ountry I was moving the cause of freedom in all parts
of Kentucky. The people seemed to grasp our platform
with eagerness, and the slaveholders became alarmed to
see their wish to read and discuss its simple truths.
Hence they plotted together to devise a stratagem by
which they could destroy _The Free South_, and in the
meantime the Harper's Ferry difficulty, by Mr. Brown,
was seized upon to excite the people against me, and the
most extravagant lies were told about me, as trying to
excite slaves to rebellion; intending to seize the
United States barracks at this place, arm the negroes,
and commence war upon slave-holders. All these lies were
told as profound secrets to the people by the tools of
the slave-power. But these lies have already exploded,
and the people are resuming their common sense again.

"I tried your plan of non-resistance with all my power.
I pleaded with all the earnestness of my soul, and so
did my wife and daughters, but though I am certain many
were moved in conscience against the savage outrage, and
did their work with a stinging heart, yet they felt that
they must stick to their party, and complete the
destruction. Slavery, indeed, makes the most hardened
savages the world ever knew. The savage war-whoop of the
Indian never equalled their dastardly cry of 'shoot
him,' 'cut his throat,' 'stab him,' and such like words
most maliciously spoken." * * "Slavery is the cause
of this devilish spirit in men; but this outrage has
gained me many friends, and will do much towards putting
down Slavery in the state. It will also add many
thousand votes to the republican presidential candidate
in 1860. God grant it may work out a great good!" * *
* * "I Want to get started again as soon as I possibly
can. As soon as I can raise 1,000 dollars, I can make a
beginning, and soon after you will see _The Free South_
again, and I trust a much handsomer sheet than it was
before."

NEWPORT, January 6th, 1860.

"Yours of 12mo. 17th, 1860, is received, containing a
draft for L50, and another of the 'Little Laura' books,
which, thank God, is doing some good in Newport and
Covington, in