The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-02


~ last evening, number Of ,pur psper, in
which lind \ fsbored attack upon speech,
delivered al COLONIZATION meeting, held short
lime since, in the first Prssbysr church Of
this city. II is to be regretted that the Editor
Jailed n that common courtesy which is ordin-
sriiy observed among conductors Of newspa- |
pers, BY not sending The repisf to him. whose
speech he attempted 10 criticize. SO far as ]
am concerned, il had been "ai sweetness spent
upon the desert ali" had not friend who knew
of your intention, purchased copy Of your
paper and brought Il to me-
You state at the very ostsei, that you did not
hear thespeeeh--this wiilaecount for the eyre
gous blunders, into whih you have fallen,
throughout nearly the entie communication.
The attempt at severity sndthe personal insin-
nations, are those which night have been ex-
Pected in an Abolition paper, There is but one
Of these remarks to which l will alluds. The
insinuation, that sltemptaa to defend the In
stitution Of slavery, TO secun OF promote my
standing with pro-slavery mn is contemplate,
and with other things in YOU article are only
f-P''' IL" "''
u''i'" /" 'i"u Ue'en"e' y slavery among
'"o'e "no "ohe ooi" "he'e IL pfe'ais' anu We
infer that the speaker saw lac light at some
distance fiom slave State, and--'Distance lends
enchantment to the VIEW"
Vow ""a' . ''e 'a''' was porn IN S'a'e
'O''i"s '"'e S'''s oe'''e 1 '''aiheo "
'iani'0oo' removed 10 slave state ana nave
"'' 'e" '"' " 0"e' e~'eP' ie" uay'' io'
Twelve years suppose ais TO be sofncienuy
''"s - ''A ~ '"' ''''"''s VI ''A'''
maj onehee' u u were So The ur'h Is l nave
never haa put oie sentiment IN feiaaoh 10 sia-
very anu saii ready W 'e co'iee''o a. soon
as 'he ho''of Oh '''e nAahinsy, ers some one else
oil hks pefehs'ens' shai aierd me increased
nght apon the sao,ec'' doH' exactly see the
force oil your remark OF quorton' unless u De
an attempt 10 arouse the PreJldiee OF some per-
sons against me- l nave imp mere merely 10
state That the waoie piece IS a tissue Of invec-
uves' which an abolition editir Is alone capable
Oh framing
| our remarks July eonhlm the conviction
"heh Expressed when seeirg the inst number
Vi S'ui paper mat " was 10 a. inients and Pur-
poses an abolition PaPer-jst as much SO as
''''' community "ou'o 'oier''e. Mere you de-
HOe"'s 'ns i"s.''a.ion OIL Sh'ery TO DO sinful
:" "'en-Ha' 'ne Dioie pro'iaims IL Criminal
"o'N aA''n'i - D0HuSge' phyOuf ap'aek up
'r's"' ~" ''O'u 0a' y'ul true co'0i''-
: VIM 70 ''"'ei'"''e"' 'ih' uid not aiiude
-" '' sO''A'' VI P0l'cai influence Of
s'a'siy Let hereafter De subscribed upon the
"o"'0i your piper 'mat siffFy Is a san 81 ap-
pamhg magnitude That there may be no
mistake about This matter, here send you, for
insertion the remarks to Which you so warmly
Object avail myself morereadily Of your in
i'A'''h' mat your readers 'hd The community
may see ~hA' 'he r'ditor oil tAe Examiner thinks
Vi Tue ihsu'unoh OF slavery and those who hold
s'a'es' ihe address alluded to was ektempore,
ou. nave written out hastil! the remarks made,
ana submitted them to several intelligent gen.
'eineh VINO heara them' an' they say they are
substantially as l delivered Them. advocated
the eiaiIns OF The COLONIZATION Society, from
-FOUR consideraiions;-
l. Because Of its Caihdicity. III. Because
Of It's non-interference with the Institution Of
slavery. III Because il contemplated the
transportation of the free nan of color upon .
soil, where he may enjoy ral, civil, and religi
Gus freedom. Nv. Because there is a mora
fitness in sending TO Africa those whose snces.
tors were brought to this country. tits 10 IN,
second and fourth that YOU object. would su0
gest that the Editor of the Examiner. be,s,f,s,
either hear or see the speech which n. s,,emnt,
so bitterly TO sssail. And Ina, he had better con.
fine himself TO the social and nautical .snAc, q
slavery, and let the religious h. attended % n,
his brethren at the North,
| You have below a fuIl o,,l;n. IF Ill
iectiOnsble remarks TO which vou ,ssar.
III. because of its nom nterfersnca with IN,
Institution of slavery. Bow.vsr much ma,
may endeavor TO cripple I'm. inf,usncs and ;u,
pair the usefulness of this socistx. n mps, so,
ever, from its very con,ttu,ion. stand .loo
from the Institution of Slavery. And bara I,
one of the strongest poists, in INV opinion
which entities the society 10 respect and uui
versal confidence. And why should IL touel
an Institution which has existed for thousand
Of years-an Institution which, in the Old Tes
lament, was sanctioned by God, and countenan
ced in the New Testament by Christ and tn,
Apostles. Why should an attempt be made to de
nounce such an institution sinful Ii has beer
wisely said, "that men who are better than tn,
Bible. are generally wrong Passing by In
condition Of slavery in Egypt, what horri.
/ nicfure have NE of fha slaxar, or c.o...-.