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THE DesporIsM OF MoB-NATTvE AMERICAN
"lNDEPENDENcE"- all there is no despotlsm
like that Of a mob of this the American papers last
received bring us singular and painful proof.


Here follows history of the affair ]


The committee, after taking possession OF the Of
hce sent Tor OF the master printers OF the city,
and had everything boxed up in the most work man.
like manner, and the boxes were taken to Frank
fort on the following morning TO be placed on the
first Cincinnati boat. An address 10 the crowd In
the name OF a committee previously appointed for
the purpose, was cad by the Hon T. f. Marshall,
its author, the conclusion being as fellows -


"Mr Clay has complained in his recent hand-bills OF
his ndspositon and charged the people as deficient in
Is INCAPABLE Of defence If ali that Is sad Of him is true
his purpose and his his ndsposon 10 fortunate
He may rest assured that will not be deferred by one
10 900 such he. He cannot bully his coun-
trymen. A Kentuckian himself he should have known
Kentuckans better HIS weakness is his security We
armed and resolvedf resistance be attempted the
consequence be on his head. For vindication
under the circumstances we appeal to Kentucky and to
the world"


we are not of 'kentucky' but "the world" 1t ap
pears that Mr. Cldy's illness had increased so as TO
make his death probable, if not certain-the vlo.
laors Of his home knew that it had-knew that he
was unable to resist them, and such was the time
that they choose to treat hun 30 In the name OF
the civilized world, If they can fancy that there is
any civilization beyond Kentucky, and OF that free
dom, which they know not what 1t Is to give as
we'll have, we stigmatlze their conduct as an act
OF as cowardly rufianism as the history OF human
tyranny dscloses. Talk not to us of the tyranny oi
single despots after this There are few, indeed OF
them who do not feel-we do say responsibility,
but fear, fear of retaliation from those whom thev
oppress If the tyranny is carried too far, fear of the
opinion OF contemporaries and foreign equals fear,
too of history, and perhaps of world to come But
among this nameless and lawless mob, how little
does each individual feel responsibility even fear!
He is the victim OF overwhelming pride and pas
sion, revelng in his own freedom and tramp
ling on that of others. Whatever be the faults Of
England (and we never wink at them) we glory to
think that such tyranny we here record and mark
with our detesation and adherence, is impossible
within her pale, or even the bounds Of her world
! wide euplre