The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-30

nestness' for the cause that has produees g.
markaole state Of things which we h,v-
messed, and for the mode Of its operation VII
NOW al Is asngulaI fact, that arnoDy ~,
hundred comparisons which have been -.
ted' ana mat too under the most vary,n,, -
stances, not one has been found IN n. e.
to those States IN which slavery prevails Az
suit so constant and 50 universal CAM
one would think, to carry with II an ir,s.,-,.,'
conviction TO all rational minds. tha, a.. -
liar institution has cut no small fs1,. ''-
duelng the many sinking contrasts tb,t,r
seen exhibited. And yet so high an -.
we entertain Of the sagacity and of he -. -
I've powers of our ingenious fnends Who.
have had the pleasure Of meeting oec,s,o,.,-
that we make no doubt but that they 49,
have an mixing Of the ways and me,,-
which they feel themselves fully PREPARED 70 A..
pose Of all our stubborn and well arranssI g.,
and TO demOlIsh all our arguments. NTH.
all mpeaehing the wisdom or the ebar,.,..-,
the beloved, the divine, the Bible Ins,in,,o,
Listen, gentle reader, to the droopiDps = q,
wisdom OF these profoundly rise ones.
eve Of the slave States are emphstie,u,
agricultural people. The improvement, :,
which you speak are doubtless of some mn.
anee, and may be useful in those portions If NJ.
country where they are made. Bu, ms.
there Is no occasion for them. Neeessit, :. a,
mother Of invention, and did our necessjti.s -
mand the Improvements in question We s,,,.l,
no doubt have them.
Our pursuits, are moreover few and .,,,,l.
and IT Is unreasonable to require Of Us invent,
and discoveries in departments Of labor an. :,
art TO which We make no PIsiensions, iotUA,eb
permit US to add, ne haze no sspirqtio,, ,Ts :,
which the most of our people have No, s,sn -
much as heard o.
Gentlemen,-an we make the REQUEST as,..
: trust with due appreciation Of the diyni,, ..
yonr manner and Of the wisdom Of your Uori.
gentlemen, will you permit US 10 crack that mn,
at which you seem TO be picking with result, M,
exactly visible to rational eyes. PeIhsp-,,,..
3 meat init
= Now suppose all this that has been sad rv
you, be granted as true. We wouII enou,rr
whence came this state Of things, mere IeC-r
enoe to which Is regarded a. a satisfaction, .,
D PLANTATION Of all our facts How haposr, IL
That we are devoted 50 exclusively 10 agncuI,gr-
that Our pursuits are so few and so simple. ft,.
we have 50 little occasion or necessity f,r ian
Provement; that there are 30 many department.
OF labor and art 10 which we make no B.sfeo
slons, Tor which we have no aspirations, ana a
which we have never even 50 much a, belrI
Now what we affim Is, that this state 81
things as described, had us orgm IN .f,yer,
The particulars specified IN explanation Of he
fact, that 50 few Improvements have leen mad
IN the arts, within those States where sT,veD
prevails, are each and all Of them marked lea
lures OF the slave States, and eyeUShere DIS
hngulsh them from those States which ale De-
nominated free.
The condition Of things under conS.dera...a
. aTiseth in this wise:
Our slaves are too ignorant, and STUPID. ant
; careless to make skilful artisans, or even gooI.
boTers; our white citizens are unwilling toeDgsgs
IN emplOyments which put them, a, they con
celye, on level with the blacks. Tie coD.
sequence Is, that we become gentlemen fam
ers, after fashion; gentlemen Of leisure about
town; and gentlemen bllers through the eoan.
Try. Those branches Of business which re
quire the least possible skill and attention On
the part Of the labOrer. are crowded to overflow
ing, while those which demand either The Ia5or
: OF The lmmedIaie personal attention Of the White
man are avoided; and those whose successE..
cultivation requires Judgment, intelligence. TASTE
OF skill, are either prosecuted with little or DO
success, and IN a bungling way, or are a5-o-
lutely excluded from the county. The numeI-
Gus ingenious inventions that have been devised
BY the intelligent freemen Of the North ami
East TO save time and labor; 10 multiply ami
cheaper production; and TO promote eomfIi a1j
convenience, are looked upon with suspcloE b,
the mass Of our people, If indeed they have eve
been heard Of; are tapiy IN finding Access toogr
houses; are but seldom seen IN our shops an
still more rarely are they found about our fam
: houses, OF in our fields. The negToes are to
careless and stup,d to use or handle many Of
them; the whites are slow to appreciate the Va
, ne even Of those which could be successfully --
y troiuced among us and usel to advantage.
Ignorance, prejudice, Incidence, rudeness "a
taste or skill, contempt OF the industrial ar.s
i, FOOLISH and absuEd ideas Of economy ami con
i. fort, love az excitement. and an excessive font
, ness for the qualification Of sense AMI passion
each and every one Of them the legitimate inu.
- Of that system OF tyranny and seryItu.le which
: prevails among us-One and all cOnspITe % a.
press every species Of improvement IA the airs
among ourselves; TO distinct the introduction Of
2 those useful Improvements that have been
i already made in other States and countHes; %
: dnve from all cur bOnler the ingenious. the IN
teligent, and the enterprising, aud thus to keeP
the great mass Of our people on the outskirts and
twilight Of civilization, while the remainder live,
some in luxury and ease, few in really sub
stantial and tidy::cOmfort, and now and then one
3 IN vulgaIPOm and splendOI.
s Such is brief and imperfect sketch and eN-
PLANTATION Of the a,OdlIs OPraHdi, by which slave
ry has cursed the faireSt and largest potion q
our great country with berrenness and steniliY'
n in regard &c all those discoveries and improve
ments which bsve less - - 'ss-ofIfuf' m
dispensable 10 our individual comfort, 10 ouI
growth, culture and prosperity as a people, "a
the accumulation Of national wealth, TO The
: maintenance of national power and indspend
ence.
6. AS prophet we have but little to say We
: may remark, however, that. in the light Of The
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