The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-11
COMMUNICATION.
Thought- ON ElsancipaiiOH-NO. 10.

The effects Of free ana slave labor are devel-
5gsd with peculiar prominence in New y Ork
zas Virginia. The climate Of the Empire State
s less favorable than that Of the Old Dominion.
Nor has 10 any natural advantage as respects
soil. ID smaller State than Virginia. But
Il is ful. Of enterprise. Agriculture is approx
mating prd-ctiOn-manufactures are spring
ing up as If by magic-canals and rail-
vays extend in every cirection-a system of
f-ss-schOols is in successful operation-and eve
" thing which meets the eye plainly indicates
property
How is il with Virginia Her soil is impoy-
sushed-her agricultural operations are disad
Ta1tage0usIy conducted. She cannot be called
manufacturing Staie-she is doing compare
lively little for purposes Of education-her citi-
sels ale seeking residences in the far West
nal the proofs Of her deterioration are abundant
ca every hand. Why is this Different per-
seas would perhaps assign different reasons;
bu; the reason compromising all other rea-
sons =, We imagine, 10 be sought in slavery.
The system Of agriculture, il has been well said,
s Indicated by two words extensive-exhaus-
I've" And why is il eKtensive7 Doubtless on
account Of the number Of the slaves and the
uPreftablensss Of their labor To the same
cause may be attributed the exhaustion Of the
SOL. The process Of tillsge in such a state, If
slavery prevails, must Of necessity be exhaus-
tive
New ork depends on free labor. She is a
ire State. To this fact her superiority TO
fiIginLa is chiefly ascribsble. Let the practical
PnaoS2her examine the subject and see If he
ca consistently adopt any other conclusion
We Tear not the result Of such an examina-
ton
4 comparison has been often instituted be-
tween Ohio and Kentucky, and as often has an
argument been furnished thereby in proof Of the
Yieiefabeness Of free 10 slave labor. Kentucky
zane one Of the States Of this Union while
ohio vas comparative wilderness. She en-
lS!ea al The advantages growing out Of priority
settlement. The salubrity of her climate is
vel Known. Her natural resources are album
.alL How happens il, then, that the popula-
1eh o. Ohio is double that Of Kentucky2-
my has immigration been attracted North of
ne n'er which divides the two7 Why is Gin
T MA leaving Louisville far in the distance
IA are cities and towns improving in Ohio,
alc remaining stationary in Kentucky Why
INC soing so much more In the work Of In
"fnal Improvement Why are her resources
constantly multiplying Why is she making
POgiess onward and upward II these ques-
N-tr-NSAAN duhhtTtQ NllIlouA re-
I'sAee 10 The favorable influence Of free labor,
l We eiaaaVanlageous results Of slave labor,
frankly confess our incapabiity TO conceive
- can De Gone. We must be excused for
Ing mat with the exception Of slavery
UAe' an ereeDti0H!-there is no place equal
- eusueAy. Who does not feel the bitterness
n., gnsl That Henry Clsy's project of Emanci-
- Ivy years ago was not carried into
- lhen was more favorable time for
/, -. 5a''on han the present-but the present
P,o-.. '9Iatie than any future period can be.
80 s'.lnauon multiplies the difficulties con-
-. - IN the subject. Would TO heaven that
~. S'1 whisper in the ear Of every voter in
rsct,' - h'o Is The time for action. Let Ken
h., g7cone free State, and in a few years
80 would be worth more than both lanes
r,I,,L sioes now are. Then would we receive
go's aeeessions TO oar population from the
snss-t 2. S'ates-large farms would be divided
s,i,EIlI -'iaea INTO small ones-manufacturing
sys 81 ''.leAls would every where delight the
49,, ue political ecoRomist-onr streams
mon~ 1,Asep machinery in perpetual motion-ouI
an ~. would disgorge their mineral wealth.
p-o,a--- sun would shine on no people more
Prosperous more happy
A SOUTHERN kFNTucKfAy