New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21

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THE MADISON COUNTY MODS.
1 Now. gentlemen for q few personal expianauons,
before enter sron the viudca,cn Of the Republican
patty Allow me here to state what mas pcon sns
what yet IL my position In my. own county, i re-.
are distinguished gentlemen here, members OF tno IN
islsture and outside OF The legislative o9'y so 10
| eon and they know that that which l Say o., ~
truth allude to the expulsion OF the hev ,sans IF
Fee of Kentucky and nineteen other sl'ao ,Sa;.
! the Commonwealth by birth and choice, i'o" ''0'
'o S .hr years since on the Fourth day Of jolly
vhen Mr. Fec returned again 10 the state auer tenn
porary absence, he took the grouno OF "na' mV 20
called the Radical Abolition party a si to the Com
,rt;on and laws adopted aud enacted on the subject
s Sisrsrr and tbs he planted himself tho higher
law IF natural right Although accorded to him,
that which se sTs an" his that he
sctnsted by the hgheet love of Christian charity, yet
Il was not The ground upon which stood, as was
Constitution and lawloypg man, argued TO him that
could not and should no longer staud by him, that
owed Il TO myself, and owed it to those laboring
of the country who he'd no slaves, whose cause
pleaded and who confded in my leadership, TO say to
them that his unsafe and untensbIe position,
ard one which no man can hold; that it would i'm
mediately brin them into conflict with the laws Of the
country, and that that position, matter by whom
strengthened, could not be maintained That is what
told him and them. Well now, am no Don Quixote
TO 60 forward and fight the battles Of every man
who may venture an opinion upon the subject Of
Slavery; and am to be accused as q seditious man
and denounced by others as bully because was
willing to stand by those men who took and main
tanned the ground that had taught them to stand
upon put il to every man that hears if il would
not have been base in me, after lpersuaded men COM
paratively ignorant TO come out and take ground
against Slavery, If had deserted them Although
love life rs much as any man, and have perhaps as
much to live for "a any man. would die ten thousand
deaths before would be guilty of such base ingra-
tude. / say this that wherever man, planting him
self the broad constitutional ground of our fathers
Of l776 follows me, will stand by and defend him to
the best Of my ability and give him such protection as
can when the laws of the country refuse give him
what the Constitution guarantees to HIM as his leht
Therefore could not STAND by Fee and his associates.
believe he is as pure q man as ever knew yet
did not believe bis position tenabe, and was not
willing to take ground with him. not only pro.
claimed this the stump, but at later day, when
was a,ked by men sympathizing with him, coming
from other portions of the United States il could not
conscientiously lend him my aid and counte nance In
carrying on his work, and enforcing his doctrines
declined by letter. announcing that could not stand
upon the platform of Mr.. Fee; upon that ground we
must split He was responsible for his acts, and for
mine. That has been my whole course in connec ion
1t is untrue-it ia absolutely and entirely untrue
on the other SIDE that taid that these men ought to
| be expelled from the Commonwealth MY position
| was one of strict neutrality. said that while was
willing to these men removed by law, II tney vio-
lated any aw was the sworn anu eies n ,;aS
soon as heard that my name was connected with this
transaction in that wayhat who had fought against
some eight or ten mobs, had como and ssnctioneda
mob-I Immediately wrote TO the editors OF me R'ch-
Gnon6 Messenger aid The Cincinnati Gazette utterly
deriving t. and stating my views. What was the re.
sultl was told eight days after it was done, and
that with the influence Of my name, Ire OF The Mes,
senger received my letter. In eight days he received
nv letter at distance of about an hours ride from
ny Office. That was what Judge Field told me, the
day before left. have inquired with regard TO the
Geo. fo urA hnx-a
learned that bere has been no such letter received IN
FEE AND JOHN BROWN.
What furtherf Mr.. Fee 10 stated here as sanction
ing the raid of Brown upon Virginia. A voice the
ouskirt-" Hurrsh for Brownpl Let US be honest.
Fee is an exile; he ia native Kentuckian; he has,
away from this explained himself ana nave received
rel ort of the speech at Brooklyn and he there stated
that while he admi ed the sefeonsecratonor in other
woros the devoticL-of John Brown, he did not aP-
prove of bis course, nor OF hs way OF setting the
Slavery question: in other words he was opposed to
nsurrect,on II was his view of the matter that he
should 20 to shareholders, and by argument induce
them and by the force of divine teaching, persuade
them TO Ielinquish their hold upon the slaves.
SORRY HOAX.
Well gentlemen the report reaches of boxes OF
Sharps rifles having been transported through the Or
diDafy channels of commerce 10 Beres. After these
men are removed we are now told that this was all
hoax. All have to say about that is that il was
very sorry hoax. sorry hoax far as Fee Is con-
ceIned, doing him great injustice, imPuting to him
criminal intent that he did not entertain and purpose
lie did not deegn, and far the Commonwealth Is
conct med, certainly ii is semy hoax.
So much in connection with that subject. admit
that great many very repee abio gentlemen In tue
County of Madison were in this affair-men for whose
character and lives have profound respect person
ably, and good feeling and friendship. All can cay
is that regret Ola their account this TRANSACTION, of
more especially do regret the influence this thing
must Lave upon the large class of the people OF the
county, who receiving the benefit Of the edaca-
ton that these men were bessowing. Mr.. Fee has
nothing to oee-he will where he will b paid az
of Cha bSt THE * number Of the uneduss.sd cont
tng twohirds Of every born child IN the mountains
around that little colony, will be the sufferers BY bis
] absence.
| TIE NEW GOD.
We are told also in that report that This man Inn
ported new god-that the Shareholders god WAS not
good enough for him and his associates and this IA at
| tibuted az a reproach. knew the community In
and around Berea when was boy, and cay ina,
they were Of the most vicious people that ever did
| know; drunken, tobacco chewing, whisky drinking
peoIle; dobauchery and fighting could there be seen
as plainly the neon day sun. But now, how IS all
this changed The price OF land has advanced as toese
| gentlemen themselves admit, and morality reigns
| where disorder was predominant. Why Sir, they
! have invaded the great State Of Kentucky How
| With Sbarps riAes, pistols and bowie knives No
| but with tie New Testament the SCHOOL, house, the
church and the saw mill. II has even been objected
| that they were erecting saw.min. Where, before,
! the inhabitants dwelt IN luts without windows and
with mud Hoors these men have introduced neat rame
buildings TIE children that before were Ddu'gng Ia
ideLess aud dissipation had been reformed aud were
Going 10 one of the beet echools in Madison County
| and in 20 saving, II axe single exception. GER
tain degree Of selfrespect has been inspired In the
peope aud venture TO cay that now there Is no better
peole in the State than those who surround the colony
Of Berea in the county of Madison. This Is the new
| god they introduced. No, Sir no new god has been
introduced. tits the same God who before the long
centuries created the heavens and the earth, who