The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-16
COMMUNICATIONS.
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.,,,y coutented with their LOT, but IN
:. aspect better conditioned than they would
s''7 ,s,e Of Freedom, and therefore, II Is
- -, tlsm 70 continue the relation. deny
n'''- -,,,.,,ion. il Is not tue, first, that the
'-'s .. .,e content with their lot; many are no
= -l,ut the great mass Of them not only ear
1''', s..,re freedom, but LOOK 20 II wlth.hope
&C. -, conversation held wish an iHreiii-
- ave. some years since, IN Virginia.
80 cunning from business tour through
-, .nI falling in with this slave, he inquired
O-,, ..,.,cularly about the condition OF the col
:. n-ope N Ohio. ! frankly told ham that
:, Them INTERNATIONALLY, were ndusir-
- ,-.naetel in their neighboIhood, that
,,,sr, were thnflleSs, wTetehedly poor
u, "a ,...p8sred about from town TO town, accom-
,T..,ip, no good for themselves OF any one else'
800, considered ms condition, greatly bet
a. .-,.n,s considered, than that Of the free col
ii rs,oleoi Ohio. With smile ana look shaii
80, i,rset. he replied, Il believe you think So
t..,,sve every gentleman who ever visited
=. ,r, house has left with the impression thai
,ubsnpv-and IN some respects we are
-. v.steyer We want, and ] believe there
q. nj, hammer family Of slaves IN Virginia. But
..,.r an. Ue age far from being happy; master Is
,.,,,,l and will die IN few yesrs, and then
,.tsu he Scstterei-sOme 10 Alabama, some
% Tennessee. some one place and some another,
,a,sr ,5 hear from each other again except by
.-r-lsrt We think Of these things IN our cab
m, talk about them and shudier!-we wear
an ,.rs. cleeuulness often, but ofteneT We are
So Ym ~se only the gay outside, the heart
Ell. another STOW" / listened until he was
-t-r,st. ana remarked that all families, whether
.aI OF free. were liable to be separated:
"T-.s," SAID he, ''Jui rtsH free, they choose
r time 70 s,.uf, AID their 0SrH road to tTaU-
a.. Hris RE difference, va r0Eid rather hare
Isss4-9 b. free" The conversation closed, and
determined never 10 repeat the argument, I'M
rIc5al answer "BilFs' reasoning. And Q
thousand Ines siuae l have thoughtof the ''gay
..-sf." a.l won cred what sad tale the heau
VI, telling. We deceive ourselves because
u.fy conceal from is the deep, unutteIable an
slsh they often feel, from conviction thai
Speaking Of Il would multiply, not diminish
c.5r sJrIOWs. But Oh! their signing goes up 10
The Hr0ae Of Infinite Justice, and Heaven is all
e,e and ear to the gToans Of the down trodden!
Wrmay refuse 70 hear and consider, but their
tears fsll no. UNDECIDED 10y Han who made man in
BIS 0En mage,-Hsppy indeed, "y0U see only
re gay outside
''Oh- When weary sad, and slow.
From rhe fields al night they 60,
Fam. with tod, ana racked with pam"
could yJu remove the vel which covers their
thoughts, you would never repeat 'they are con-
IN, vita their I5," Why should they be diyest-
Flo. Their manhood, can any kindness from you
compensate flg Their IoSs2 A prey 10 a thousand
casualties, ior oaE hey be haPPyl II may be
tine hat % syus, very few however, respects,
they are better conditioned than If they were
i-f,; but aIe not the evils which press upon and
smsauass the free negroes Justly attributable to
slavery, Are they not part Of IFS long projecting
shadows, which would be destroyed by a general
system Of Emancipation The moment a man
Is now freed there Is a Discrimination among
Shareholders 10 have HIM associate with then
s-ages, he Is y.Tetched, an object Of constant
suspicion, laboHng under various disabilities
which often designing men think il their interest
10 Increase, he must be made Of "stern stuff
indeed, If he combats successfully all these vi.
ciJls influences, and preserves the odoT OF a
good name Yet many Of them do il, as can be
a1dndaniy proved. Let US be Just TO human
AailIe IN whatever hue we find it-let the freed
"l7 De Treated with kindness. counselled witt
patience and watched over with tender sOlici
ille, by respectable, influential citizens, and h,
R1ll, generally, avoid those low association,
Which corrupt and rum him. II is absurd to ex
peel "lo reap where We have not sown, {" or gath
q When we have not scattered abroad. W,
MS degrade the negro and then plead his degra
es'on against his freedom, but still, all thing
ooasldeEed he is infinitely batter conditioned in
"ai' d freedom than IN state Of slarery, unles
We believe liberty to be an empty name, a chea
Or lying vanity.
lAis stronghold Ike every other Is, however
'sAen by The shareholders themselyes-forwh when
ever they are disposed to reward slave for dis
uAsllshed services, they knock off his rlanaele
anu SCI him free, while the whole country ar
i''@1ls the generosity Of the master, and say
i'e save "HoJle telloto he deserred ag' DO the
''''''e nat ms Emancipation is a curse-that hi
1Onluon Is made worse by his re-investltur
wa liie night to cOntIol himselfl Not sord ,
-" ne moment Of gTatifed feeling, they d
image % TIC truth. justice 10 the negro-andur
".unsy Itmay be, apply the sponge 10 the re-
=. MADE against freedom, and 1ipe Il on
u" pea That It Is mercy 20 the slave to col
'-e Tue ieiation, except il be in view of prepa
aug nm BY a course Of instruction for the el
P'H'eA' ol ireedom, OF when from age OF 9th,
'"'inli'y he incapable Of taking care of hir
~ 5 ulefeioTe Of no force having no foundatic
'Dll Ihegreat anxiety which many persoI
~aui'est ior the welfare Of their slaves. an
WHICH induces them TO hold on TO them-is.
- op'hlon, strong reason for a contra
Pon'N They treat their servants kindly al
~ mol allow, while they can prevent it, tho
''Oieli separations which are so shocking 70 h
MaDHy-but time changes all things, and W
Ultimately place these slaves in other hands. h
Ahose' 4 Is out Of the power of human wisic
/" ssY-ihey are subject to all the vanous ey
Oe'OhgIng TO the sYslem-and what will be IN
ooAalllon IN the next change none can comic
~'s' il sn'ancipated, il is, at least known Il
We SAare As broken and they have escaped fr
'De h'eSaes Of the slave oode-they cannot
sun % a Enthusiastically are free, and NAV
'-91s'ry and economy live comfortably. and
respected. E@Oneipats your slauss humane NJ
ter. ="