The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-02-12

The following communication is from u
prominent man, and large Shareholder.
al thank YOU most sincerely for your remarks
In the review of Mr.. Parker's letter That
have not seen. But you have done us, as a class,
no more rhan Justice in what you have said,
and, class, We should acknowledge il.
Your paper is not taken in this neghbOrhood;
but We all see and read it, Ii must confess
the truth, part Of US, have had the Examiner
every Sabbath. and we have scanned il closely
and with no friendly eve. But on reading that
article, with one exception, We came TO the con-
clusion, not only that YOU were ready TO DO
Shareholders Justice, but that YOU were oetermin-
ed that one should do them injustice.
Il were 4 vain pretence if did not admit, that
your principles 90 TO the root Of the evil-fOr
must admit slavery TO be evil, and thatyou have
used spade and axe in digging il up, with ~
much courtesy, with such a christian spirit as 10
disarm msievolence, and quiet opposition. AT
first, | was ready 10 20 to any extreme against
you. / proposed violent measures. NV mo-
ton was not seconded, and ] rejoice al it--not
that friends did not concur with me, but thai
they thought the measures | proposed inexpe-
dent. and calculated to increase, rather than de-
crease, snti-sIsvery feeling.
Since then | have thought, as l read your
paper, that being the only emancipation Jour
nal L see-Over the whole subject, and though j
am not prepared TO take open ground, which 1
may do soon, yet, | confess, see nothing left
TO Kentucky, but TO resort 10 emancipation. l
could get along, and do well. / have place in
society. But | know that the poor white men
have chance-that they are leaving us-ihat
none are coming inland that, a community
or State never flourish, while this state
of things exists. Shall / look TO myself That
Were selfish and mean. And if did, what will
my boys and girls DO, for cannot leave them a
large estate, if they left to scramble for
themselves ] shudder at the thought. IL |
look to them, if / look TO myself, taking prop
or view Of self interest, can only say, let us
smancipate-the sooner, the better.
The nearer a maR comes to conviction, the
more apt ne is to be mad, and irritable, and
felt this on the subject Of slavery without know
ing the cause. / think / understand IL now.
have abused you-denounced the Examiner, and
my abuse and denunciation was more bitter,
j was approaching the point, which enabled me
20 see my own error-and sin. have passed il at
last And at the proper Mccullough not now,
you will find me ranged along-sid with you,
and with you ready to DO full Justice TO the slave
and act righteousIy towards the white. i write
this for you-not for the Examiner, and will
make good what say, as / believe your cause
to be founded on principle, and your arguments
Just The man that can do justice to MS, (slave-
holders) is prepared to DO justice to all. .
Thanks, friend, for what you say. We re-
joice that you see the light We rejoice still
more, that you are determined to make Others
see it. There will be no difficulty in this mood
Of mind and temper Of the soul, to know the
truth, and knowing to defend or diffuse it. But
since the subject is preached, we ask this gener-
Gus stakeholder, ask all Just and generous slave
holders. TO look at some Of those eauses,-inde-
pendent of the wrong itself,-which forces Mr..
Parker-which forces honest men everywhere
to look with horror upon the institution-io
regard il as black and damning curse.
/. This day fortnight We stood on our wharf.
II was a bright and beautiful day. The air wa.
balmy, and all nature seemed in sweetest har-
mony. Hundreds were out enjoying the scene,
and the man of business, all engaged as he was,
seemed disposed TO forget its call, and partake Of
Its pleasures. Yet at this moment-it was near
midday gang Of negroes, manacled, and
linked together by an iron chain, white man
in front, and another in the rear, was driven
along, attracting all eyes A cold shudder ran
through the crowd. 1t was a sight which start
LED and shocked all, Now suppose an inteIli-
gent stranger visiting us had witnessed this
sight-euppose him to have known nothing Of
slavery except what its friends aver-what
would he have thought-whst have said-when
he reached his free home Bitter words would
leap to his tongue. Hot feelings Of indignation
would burn in his heart. He could not forget
this sight, nor could he ever after help speaking
of slavery as the darkest Of human wrongs. Yet