The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-30
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letters that give us encouragement in our labors.
Emancipation principles are making steady pro-
gress. We are continually heanng OF one, and
another influential man, becoming interested in
this great subject When the bill for taking a
vote on thesubiect Of calling Convention pass
ed the legislature, il was declared thatthe slave
ny question was to be altogether ignored, that
nothing was to be said about the matter. Now
this subject is beginning TO oyershadow all 9TH
ers. Men are beginning TO speak of this as the
question; the holding Of offices for life is begin
ming to be considered a comparatively unmport-
ant thing 1t was said that very few of those
who voted in favor of calling Convention had
slavery in their thoughts when giving their votes.
We believe that thousands who SAID nothing on
the subject, supposed they were voting against
slavery when voting for a Convention, though
they were scarcely willing TO confess II even &c
themselves. II would he a very strange thing II
subject on which scarcely any one spent a
thought should suddenly take possession of the
thoughts of every one.
Its now "fxed fact" that this is to be the
great subject which for some time will occupy
the public mind. Both the friends and the enc
mics of slavery now see 1T. Though we have ar
dent hopes, II is impossible TO fOTete the result
| Our State may be freed from the curse, and
blessed by the labors of industrious and happy
freemen, OF the system may be more firmly fixed
upon US. whitening every element OF future pros
penty 1t becomes the fnends of freedom 10 be.
stir themselves. The friends Of slavery are TAX
ing the most active measures. They are begin
ming 10 break the ties that bound them to their 20
litical parties, and unite upon this as the mosl
important question before the people. If they
consider slavery great blessing, their course i,
nght-they ought 10 exert themselves in its favor
But those who; believe that slavery is one of the
greatest Of curses should not be idle. Let then
not say that the time for discussion has not yet
come. Ii has cOme---lt Is here II is not IN The
power of man 10 postponen. Men are preparing
to discuss il fully; and after the Presidential
alection, the whole country will be talking O
scarcely anything else.
In the morning Courier. of this city, the fol
lowing remarks appeared in a letter from ''Ben
son, !" the Frankfort correspondent of that paper
The slltor Of the Courier referred to the letter
and avowed ms determination TO discuss IN,
subject. He afterwards Tepublished the remarks
which We copy from the Georgetown Herald:
"Now, that the election is over, and it has be
come a "fixed fact" that we are 10 have a con
vention to iom a new constitution, the chang,
IN the present constitution is a subject of yer,
frequent discussion ON the streets, IN bar rooms
| and other places where people congregate TO Kill
| oil half hour OF leisure time The gradua
| emancipation OF slaves seems 10 be the allah
sorbing question; and from all can learn from
persons who hive in different portions OF tn
State, that will be the great question next sum
meT in the election Of members of the conven
ton. During the last and previous winters, tn
friends Of the convention, assembled here, issll
ed a pToEHneidme1no that the slavery question
should not enter into the canvass, nor be consld
cred as one of the reforms they desired 10 bTn
about The people, however, will not be con
tToled or hemmed IN by the articles of faith Pre-
mulged in the document referred 10. think IN
slavery question will be the only exciting oues
ton in the convention. Those in favor of grad
ual emancipation viii not urge that the presen
generation CT slaves areto be made free, but tina
all born after some penod TO be fixed, say Il SO
or go, should be free at the age OF 25 years
Now, when IT is TecOllected that slaves are r.
garded as very unsafe property on the Ohio rvel
and for ono hundred miles back, and that fou
ifths Of the voters of Kentucky are non-slav,
holders, the presumption may be INDUCED, b
those IN favor of gradual emancipation, that
majority Of the members OF the convention wi
be in favor of their peculiar notions The grea
body Of foreigners who support themselves b
daily labor may be counted in opposition TO slave
ny, and in favor of gradual emancipation"