The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-03
The Oaa Elemlnaen.

There - no Southern paper we read With more
satisfaction than the Southerner, Of Richmond,
Virginia.
II is devoted to the South, is earnest in It's en-
deavors to rouse it to aetion-fnll Of industry,
decision, and strong argument II does not ago
tate the question OF emancipation, but does the
next best thing 10 H. Il presents facts carefully
compiled, which compel Southern men to think
on the subject Of slavery-its evils, its unprofts
bleness, its manifold and manifest disadvanta-
ges.
There are other papers in the South OF similar
spinl. bat Inferior talent What does tins pOT-
tend, II means, says the SOutherneT, that IN
1850, the slavery question will be discussed and
acted ON, 10 Virginia. II cannot be kept down.
tion," TIVE beg Mr. WOolwanl's psEdon-the
'Jaet, y that every man Of energy and enter
Prise feels Il as an oppression. West Virginia
eschewsit She knows that l,y It's banefll IN
fuence, her growth, power, happiness, are all
diminished. all blasted
knowing rhis condition Of things, the South
emer thus iorcibly appeals TO the South:
'fThe country proposed TO be eeded tous by the
late treaty with Mexico, il should be remember
ed, the Almighty has " IlmOt PTOvisOed. Should
the free States consent, (and that, they never
win risr slavery shall BE allowed there SIN the
climate and The country would forbid H. Why,
therefore. slemld We contend Con that which pTof-
iteth US not--whlch we never can posseSSl Is il
not wisdom on our pad TO say TO the North, we
De brethTen;' and II We cannot possess this prop
erty ON sucil terms as will be mutually agTeea-
BILE, let Us hot take that which must become an
apple Of diScord and bone OF contention 10
Us and our.uccessoTs, and which must end in
separation &C People whose fathers have gwen
Us 80 'goodly heTitage
sand now as TO this Slavery question. fellow
citizens OF the South, let Us in good feeling resL
son one with another. IL should be remember
ed that Great Britain has abolished slavery in ali
her colonies; France. Denmark, Sweden, and
other countries OF Europe, except Spain, have
done so likewise- Is Il natural 10 suppose that
the other Powers Of Europe will long suffer inn
beetle and tnfeebled Spain to hold ON TO H.
W hen she gives way, the entire civilized world,
with the exception Of Brazil, viii be arrayed
against us on this question. Now, what ia our
policy Is u not wisdom on our part 10 avoid
having the question Of slavery sgitsted in OUT
political dissnssisnsl The North has pledged
itself to niaintaiIs intact and isviolaie the com
abandon the scquisition Of territory, and free
ourselves from this untowar,I difficulty.
"a is not generally known, yet il is neverihe-
leis true, that two-thirds Of the people Of yir-
GINA are open and undisguised advocates Of rid
ding the Slate Of slavery; and after the wear
1859, when the census is taken, their views viii
be embodied in such form as to startle The South.
We speak understandingiy. We have, within
the last two years, eonversed with more than
i've hundred shareholders in the State, and four
hundred and hfty out Of the I'VE hundred ex-
pressed themselves ready 20 unite on any gene
raj plan TO abolish slavery upon almost any
terms. Abolition fanaiicism at the North has
not produced this. bat the annexation Of Texas
and the acquisition Of territory has done it,
virginia may be put down as no longer reliable
on this question. When she coca, the District
Of Columbia is free t,rritory; then Delaware
and Maryland will also 90, and N orth Carolina
and Kentucky will follow suit. This win sur
round the extreme South with free States; and
when that day comes. and il will not be very
long, we would just as leave own a parcel or
wild turkeys as 50 many slaves. We may con-
tinne this subject in our next; certainly We shall
further consider il"
Thus speaks Virginian from the Capital of
the ancient Commonwealth. Not family, not
doablingly, he has no misgivings; but firmly.
decidedly, as If the thing were already decreed,
as Il the prophecy were already "iixed fact"
Again he says. "WE srkaK UNDERWRITING
II, Two THIRDS OF TIE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
ARE oPES AND UNDIseuIsED ADVOCATES OF RID
DING rHE STATE OF SLAVERY"
This Is strong, full Of meaning, and comes
from source entitled to entire credenee. "Out
Of i've hundred shareholders. four Aundred and
asy are ready to unite on any general plan 10
Aholish slavery upon almost any terms" "Af-
tor the year 1850, when the census is taken.
heir views (,he virginians') will be embodied IN
sach form ~ to startle the South" Heaven
'Peed the right! We should rejoice to see the
Did Dominion, the mother Of states and of srea,
men. restored to her ancient renown. let her
but resolve TO rid herself Of the dead weight |
which reiuds and Paralizes her progress, and
The will be again, with her vast and unequaIed
esources and noble population, the great State |
II the Union. Nor will her example be lost ON |
',hers- We shall not lag behind. but will mach |
With her side by side, and mother and daughter.
will kindle beacon-light, which will find an
answering illumination in the darkest and m Is,
orlorn recesses Of the South and West.