The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-25
COMMUNICATION.
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4, my last made an extract from Hon.
IR Underwood's Colonization Address de-
i;yered in Bowiing-green in 1882. There
ars ober sentiments expressed by the worthy
~an,leman to which greater publicity should
2 given. We quote from pages 10, IL.
aTbe hsbit Of idleness generated in the
master and mistress, by having their work
nerlomed by slaves, is. inimical to their
Pwn happiness, and a great drawback upon
,be prosperity and improvement OF the coun-
tTv Siuggishness and happiness are anti
nodes The tendency Of slavery is to con-
Tsr, master and mistress, and their children,
into consuming drones. who do nothing TO
increase the quantity of property in the
couptry. The country, therefore, loses IN
i, wealth Just as much as their labor would
produce, provided they were diligently EN-
Moved in the practice Of some art, or bust
ness, which creates property. II an ldler
lives on the products Of three laborers, these
must be deprived of some comforts or luxu-
res in order to support the drone. If the
drone worked as much as any oil the three,
,bev would all live more comfortably, be-
cause one fourth would be added to their
Droductions. II half the population of a
country live in idleneSs, and draw their sup
pou from the other half who labor, the
comforts and lu1uries Of the laboring class
viii be diminished one halt, owing to the
burden of supporting the idlers; and this
100. upon the suppoSition that they all fare
alike. 1t is upon these principles that the
slave IS stinted, SO that the master may
abound in Injuries. The deplorable con-
sequences resulting from Independence upon
slave labor, and the conversion thereby, Of
: large portion of our population into con-
suming drones, are shown with great clear
ness, BY contrasting the condition OF the
slave with that Of the non-slave- holding
States. Take for example, the States OF
Ohio and Kentucky; the last was settled
first The territory Of each is Of the same
extent. being in both $4,000 square miles /;
in salubnty Of climate and fertility of soil,
Kentucky has the advantage; in all other
respects there is a vast difference in favor Of
Ohio. Why is it that our
Younger sister has so got the start Of US? |
think il may be traced to the existence OF
negro slavery among us, and her exemption
from it; the mass Of her population labor.
There are no drones among them depend
ing upon slave labor If our 10000 drOnes
were to work and create property, instead
Of consuming it, We might exhibit to better
advantage when contrasted with Ohio"
We commend these views to the serious
consideration of the citizens of Kentucky.
They are iudcioUs. They were weli-pOn-
dered before they were expressed. To use
the honorable gentleman's appropriate term,
are there not s'droneS' among US! Are
they not dragging out useless existence
doing nothing to enhance the prosperity, or
increase the resources of the Commonwealth!
Would not their emigration be advanta.
geous TO the interests Of the State Would
not the Commonwealth felicitate itself on
their removal But why have we these
''drOnes,' these useless citizens who live
upon the labors Of others Why is it that
they pTesumptuously attempt to thwart the
arrangement OF Heaven according TO which
man is to ''eat in the sweat Of his face +"
Why do they practically disjoin the terms
''loOrk' and ''eat" when an Apostle inspired
OF God has conjoined them! The answer
to these questions is to be found in the opera
ton Of the system of slavery. This is
Senator Underwood's opinion, and it is the
correct opinion. And what an evil slavery
must be, creating as it does opposition to the
appointment Of God, paralyzing the ener-
gles, and diminishing the resources OF the
States in which it exists The true doc
time is that labor is honorable; but slavery
renders 1t disgraceful. Many seem to en-
terrain the opinion that the Creator intended
70 degrade man by requiring him to labor
They forget that as soon as Adam was crea-
ted be was placed in the garden of Eden,
10 dress Il, and TO keep II" There was la
Dor enjOined before the fall-before the eat
ing Of the '1ruit Of the forbidden tree whose
mortal taste brought death into the world
and all our wo"-beiore the creation of our
mother Eve. Nothing required OF man in
MS state Of primeval integrity is disgraceful:
Labor was required Of him in that State
Therefore labor is not dsgracefnl. If this
syiiogsm labors under any imperfection
the writer is not aware Of it.
A SOUTHERN KESrUcKIAS.