The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-23

/ @&S eue W II - n8tftut Esq
We had tie Plsasur, of listening, last ssiur-
Gay, 10 these genuem.n in their discussion o.
tie great qsession Of the day. the question Of
Emancipation.
The diseussisn originated in remarks made
By Mr.. Bsilitt on soma preriOss occasions in
"Aieh he charged. or vAs Unidentified to charge,
ministers Of the gospel with riol.tion Of the
duties Of their office, and uHwarsnrsble inter
ference with matter, foreign 10 their own prop
ersphere, in eEossvoring to advocate and ad-
vance she &C asa Of emsn sipstiol.
Mr.. Breckinridge commented the dlscussson
BY sdVerting TO the eircum,tan,es in which Il
originated After briefly stating that 50 far
rom obtrsdiDg his sentiments in regard to
emancipation upon The rabie, he had not once
publicly addressed his- felIow-eithens except In
compliance with esrnsst solicitation; he went
on 10 defend, and mos. ably and successfully,
the night and tls daty OF ministers TO advance
in every hoaornbls az the eauie Of freedom.
Having sstselisssd this position, Mr. Breckin-
rioge Proeeeoed to discuss the subjects Of slave
~ and ensnciPat on. His speech was long
- 'N-N~@s~ ~ tINttaIu httc1lO1s ~
evidently nsde deep impression upon the
minds Of bis auditors. Such a speech could
Pet bat make e deep impression, for. while
ehsrecierised by great strength and ability, it
was no les characterised by the earnestntss
which marks sincerity and thOroughness Of
conviction Mr.. Brsctinridge waH followed by
Mr.. b0ilitt in q courteous snc gentlemanly
speech Of about an hour and quarter. The
main positions which Mr. BulIitt endesvored to
ests6ished vere--lst That ministers Of the
gospel, bsoause saisried esseers, had no night 10
interfere with slechonsi and, 2nd. That minis
tiers had no moral right 10 be Emincipstors, be-
cause the Bible sanction, slavery sne opposes
emancipation
Mr. B1ihtt also spoke, though briefly, upon
the general subject Of emancipation lie visa
Cd 10 show the iIlsgstiiy Of smaAci patio1 Be.
cause Of its violation Of contracts; and argued
that the Constitution OF the United States, in
prohibiting the passage Of State laws which
should impair the Obligation Of contracts, rs-
ferred 10 eKeeutory as well as executed con-
tracts.
After Mr.. Ballitt had spoken, sherrod VIII
lisms, ksq, was called for, who sisted that he
was entirely EnprePsred for spsech, but that
ne would talk familisrly with tbs peopI. for
little while Mr.. Williams udks very we'll
His manner is easy, be has fund Of anecdote
and is perfectly self-POses-ed. We listened TO
Mr.. Williams with pleasure, tut, we must con-
fess, also with surprise, f,r some Of his positions
were, to say the least, very novel Mr.. Breck-
inridgs quoted, In his speech, The sentence FROM
the Declaration Of Independence, "that all men
are born free and equal and have certain ina
lienabls rights. among which are life, liberty,
and the Pursuit Of hsPpiness.'' Mr.. Williams
denied that this sentences was intended by the
trainers Of the lDeclars tion to apply to all men,
bat that it referred only TO the colsnists Of Ame
ries, and was merely an assertion hat they had
naturally az many rights a, thu people Of Eng
land.
Mr.. Williams also made some singular a. |
ssrtions ia regare to the f.etory blnhmeut
at Lowoil, Massachusetts, II the stssemepts
made by him arr correct, and us oosrsrives
employed in thoss sstsbl Eshme,,t. are Is "A a.
p'ofso'e . eosdhtioa a. M WI ians Represents,
ths ises' ought 10 be generally ll,own We
therefore invite Mr.. w. 10 present % our rod
sp the ihss Of which he hss sns sieds,. and
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