The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-11

stone-to mere lifeless masses. II Is only tnose
who stop their ears, and determine not to listen
that succeed. "Abstain from entering Worms, "
said Spalaiin's messenger to Luther, as he aP-
preached the city. $50 tell your MASTER" said
the intrepid man, "that though there should be
as many devils at Worms as there are tiles on its
roof, would enter it," This is the spirit that
commands success. There are difficulties in the
way of accomplishing any thing great; but the
brave man never stoPsto count his foes zine
less fear, the less danger" is very old adage
whose truth has been proved by the experience
of every age. When satisfied that a thing
| ought TO be done,
astsel thy fearful thoughts,
And change misdoubt to resolution
We have been led to make these remarks by
observing the disposition in the minds Of some
to consider slavery an iReUrabte evil. They ac-
knowledge the system TO be dreadful wrong
a wrong both to master and slaye-one of the
greatest evils that has ever cursed the human
race; and yet they say there is no remedy; we
must submit; the subject must not be discussed
there is a wall of FIRE before them depended by
Il
innumerable devils; voices are crying all around
them. "StOp, fool! rascal! murderer! go back!
die! perish" 1t seems to us that such a course
is worse than that Of those who contend that
slavery is a blessing. What. shall our enemy
stand with his foot upon neck, and we make
no attempt to risel Shall we, like towards and
sluggards contend that it is useless for US to
make any effortsl Who that calls himself q
man should not be ashamed Of such degraaa-
ton? The very ground ought to shrink from
permitting such cowardice to lie upon it. This
conduct seems to us not only dastardly, bat
cruel. We not only taniely submit 10 the owl
that is crushing us down; but to avoid little
exertiOn, we throw it doubled in weight upon
the shoulders of our children. Cowads that
we are, we fear to kin the wolf that We ''hOld
by the ears" and when il has grown to be .
monster, and our own strength is exhausted
We give il Infatuated into the hands Of our in
nOcent offspring!
What should We have thought Of our anees'
tors who delivered themselves from British
tyranny, if they had acted as we propose to act
What if they had folded their hands, and said
to one another, ave are oppressed by gres
evil, but it is irremediabe. Let US be quiet
We can do nothing. 1t is absurd to think o
resisting England. Let us get on as well as W.
can and leave things as they are"' But they
were not the persons for such eowardly and
ignoble thoughts. They were men. They adopt
ed the course which they considered right, re-
solved that they would at least deserve success
And they had infinitely greater difficulties ID
contend against than We have. ksntuckians
do not disgrace your well-earRed fame. Do MOI
lie still "till your enemy has bound you hanC
and fOOt"' SPurn from you the cewardly
thought, that you cannot DO what you deter
mine to do Never let il be said that a Kentucki.
an is so mean in soul as to bow down DEGRADED
head to his enemy, and whine out in PiteOu'
tone, You are my MASTER spurn me, kick me
tramPle upon me, do what you please with me
| cannot resist