The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-23
COMMUNICATION.
m, Mesbsdi.s- near.-Ne' XIV

WrfrNs -"
..,,.,', hasa powerful influence upon
-. in many, II not all the great and
,.n, movements Of society; and the dread
inP' has caused thousands to regret the
/" ,,5 cling TO old and Pernieious errors
n, imDutatiOn Of AbOliiioHi'" to those wh0
a L.,,,tlv and earnestly for Emancipation
al. view, fine stroke Of policy on the
"a of capitalists. The thing was oa'o'' N
PSI .,.,s South Of "Mason and Dlxon's line,
~ -. 4. identified with II In any form was 10
-, With the sfauent, and become the
O' - AZ me crowd. Men whe in Aea'F
,is,,rv saS sH that beiOHgs 70 ~ unuer 'nH
s...cs--,his magical name, quietly sealed
-, lin. and refused to utter the truth. Shouid
IA ,,u, man be deferred from doing
I,L...sse the eyil-minded and ignorant may
.too., 70 nieEnGms him. ascIibe to him primer
,..,b,eh he abhors, and practices Of which
.inespsble7 az il 'oere not for Abolition
- s,i5 clerical friend Of mine recently,
- ,..4 shake the STATE, bat If more "a tn
.,,,,r ,h,y pil dsnOuRes ms as al A6ol'''SH's''
80, Gar If that ghost he will not move; II
- surrender Of the Tigh TO vulgar pre-
-. throwing away of ones manhood for
mess Of pottage," giving Of said and COM
f-",o the fabricdtOrs and pedlaTs Of fAlsehOOd'
,,.0n.i.,snt with uprightness and truth. Who
-...u,,bs 70 sboitionism, the man who hon.
ii, ,0.,ks ont the truth, which it is affirmed
4, mars and caricatures, or he who refuses TO
,os,k III. Truth for fear he will be suspected OF
alaEaOH SSaiiies' You believe given thing
"a n, nh and proper in itself-thst your own
i,,sr.sts will be subserved BY the doing Of it,
psighbor who has no direct interest in ii adj
yi... you, foT your own, for the sake Of your
family. TO do twill you refuse To do so be-
c,u.. he has given advice when you had moi
,.ksdu' Will You refuse 10 plough your field
because stranger says it should be done2 To
call in physician when yourself or child are
sick because your neighbOrs say it isyOur duty
Would you deem it wisdom in a State TO de-
cline constructing a road or canal for the ac-
csmmoiation Of its citizens, because its sister
State insists that such internal improvements
are necessary 10 her prosperity The State
saws, 81 know tiny inhabitants need facili-
ties Of that knd-Ought to have them-but i,
Is not your business to dictate to me, let me
s.one, | will rot move one inch while you in
SIS, they are needed will not be forced 10 it'
Every right minded man would pronounce all
tins the most ridiculous folly, and ask for CON-
mission Of lunacy against both the man and the
Commonwealth, on the ground that they were
incapable Of managing sl.-ss eos. ~a-ss-. DuI
what Is the difference between this and the rea-
sOning by which men staye off emancipation.
The general sentiment is, "sLdUery is the baHs
Of sOeiosy-the mildew Of death on the body
POlitie-the bTrdsR-ear retarding the progress
u oar aaRt Siate-we wish We were free from
it-bul The s6OlitiORisfs will not let us aIOne-iI
i had not been for the officous intermeddline
Of sbOliliOnists and anti-slsvery men, we would
nov have in operation system Of Emancipa-
ton! They have done great injury to the slaves,
and retarded Emancipation" Very many seem
10 take all this for truth-but first, is it true in
ahy seHse, that anti sIaUery moUemeHfs Of any
kind hare added 10 the strength or reigh Of the
slaOes eAGihs2 Is their condition worse now
than It vas twenty years sgo7 Let ''the Oldest
Inhabitants" answer They are uniformly better
CHARTERED, better fed, better clothed, and more
andy watched over and cared for. How sell
oom now is the lash employed upon men and
women What evil then have they suffered
"om the agitatiOns Of abOlitionists and anti.
slavery meB' SkOp il 10 Us. Second, kaue
us''f m0Usmshts retarded Emancipation Think
H0'-in kentucky from s29 to 1888, men talk
ed freely about EnaHciDation-sIave labor va.
considered unProductive, and was SO in fact, the
Pr'es Of them was down, and women especially
were regarded as burden; in this state of things
very one was willing TO talk on the subject
:. 'hs latter year the demand for slaves increas-
3D. and under the impetus Of increased activity
- '0''Aess Save labor could be proftably en-
P'oSeo' Suddenly the public ear became closed
y the pleas Of philanthropy. Emancipation
eohtraband subject, not by the move.
"'snu Of Northern aLOlifiOnists-bu, the thrift,
o. southern planters and the love Of money!
Examine all the facts connected with Oh. h;s
>O'y Of The subject and you will Justify this con-
1,u''0n. CoEetOasness threw up ramparts
eOOu' slavery, barred the door 10 emancipation.
eHo made the atOlssts-. ..o.av,a,,
y ''af away the sin and scandal Of ia shall
P's'ens7 for continuing the system, and the
Ssleh-word Of terror to silence those
'PO'eo 10 give utteranee 10 their honest can
,''''ohs Of right. Some excuse must ne found
vac change in the public mind, and this.
''e '9"'e'f ever offered by grave men for
gave act presented itself as, il no, the mos,
r-.''O'e Tor themselves, the most powerful
'' 'neir adversaries-it was adopted, and
a : mas been rnng every possible change! But
a. "'De Wise men had abandoned all such
Pfs'eTts for their policy. Abolition and
~, 'srs movements may have done evil
~ nave not contributed to perpetua,e
''''eTs-ho-they have let in the Ugh, Of truth
On its dark and hideous form-made nan,fes, Ia
manifold eV'ls-stirred the public mind from The
sPa'ay into which it had fallen, and put in mo-
"Sa agencies and influences which will work
on sH'iI they triumph.
,S 80 let Al be in Gods own might,
we gId Us ioT the coming fg6i.
nho, ssrons IN Him whose cause il ours.
y, -, conflict with unholy powers,
We gasp The weapons lie has given
e "snl' aan truth, and love OF Heaven!''
van Aese alone zoe shall ceEo1Or.
D''deT the Bridge, Aug. 1871, is4s.