The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-30

and Ohio more than doubled her population
itis difficult to form any estimate Of the in
migration to Kentucky in the lastt thirty year
but it is believed that ifthe settlers in fe'
OF the larger towns on the Ohio river b
excluded from the estimate. the whole a,
cession in that way. for that long period
does not amount to more than from fiv
hundred TO one thousand families. Durin
those thirty years, whilst the immense s,rear
OF immigration has been pouring population
wealth, mechanic and manufacturing skill
and industry into the States north OF us,
seems to have avoided Kentucky as though
she he'd been land Of pestilence and a 81
nitary Gordon had been drawn round he
borders. Her soil and geographical posi-
ton are equal, and her climate superior Il
either Of those States. and for twenty years
the avsrsgnl,sice of her land has been be
low that OF Ohio. No cause can he plau
sibly urged for state Of things Of such por
tentous omen and warning, but that obvious
reas m, which is at once suggested 10 every
rejecting man. Kentucky tolerates slavery
and those States do not. In 1900. 5000
people in Ohio, started on a career Of com.
petition against 22O 900 people inKentucky
for populaling and enriching the most ra.
pidly, THEN respective States. Ohio reject
ing the institution of negro slavery, whilst il
vas retained and noufished by kentucky.
The result hes been, in less than fifty years,
that the As, 900 Of Ohio have grown TO Il
population oftwo Millions. and the 22O, 900
of kentucky have grown to the amount OF
only some 500. 900, whilst the aggregate
wealth, mechanical. manufacturing and
commercial industry Of the two States are
in about the same disproportion.
Nor is this all. II We compare the in.
crease Of population and wealth Of Kertuc-
ky for the last thirty years with that of her
south western sisters, the result is equally to
her disadvantage. Starting in 1880 on a
basis Of l65, 900 slaves, in 1910 they had
only increased to $1,000, and from 1910
till now they have increased to only 1922
600, giving as the whole increase for
eighteen years. only 1000 or some sixteen
per cent, whereas the natural increase should
have given near 100, 900 or more than 90
per CT. Had Kentucky retained her natural
increase for the last thirty years, her popu-
lation in 1850 would be upwards Of l.
100000. Instead OF only $500, 900.
These facts incontestably prove that
he climate and agriculture of Kentuc.
ky are not suited to negro slavery, and whilst
they prevent her from prospecting as a slave
State, the institution OF slavery has hereto
fore prevented and must continue TO prevent
the increase Of her white population, and OF
that wealth and industry which ever accom-
pany an exclusively white population, and
are never found as accompaniment to negro
slavery. That kentucky is in an unnatural
or false position, may to SOME minds be more
strikingly illustrated by a comparison with
her near neighbor Tennessee, over whom
she has the advantage in extent OF territory,
amount Of rich lands. climate and geogra-
phical position. The climate Of Tennes-
see being somewhat better suited to negro
labor. she has outstripped Kentucky in both
white and slave population. From a popu-
lation OF 6SO,OOO in 1890 she increased to
800, 900 in 1910, or over twenty-five per
cent, the increase in Kentucky being only
some thirteen per cent; the increase of slaves
in Tennessee was from 10000 to $50, 1000
or near thirty per cent, while that of the
slaves in Kentucky for the same period, was
not eleven per cent.
These indisputable facts are worthy the
most mature consideration Of the people of
kentucky, in determining her future course
as to negro slavery. They incOntestably
prove that the institution has thus far been
curse, whitening blight on her growth
and prosperity and must so continue as long
as the institution is kept up in the State.
They prove that when negro slavery was
adopted, a great error was committed and
the State placed in false position, from
which every dictate Of common sense incul-
Gates the duty Of relieving her, as soon as
practicable. They prove that by the laws
Of nature, it is impraciicable for her ever
to become prosperous slsveholding State
Those same laws of nature unerringly point
out to Us her true position and most per-
suasively invite her to become prosperous
free State. Five sixths Of the voters and two
thirds of The landed proFaietors Of the State
not being slave owners, it will be for them
TO determine whether the slave owning mi
nority shall not be ruled into some modifica.
ton of the system which shall ultimately
relieve the State from 50 gross an evil.
II is not our purpose to comment upon
any Of the very many moral evils, to ou'
white population, attendant on negro slavery
for Kentucky parents do not require to be
re,nindal nf than The ind0lerice anC