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ANTI-SLAvERY EXCITEMENT IN KENTUCKY. At Lexington, Ky on the 18th instant, a great excitement existed relative to an article which had appeared in Cassius M. Clay's anti-siaverY paper, the True American, which it feared would re- suit in a riot and bloodshed Immediately after the appearance oftle offensive article, a meeting of number of citizens held consider the subject who appointed a committee who addressed letter to MT. Clay, enclosing the following resolution, passed by the meeting

 | Resoiped, That a committee of three be appointed to wait upon Cassius M. Clay, editor of the s1'rue American, and request him 10 discontinue the pub- licaton of the paper called the True American, as it's further continuance, in our judgment, is danger to the peace of our community, and 10 the safety | of our homes and families.

 Mir. Clay replies to lhls resolution and letter in the strongest terms, from which the following is an extract :-

 "I say in reply to your assertion that you | committee appointed by respectable portion of the community that il cannot be true. Traitors to the laws and constitution be deemed respectable by any but assassins, pirates and highway robbers. Your meeting Is one unknown to the laws and con- stuion oi my country, 1t was secret in it's proceed ings, its purposes, it's spirit and it's action, like it's mode of existence, are wholly unknown to or in direct yioloton of every known principle of honor, religion government. held sacred by the civilized world. treat them with the burning contempt of brave beart and loyal citizen. deny their power and defy their action. It may be true that those men excited as you say, whose interest it is to prey upon the excitement and dsresses of theacoun- try. What tyrant failed be excited when his unjust power was about be taken from his hands2 But deny, utterly deny, and call for proof. that there is any just ground for this agitation. h every case of violence by the blacks since the publication nT luVn | nla hal and he proven by my representatives if my life should fail 10 be spared, that there have been special causes for action independent of, and having no relation what ever 10 thc THUE AMERICAN or it's doctrines - Your advice w,th regard 10 my personal safety is worthy of Ihe whence it emanated, and lBeets the same cnntempt from which the purposes of your mission excite. Go tell your secret conclave of cowardly assassms that c. M. Clay knows his rights and how to defend them.

 The original meeting received copy of the CO., respondenoe, assembling after temporary ad- journment, when an address and resolutions were adopted, ou motion of Mir. Waters, which wind up follows

 We assume not to decide for society who have with us common interest; but as portion of that community, recommend general meeting of the people of the city of Lexington and county of Fay cite to be held Monday next, August 18th, to for the suppression of the farther pub

 

 American. Be il therefore

 Rssolosd, Tint notice be published for a gener- al meeting of the people of this city aud county, to be held on Monday, Il, AM, at the court house. to take into consideration the efectual steps To our interests from the efforts of abolition fanatics and incendiares.

 On the 18th, this mass meeting of the city of Lex ington and county of Fayette was to be held, and when the final action wns 10 be taken. We trust d.. D.,. says the Washington Union, other letters, speculat ing upon the consequences. One account says :- 'The people are much excited, and the next news you may expect to hear, will be the demolition of c. M. Clay's office. He will doubtless fight It out to the last.'

 Mr. Clay, at thIs stage of the affair, addressed ,he following to the people at large

 Kentuckian You see this attempt of these ty- rants, worse than the thirty despots who orded it over the once free Athens, now to enslave you.- Men who regard law-men who regard all their lib- critics as not to be sacrificed l.. single pecunary interest, so say the least of doubtful value-lovers of justce-enemies of blood-aborers of all class. es-you for whom have sacrificed so much, where will you be found when thIs battle between liberty and slavery is to be fought? cannot, I will not, dare not question which side you will be found. If you stand by like men, our country willa vet be free, but II you alter now, perish with less re- gret when remember that the people of my native State, of whom have been proud, and whom have loved so much, are already slaves.

 c. M. CLAY. Lexington, August l5, 1s45.

 The Louisville Journal of the 18th instant, says Cassius M. Clay has issued another hand bill calcu- lated to allay excitement. It defines his position clearly in regard to emancipation and indicates a disposition on the part of MT. Clay to discuss the matter in future with due temperance. cJmpro- mise has doubt been made.

 [ letter in the Journal says, during the whole forenoon of to-day the popular excitement very high. Many anticipated that the meeting of 3, PM, would tear down the office of lbe True Americap.--.