The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-04-13
Cassius NJ. CIny's Appeal.

The appeal Of Cassius NJ. Clay to his fell.
low-citizens of Madison county, against the
Revolutionary COMMITTEES which is endeavor.
ing to expei oil parties from the State of
Kentucky who are tainted with abolitionism.
reaches us in our Western papers. Mr.. Clay
protests with all his well known energy and
vigor "against any power on earth, but the
legal and regularly constituted authorities
of my country, to decide in any manner up
on my life, liberty or property" lilo re-
sists the Revolutionary Committee movement
for the same reason that no has always OF
posed tho doctrines Of the radicals, because
| 1t is REVOLUTIONARY, and enlarges upon the
fact that he has always opposed the radicals
headed by Rev. John G. Fec, and has never
identified himself with their doctrines or nc
tons.
From Mr.. Clays statement itappears that
when j. G.. Hanson returned to Derca and
the excitement was renewed, he consulted
with his Republican friends, and they agreed
not to identify themselves with Hanson, but
To advise him to sell his mill and remove
from tho scene. Mr.. Clay also raw one Of
the Revolutionary Committee, and told him
II the Committee confined its action to the
expulsion Of the radicals, he should not in
terfere, bur If they attacked the Republicans
for their principles, he and they would de-
fend themselves to the last.
On Saturday the Oath ult., 1t being ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Clay was at Berea, great
excitement arose. and on Sunday night the
mob, as he calls tho Revolutionary Commit
tee, took tho field, and on Monday there was
a search of houses Mt Berca. A row ensued
several were shot on both sides. and the com.
mittec werc beaten. On Tuesday they raj
lied again, but finding nobody to fight, they
DESTROYED Hanson saw mill. 1t was avowed
by number of the Committee that their
object was to capture Clay, the whole thing
being prcmcditatcd. but he says they were
careful not ~ find him Under this state Of
affairs Mr.. Clay puts forth his protest or ap-
peal. After stating tho circumstances Of an
outrageous search OF the house Of George
West ut Berea, by the Committee, Mr.. Clay
concludes rs follows:
"You may drive these men into the noun
tains; you may burn their houses; you may
hunt them down like wild beasts. I'll the las'
one falls BY superior force; but their cause 70
the cause OF American liberty, and the hottest
instincts Of human nature. Their rnartyrdom
will light up the fires Of civil war, which will
pervade the Union. and be extinguished only
By the downfall Of one or the other Of the great
powers which shall have caused them to desc
late the land!
Men Of Madison, stand by those men-l
stand by the constitution and laws OF my M
tive State-I stand by the Republican party ev-
erywhere-I stand by the liberties which In
herited from our fathers, and which my own
blood has from the beginning Of the Revolution
Of l776 to this hour, In every battle field, been
present TO defend. stand, In . word. on my
Frankfort speech OF January 10, 1850, which !
desire to place before the world - the ground
Of my filth and my action.
IshaH In no rdy ,chaisr.r recognize or sso-
mil 10 aay Revolutionary Comntaes; AZ ~
country's call have freely risked my iiis IN nes
defense. Two years in e1i,e Ii0m nron. rssJv
At all times to sacrifice money. health, and even
lie itself. I have brought back IN unsulhsd