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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Letter from Frankfort, Feb 9, 1825, describes proceedings of a new court amid threats of resistance from hot-headed individuals, but cooler heads prevailed. The court's mild firmness gained public support, condemning the old Clerk's obstinacy and rejecting a revolutionary party favoring majority rule over anarchy.
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Frankfort Feb 9th, 1825.
"You will see in the papers the proceedings of the new court. A few hot heads here threatened resistance; but there were enough cool heads to damp their ardour. They might have thrown away some of their lives, but there was a power here, determined to execute the laws. All men of all parties, except a few of the ruffled gentry, condemned the obstinacy of the old Clerk. The impression made here, by the mild and temperate firmness of the court, is altogether in their favour. Many who were not judge breakers say, they are willing to submit to the act of a majority, and will support the new court in preference to a party, which proclaims a revolution and seems determined to cause it.—Prudent men see no danger in supporting the present order of things; but they see much in attaching themselves to a revolutionary party, whose violent feelings were never excelled by those of any faction in revolutionary France. You may see the effect of their violence in the course taken by the Attorney General, who was formerly of that party. He prefers a government of the majority, to anarchy and revolution. His country will remember him but you will see with what violence, the Court Party will denounce him."
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Frankfort
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Feb 9th, 1825
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public support for new court and majority rule; condemnation of revolutionary party and old clerk's obstinacy; no violence occurred despite threats.
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Proceedings of new court in Frankfort faced threats of resistance from a few, but were supported by majority who condemned old Clerk's obstinacy. Court's firm yet temperate approach favored it over revolutionary party, with Attorney General switching sides to support government of majority against anarchy.