The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-11


emigrants from the Eastward, prevent tn,
population Of this country, and consequent
ly IFS opulence and strength.
| doubt not but it would prevent mum
Der of shareholders from coming into THU
country, with their slaves but this woult
be far, very far. from being an evil. /
would be most desirable event: it woult
be keeping out great and intolerable nui
sance, the bane of every country where i
Is admitted. the cause of ignorance ant
vice, and Of national poverty and weak
ness. On the other hand, if mistake not
it would invite five useful cirizens into oul
State, where it would keep out one slave
holder; and who would not rejoice in the
happy exchange? Turn your eyes to thu
Eastward; behold numerous shoals O
slave, moving toward us, in thick success
sion. Look TO the Westward; see a large
vacant, fertile country, lying near. easy o
access, an ylum for the miserable, lane
Of liberty. A man who has no slaves can
not live easy and contented in the midst O
those who possess them in numbers. He
is treated with neglect, and often with con
tempt: he Is not companion for his free
neighbor, but only for their more reputable
slaves his children are looked upon and
treated by theirs as underlings. These
things are not easy to bear they render hi.
mind uneasy, and his situation unpleasant
When he sees an open way TO remove from
this situation, and finds it may be done con
slstently with his interest, he will not Ions
abide in it. When he removes, his place
is filled up with slaves Thus the country
will spew Out its white inhabitants and be
peopled with shareholders, their slaves, and
few, in the highest post of poor free
man, mean that of an overs.er. When
We attentively view and consider our situa
tioI, with relation to the East and the West
We may be assured that this event will soor
take place, that the progress towards it will
be exceedingly rapid, and greatly accelera
ted by the fertility of Our soil.
That this, on supposition that slavery
should continue, would soon be the state u
population in tins country, is not only posi-
Die, but very probable; not only probable
but morally certain. But is this desira
bic situation Would il be safe, and com
Portable! Would il be 50, even to master.
themselves! presume not especially
when consider, that their neighbors, be
yond the Ohio, could not, consistent with
their principles, assist them, in case OF 6
domestic insurection. Suppose our inhabi
tanls should he fewer; they would be useful
citizens, who could repose a mutual conf
dence in each other. TO increase the in
hablants of this State by multiplying an
enemy within our own bowels an enemy
with whom We are in a state Of perpetual
war, and can never make peace, is very
far from being all object of desire: rs
pecislly if We consider, that belief of III,
iniquity of this servitude is fast gaining
ground Should this sentiment obtain tn,
general belief, what might be the event
What would be the situation of certain
description Of men! What the condition
of this country
Another frightful objection to NY doctrin,
is, That, should We set our slaves free, i
would Law foundation for intermarrage
and an unnatural mixture OF blood, ant
our posterity at length would all be Mulat
toes.
This effect, grant, it would produce.
also grant, that this appears very unnatura
to persons laboring under our prejudices o
education. | acknowledge my own prid'
demonstrates against it but it does not in
fuence my judgement, nor affect my con
science.
To plead this, as reason for the contlnu
alton Of slavery, is to plead the fear tina
we should disgrace ourselves, as reason
why We should do injustice to others Il
plead that We may continue in guilt, 70
fear the features and complexion Of on
posterity should be spoiled. We shOul'
recollec,, that it is too late TO prevent thi
great imaginary evil; the matter is alrcad
gone beyond recovery; for it may be proved
with mathematical certainty, that. if thing
90 on in the present channel, the future in
habtants of America will inevitably b
Muattoes.
How often have men children by thei
own slaves, by their fathers slaves, or tn
slaves of their neighbors How fast is tn
number Of Mulattoes increasing in ever
part of the land? Visit the little town
and villages to the Eastward; visit tn
seats of gentlemen, who abound j
slaves and see how they swarm on ever
hand! All the children Of Mulattoes vii
be Mulatoes, and the whites are daily at
ding to the number; which will continual
increase the proportion Of Mulattoe'
Thus this evil is coming upon us in wa
much more disgracelul, and unnatural, tina
intermarriages. Fathers will have the
own children for slaves, and leave them I
an inheritance to their children. Men wi
possess their brothers and sisters as the
property, leave them to their heirs, or sc
them to strangers. Youth will have the
grew headed uncles and aunts for slave
cali them their property, and transfer the
to others. Men will humble their own 81
tiers, or even their aunts, to crafty their In
}. An hard-hearted master will not kno'
whether he has blood relation, broth
, or a sister, an uncle or an aunt, or stra
ger of Africa, under his scourglng han
This is not the work Of imagination; it b
> been frequently realized.
y The worst that can be made OF this
lection, ugly as it is, is that it would be h
ten;ng an evil in an honest way which
/ are already bringing on ourselves in a "
, that is absolutely dishonest, perfectly shan
ii en- al extremely criminal. This OBJ