The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-18

Having recently perused with much interest,
an Address delivered before the Colonization
Society Of Bowling Green, on the 4tb Of July,
1882, BY Hon. Joseph II. Underwood now
United States Senator, / cannot resist my in
clination 20 make some extracts from it.
Speaking Of the evils Of slavery the dstin-
guished gentleman Observes" The hrst, ana
one Of The greatest evils Of negro slavery, is,
its influence uDon the minds and habits of our
children. They learn, at very early period, TO
expect the performance Of every work by
slave. They will not, when parental affection
yields 10 their wishes, do anything for them
selves, which has the appearances OF labor
They must be waited on, aud have all things
done at command, by slaves. Thus, in infancy,
habits are contracted which last through life
The child grows up TO manhood, accustomed to
order a slave instead Of waiting on himself He
looks upon labor with contempt; considering il
fit for slaves only, and calculated to degrade
ffeemen. Should a man, reared with these
opinions and habits, be reduced to the necessity
OF laboring in after life, he generally exhibits
an inert, heart-broken disposition, and most
commonly sinks to insignihcance in the novels
of dissipation. There is none Of that energy
about him which distinguishes those who have
been brought up TO labor. Prostrate these by
adversely, and they struggle and rise again.
Bring the son of an affiuent stakeholder, who
has been reared in idleness and luxury, to pow
erty, and he rarely, il ever, regans a competent
livelihood for himself and family. The condi-
ton Of females reduced TO poverty, after having
been reared in affiuence, and accustomed to be
waited on by slaves, Is infinitely worse than
that of males. Unaecustomed to discharge the
indispe nsable household duties, and altogether
untitled to endure the labor of them, they sink in
10 dependency. The brilliant hopes INDUCED by
such woman, in her morning Of life, give place
10 the anguish Of disappointment Herworld OF
flowers is converted into thorns The bitter
ness Of her existence IL often aggravated by the
reflection, that he; miseries have been brought
on her by the imprudence of an idle husband,
reared by an indulgsDt father to no business,
and taught 70 depend on the labor of slaves for
everything. Earth becomes purgatory TO the
mind and person Of female thus reared and
thus reduced; her only consolation is religion;
her only hope is death. PIP 3, TO-
This Is a graphic delineation Of one Of the
evils Of slavery. Nor let il be supposed that
the picture is too highly wrought. II is the
work of gentleman who has never been charg-
ed with proneness TO the extrayagances OF inn
pulse. Indeed, he Is remarkable for the dispas-
sionste, philosophical view which he takes of
every subject that engages his attention. IL
should be remembered too, that Senator Under.
| wood was born in Virginia-a slave State--and
came at an early age to Kentucky-a slave State
also-in which he has resided ever since he left
the land Of his nativity. lie has, therefore, had
ample opportunity of acquainting himself with
the practical operation of the system Of slavery.
He has closely observed its workings, and has
witnessed with soriow its diletero,ps intsueaees.
us opinion az TO cine Of the results Of slavery
!. :. sressed in the above extract IL may be
go "a. the address" referred to was deliver
ii many vss,rs sinte, and that subsequent OBJ
servstion has prc;..ably modified Inc views y 10