The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-25
Jussice anA Clarity.

The Freeman thinks our charity Cohesive"
May be SO. But in this instance either our Ian
guage was careless, or our friend has misunder-
stood us.
This was our meaning. That whenever in
the South Shareholder gave, or promised priv
eges TO the negro, and did not perform it, pub |
lie opinion in the South would denounee him,
il he failed to meet his obligation.
Take the case which occurred at Washing
ton. The cold hearted and avaricious master
there, not only received money from slave to
purchase his freedom, but when he had il in his
pocket, sought to convert it to his own use,
and besides to sell the negro and escape all CEN
sure, by shipping him to New Orleans Now,
in all such cases, public opinion in the South
would exact justice. No villain Of this stamp
could escape its keenest rebuke, and deepest
| scorn.
Let US be understood. We believe in persua-
ding man to do right through benevolence,
kindness, love. We believe there is not feon
in the land who could not be redeemed if he
knew society, in his crime. through these vir-
tues. We seize, we eagerly seize, therefore,
every glimmer Of righr feeling, the slightest ray
Of humanity, which shines through the bane full
relation Of master and slave, TO wsken yet
truer and higher feelings feeling which will
lead to emancipation, TO the honest, earnest do
ing Of justice, between man and man.
I Nor in pursuing this course, do we desire oil
s intend to cloak one evil which results from
d slavery, much less TO hide, in any way, the mon
ster curse Of our country We stand, or en-
Q deavor to stand, on Just platform. Whereve
# injusties Is done TO the shareholder, dsclar
e it. And we do 50, not only because this is RICH
In ITSELF but because il must be, mainly. throug
IT him, and by his efforts, that We shall gain eman
IT cipation. Wherever. and in whatever way Unjust
~ ice, wrong, is done through slavery, We seek 4
10 expose ito show its dangerous and disastrou
!. consequences, to kindle against il the scorl
=. and Indignation Of society. We fall far short
> we know, Of our intentions, and may commi
=, serious errors in endeavoring to carry them out
=, but nevertheless such are our intentions.
Justice. This is a large word. He must b
If a good man who can fully comprehend it, or
n CANNED as society now is. Could pauPerisI
4 be- known in the free States, or slavery exis
- in the slave, if justice were doneb man to man
tn Could competition, with its terrible ills, oPPres
ii, labor in the North. or bondage degrade IL in III
Nv. South, If this were SOL Never. never!. Bu
ed still in reforming either abuse, in catching ho
We OF, and endeavoring to master either evil, "
would clutch, as a miser hugs his gold, every al
tn pearance of correct thinking, every approach
right feeling, every symptom Of Discriminate
to resort to right action, as the leaven by whicl
o. and through which, We hope to purify society
36 These are our principles, friend. Are the
wrong7 Weknow you will say not Set dow
then, whatever you may see sayoring Of "e,
A. cessve charity"-not to any ignorance Of VIII
slavery really is-(for if the compressed energ
of human language could express, in a word, i
:" terrible inquity, it would not begin to exPlai
- our conception Of it)-not to any disposition
~ certainly, TO hide cloak any Of its evils-b'
M, an to the simple, earnest purpose of working GU
-. through whatever is good, the emancipation {
man.