The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-18

,..;, wealth individually, we, al
d" 'a' ',m,. increase the wealth Of the Ma
"' ''| y, have already proved that free labor
h'S' moor mans prosperity, hence, we
&c ,..,d to conclude with Mr. Johnson 'n"'
r' iD ,.,,,iOu of slavery is "iOr the benefit OF
ts ''C And vet, he tells the laborer OF Ken
s' With all these facts staring him in The
i''1!, ~ Emancipation will prove his ruin!-
b'' US &c. that from such premises can de-
y: .aeh conclusions
'' 9, NJ Johnson asks us to compare the wa
IN Kentucky with those Of Ohio
g. .1,sr,ts, sc. If he will turn to the Ia
h''-' .,,bs week before last, he will find that
snia'. . =, already instituted. He will there
f.,m uuimpeschsble statistics that as re-
waves Of labor, the free States have
90 - the advantage over us. II, then, we
e. =. consideration the many comforts and
'' .,.0ces of life, and the expense of obtain
"l',- ho,h in the free and slave States, We
"a. Inference in favor of the former to be
,.ho,rr is excluded from the slave State
-,hs lowaess Of wages and the degrade
S'n :. his avocatiOn. In this exclusion
T.bnsou appears to find caase of great
..,,r.iulaiiOu. He sndeavOr' to Halter the
%, man that his prosperity depends upon
,.t.,,;,r" which is erected against the emf
-, in the person Of the slave. Although a
= democrat, and, of course, the advocate
-, emigration, and the friend of foreigners,
:, rhst he eOnceives to be a blessing to other
n. considers curse to Kentucky. BE
az, II is well enough for the free white man
:, ..,iIe upon. and subdue the soil Of the west
,,.ir;s. oui, Is for cur cherished state, she
,,i. them not.
a.. We, then, in possession Of no more land
r.,,uekv than is sufficient for our present
.,l.,,op' Have we no waste fields, no I'M
.,.o,.s grOunds' Must Kentucky, with her
....as soil and genial climate, rest contented
18th her nineteen inhabitants to the square
A. while Massachusetts,, barren and bleak
.,.,,ips her eigiy-six upon the same Area
Would Mr.. Johnson make Kentucky, situated
she Is. in the centre of our vast Republic,
vosH he make il the "hunting ground" for
,b. white man, as it formerly was for the Indian
Doe, he prefer the gloom of "primeval forests"
Il, m. cheerful aspect Of well cultivated fields
"a. hear and the deer to an industrious yeOman-
,r.,bs crack Of the rife and the cry Of hounds,
:, the chime Of bells, the hum Of labor, and
the merry voices of intelligent children return
Ing from thousand schools Ii so, then lei
him continue to advocate the doctrines which
be has already promulgated. IL not, let him
hasten 10 abandon the position which he now
oruDiss-a position so sntagonistic TO the best
interests Of society.
M. johnson thinks that, "if each man hac
more and, be would be better off, or course
ssoun,ry with sparse population. according tC
b.rew Of tie subject, is Of all others, the mos
independent and happy. In other words, he ad
dispersion Of the people, for their mu-
,ssl benefit, for their independence. Has Mr.
Johnson ever examined the effects produced by
ms dispersion Of population Did he ever re-
Get upon the repeated efforts made to colonis,
Virginia, and that, owing TO the scattering o.
lie settlers and their consequent want Of com
s.nstiOn, colony after colony was completely
lssr0yed Has he ever taken into considera
ton the condition OF some Of the settlers o
australia, where men and cattle have persisted
sai seeds, implements, and other property beeI
Utterly lost, and all from the dispersion of pop
ualOl' Has he ever looked 10 the southern
portion Of this continent, and contemplated tn
rsh fields, the bOundless pampas of Bueno
Ayres, with their scattered inhabitants1 ii
sil there see the inevitable results Of ownin
mach and. he will there find a mi-barbarou
nee, the descendants of highly civilised FeO
pc, living in Indifferent houses, sleeping upo
lAsskiDsOf cattle, and fast losing those distin
gushing features which always indicate an en-
lghsnsd sne happy society. They are yer
'HafDsRdsni no doubt, but are they models fc
ksni1ckians2
The iruth is, We can find no where in the hi,
tory Of any nation, or colony that ever existe,
ssiHge instance Of permanent progress in civi
issliOn, and in all that cOnduces to the prOspe
~ and growth Of people, or the happiness
Individuals, that a system Of unnecessary di
pension has been the continued practice Of i
Inhabitants. The tendency of such course
Invariably TO barbarism.
On the ether hand, wherever men have IN
iso-ShsreVer they have combined their SIX
sna AoOf-whereyer concentration has prevail
e. hsre oiVilisation has been made apparent
As arts and sciences have been cultivate
EhoElsoge difused, and the condition Of m,
snshorsied Trace the origin and progress
ns Tree cities Of Europe, and of each and eve
pace Of note throughout the world, and v,
mo- without exception, that concentration
population and the consequent combination
A0Of are the great friends and promoters Of Ct
Asalon, while dispersion is its foe.
Asn BY no means independent when liyi
an advanced state Of society. We rely Nd
eh o'hef-we look to each other for mutt
Ills natures law that we assist, and
''''''es, Our happiness is thus augmented a
0U social relations imprOved.-"The eve ca
u" say unto the hand, have no need of IN,
nor sgsin, the head to the feet, I have no ne
Of thee"
i"'ysism Of dispersion, then, is inimical
& prosperity Of our people, and yet Mr.. JOf
gives 10 it. his decided approval, inasmu
ne would drive the emigrant from q
mat We may be forced TO possess. exc
'''ly' our q, $1,000 acres of land. In o.,
prevent immigration, and to advance the
VI our mechanics, he would retain
- ne tells the mechanic that his wages
BY one half than they would b. n