opposition
10 the existing government aud laws the two neces
saIy policies and iurisdic ions OF which must inevitably
Vt last come into physical conflict. And while l am
opposed 10 Slavery all possible grounds, my love
AID respect for nv constitution and my country
ride ali other political considerations Ny theory ls,
that Slavery creature Of Law, and the suolsct OF
support, modification, increase, or destruction as any
other policy ana 70 be reached in the same way only
by moral suasion, by speech, by the press By the
laws and By the Constitution. Tha. long as II con-
ttu,es property BY laws-.hat the laws must De re-
Pected ana enforced In good faith That the majority
have the right 70 rule because know OF no oher or
batter way of promoting the ends OF government, the
safety and happiness OF the whole Of the governed
That If the tlaveho.ders thus rule we will acqui-
ssee-and if we thus rule they must also aequeses.
And therefore the Republicans 10 Kentucky have
been opposed to, and have steadily denounced, any
Illegal interference with slaves, from ne, at home
abroadi they have given 10 countsnance TO the
escape of slaves TO nsubor iination, 70 serv1e in
surrtetion Hence, the 4sh of July, 1886, at the
Slate Lick Springs this county, when the Rev. John
G. Fee avOwed from the stump the Radical Abolition
doctrine, / denounced it from the stump. He was
Club; at our fret meeting 10 Richmond, he was dis
placed, and Republican elected in his stead. When
be mobbed IN several places when hs colaborer
the Rev. james 5. Davis, asked my aid in defending
Mr. Fee addressed letter, dated Oct. 3, 1857 de-
Ginning TO identity myself in any way with Mr. Fees
doctrine or action. These letters first published
IN The Warrington Republic in the face Of the world,
and " ere repubshed N The Louisville jour nal and
other Kentucky papers. Again, when the movement
WA made aga INST the Bereans took the same neutral
ground IN letteEs addressed to The Richmond Messen
ger, and TO the Cincinnati papers, one only of which was
pubisSe IN The Cincinnati Commercial, dated White
BAIL KY, December ~, 1860, but which, know not
BY What means failed TO reach Judge Field until the
Monday folowiDg and, the exiles being gone, went
into The Messenger Office, and took II away, as the
occasion for its publication had passed Again, when
heard that j. @. Hanson, one OF the exies had re-
turned, went, Friday last, to the house OF Alex
Snder MeW1liamR, where we talked the mater over,
and we conceded in opinion, as we always had done
that our friends should separate their fortunes alto
geher from Hanson and his party. On Sat nday,
with John II. Rawlings, went TO Berea, and there
used all my influence to persuade my Republican
friends not 70 identify themselves at all in any mAnaer
with HansoD bat 70 ask him 10 sell his mill, and move
rom the State as his presence ould be continual
source of discomfort, and might possibly involve
the Republicans in conflict, when innoeent men
might be killed. l stayed all night with William
Sapp, where the same views were uttered and
eo5turred IN. 1 returned again through Berea, en-.
forced with a parting word the same advice, and
was leaving for home, when Mr.. Hanson haliooed, L
F.oppe5. and Mr.. Rawl Dgs introduced him TO He
asked me what was the public feeling toward him 1
fepljed that would speak frankly with him, that l
Was as he well knew opposed 70 his pohncal primer
pes and could not stand by him in any way, but thai
nv persOnal feelings were Kind toward MIN. had
not talked with the committee, but had spoken to
some 10 their confidence and that the feeling OF bitter
ness against him was greater than acco1nt Of
bis return was told and hoped that he would leave
the State for his safety well as ID AVOID the
poss bic fight between my friends and the committee,
because OF his preseDce. He remarked that he had
found no fault with me- that every one must stand On
his own convictions and that "every dog has his
day."
stayed all night with Whit Moody. While there,
kessrs Boadaus and Newland cane in 10 see me woen
exp: eesed the same vie cent for Geo. w. Maui
PIN an old hunting companion to spend the night with
as and TO have friendly talk about the whole matter,
as l knew he was one Of the Committee, and had
acted the par1 OF peace maker when Tony was at
tack ed in che raid to Beres, was told. then ex
planned TO Mr. Maupin, 10 the presence Of Mr.. B.
Nswland and Whit Moody, my whole position, az be
had NOT read nv Frankfort speech. told hi that he
was one of Revolutionary Committee that snould
not interfere with their action they c0nhned Them
sslyes 10 the expulsion Of the Radicals; but that II
tha COMMITTEES attacked the Republicans on account OF
ne;nIes that we won defend ourselves TO the last
and that in such defense would shoot him, Reuben
Monday TerrilJ or any other one OF the Commtteo
WHO AIDED and abetted any assassination OF any one
of my party; that 1 was for peace; that told onr
friends a Berea that whoever stood Ii defense OF Ham
son would do 30 al his risk, and we would not
s,apd by him; but that If they cleared themselves OF
Hanson and were attacked in their right that we
would make common cause, we would take 10 the
yEoods and defend ourselves 70 the death.
This uea Of Madison, is my whole connection with
the Radicals at Deres all the time against their doe
trnes all the time for the peace and the safety OF the
community. - 90, n
Tuesdsy, hearing that the excitement was mostly
e.;nsf me and that was thought TO have dictated