The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-06
IL This Truce--Ihe Couseq u cnce.


A distinguished Statesman, writing 10 friend
at the North says
"Whst would the leading men of all sections
in Washington have though. Of proposition TO
seize upon neighbor $ territory to plant Negro
Slavery int Aad what must the Christian
Statesmen Of our cay feel in their hearts at this
singular exhibition Not a leading paiificica
"a ait tie Ssuth. horerer, darss speak osi has hos
tiify 10 robbery for the sake oj perpeto0fiag or
preston. Not single Press ia fourteen States
dares 10 say, ave are unwilling to DO this thing
at ALL" Yet | co know, and We ali know, that
there are thousands Of Southern people who are
as decidedly hostile TO the creation OF Slavery 10
regions which now know 1t rot, as il is possible
that men Can be-"
No, leading Statesman. Where art h,a,
friend1 Surely this cannot be- We know it
viii not-cannot--continue thus much longer.
Leading Statesmen Of the na,ien, and Of Kea-
tseiy are bound TO speak out, and, we believe,
UiA speak out. Not single Press! Alas! that
this should be so near the truth! There are,
however, exceptions, aud ere this, ''the dislin-
guished statesman Of the South must know
Them. But what are these compared with the
dead sience-the admitted dreai-which, every.
where in the Slave States, chains down free ex-
preston, and shackles public opinion! A thrall
is upan the mouths of our public men, and they
iare not say what they would
But where are those-"the fk0asauds' who
can say-''I do know, aad We all know" that
these things are wrongl Where are those
"the thousands iR the S0uth--who are ''huSfiie
10 the creation of Slavery in regions that now
know il nolP' The Press would speak, trum-
pet-tOngued, If they could only utter themselves.
Statesmen would act, with ygor, il they touid
only declare their resolve. Aye, LEI these
'iGousa"ds' but ..come out" show their hands,
and all will be well, Let them b. eeided, and
slavery would be curtailed at every point! Cen
the distinguished Southern Statesman say
why they are so silent. SO inefiieientl
But look at the consequence. An emineni
Massachusetts, Wing. of decided anti slavery
stamp, quoting the whole letter from which This
paragraph is taken, bat italicizing 1t as we copy
1.-THE Bostsa Waig, says in reply:
Here is an eminent Southern Statesman who
is as mach shocked as we are, at the policy o!
EXTENDING slavery, ana VINO Vel a1mits That no.
body la The South cares TO speak against IT,
UnGer these circumstances, what are We TO DO
| Must we give way, and ''ccmnii robbery for the
sake of perPetuaIing OPPRESSION" merely oul
| Of respect for The fears OF our slaveholding
frendsl Must we disgrace ourselves by com.
promising with a system admitted 10 he Cishon-
or.ble TO Christian Statesmen, because those
whose duty it Is to resist 1t, confess themselves
unequal TO the tssk7
| We cannot conceive that the way 10 remedy
the evil can be to compound with il. We be-
leve there are many good citizens in the slave
holdi0g States, who need the support Of siron z
public opinion in the Union against slavery, in
order 10 give force In action TO their own moral
sentiments. We could by every means ia our
power, encourage them TO come forth and de-
clare then selves. This cannot be done by Weld
ing to them when disposed to 60 wrong and TO car
~ with them besides. l; may be done by firm
Iy but kiniy insisting upon pursuing the right
| ourselves. and inviting them to 90 The same.
The moral view OF the question is the one which
must go 70 riher in settling 1t in the minds OF
thr honest and conscientious, but tiInii slave
holders, thaa ali the arguments of local or sec
'ionai prepandersnce that can be employed.
And what can we say in reply. What can
distinguished Southern Statesmen respond 10
this rea.oning7 There is but one snswer-
"We have failed to 90 our duty-do yours"