Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-02

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Free etaIe eutimssts---f fhsrty.Si9 Exiloo
In Cineinnati--sGoV. Maa6Rn Refuses q
Prosect Them. -
The despOtism Of Slavery has again desecIa-
ted the soil Of Kentucky. December 3Oth,
1859, company of thirty.Six persons arrived
in Cincinnati from Kentucky, industrious,
sober, peaceful citizens of that State, but driven
from it for the crime Of believing Slavery to be
sin They resided at Berea, Madison county,
and were neighbors, friends, and eo-workers OF
the Rev. JOHN g. Fee, well-knOwn anti
slavery man Of Kentu,ky. "Among the exiles, "
the Commercial says, "ars Rev. J, B. Rogers,
principal of hOurshins school at Berea, and
his family; ]. D. Reed aud family; John s
Hanson and family. Mr. Hanson is native
of Kentucky, and a hard working, thrifty man.
He hal recently erected steam saw mill, and
owns five hundred acres of land in Madison
CO, Ky. The Rev J. F. BOughtou; Z 7.
Hayes and 6. Life, carpenters, A G. W,
Parker, native of South Carolina, W. +.
ToDey, native of Tennessee, John Smith,
native of Ohio, farmer who has lived
in Kentucky some years Mr.. Smith is de.
seribed by Mr. Fec as grey haired father,
d man Of prayer. indeed Of eminent piety and
usefulness. More than half of the exiles are
native Kentuckians The only offence charged
against any of them is that of entertaining
Abolition sentiments"
The Rev, John G. Fee, who is with the exiles,
is native of Kentucky, and his father is q
large slave holder. The Rev. Mr.. Fee has
founded several anti slavery institutions in
Madison county, and he was notified some two
weeks ago that he must leave the State. The
Gazette's account says:
THEIR APPEARANCE.
Calling on the party at their rooms at the
Dennistn House, we found them quietly seated
together. Among their number were seven OF
| eight young men, from ighteen to thirty years
Of age, about an equal number of ladies', sew.
eral children, two or three of whom were babes
in arms, and Mr.. John Smith, native Of Ker =
lucky, patriarch of nearly iOur score, and his
equally aged wife They seemed neither Joy
Gus nor discOnsOlate. Believing they had acted
in accordance with the laws of religion and
humanity, they were ready to suffer all things,
and awaited the future without fear thOug b
! ignorant of what it might bring forth. They
are from the humble walks of life, and the
most Of their property has been left behind
them, as in their hurried departure, they had
hardly opportunity to collect their wearing ap
parel.
! THE BEREANs-wHY THEY WERE EXPELLED.
Madison county, from which these exiles have
just arrived, lies east ofthe centre of Kentucky,
and in 1850 had a total population of l6;727, OF
which 5.39S 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 Americsn Missionary
Union, having organized several ohuIchGs on
strict anti-slavery principles. A Seminary, in
which anti slavery doctrines were taught, was
also established about year since, and at the
time of the outbreak at Harper's Ferry, was in
successful operation. 1t is here proper to re-
mark, that both Mr.. Fee, and his associates,
have constantly disavowed all desire to inter-
fere with slavery or to bring about its destruc
tion by any except moral means. Regarding
it ss contrary TO the teachings Of the New
Testament, they believed Snptural truth the
best refutation Of its claims.
On various occasions the PEOPLE of BeIes have
been subjected 10 attacks. Mob law, vitupera
ton and legal processes, have in turn been tried
in vain. They have jealousy maintained their
night to attempt to modify the institutions of
their native State by peaceable means, and
persecution seemed measurably to have subsi-
ded, when the events of the 18th of October
IL, IL,
they had been viewed. On the 10th of Decem-
Der, meeting was held at Richmond, the
capital of Madison county, at which it was re-
solved to hold another meeting on the 18th, to
consider the propriety of removing Revs
Messrs. Fee and Rodgers and others associated
with them-frst, because their association was
Of an incendiary character; second, because
their principles we're at war with the best in
terests of the community, and their positions
destructive to all organized society. Com
mittee on Resolutions was also appointed.
Pursuant to djouFnment, the second meeting
was held on the 18th, in the Court House at
Richmond The committee appointed at the
last meeting, reported through R. L. Stone an
address and resolutions, in which, after stating
that every plan for emancipation that had as
vet been suggested, involved insufferable objec-
tions, and that the Be1eans acted as abolition
emissaries, and believed in higher law, and q
baptism Of FIRE and blood, il is asserted 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 goes on to
say that the obnoxious persons had established
school free for all colors-a district school,
drawing its regular quota from the public treas
uTy, thus uaing the money ofthe public for the
public destruction; church excluding all who
upheld slavery; erected machinery; built town
the position of which, in a strategic point of
view, either for stampedes or irsurrec:ions, is
faultless; having post Office with an Abolition
post master, and a regular nail loaded with in
cendiary documents. The town was reported
also to be constantly increasing by aecessions
of Northern men.
The resolutions, which were adopted, provide
for the appointment of committee of ''siKty-
five discreet, sensible men, such as the whole
community may confde in" to remove J. g.
Fee, J. A r. Rogers, and $50 many Of their
associates as in their best judgment the peace
and safety of society may require this duty
to be discharged as deliberately and humanely
as may De, but firmly and most eGeetuaIly."-
The Committee having heen appointed, let
ters were read from Mr.. Fee at Pittsburgh and
Mr.. Rogers at Berea. The former has already
been published. It emphaticaily denies all
sympathy either expressed or intended with
Browns course. He had said that John Browns
we're needed mot in the manner of action, but
in the spirit Of conservation" He claims that
he end his associates had acted in the spirit of
the Bible, and of the Declaration Of IndePen-
ence.
Mr. Rogers letter, which is addressed to the
editors of the Messenger, invites strangers and
those prejudiced against the Bereans, to visit
their town and examine their institutions Il