The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-06
Hard Run

A correspondent from Glasgow writes US:
."In the 44ih No. of the Examineryou copy the
following extract from a Democratic correspond
ent at Lexington, 81 am" he declares, ''for
the reform Of boar abuse-the destruction Of des
potlsm, Of every kind Of usuTpatiOn, pesceably
II possible, without violence If II can be, but
foTcibly il they cannot be enjoyed without the
shock Of AIMS" The pro-slsvey men here, are
SEEING upon tins article 10 prove that emsncips-
ton cannot be effected without violence, and
that goa are for that violence
What nonsense. Our correspondent was re
fenng TO Europe, 10 despotism there, and spoke
as he thought. For these thOEghtS-tor rhai our
correspondents Say-bre NOT responsible. No
editor is, or ever can be. II editors were tram
eled by such rule, made responsible fOr Others
communications, they could not move an inch
towards free discuSsiOn-cOuld do nothing more
than chronicle their own views, OF If they insert
ed Others views, they would have TO head each
Of them with tins, OF a similar cautlon-''this is
wntten by Mr.. BlOwhard, we are not response
bic for II" s'MI Darby Jones wrote this, :"
"John Smith wntes this, &c. &C." Sober
thought Will assure any man that such con-
dition OF things is out of the question. Besides,
neither We, nor our correspondent, Tefened in
what Was SAID TO home matters.
But to the change Of the pIo-slayery men Of
Glasgow Once for all, letus say, what we have
said hundreds Of times, that are fOT The lar,
and siH sesk no reform ereepf through the lap.
We eschew violence of any and every kind-not
alone that which may spnng from physical
force, but even that which breeds hate, discoTd,
anger We would not this hour hun the inter
ests, or ham the weIl-being, Of one human soul,
and we would oppose emancipation if the act
we've 10 lead TO violence. We are pace men.
We mean by tins what the words literally i'm
pom, and all that they import According TO our
view, God in has new revelation through ChTist,
never intended that man should harm his broth
eI, and to God alone belongs the right of taking
the life which he gave. Let no foe, then, ever
charge upon us that We seek directly, OF indi-
Tectly, 70 encourage m Others, a resort 10 vio-
lence, or that we VIII use n ourselves.
Now as 10 the fact, whether emancipation can
be effected without violenceG In our belief it
EeUeT can Be done By a. In kentucky, certainly,
s1eh reszlt is moral iHPOssibiIity. Norman
would be mad enough to dream Of adopting il,
and If one 50 mad were found, he could effect
nothing The concentrated and indignant fToWn
Of an united public opinion would crush HIM in
stantly into the earth, the moment he should act,
IN TINS spirit, on tins subject. MOI nOl We
yield to no idle prejudice We heed no unjust
clamoT. We look beyond, while We consider,
the strong feelings which interest. habit, educa-
ton awaken In ne DOsOms OF ultra pfO-slsvery
men But never shan they have just cause to
say that We, by WOId OF deed, by thought or ex-
tract, said, OF wTOte, OF quoted single line, a.
in rAiel, OF from mich, a bad man, be he rhOH
he may, could find iHtizdfiOH eUsa, rhieh
ou5 lead hin 70 riolate the lar of the State, dis
tETb the peace Of the community, OF iajars the
rights Of a single citizen.