The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-07
sIa very In Missouri.

ne poOpie OF nilssouri nave enteIeu INTO tuc
examination Of the subject Of slavery. A dis
cussion is going on In the columns Of the Mis-
souri, Republican, which the cOmbatants seem
to consider ts diminishing before the battle
We have read some of the remarks of "Curtius,' -
the defender Of slavery, and we did think Of ma
king some comments. But we had no common
grounis on which 10 reason with him, and those
who sympsthise with him could not be affected
by any remarks Of ours. The being who can
coolly upeak of this matter without making any
distinction between pigs and negro children,
lives in world which We have never visited, and
which we do not wish to visit even in dreams.
Betwesn us, there 10 ga great gulf which no
second Curtius can cause 10 be filled up.
From the remarks of "ErgOn," we infer that
"Curtus' was born in some Northern State,
where he imbibed the principles of liberty from
his mothers breast. Tie fact that persons ed
ucatsd in the North often become such reckless
advocates Of slavery, exetes astonishment in the
minds of Southern persons, and is worthy the
attention of psychologists. Such persons can.
not plead the influence Of education, which op
crates upon NOrtherners. Young men who have
been kept under strict moral restraints, and who
have no real principle, often astonish those who
have had more freedon, by the recklessness
with which they plunge into vice. They seem
determined to "make up for lost time" They
have cut themselves loose from their anchor
and dash hsadlODg before the hurricane in such
manner as to surprise vessels that have been
in the habit of sailing as they pleased. So when
Northern man becomes the advocate of slave.
ry, he astonishes the Southerner by his reckless.
ness. He has lost the conscience which was
given him by his parents, and has found no 9th
er one to supply its Place--he never had one Of
his own. ...
"a. u..I . From the Republican.
SLAVERY IN MIasosRI.--In an article publish
ed last week, signed "E," we expressed our
willingness TO prove by examination Of facts,
the entire unprohtableness Of slavery in this
State. The task will be an easy one whenever
we undertake It,, but, for obvious reasons, II is
better not TO enter upon the discussion until af-
ter the next Presidential election. The minds
Of your readers will then be more free-you
will have more space TO spare in your columns,
and Il will be easier to avoid the political bear
ings Of the subject AN."
In the meanwhile we cannot bat express our
pleasure that "Curtius" has so much modified
the tone in which he began TO write. Further
acquaintance with Southern and Western feel
ing will lead him to soften IL still more. He
will, in course OF time, learn that, TO Southern
ears, ths parallel drawn between s'pigs and
lambs" and negro children, il by no means ae-
ceptable. The elements Of humanity and JUS
tice come in to destroy the force Of the compar-
ison. We beg leave te inform Curtius that the
in acolts, calves, pigs, lambs" and other live
stock. In the latter our property is as.aluts. In
the former Il Is limited and restrained by the
fact, that ths sanimals'' owned are human be-
ings. To kill one Of them 10 murder. To Ill
treat OF abuse them Is penitentiary offence
To raise them az stock, and trade in them for
profit, Is business disrsspectful, that "slaye
trader" IL name of reproach. The right Of
property in them Is altogether peculiar, and Is
held with reference to the interests Of the slaves
as well as Of the owners; and by no person Is
this fact recognised more willingly than by the
slave owner himself You cannot offend him
more than by speaking to him as II he over
looked Il. ID
There may be, therefore, reasons why grad.
ual emaneipatien law should be passed, which
would not apply 10 pigs and calves. 10 E.
But suppose that there were not any difference
between the two kinds Of property; If expert
ence were to show that the raising Of pigs and
calves Is an absolute nuisance, ruinous to the
best interests Of the State, impoverIshing to the
owners as well az 10 society at large-and il the
owners were themselves ready TO acknowledge
the evil nnd 10 join In ihs removal, might not a
law be passed to that effect, prohibiting such
property This would be something like par
allel case. % 81 ,v- .-.-;..- ERGoN.