Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-07-22

We commend the following article from the
Louisville (ky) Journal TO our Abolition friends
at the North. They will see by it that the slave
at the South may possibly have few friends
even there who may be perhaps quite as useful
10 him, and lead TO his emancipation quite as
soon as if they were as violent, reckless and abu
sive as the most ultra northern abolition dema-
gogue. We have no doubt that the Examiner"
will do much towards the abolition of slavery in
Kentucky, more indeed than every abolition pa
per in every free State in the Union To ac-
uure an influence over our fellow citizens we
must reason with, not abuse them. The motives
to action must be not only in themselves pure
AMI dsinterested, but there must also be no rea-
sonabe suspicion that there is an overweenng
desire to acquire political influence, and the dis
tnctons and emoluments of Office In Slave
State motives of self interest certainly will not
lead any one to the tbankless task of publishing
all abolition newspaper but in the Free States
we are fearful the case is different. Not only
do we believe that there has been want of prln.
cple in many connected with the abolition move
ments of the north, but their results have been
most lanenable. To them we most certainly
owe the election of the present administration,
the extension of slave territory by the annexa-
ton of Texas, and our present most miserable
war with Mexico. Nor are these the only evils
they have Produced for they have rivetted the
chains of the slave and almost destroyed all hope
of his emancipation in any of the States during
the present generaton.-B ellotOs Falls Gazette.
The ExAMINER.-We can hardly hold our.
selves excusable for having so long neglected to
notice the Examiner, weekly paper, the first
number Of which was issued in this city on Fri
day last. 1t is designed to be the organ of that
portion of the people of Kentucky who regard
slavery as an evil and who look to the proposed
State Convention for the adoption of the means
i g ~, IL, L,.I IL. ~
Vaughn, ESQ.,, late editor Of the Cincinnati Ga
zette, and by F. Cosby, ESQ.,, of this city.
We do not feel called OH 10 express an opinion
as to whether the present is or is not a well cho,
sen time for the discussion of the subject of sla-
very in Kentucky, but we take pleasure in say
ing, that, from our personal knowledge Of the
editors of the Examiner, we are confident they
will discuss it with ability and in spirit of calm
ness and moderation. offering no occasion of Of
fence to any portion of the community. Both OF
them were born and nurtured in slaveholding
States, the one in South Carolina and the other
Kentucky, and all their opinions and feelings are
and always have been as remote as possible from
the violent and frenZled sentiments Of the aboli.
tionists. Mr. Vaughn Is about bringing his fam
lily from Cincinnati to Louisville and our city
will find in him one of her best and most sound
hearted and sound headed citizens OF course
Mr.. Cosby needs no introduction from us TO the
citizens of Louisville. He has passed his whole
life with them and is well known as one of the
most accomplished scholars and delightful poets
in the country
The Examiner, we understand, begins its ca.
reer under hattering auspices. 1t has already
upwards of four thousand subscribers, nearly two
thousand of them in Kentucky. We doubt wheh
er its circulation will ever be very extensive il
the non-slaveholding States, inasmuch as thu
calmness of its tone and its resolute opposition
to everything like ultrasm will be very sure t.
array the aboIitionists against it,
We shall no doubt have occasion to notice thu
Examiner hereafter, approving or condemnin,
as the case may seem TO us to require.