The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-24

then can II attach itself except, as intimated BY
car intelligent correspondent, TO those who own
the time of the slave, and Lave the Ordering of
his lot IN lifeg The system of slavery, by its
very nature takes the responsibility from the
slave, to whom it naturally belongs, and places |
il upon the master, who unnatuTally is compel |
led TO bear if There is nothing in the relation
of the master to his slave, which would cause
US TO shrink with more dread from assuming this
relation, than the necessity which it involves OF
assuming thisresponsibility also. Itseems enough
for US to bear the burden OF our own sins and
imperieetions, without becoming responsible ior
the sins and impenections of Others, and 'spe-
cially Of those who, by their condition IN hte,
are exposed to deep degradation and gross cor
mption Ii is the consciousness of this treinen-
dous responsibility, which now weighs heavily
upon very many humane masters, and causes
them TO ask with earnest solcitude, how they
may get nd Of itl
To us there seems but one answer TO this ques-
ton, one mode of relief The burden can be
removed only by transferring it to those to whom
by nature, il belongs. Do you ask, how il can
be transferred Make your colored population
capable Of moral discrimination and moral ae-
ton, and, instantly, the responsibility pssses
from you to them. Do you say that this can be
done only by giving them freedom? Well, would
you not prefer that the blacks should be free, if
their emancipation would also emancipate you
from a responsibility which hangs like a null
stone around your neck, than that they should
continue slaves, and, by continuing slaves,
should perpetuate yourowu bondage, a bondage
which you abhoTl
| We admit that only by freedom could an entire
transfer Of responsibility be made. But much
can be done even now, at once, TO makethe col
ored population morally responsible beings.
LIST. Let marriages be, legalised among the
blacks. Theiniuence Of such measure would
be incalculsble. When you throw the sanctity
Of religion and law around the marriage i'ela.
ton, you strike at the root Of the coneubinag,
system, you do away with the licentiousnesl
which is the greatest curse under which tn,
blacks labor, and, at once inspire them with 1
sense Of character, love Of virtue. Then pa
rents, prizing character for themselves, will
be equally DESTROYS Of securing IT to their chill
dren.
End. Let the separation of families be pre-
vented.
Then you give security for the indulgence o
natural affection. Parents no longer dreadin,
l. -
ly labor for the cultivation of the moral quail
tiles, which will make their children more wor
thy of affection.
3D. Let whole efforts be made for III,
religious and intellectual improvement of all
but, especially, of the young.
Never has the christian church had bette
field for the exercise Of its benevolence, than il
presented among the colored population Of on
State. Whatever motives Of duty and usefulness
can influence the missionary who consecrate
himself to the cause of Christ in foreign lands
should apply with peculiar force to the christial
at home. Here is a large population, many O
whom are sunk in deeper ignorance and gros
ser degradation than some Of the heather, 70
whose salvation the noblest heralds Of the eros
have lived and died. This population is in on
midst, thrown Immediately upon cur care an
entitled to demand Of us earnest, unceasing ei
forts for its moral and spiritual regeneration.
Let then, every church determine, BY the es
Enlistment Of Sabbath schools, and other in
strumeniAlities, to provide for the religious an
mental improvement Of all the colored peopl
within its reach By earnest, faithful, perse
Fering labor on the part Of all the churches 4
our Commonwealth, very short time would b
needed 70 enable the great majority Of the bla-s
TO read the Bible, and to read Il with graiiiud
and profit
BY the various means which we have poinie
out, the moral natVse Of the colored peopl
would he developed. and. in proportion as the,
become capable of moral action, would the,
become invested with the responsibility whicl
rightfally belongs TO thera.