The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-16
rHE BARBARlsM OF SLAVERY
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slavery and tie Freedom oftas Press

sg,i, when tie Soaiheru members en-.
deayoted 10 uiamiiae Mf. Lovely
Willie altering his arnDncialpos q
s'asefy. and The ieatfol language ~
whisli BE- replied to llse N as,hey crowd
"a around him with threats, You
mutdered ny brother on lllr banks u
the Ml.sissis-ippi tweny years ago,
and am hrte TO avenge has death.
Tbs forthcoming hislory q tue rebel
lion. ~ Horace Grrcle,, contains m
account Of the murder o. ,lls brother
Nhieh We give b,low, With sach an
account Of his previous history a j.
necessary to correct undetsn dmg
oi tie lngels.
Ejitp Lof joy as born in Maine,
removed @ { G West % ,mly nie, "A d
started religions Newspaper "a ST
Louis, No. lu conducting lids paper,
Ice comment 4 upo the institution oi
slavery, though ia manner entirely
/ t &c l,on q, ,rimony. Notwithstanding
lis moderation, excitement ato>e, and
thleals of violence we're maize. a
public meeting wa, he'd iu which his
paper was dcnaunc d, and slavery de-
Glazed dj, ine inst tuition. Mr.. Love-
ioy issued m address couched IN ni d
terms, ia which he deuonueei this at
iempt TO muzzle the pres, and con-
cluded with these words;
"Ii in anything ! have offended
against the laws OF my country. or A.
Constitution. ! stand ready Ia answer.
II | have mol. lhen rall upon tIo,e
laws and that Constitution, and those
aho revere th' m, 10 protect me.
:" ] do, therefore, as an American
citizen, and Christian patriot, and IA
tie name Of Libcry, aud Law, aud
RELIGION. soiemnly PROTEST against
all these attempts, how.oever or by
witomsor,er made, 10 lrown down lhc
/ liberty OF the press, AID forbid the
i,ec expression Of opinion. Uuder a
deep sense Of my obligation 10 my
country, the Church, and my God, |
declare il to be my fixed purpose to
submit 10 10 such dlrialiou. ind
an prepared to diide he consequences
! have appealed 10 the Constitution
and laws OF my country; il they fail
10 prottct me, | ArPEAL TO GoD, and
eith Him ehccriully rest my cause.
Some time after this. a negro, ar
esied Tor some offence, attempted Il
c, cape from tile officers, fatally wound.
ing one Of them h. the struggle. He
was secured and % eed Ia Jail. Tha
night n mob broke open the jail. TOOK
out the prisoner, chained bim TO a tree
| piled shayings and planks arouud linf
~, fire to them and burned him lC
death. While the fire was dying oat
rabble Of boy amused them,eles by
| throwing stones at the blackeneC
corpse. Some of the ring eadcrs wer,
arrested and put through the form o
n trial, but tie presiding Judge charg
| 81 tie jury thai the ease was beyon,
/ the reach Of hnman las Mr. Loyc
/ ioy commented upon hi, charge, an'
] the result wa, tie destruction ot hi
office ly tie mob. - and this, allholgl
/ that vary issue announ iced ilnt il Wa
10 b. removed to A on. Mr.. Lo, ,e
JOY purchased new material, and IS
tab.ished on office at Alton. where h'
continue d TO discuss tie question q
slavery IN as moderate manner m
ever, notwithstanding bis wrongs -
/ HE violent spirit oi slavery nesertle
less arose; 4 public meeting was bel,
and a committee appointed 70 wait up
on Mr.. Luyejoy Who received lhen
! wiih an address similar 70 tue one is
sued al ST. Louis. Then the pro
slavery press urged violent measures
J Tie remainder Is in ihe words o. Ih
historian;
-Four days llereaiier-tno uusuc
ccs>tul attempts having already besi
male--lhe ollice 81 Tie 0JSerrer wa
entered between the hours ol ten ani
eleven, +. w., by hapd Of fifteen O
imeuiy persons. and the press. type
etc. utterly destroyed. The mob clm
m,nced, a. usual. iiy throwing stone
a the builsine. eherrbY onr man wa
hil en- the head ard severely wounded
y hervulpon lhr etlice was des red
and tie de-iroycrs irisbcd their wUri
without opposition. while large cn
course wele "looking ou AID euuseni
ing. Tie authorities did noilir.
most vigorously. MIR Lovrjoy wa
absen, IL tlac line, but was met II ih,
street by the mob, aho stopped lim
'hrsaleaed him. and sssaile.i him viii
sile languag'. bai dii bin no sesiOui
lArm. IL TIE Ojferrtr Of the pre-
eedina diy. he made $50 explicit ans
effective response 20 the question =
~Wha, are lhH doctrines 81 Au.i-Sla
yery ncn uh. Rim ~ succseitd i