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

days Washington, jefferson and Henry had /
too much good senssto reason upon 50 impor- |
fspf subject a. the Hesitation of slavery, in
terms Of vague and indefinite import. When !
they used the term, II had definite and unmis- !
taxable meaning. and II had not obtained The
dignity Of senseless, opprobrious, canting term
of repIoach as at the present time-Perhaps We
are wiser than our worthy ancestors.
am not anti.rized to speak for the Editors
Of the Examiner, they speak much better Tor
themselves, but this much viii say. agree
with thelf views on emancipation and have read
every number d. the paper from its commence
ment, and challenge you or any one else TO
End sentence which fairly construed, supports
any doctrine Incompatible with the sentiments
Just quoted.
The people Of Kentucky have too large q.
interest at stake in the proper decision Of the
question Of emaneir alton. to be frghtsned from
discussion, by odious epiihets. IL slavery can
bear the searching ordeal Of thorough sxami-
nation, let lice, and becou,s one OF the perpetual
institutions Of our land Il not, let II take the fate
of kingcraft and ,hhes. and POIygamy. all Of
which have fsllen, Notwithstanding. You know
they have 6ibls Darrant
AZ citizens, 1t is the right and duty of all to
examine the subject Of slavery in its bearings
on the social, political and Pecuniary interests
Of the State at largs.
AS christians, it Is the right and duty CT all
to examine slavery in its bearing on christian
morals. And by the light Of those principles
which are Of universal obligation, and which may
properly be termed, the common sense Of chris
tanity. All this, can and must be dtls, II we
are true men, without regard to unlawful mea-
sures from without, or senseless clamors from
within.
| So much on the senseless and childish cant
about thai cabiistic scarecrow "AboiifiOn,''
Before | examine your position on the Bible
support Of Greek and Roman slavery, it may
not be amiss to notice the fact, that in yOuF
eager and unnecessary haste to defend slavery,
sou adduce arguments which tenc to weaken,
instead Of strengthen, the claims y the Colo
nizatiOn Society on public patronage.
You say you advocate the claims Of that So
ciety, "because Of its non-interference with the
Institution Of slavery"-"and that this is one
81 the strongest points which entitls the society
to respect and universal confidence" Now
sir, you know very well that slavery is the eTea
ture Of law, and that the relation Of master anC
, slave cannot be interfered with in our midst by
i, any society whatever. Thar is the business o
the people in their sovereign capacity. With
full knowledge Of this fact staring you in th'
face, you have actually the hardihood to ask al
intelligent, Louisville audience, to put thei
? hands in their pockets and contribute to IN
support Of a society "whose strongest claim Il
I respect and universal confidence is the mega
tive fact that in its operations il does not vic
late our laws, or interfere with vested rights
, In my simplicity, sir, had thought herst0for
1 that the strongest claim which benevolent soci
: cities had upon our sympathies and our purses
: arose from the positive good trkieh they accom-
n plished The advocates Of these institution
: generally reach our hearts, land our gOeksi
through our hearts, by telling Us of human su
!. fering relieved. Of human ignorance enlighter
n ed, aud Of human wiekedness reformed, thrOug
I their instrumentality-bu with you these al
= mere secondary considerations, and the strong
n est claim which this society presents "lor =,
a spect and universal confidence" is the negati,
!. fact that Il violates no law, and does no harm
n Most sincerely do hope that the next time ii
u claims of the Colonization Society ars Presen
ed to Louisville audience. 1t will he BY an q.
e voeate that has a l0aym human heart heating
n his hosnm-
Is But this is not the worst aspect of the case
II in your jealous advocacy of human slavery
n you so far forget yourself as to leave an errOn
Gus impression on the minds Of your readers
n relation to what the Colonization Society h
q done, and what it proposes to do. You say, F."
- must ever stand aloof from the institution Of al
y very" Afterwards you add, "Were I a sIaV
n holder, might shrink from the responsibility
e assumed, but in Kidding myself Of this burden.
n infringe upon the rights. endanger the saiet
> and invade the peace Of my neighbOur--nor5 q
of Colonization Society steps torIoard and relier
n ,ne from tkis em6srsssmenf" How +" aeps 70
s. toard. and how relieves you from this embaras
"a ment.
le Why, by taking your freed slaves of yo
n hands. and sending them to Liberia. Did
10 never strike you sir, that when the slaves lea
the State the Institution goes with then
l. and that II the means and instrumentalities
m the Colonization Society were commsnsura
b. with its simple plan of operation. Slave
" would so far be interJersd s0itA as to be grad
re ally sxtirpated from our midst.
Or Colonization does not interfere with SLAYER
o. illegally or violently, but incidentally and CO
G. laterally IL does, and hundreds are now snio
4 ing the sweets of freedom, who, but for iis il
20 strumentality would be lingering in hopels
r bondage. II mistake not, the agent Of the s
l. ciety on the evening in which your speech "
10 delivered, stated the fact that many peOp
x in Kentucky had made provision for the Ema
I'd cipation of their slaves, to take effect soon
I'd the means for their transportation to Libel
could be furnished by the society. And as
I'd all for ourselves prefer freedom to slavery, 8
l. surely, the colonization society has a strong
to claim on our sympathies and our purses for I
as good which II does, rather than for the hal
IT, which il does not.
er | am Sir,
IN Y ours for the truth,
o. DISCIPLE
IN MEssRs. EDIroR have before me the a.
e. number Of the "Appendix to the Compression
c. Globen which contains a ssspeech of Mr.