The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-29

ask, what she was, what she Is, and what she
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What she was
In earlier times, the South was the favored
land. Immigration poured into il. The intel
ligent and noble of Europe heard chiefly of il.
and into its bosom they poured their wealth,
and came to repose. The despised only sought
the wild New England shore. II was the home
ofthe 'bigOt" Of those who were called in scorn.
Pnritans; Of literally the despised Of the earth.
Now shut the book Of history, and tell us which
portion. the North or South. is TO grow most
rapidly Which yield greater wealth, greater
intelligencel Which do most for the world and
humanity Alas, the slave tlls tie soil Of the
South. His balefal presence dsseerates il; and
IL lags far behind the North in every element Of
permanent growth and power.
Would you have proof See II in the war of
the Revolution.
The South was as brave as the North. The
South was as ready 10 make sacrifices as the
North. But the means were wanting; the men;
the power TO do. See ths effect, according TO
the censns of 1880:
II
Slave States and territories, 1861 1872
| New England, .009 1872
The slave States furnished, during the whole
revolutionary war--(nine years. 81, 1886 soldiers
for the continental army; New England. 49,
sos" Why this difsrsncel II is told in the
fact, that the South had 657 ,s21. slaves; th.
North $3.50.
What the South Is. 4
IL there be any cisaractetistic q ~ Senth. II
is her caPabIlity for foreign trads--iIads BY sea-
Look at Virginia. whas harbors and bays!-
The great Washington thought Norfolk would
be the commercial emporium of tire world. But
what is the foreign traffic Of the Southl She
owns no ships. Northern capital builds; North
ern enterprise mans them. She does not do her
own foreign business. Northern men, chiefly,
transact it. Mark the consequence. Eight Of
| the Atlantic States have no slaves. In 1916
they had 2,l6O,5Ol tons Of shipping; the sea-
board slave States only 40l ,5s3! Way, even
Ohio, fifteen hundred miles from the ocean BY
water, had 9,sl7 tons; South Carolina p. SIS!
Virginia 53,44l; New York So, J22!! In other
words, New York has serenity thousand nine
hundred and thirty nine tons more than all the
slave States! Is this ACCIDENT Isit the result
Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of means or
enterprise No, 1t is neither! 1t is slsyery-and
slavery alone.
improvements.
This tests progress. Show Us people with
good roads, compact and PoPulous neighbor-
hoods, ample means Of INSTRUMENTATION,
and we will show you a people prosperous,
thriving, with snug cheerful homes, and school
houses, and churches everywhere. Where is
the State in the South that will compare with
Ohio in this respect Where the slave State
/ that has public works that will begin to COM
pare with the public works Of Massachusetts or
New York; Let the test be made by railroads
In 1896 the South had 1000 miles; the cos,
$i3,9l0,ls3. The North that year had 1853
miles; cost 1914 .465 Then ask where the
capital came from to build these Southern roads
Who built them7 What is their real WORTH II
is asserted that all the railroads of the South are
worth S27 ,S35; those Of Massachusetts,
alone viii command S3O, 3Il ,44i. But more
the effects which public Improvements have
upon the population OF each; the mode Of living
among the many Of both; their educational con-
dtion; their general intelligence; their eyery.
day comforts; their actual condition. Alas. If
this comparison were made, the Southern side
Of the picture would be dreary and discouraping
enough, and not Southern man who would
not feel bound to labor for its change Why
not see it then1 Why not labor for its change ,
Slavery, yes, slavery! Is the beginning, the mid
de and the end, Of all our ills and all our woe,
Rid us Of that, and the South will bound up
like strong man after refreshing sleep.
Shall we multiply examplesl
We need not Yet We cannot help pointing |
out few more facts. Look at Massachusetts.
In one day, yes, in less than one day, You may |
go to almost any point within the entire State.
The morning after fhe election, The returns are
al giUsn in The Boston papers How is II In
Kentucky Away from our water courses, and |
leading roads, what means of COMMUNICATION
have we What opportunities TO spread infor-
mation1 What means 20 diffuse or concen-
trate thought-io gather the will of our people
into one united expression, and make il known
and felt throughout the land. None, compar-
atiyely, at all, We cannot learn the full result
Of an election for three weeks after the day il
was held. We cannot get the official returns
for longer period. But look again at the
means Of happiness and industrial resource
which the facilities Massachusetts enjoys give
her. The traveller goes there for pleasure
The capitalist lives there for gain. The laborer
makes il his home, because he is respected and
can educate his children, and be educated him
self What Of ali these facilities, all these in
dueements have WEI What answer can we make
but that We have failed or been unable TO de-
'eioPe our vast resources simply because we hug
slavery to our bosOms, and say, ono body shall
disturb it--it is ours and we will have it,
But is that the resolve of Kentucky WewIll
not believe IL. Her good men say rather, ait is
, e~sssi Il eats up eur substance; dssrro,s our
prosperity; mars our progress; diminishes our
'ocial, moral, and political power, aud we will
endure it no longer; il must and shall be remoy-
'd-we will no longer tolerate an institution SO
pregnant with evil to ourselves and our pos. ,
Gritty"
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