New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21
REsyBLIcAEIsM In KENTUCKY.
Tux gaspRyssBLs CsSPLrF txpLlIsED.
seeeoH OF cAssIus NJ. CLAY.
p,,s-ces On the Capitol steps at Frankfort, Jan. 10,


had assaed the principles and sms Of the Republican
party Those Mr. Clay sepired 70 defend. Following
tae event Of John Browns raid and execution tho
suppression Of The FSee South newspaper at Newport
by yolence, q expulsion Of John G. Fee and asso-
cates from Madison County, Keatucky and the design
on the raxs Of the Slave 0garchy to perpStuate the
reign Of terror in all the South il was generally gveu
out thatMr Cay would be silenced. The halter with
which Brown wss hung, the bloody lanse which ne
used IN batsle-a preeent from Gov. Wise to Gov Ma
aofgn--wss freely handed about in Frankfort. While
central journal openly put it that Clay was allowed
10 soeak ia the Capitol Keu,uckans would be provei
10 be towards.
Mr. CLAY did not ask for the Representatives Hall;
hot wa generally coded that by tacit consent he
hoa occupy il. aud the door keeper, Mr. Grey prom
eA 10 have il open and lighted up. Bat at the appoint
Al hous the Hall was cosed and dark the night was
gloomy and storm threatening, the gas lights OF the
CITY were darksned and In the very immense suoi-
denoe a. described BY the reporter OF The Lo'"srHe
,JOusnal, mona ppoke above whisper. AS Mr.. Gay
rose innumerabe lights were brought and distributed
by unknown hands throughout the crowd, and for
more than three hours lie was listened to enid pro-
found seoce or occasional applause. The difficulty OF
ARRANGING his references makes the report of the speech
ss muco Of its unity; but truth is considered OF more
Importance than rhetorical arrangement.
KxsrucKIAss THAT most profound ana Philosoph-
icsl historian in my opinion, OF all ages 3bbon-
spssks Of courage and sincerity or its equivalent TRUTH
"a the greatest Of human virtue. The brave man. 70
lying 90 bis courage, never questions that OF another
H.. who know me, know full well 1 am not
In The habit Of speaking Of my courage, nor have
INDUCED In that oher-wha consider bad habit oil
Ksutuokians in genera-of speaking OF their courage
I will however, transgress my ordinary rule ana
ssaak Of Il tonight II thought-if had thought
that you whose blood has illustrated every oatte-eld
from the beginning Of our government 10 TINS day
wore wanting in that virtue, and If l did not know
that your ilustrious ancestors, beginning with Boone
and kenlon down 10 this day, possessed this virtue;
that was il the nd Of the Mckees, the Marshalls
the Davsses the Robnsons, the Carkes, the Breckin
ridges The Clays, the Crengens ana nos Oh SsneT
might question your courage but II Is because toat
know that i am here, and among suoh men and 10
Kentucky, that speak here tonight The brave are
always Renerous-alwaysl and placing implicit conii-
3euoS 10 this great fundamental truth, have never
feared TO 90 forth through all this broad and glorious
land Of egTs relying upon the justice and magnanm-
Nhy Of Kentuckans. / never asked, never cared,
whether they were Democrats, Republicans Ameri-
cana or Of any other party denomination Thank God,
gentlemen this trust OF mine has never been tashed
WhetheF I stand in your State House or whether
L sssnd outside of your State House-whether am
surrounded by light or covered by darkness, feel
EQUALLY safe while am among Kentuckians
Gentlemen there some peculiar circumstances
sttsSdine this my address tonight that call for su
sious that j am not in the habit OF making. II has
been sAd-I know not Whist 10 the postuon ana power
and influence and talent and integrity OF the party
Sro., phon Il came---thst il Csss. Clay was allow
ed 10 sneak tonight in the city Of Frankfort, the
world would believe the Kenuckans are towards and
that ~ John Brown had intlmda,ed, OF s sSas
intimjJaled the million of such men Of kentucky as
surround me tonight Gentlemen, what Madness
what folly 10 this 1t is because you are brave-it is
because your courage unquestoned and unquesti0n
able hst there is confidence abroad not only among
men, bot among women and little children, that Will
sBesk bere tonight and DO not only heard ou respect
fnIIy treated Shame on such sentiment "a that.
How would il do for YOU whose name has become sy-
Donymous with the word courage, to hear said that
sou 90 out 10 silence the voice OF Cass Gay IN deatn
20 prove that you are men lwiu not elaoort.e !9s
idaa The very women share OF this intimda-
.top am proud TO say, though do nof often speak
OF thess things the wife Of Casa Clay has written TO
him this day; not that she hopes may escape awe
from scene of intimidsng threats that have come
from high end potent sources-no che Is kentacky-
born woman. and such thing never entered nef
Thoughts and che prays God that may most gio-
r;ouSV yin5icate my principles tonight" You men
that he ar me tonight the very women VINO near TINS
sansimepi viii 20 away better men and better women
for the hearing. The time will come when 70 those
,sho sta succeed us if fortune shall euner mem,
;ji h. rroud reflection that You thus indicated your
tale TO the name Of courageous men.
no PERSONAL FEELINGS ENGAGED.
Sam, eut,emen have supposed that inasnuch as the
publcsten hich made stated that woula mere, ~
Gov MaeoiHn, and the late speech Oh your senator
slSct MI Breckinri jge, l had some personal feel
inos a. apss those distinguished gentlemen ana that
acme personal or private ends were TO be suoserVed az
this ne by attacking these gentenen SU ta
ever attended, and am now ~ years OF age, was
the ipauc urai;On of Gov. MagofiD learned 10 re-
spees hin from what heard OF him aud what had
seen OF him. Iregard him as brave aod generous
man 30 far as the distinguished Senator elect from
KENTUCKY d concerned, all men VINO Know me, kow
that among al the dstnguishe families OF winch hen-
tnckx ~ asia that have always been proud OF the
Byeck ;pr5ge name. have from earliest LIE looked
10 come portion Of them ss the gudes ana pho'S OF my
nol;ticai opDiops have been personally associated
svh ,bem; my family has been associated with them
ood rct have said these things did not the occasion
cal for l., and did not know that these inslnua,ions
have been made / would say that OF all men whose
name. are now presented 10 the American people ~
tbe Democracy with regard to the next Presidency,
that uId Lot see any Que attain that high position
eooner than John G.. Breckenridge oil hemuchy'
EQUAL RIGHTS.
al Gentlemen neither Gov. Magoftin nor Senator
BrAcki1rdge are 1fallible and here Tonight humble
"a may be- uI hOnored as am BY having these doors
cIosed mon me, native of Kentucky aud man that
hss IN one of the great parties of the United States
mean TO te the peer Of the gentlemen, ana equal N
ayeyv resrect so far man 10 equal 10 man. Uoo
knows do not detract from, nor 90 envy tue ho0IS
OF these distinguished gentlemen, Tor wnssver else
can be said of them cannot be denied tnat wear
their benors gracefully and with becoming humility
We must recoIlect that in this Commonwealth we
stand on broad basis of equality and that whatever
other people may think have Just as much right TO
be. heard here and now as other men. Let my opih
iona be what they may, those opinions ougn. 70 90
cee them by carrying them into practice, and they
be bad, then II is your duty 70 reject them and take
those that are better.
Is sIEcERELy AN EMAScPATToNIsT.