The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-01
COMMUNICATION.
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y >. ~, iiors Of the kra~iHsr' ID.
I. ,.xx,-wth your permission, vii
.'s,n urge upon the MsthOd'st' Of Ken
Pr. - some reasons why they should nom com
i.'A' 49, efforts, and put forth their VIII
~. - "a asrsir,sfs fke great tuiI." r. this,
h,y, before shown, the rhOie csHth il
'.,m,Iy lsdged, and ! humbly trust her min
- members are severally and indiyidu-
',,vr ready to redeem that pledge = soon as they
A. satisfied that the time hsseOms. That
,1.,. NAV be no misu nderstanding between us,
-, o,onsr 10 remark, that great diversity OF
-, s,isls on this subject Of time, and very
.....~sass sxsys4rAisessitioa TO 'ssps e y
Sr.yine the day Is cOH1Hs-lst US wait n
,s,y mean simply and exclusively that the day
coming when our gallant State will Be free,
= a. pure air untainted by the breath Of
Laws. we admit it, and respond let us wait pa
,.n,lv until its glorious light is shed upon US
Rat ,bsy mean the time for action Is coming,
s,v nav. IL is here NOW, Of this moment!
"a .ysrv man is called by the highest and no
=, motives which control the human mind, to
.v,t.n ana put on his strength, and 60 forth to
-. the way for the grand jubilee Of free
i.n There are a multitude Of Preiirninsries
:, !. ssttled-a host of perRioiOus preJudices 10
!. ,.moved. and a heslthy, high-tOned, brave,
,.0,,l public sentiment produced, before we
,.,eb the goal. II may be that neither master
nor ,laDs is prepared for state of freedom, and
=, ~, ask Emancipation only in a mode that riH
4, iu,i 10 al, we must busy ourselves in bring
ipg sbou, that desirable state Of things-fOr
,sr.lv none is so stultifed as to suppose il will
\. i,tra5uced without effort. These things be-
ipg .O.-,his work lying before US, let no man
,od 10 his arms and assume the attitude Of
spectator, for every man is ceePly and Perma-
Bsu;ly interested, and must, by necessity, in
hsrsu, IN the very nature Of things, accelerate
O. rstsri the movement.
"Eksf shall ~ DO Il? II, as a Church, we as
sumo the position assigned us, and make war
upon slavery, We shall lose the public favor
and utterly cripple our influence for good in all
the sIayshOlding districts" This may be true,
bot only to limited extent. Shareholders are
svsrss to every movement Of the kind from
percussion that YOU are disposed TO impihge up
on their rights, and violently wrest from them
that which the law secures 10 them as property.
Satisfy them that they are in errOr-that you
inishd them no wrOng-thst you respect their
ngih and will protect them-snd you may
then safely reason concerning the rights Of 9TH
en-. And no one is more likely to be Influenced
to consider carefully the rights Of an entire
community than he who has a high apprecia-
ton Of ms own. And while | would not re-
commend ecclesiastical action from a convic-
ton Of its suitabIsness to the exigencies Of the
lines, would not fear the result Of such ac-
uOh-EhIe We could point TO the pure morals
and motives Of the christian religion for our JUS
uhcaliOn Bat let the Church, as such, ",reaek
he Gospel" While, as individuals, YOU may
probably employ yourselves in the vast faIlow
hsid IA such MODES as may, in your judgement,
Be best adapted 10 further the cause. The same
objections are urged against individual exertion
That are urged against associated effort.
10 announce myself an Emaneipstionist,
and exert myself TO carry out any scheme Of the
Aiha' is to be denounced as an ALOlitionist-to
incur the i'll will of my slayehOlding neighbOrs,
ana be an object Of suspicion wherever 90. III
0Sn there Is truth in this statement ano that il
requires brave man deliberately q look all
These evils in the face and then nobly resolve to
disregard them and do his duty. Still the peril
not such as your timidity makes ii-arm
yourselves with truth, and if denounced as an
A'''''''hi' care not fer il, but satisfy the pub
nc by your conduct that you corrupt no mans
's"ahi-thst you maintain "tke rigkf' in its
sh0's length and bresdth--that you plead for
As welfare and happiness Of both maHter and
' '-aA Convince them that you are such an abo-
4'"''' as was Warrington, Franklin, Jefferson
'A1 0lasr' Of sacred memory, and the terrible
:! VIII soon be hushed, or sink 10 broken, in
IN''lhe' m1rmurs. AVID what if you co incur
'us hAie Of some few slavehalders1 your Master
AA J'IsHarnsd you rAom 10 fear" The tart
~ ~ "h'eh John Randolph yf Roanoke gave to
-s quaker in Washington City, is toe full of
- 'hg 10 be omitted in this connection:-l
'n'y were standing on the sidewalk in con- |
- when large drOOe Of Negroes chained
''1sr passed along the street, they looked at
and the Quaker remarked-aWh,, vii,
@' i0i''gn Ministers, now in the CITY. ,hiDk Of
- NAeh they see THAR" -Wha, will a.,
,I' In SAD Randolph, 81 don't care what thev
INA '~ an concerned 10 kaOus ,ekat pod Al
- "'AA'g a." The love of appreciation,
sfong' should never lead us 10 COM
r r.'''s an important principle-foreeO the dis
Wts. o. an unpleasant duty or waive a right.
WHAT is man,
10's wrath and hate makes you afraid"
49,. creature Of day, Fastening 70 the retri
o.'"' A' o. eternity! IntrinsicaIly his good
'Ii'n' or his bad one, is worth nothing TO YOU.
-, 'nAhge your relations to society -di-
TIC. !'1 VI one particle of your responsibility
," give you passport to heayen-but
To ,s. .'hosd BY his opinion. You seal your lips
n. a. uu'A-rsfuss to do your duty, foregoing
- - rO''Shi''es which heaven furnishes Won
60. sO0O 10 those about yOu-tO serve your
S.s-' according 10 the will of God: then
a, ,,,T. eg'a you, but rot well''-hs puts YOU
,n,,.- WIN yourself. and while he greets and
NJ, 1P0n yOa' you feel that your heart doe.
- ''Pond to his cheer, for il has cost the higb
r r"os Of 'sLf,apprOUiag conscience. Of sir
him n and how can you smile to meet
,is,.. mere Is one more terrible than con.
wbo al Psrvsding, ever present witness
vm ~ > u's Judge Of quick and dead. aWlat
g.,., 60 h when you refuse to plead in the
from -" ne dumb, and tornsway Judgment