, 1860-04-06
THE MADISON, KY., TIkouBLEs.


Fh-
lutiouaTy Committee Of Madison Couuty are
10 meet in Richmond on next Mocday, to take
into consideration who are again to be proscrib-
ed aud having understood that only escaped
their denouncement last Tuesday BY ANAL
majority. and that am again to be considered
making my protest and defense. would greatly
prefer always to meet my accusers face 10 face,
and there make ny defense; but as friends
have insisted on my a7oiding any pEeteusc for 4
coatl'ct, yield to their wishes, and make this
written appeal:
In The irst place, as Tree citizen of coussi-
tu.ionsi Commo2w ealsh, most :o1cmniy protest
against any power on earth, but the leEsl and
regularly constituted authorities of nv country,
to decide in any manner upon MY "life, liberty.
or property" ] regard, all impartial meu vii!
regard, him a. the woss: enemy of true liberty.
nuy man, CT set Of meu, Of the sovereign power
Of the State. If every man in u allison was to
consent to the usurpAtiou, it would be none tie
less an overthrow Of the Constitution, which
can be anuu1!ed, set aside, chauged. or diso-
be5ed with imrun'ty. only By the ltgul repre-
sentatises Of tue people in convention assem-
bted. But according 10 the known facts. but
about fourth pa.t OF the county signed the
papers protesting against the doctrines aud
action OF he "Radical Aboiitionis,s Rev.
John G. Fee and Others. And it is yery well
known that very large number Of those sign
any other than legal proceedings against those
unhappy m n, women. and children. So that
the COMMITTEE have not even the show O:
authority, threc'fourths Of the county having
absolutely refused, amid threats Of intimidation
on the part Of he movers, to sanction their il!e-
gal acton. But wa:ving all these con>idrra
lions. do not fear to plead to you, on the mer-
its Of my cause.
1t it was crime to resist the will and action
of this Revolutionary movement. hare not
done even that, except by the high moral power
Of IN earnest protest; refusing - join By force
Of arms in = comn,sn defence With the exiles.
Ny reasons for this are these: regarded the
RADICAL doctrine, that "theze is no Law for
Slavery" is revolutionary. To dcuy the po-
tency Of the Constitution and the Laws, is to set
up an Independent so7e1nment in opposition TO
tue existing government and laws. the two dis
tinct policies and Jurisdictions Of which must
inevitably at last, come into rilrsca coufct
Ant whilst aua opposed to Slavery on all pus-
s:hle grounds, nly love and respect for my Con-
sti;utlon and my couEtry override all other po~
Slavery, is creature Of la1, and ihe subject
Of support, modification. increase or destruc-
tion, Us any other policy; aca 10 be reached
ii the same way ousy: br moral suasiun, by
speech. By the press, By tic laws, and
by the Constitution. That So long Us it consti-
respected and enforced in good faith. Tia. the
| majority have ths right 10 rule: because We
know Of no other or better way OF promoting
tie ends Of government, the : T ty and happi-
ness Of tue whole of tic governed. That il 'the
shareholders thus rule we viii acquiesce. Aud
therefore tue Republicans ia Kentucky hare
been opposed to, uud haye steadily denounced
any Illegal interference with s!4vcs, f1ou, at
home or abroad-they have given no counten-
ance to the escape Of slaves, to insubordiua.
tiop, Or to serrile insurr. c.ion- Hence, on the
4th Of July. 1S5G, at tic Slate Lick Springs. in
ff1f S1F1f]v rHs1R.x xI. AL
from the stump Tue radical Abolition doctrine,
denounced it from tie stump. IL WAS cores.
pondiuE Secretary Of the Central Republican
Club ut our hrst meeting in Richmond, he Wis
displaced, and Republican elected in his >tead.
When be was noblcs! in several places-when
h!s co iaeoTe!' tue lseE jas: 5. laris, asked my
aid IL defending ME. Fee addressed letter,
dated October $, lS371. declining to identify nv
self in any way with Mr. FEES doctrine Or nc.
ton. These letters were first published in the
Washington Rrp"btie, in the ace Of e world:
and were repudiished in tic Louisville .}vurnat
ani other kentucky papers. A:ain, when tue
movement Was made aSaiust The Bereans, I
took tie same neutral ground in letters address,
ed to the Richmond -Mtstnger and to the Cin-
c'nEati papers, ore copy Q. which was publish.
ets IN ttle Cincinnati Commercial, dated White
Hall, ny, December 18th, ls;?, hut which.
FELL until the Monday following; and the e.
lies bein:, gone, went into the Nts<ny+r office
and took il u~ay, IS the OCCASION for lis pubIj-
cation Ind pusscd.
Again, heard that J. G. HANSON, ore of the
exites, bad Returned, went, "a Friday last. to
the house Ut Alexander McWiliiatns. where We
talked tie matter over; and VIC cuiuclied in
cp1ninn, as VIC always had 4Iune-,h.t our
friends should separate their fortunes altogether
from ilanson and his party.
oa Saturday, with John II. Rawlings, went
to Herea. anti there used alI my influence so
In
themselves ut I'll in lus manner will, Ian.e1,
hut to ask hlE, 10 sell his mill, and remove fruu,
the State, as his presence would BE- continual
SOURCE o! discantens, and i.ht possibly in
solve the Republicans III c,ntcs, when iauo-
cent men MI Ii: te killed. stayed al, night
Win nm. 9tapp. where the same views we're
uttered and concurred in. Returned arain
through Her-*, enlolccl wi,h u ra;,inG word
the same advice. an,i was le:viu. for h,rpe
when alr. liansnn l,afiootI. stop,. "a, ast slr
Hastings Introduced him to ne lie asked me-
"i'af ,! vas :he public feeling towards him: re.
that was, Us he vel Encw, opposed to his no.
iHscai principles, and could not stand by hin: in
ans way; but that nly personal feelings werc
kind towards him. | had not talked With the
committee, bu: had spoken 10 sumo iu their
confidence, aud ttc feeling of bitterness ssain,t
turn. WIS told ard that hoped he would leave
tue state fos bis own safety, Us well as 10 ayoiI
the possible fight between my friends ant tie
committee brcause Of bis presence. liz re-
marked that he foand no faall with me; that
e'sEy one must st4nd OIL bis own convictions,
and that" erery do. has his day."
Taking leave Of lin went 10 E-;;,os,on
where stayed all night Will: Whit Noo,,v'
hllst there, Nessrs- .sroat!Ius and Newland
came ID to sec tile, when expressed The same
views sent fur u. ". Ma1pin. an OLD Luu,-
ny comran1on, to spend the night with us, and
10 eare s1send!y talk ahous 1.l- while matter
Is knew be WIS one uf the COMMITTEE, and had
acted the part If peace maker when Tony was
attacked in the hrst raid II Heren, rs ~as told.
then explained to G. ". Naupin, IN the p,es-
ence Ct 81. Sewland and Whit Moody, nv
whole position, Is he had not read my FranE-
fort SPEECH. 1toid hi1n that lie was one Of Il
revolutionary committee; that should not in
terferc with their action, it they csuiiued hem
selscs to tie expulsion OF the RADICALS: - Int
that II tue Committee attacked us, the Kcpubji-
Cans, on account of our principles, that VIZ
would decnd ourselves to tie Lust aud that il,
saca defense, we'd shoot him, Reuben Nundlv.
Ierrlll, or any other Que ut The Committee who
aided and abetted any assas=il a.icn OF Any one
Ct ny party; that was lor peace; that had
told our friends at Berea, that whoever s1uol in
de:ensc OF Hanson, would du so ut his own risk.
and VIC would aot stand by him; bu. that If |
they cleared themselves Of Hanson, aud we're
attacked in their own righ1, that Ne would ]
make 4 common eausc-~- would take to tie |
woods, and defend ourselves to the death.
This, men Of Madison, is tDy wLnte couuec- |
tion with the Ka.iicals Of Herea All the time |
against their dostriue-all The time for the peace
aud slte:y Of the community.
on Monday night stand with my sister. |
Sm'1h- 0n Tuesday. hearing that til. exc te.
tcnt WIS mostly as.ainss me, and that was
thought to hare dictated the letter Of uaosnn tn
JIdse Field, with view to bring on the war
! IN maue ny remarks At the court mouse 10 clear