The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07


window. which killed Young NAN IN
the crowd 1t was said to hhse, been
fred by Loveioy, and M the corpse
was borne away the wrath or the pop
ulace know no bounds. II WINS pro
posed to get powder from the maya
zine and blow the warehouse mn. 9th
ers thought the torch would be a better
agent. and finally a man ran up n lad.
der to fire the roof. I.oyejoy came ont
of the door and. firing one shot, re-
treated within, where he rallied, the
garrison for. a sortle. In the meantime
many shots were fired both by the as.
sailants and the assailed. The house
was once actually set on fire by one,
person from the mob and saved by an.
other. But the courage OF Mr.. Love.
Joys friends was gradually sinking.
and they responded but family to his
strong appeals for action. AS a last
resource he rushed to the door with a
single companion, gun In hand. and
was shot dead on the threshold. The
other man was wounded in the leg.
The warehouse was In flames. The
mob grew more ferocious over the
blood that had been shed and riddied
the doors and windows with volleys
from MI sorts of firearms. The abolI.
tionists had fought good fight: but
seeing now nothing but death before
them in that dismal. bloody and burn.
ing house, they escaped down the river
bank by twos aud threes,as best they
could, and their press was tumbled
after them into the river. And thus
ended the first attempt to establish an
abolition paper In Illinois. The result
was certainly anything hut encourag.
Ing and Indicated pretty clearly what
must have been the general state OF
public feeling throughout the state in
regard to slavery agitation.
Protest Against Abolition.
In fact, no state was more alive to
the necessity of REFRESHING the aboii.
tionists than Illinois. and accordingly
1t was proposed in the legislature to
take some action similar to that which
had been already taken or WINS actually
pending In the legislatures of sister
commemorative, from Massachusetts
through the list. A number of resolu.
tons We're reported and passed with
no serious opposition. The record does
not disclose the precise form In which
they passed, but that Is of little conse.
auence now. That they were extreme
enough may be gathered from the con.
siacrate language of the protest and
from the fact that such protest was
considered necessary Mt all. The pro.
test was undoubtedly the product OF
Mr.. Lincoln's pen, for his adroit direct
ness Is seen in every word of It. He
could get but one man-his colleague,
Dan Stone-to sign with lin.
The following protest was presented to
the house. which was read and ordered to
be spread on the journals. to wit:
Resolutions upon the subject OF domes-
tic slavery having pasted both branches
OF the general assembly at Its present
session, the undersigned hereby protest
asnInst the passage OF tho same.
They believe that the Institution OF
slavery Is founded on both injustice and
bad policy. but that the PRONUNCIATION OF
abolition doctrines tends rather to In
crease than abate It's evils.
They believe that the congress- Of the
United States has no powcr under the
constitution to interfere wan the inst,-
tuition OF slavery In the dltscpt MT states.
They believe that the congress- Of the
United States has the power under the
constitution to abolish slavery In the Dis
trict OF Columbia, but that the power
ought not to be exercised unless ut tho
request of the people OF the District.
The difference between these opinions
and those contained In the said resolu-
tons Is their reason for entering this pro-
test. Ia.
(signeda = = sDANAsToNE,
a. LINCOLN,