Year: 1861

1t is with deep regret that we announce
that locality called Nettle Hill in this
county, was, on the 4th lust, the scene of
most cowardly outrage on individual
rights, freedom of speech, and liberty of
conscience, which would disgrace the most
rapid Abolition mob in New England, and
put to shame the worst form of secession
tyranny in the South. And this, too, by
members of party which claims all the
liberality, all the respectability, and all
the love imaginable for our Constitution,
and which processes " free speech 3" to be
a cardinal doctrine of their political faith.


On the anniversary of that day which gave
freedom of thought and free government
to our people and country, celebration
was held in the above locality. The prin-
cipal orator (?) was Tin Horn Smith, of
the Tribune, who has no more conception
of our system of government and its his.
tory, than the ignorant African to whom
he devoted the most part of his senseess
and silly harangue. AS might be expect
ed. his audience was disgusted, and he re-
tired from the stand with contempt, al
though self>respect forbade them from ex.
hibi:ing it in public manner.


Another individual, a " bird Of the same
feather" was then called upon, under the
vain hope that he would retrieve Tin
Horns melancholy effort at oratory, and
at least say something suitable to the oc-
casion which brought the people together.
But-to Tin Horns credit be it said-he
only succeeded in making himself more
ridiculous than his friend and compatriot
in the cause of oratory. Instead Of de-
Tending our glorious Constitution, as every
good patriot should do at all times, and
particularly at the present time when it is
assailed by enemies without and traitors
within, we learn that Mr.. ANDERsoN went
out of his place to borrow language from
GARRISON and PHlLLIPs defamatory of
that instrument which gives protection to
all-rich and poor. Indeed he said in
substance that when our Revolutionary
Fathers signed the Constitution, and when
the sacred parchment was rolled up, " "Me
Angels Of Heaven must hare wept Nth
sorroD at such an act of ingrattude to
the African. Was there ever such bias
phemy! And yet he cas not interrupted !


But when DR.. TUCKER, an intelligent,
honorable and highly educated gentleman
one whose grey hair and patriarchal
beard should remind them Of "the times
that tried mems souls "-arose to defend
his country's Constitution, and to express
his adherence of the causes which has
brought our country to its perilous cond-
tion-aye, even long before he came down
to the present time, he was greeted with
storm of yells such as would disgrace
a bedam house, and was forced by clamor
to leave the stand. This, too, in bis own
town, where his fellow, citizens only last
Spring placed him in the Office of Chair
man by decided majority.


But this was not all. Some one intro.
duced resolution of censure upon his
remarks, and when DR.. T. demanded of its
author Statement. of what portion of his
speech was Objectionable, not one in the
crowd had the manliness to respond. 1t
is safe to say then, that DR.. TUCKER was
booted at for Defending tie Constitution
and the Union from the vile and bias
phemous attacks of its enemies. Shame
will rest on the perpetrators of the outrage.


We are glad to say tLat DR.. T. would
have been protected in his rights, Lad he
insisted on speaking, for his friends and
the friends of the Constitution were strong
enough to sustain both, but he had too
much respect for himself and the day to
countenance violence of any kind.