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    1. [KYPENDLE] excerpt from "History of Kentucky" by Lewis Collins, Vol. 1 (8/1845-12/1845)
    2. Aug. 14 -- "At a meeting of sundry citizens of Lexington, at the court house," Benj. W. DUDLEY, Thos. H. WATERS, and John W. HUNT are appointed a committee "to wait upon Cassius M. CLAY, editor of the 'True American,' and request him to discontinue its publication as its further continuance, in our judgment, is dangerous to the peace of our community, and to the safety of our homes and families;" and adjourn to meet at 3 P.M., Aug. 15. To their note inclosing the action of the meeting, Mr. CLAY, "from a bed of sickness of more than a month's standing: (his disease typhoid fever), writes a defiant reply, which was read to the adjourned meeting; which, thereupon, issues a call "for a general meeting of the people of the city and county to be held on Monday, Aug. 18, at 11 A.M., at the court house, to take into consideration the most effectual steps to secure their interests from the efforts of abolition fanatics and incendiaries." At this meeting, Waller BULLOCK chairman, Benj. GRATZ secretary, and attended by a large concourse from Fayette and the adjoining counties, another communication from Cassius M. CLAY was read. Thos. F. MARSHALL submitted an address, setting forth the incendiary character of Mr. Clay's paper, and ix resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. Under the 6th resolutions, a committee of 60 prominent citizens (among them Geo. W. JOHNSON, chairman, James B. CLAY, secretary, Moses MORRISON, Richard HIGGINS, Hiram SHAW, Wm. B. KINKEAD, James B. WALLER, Geo. W. NORTON, Franklin TILFORD, Thos. H. SHELBY, Thos. S. REDD, Dr. J.C. DARBY, Wm. R. McKEE, Richard SPURR, Edward OLDHAM and Dr. J. BUSH) was appointed, "authorized to proceed to the office of the 'True American', take possession of press and printing apparatus, pack up the same, and place it at the railroad office for transportation to Cincinnati, and report forthwith (at 2 P.M.) to this body." On reaching the office door, the key was given up by the city marshal to the chairman of the committee. The mayor was also at the door, and "have notice that the committee was acting in opposition to law, but that the city authorities could offer no forcible resistance to them." The names of the committee were called, and each one admitted to the office, and the door closed. "On motion of Maj. Wm. R. McKEE, it was resolved that the committee hold itself responsible for anything which might be lost or destroyed, whilst the committee were performing the duty assigned to them." (The materials) . . . . reached Cincinnati on Friday, Aug. 22. Sept. 6 -- Gov. Owsley is notified by the secretary of war, that Gen. Zachary TAYLOR is authorized to call upon Ky. for troops to repel the apprehended Mexican invasion. Sept. 13 -- Re-interment of the remains of Daniel Boone and his wife in the cemetery at Frankfort. Sept. 18 -- Trial before Judge TROTTER, of the Lexington city court, of the members of the "committee of 60," on a charge of riot of Aug. 18th, in removing the press and types of the "True American" newspaper. After a full hearing of the testimony and argument, "the jury without hesitation gives a verdict of not guilty." Sept. 22 -- Suicide at Richmond, by shooting himself with a pistol, of John WHITE, judge of the 19th judicial district, and recently speaker of the lower house of congress and member thereof for ten years. Oct. 13 -- An adjourned meeting of citizens of Mason county, at Washington, Lewis COLLINS chairman, Richard H. STANTON, secretary, adopts Judge BEATTY's resolutions in reference to the Fayette county meeting which suppressed the "True American" newspaper, condemning in strong language "the intemperate and inflammatory character: of that paper, and "the reply of its editor to the request to discontinue its publications as conceived in a spirit of outrage, wholly unjustifiable, and meriting the severest reprobation," and recommending that laws be passed, inflicting such penalties upon incendiary abolition publications in our state, as shall effectually prevent their being hereafer circulated." John A. McCLUNG, Francis T. CHAMBERS, Judge Adam BEATTY, and Elijah C. PHISTER advocate them, while Henry WALLER, Wm. Tebbs REID, Richard H. STANTON, and Col. Jacob A. SLACK favor stronger resolutions. Oct. 25 -- Rev. Alex. M. COWAN, agent of the Kentucky colonization society, collects $5,000 to purchase a district of country 40 miles square in Africa, to be called "Kentucky in Liberia," as a home for colored colonists from Kentucky. The first colony for its settlement leaves Louisville, Jan. 7, 1846. Oc.t 28 --Col. James C. PICKETT, of Ky., late U.S. charge d'affaires to Peru, presents to the National Institute at Washington city a fragment of the flag (of plain white silk, and now over 300 years old) of Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru, and a lock of hair of Gen. Bolivar, the great champion of South American independence. Nov. 10 -- In pursuance to a call signed by 456 citizens of Mason county, another meeting (very greatly larger than the one in Oct.) is held at Washington, to consider the questions growing out of the action of the citizens of Lexington, Aug. 18, in suppressing the "True American." Eight resolutions, all much stronger and more pointed than those previously adopted, are offered by Henry WALLER, advocated by him, Francis T. HORD, and John D. TAYLOR, and unanimously adopted. Nov. 30 -- Snow falls to the depth of 9 inches. Dec. 6 -- Ohio river frozen over, for the first time in 12 years so early in the season; it breaks up on the 10th. Dec. 31 -- (Tolls paid by the various boats through the waterways and canals) paid in tolls $1,506,306.

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