The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-07

'"'utonal reform, nav BE- broaaht 20 by m.
'soP's al any time. THIS would Satisfy many
maneipSiio"i.'s N Kentucky. Ia many eoan.
ers1ne'Pa,ionist' are raining Candidates
"a Inc Question Of an open clause.
Even my other honorable friend. who 4, e.n.
iidzts on the Pro-sl.very side, Is 10 f.yor Of
ADMITTING the Constitution 10 the people every
ten years, when this aud al other subject, can
come up and be sgitated. But alt Of these diff.
ierent plans terminate "a one grs nd conclusion
and that may be embodied in the words Of Ina
pro slavery Candidates themselves: "slsvpry Ia
me grraiesi curse that was ever fastened on a
state; IL Is an evil, il is doomed. and must ter
minste.' That Is ali We ask the people Of Ken
lucky at this time TO say l. il an eyiIl Ist
aoomedl Must il terminated II you say its,
then let as meet together brothers and 10 q
spirit OF honesty, fairness, and justice tsrmln-
lie its daratiOR. with due regard TO the interest
Of master aud slave.
Another objection which have heard urged
IL, that Il We get clear Of The negroes, we vfl
nave the lrish and Datch broaght In on us.-
no are vel Have We "foFgot Ihs pit from
sh~hes We were dIgged or The rock from which
~~ro he~sf" Where did 90 come fromf
Were not our fathers lrish, EszIsh. Scotch,
and Dutchf For my own psrt, believe am
IRON nil couaiIies, for heiirvs the nam. Of
smith, in some shape, Is found In eli. some-
lines slmOs, eoneiefs u wss the great geaerIc
name Of the world, sa6 that Adam wss u.m-d
Adam Smifh; bot 10 stop trifiiBg. and eouIr,s
| ALWAYS feel hke il when gentlemen xho are
The descendants Of Dutch and IIl.h, talk 10 me
about the dreadful fears they have about The In.
fux Of Foreigners. would simply say zs are
IN free country. the American rssie has shei-
tered our iorrfathers, "a has sheltered U.s. ana its
wings are broad enough to shelter the oppress-
Cd OF all nations Our f0rrfaIh-rs found an
isy Ium from tyranny and oppression here, and
shalt We deny 10 TO others, when, partieUIarIy
IA kentucky, We have hundreds aud thoas.sd,
of acres Of unoceuped. une1lIiysIed land. 4
have heard most eloquent aud yeh-mrat
speeches made against the admission of Tor.
-igners her-, beesuse q great many Of them are
Catholics; sad have no doubt many persons
live in fear aud trembling that they may Yet be
required to kiss the POpe's great toe What
n0nsense when the poor old Pope 10 kicked of
ms stool, and ten thousand republicans from
France cannot place him ca sgsiB. Mr.. JEFF
ierson long time ego demonstrated the abs1r-
dity Of any religious denomination in this eoan-
ny acquiring strength enough 10 sfuct ils po-
litical course, aud why will demagOgaes talk
sueh stun as this TO free people in The 1874
century.
AaOlher objection have heard argued "a.
hat YOU are running eur mechanics. that they
can hardly make living nov, aud if yOu bring
IA Tree labor they will slarge-that our h.tiefs
have now 10 buy th-ir hats in the North. &c.
&c. THIS is truly powerful Argument against
us-yes 4 Is true that we boy our hst-, coat,
panisiooIs, boots and shoes ia the North A
writer IN some Southern paper goes "a rther thsa
that, hr says, in Substance. for have not the
paper before me: We became very indignant
towards the North; We siI down ant write IL
out on northern paper, with a northern asiit,
and with northern ink. We wear northern
shoes, hits, aud clothes. cur wives ride in
northern earrsg-, our daughters pisy GU sor-
ihern pianos, aHi our Infants play with north.
ern eolls--Ihis u all true, aud the h,lf /. not
told, snd can our mechanics stand tins state Of
'hiugsi How many negro mschauics are tlseFs
'h TINS town. Almost zs May there are
white ones; and wh-n the rich sltvshoIirr .h.ll
have procured his slave earPeRIrr. bisek>nsitf,
painter or tailor, what Siii become Of y0af
But ID Is said. thai Y snks. m-ch.aic. e.a
faTnish Us oar ARTICLES Of Consumption eh-..~f
than our osu can, 1nd Ih- psspls NIL sav
'H-u' f--, mechanics OF kentucky lh-v 10
ind they viii, snd IL Is hecsuss Of Tree ishor.
HUNDREDS Of mechanics would be glad TO A,ck
mr., but for the f4eI that our system OF go,
slavery has made labor d,sh0uoTabls w.ma.t
all adapt Ourselves TO the inns Ci.il,s.Io On
aud progress know bot one rule; men mast
rhher come under It's sway. or be crushed In ia
onward course.
Another objection which hear u-9ed IA. that
any plan Of c0iOhisation is uLfeasabl. Oa,
i0reiathrrs never would have fsstenr thi. cars
on u, except for the TACT thai they had no vl.c.
10 send TIE negroes Nov hat difficulty Is OBJ
viatro; there Is Liberia, recently e0loav pox
a State, that has read is ttIe clear 10 iud-.
Pendenes rs q REPUBLIC. Il 10 true, lis early
history WAS developed 10 clouds add Rtoom-
hundreds who went there pershrd. 50 thew
did In the early American colonies. Nv,
however, me danger - past. Bot have they
territory enOughl Why, bless your souls, Tiers
is enough for all the black population ia the
world, snd more too yes, enough even 10
tempt The enpi1iSy Of the great Anglc-Suxou
race, when ia their course Of eonqa-st, they
snail have guiped up Mexico, Sostn America,
Cuba. and the SanGV ich Islands.
But, say some, "turn loose so MANY slav,s
al one time-whv, u 10 horrible" III n was
true u might be horrible, but under the opera
lion, any plan have heard SPOKEN Of, not mora
than from to 5000 would 60 free in sny one
year And then the means Of transportation.
where Is thsif' When We r-h-ct upon the
extent OF our shipping and nsvy-sheh We Gee
he sails OF our vessels whitening every Sea-
when we with what isciiiy n. 200 men
could be transported to Mexico TO 6Rhl cur
bat'lrs-wheu We remember that c0lObists can
be taken there, aud provided tor months. 81.
cost not exceeding i5na heac-whr we see Ill
this, | think no gentleman Of sense wall pro-
nOunee the plan InP'oef ssbis.
Frllow-ciIIrns, 4 have endesvored 10 present
10 you tins question in III lis bearings .ud
shapes. am sorry that the feeble stale Of
my health has not permitted me to 90 so in a
more interesting manner; bot shile I thsBk
yOu kiadly Tor the attention YOU rave shoxa
me, must claim your indulgence for one mo-
ment. to remind you that " ashiBgton, JSf-r-
sou, Patrick Henry and Clay have, time AID
again, warned yen Of the evils OF this insiitu-
lion. Even my friends VINO are Candidates on
he pro slavery SIDE have admitted Ia Was a great
evil; but as ! understand them, when called TO
know their plan Of eradicsiing "a. they xrre in
iavor Of ''ieapiag tito Providence" NY friends,
a. uuuvrsto"a the wsys OF frovtc-uce, He
acts IN but two ~ays-One 10 by permitting
men 10 use their reason. and Eith the means 10
their hands "work out their own saivs,iOn,"
but Il they turn a deaf ear TO the dictates Of
reason, Tie puts sword in the HANDS ef their
enemies. Look at the odd world. Have the
tyranIs there not hsd slime upon line and pre-
eppt upon precsptl" Have they not seen, by the
example Of this Republic, the power OF the people
10 govern themselves; but they shut their syes;
they turned deaf ear, aud 0ud haze none VI his
ennnsels; and now when crowns are Ealing
thTvaes crun'bhng. and seept0rs breskiug, do~s
PrOsideEcs not laugh at their eslamitisss, c ~
mock When their fear comeIhl
sincerely trust 10 regard to this subject ws
nor our dsEceudanis may ever be sahl-et.d Ia
thus last way ef Providence de-erib-d by me;
bat II that day should coms-if this land should
REX IN blood-yOa esnnot blame the fathers Of
The Republic nor eaa you dame the gr~sl~ss
statesman Of The sse, Nc. Cl-y. Hs told you,
or your fathers Of IL in lI95-hs has borus