The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-18
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What a contrast! What dead annual loss
With Slavery we have only little over serer
millions; under Freedom, we should have hat
over TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS, our yearly in
come, And then, we now are, we have al
the whitening crushing influences Of human
servitude. dishOnoring labor. and degrading the
laborer. depressing the poor, and putting up tn.
rich-whiIe, with liberty, we should have start
ed every energy and quickened every impulse
and made strong and bouyant every talen
which imparts vigor to industry, power 10 tai.
ent, and influence to character.
We appeal, then, to generous planters who
would live for true and noble ends. We beseech
non-slaveholders who would do something fol-
themselves, and their posterity, we implors
mothers who would rear their offspring undel
the best influences, we entreat our young men
whose bosoms heaye with the love of Liberty as 9
wild impulse, swell with it as fresh and liv.
ing principle, we invoke the clergy who recog.
nizc in every bruised nature the image of the
Living God-to stand forth in the cause, and il
this, our Commonwealth, speak truly, speak
earnestly, speak fearlessly, for EMANCIPATION
We labor in vain, if we labor not for that. No
thing will stamp the State with greatness, give
TO every citizen in it the opportunity TO prosper
and grow, or imbed in the heart of the people
that fervent, patriotic, religious spirit, which,
never content with good gained, would use il
bravey to win a yet higher and wider good, no.
thing, except freedom. For our sakes, for our
chIdren's sakes, for the common good now and
hereafter, let have it, let us bless all with il,
Mob is Ci.ci.n.ii:-ike.aacizy Acsse.m
There was a mob in Cincinnati on last Mon
day. The causes of it are thus detailed in the
papers of that city:
We copy from Cincinnati Atlas:
RIor AND ATTEMPTED MUkDER.--Wc noticed
in yesterdays Atlas an ARRAY tina: took place
between steamboat mate named Croffer, and
negro, whose name should have been published
Robinson instead Of Anderson. Both were
bound over in the sum of $500 for further hear
ing. Yesterday morning the negro was brought
before the Mayor-testimony heard-and he
was bound over in the sum of $a00. During
the hearing dense crowd thronged the office of
the Mayor, and nearly filled the street in front.
In default OF bail, the negro was committed, and
the officers started with him towards the Jail.
The crowd, or mob, housekeeping in num-
Der every moment. As they advanced up Syca-
more street, a number Of them, principally
steamboat officers and friends of the mate,
shouted every few yards, "move him. "move
him." skill the d-d niger" "Down
with him." &C., &C., and crowded, at times,
upon the officers, SO a. almost to stop taem.
J INST below Marchant's Hotel, on Sycamore, a
number Of the mob passed in the street, rather
ahead Of the officers, who were on the sidewalk.
Suddenly there was shout, and rush upon
the officers and negro; stones and bricks were
thrown, the negro was hit on the head and Sc
verely cut; and finding no safety where he was,
he sprang forward at speed, and dashed around
the corner of Court street towards the canal
the mob running and yelling after him. some
where on Dssrereek, they found and seized him,
and took him down TO the river, near the foot
Of Broadway. The avowed intention was to
hang him. They got rope, and were about to |
hang him from one Of the Steamboats,; then |