The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-05

lover Of great and glorious deeds, were men who
faced evils and errors boldly, aud suffered no oh
staolea however formidable 20 psrslyse their Ell
ergies The greater The difficulty the more dsI.
aus the victory Thelsalel of triumph ls ,nse
and endnnng when it grsces brow which has
fought long and ardently against the difficulties
that beset a good cause, but where the achiey-
ment is easy, but little credit is due The chan.
pion.
To admit that African slavery is a terrible evil
10 any community in which il exists, and that
It increases every year in magnitude, and then
merely to lament its existense is not to act wise
ly. Slavery is a monstrous evil, which is coh-
tinnally becoming more formidable. Its removal
may be effected more easily now than il can be-
done year hence. Every one admits that some
period must be affixed 10 its curation-that the
time will come in which il must be grappled
with and extinguished What Time then so ia
vorable as the present when II is more man
ageable than il will be hereafter? Are we patn-
ots who desire the prosperity Of our conntry9 IL
is then our duty 10 endeavoS 10 remove whatever
blights that prosperity. Are we Christians 'sho
belieysthat the happiness Of society is proper
toned TO its virtue and that the frown of an Of
Tended Deity is ever directed against all systems
Of wrong and injustice? Then how can we sat
isly our consciences by merely mourning over
such system, and because il is fearful in IFS
extent, shudder when We think Of it, and take
no step towards IFS extinctionl
We have no night TO postpone action on this
subject II is the duty, the imperative duty of
every one who believes that society will he great
~ benefited by the extinction Of slavery, TO la
Dor industnously for its removal. We have no
night TO transmit 20 our postenty vast heritage
Of woe-to impose on those who are to come
after us the duty Of removing an evil which is
continually augmenting in extent, and which
we are afraid TO meet, as men should meet
great wrong. Do we expect our children TO be
wiser and stronger than ourselves that we are
willing to burlen them with an institution which
theirssfety will require them TO remove? Our
ancestors who penlled life and fortune for the
purpose of securing TO us nights which we now
enjoy, are dishonored by our unwillingness to
encounter an evil because Of IT'S fearful magni.
tude. Had the BOD and great men to whom this
world is indebted Tor freedom from grevous
thrallOm, for the rights of conscience, and FOR
immunity from the various forms Of tyranny that
once fettered it, been like the men of this gener
ticn; had they been willing to leave the task Of
bringing about desirable reforms TO their posteri-
ty-we should not now rejoice in our exemption
from the despotisms which centuries ago were
more fearful than any that we are now called on
TO remove. Their hearts grew bold in the pres
enceof danger The desperateness of the entef.
prise braeed their sinews, and they went to work
like heroes and battered down stronghold after
stronghold Of oppression. In this way they ex-
tended the great charter Of human freedom which
We now cherish. Let ms initiate their proud OK
ample, and manifest our gratitude for the bles-
sings we enjoy through their instIumentality, by
taking courage and encountering manfully the
balefnl curse Of negroslaveT. All that is need
cd TO relieve any State of slavery is concur
renee Of energy on the part of those who love
freedom. Let the friends Of emancipation do
their duty faithfully-let them cooperate in the
great movement they believe ought to be made
let them marshal their forces and bring in as
many recruits as are willing TO listen 10 feryent
appeals on behalf Of Truth and highland then
lei them invoke the blessings Of heaven on the
good cause, and proceed with stout hearts and IN
flexible wills towards the redemption of their
country. II the fortress OF oppression cannot
be overhTown in one effort, let another and
another be made. No system Of wrong can hold
out long against the armies Of truth properly mar.
shaled in this age of enlightenment. Let no
man who would like TO see the State nd OF slave
~ yield himself to despair becIuse 0t tho aiisi
culties IN his way, bat, taking courage and rec
ollecting how the heroes Of former times battled
FOR the night, press forward, resolved not TO be
TUNED aside from his purpose. There are enough
men who are anxious that slavery shall be ab0l-
ished in Kentucky to achieve its abolition, pro-
vided they will work together. We call on them
with all the eamestness of oar hearts 10 do their
duty in this great aud good cause. VIII they,
can they, longer consent 10 remain inactive
when the great interests of humanity require
them To- actl