The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-31

wi '''esa'e' 70 The convention xhieS
, to revise and amend the cou.,;,n,,..
otes to continue slayeryl ne
As an humble individual NJ A.. -,
lass answer no. Born and reared In
'iAie' and having well observed the Co.,
workings Of slavery, unhesilatInvlv go.
hat il Is the FIRST duty Of US workiay NJ.
'reat duty to ourselves, to vote .gai.s, a.
inaanee Of slavery know tina, rr.,, g.
are now made BY men opposed to smsn.,,-.'-
70 cause US to think differently, to o.,,u.1-
hat slavery IS our friend. May H,.v.n
Us from such friends. Much rea,Ou,,,
to induce us to vote for thi. very p.culI., e.
propose to examine this reasopia, al
what II amounts to-
L. IL 10 said that the slave State. ar. ~,
happier, more wealthy and mo,. i,,.,,,-
than the free States.
Nothing but the use Of ones eyes !. nss.
10 show the falsity Of this ascertain n,
possible for every lsbOring man in Ksn,nss~.s
get upon steamboat and travel from I0n,..',,,.
to Wheeling. and observe the ditF.r.0e. -
Provement on both sides the river, great wouI,
be his amazement at the hardihooS or -"
sertion. II, after having the sv;d,0e. - a.
own eyes, he should believe th,, Al.
States are richer than the free. he e.,,.,.''.
could come 10 no other conclusion Ia, a..
the people Of the slave States are NOR. o.
or at least, more easily satisfied with srb,I,,,
Of wealth than any people under thu ann
As TO intelligence, comparisons are ,Iw.,.,.
bad taste. None can doubt that Keu,uclv -.
many men of great talents and in,elli,,nc.
Nor can any doubt that the people Of Ksn,,eLr
generally are much in advance Of the msmb.,.
OF the late Legislature in intelligence W.
Judge rom one fact The people voted 10 IA,
themselves for common school purposes: I'm,
their Representatives. although perfectly .ou'
ps'sn' 10 iegislais about matters with which
they had no business to NEEDLE, confessed tb,,
they had not Intelligence enough to carry an,
the wishes Of the people by providing them
with a system Of common school sdueation
stump education" il seems, has failed t, an
Tighten our venerable legislators in thai A.,
nent OF knowledge.
2. II is said that If a plan of .n.n.,..,..-
were adopted, great injustice womb \. -
because Of the great amount Of capital ipv-,,.t
in slaves
inJasties! What ground for direction A.,
the score Of injustice is there in the MA, ,,,-
posed BY that man Of mighty in.sllset' N. s..
Of Ashlandi II surely gives time enough -
the Shareholder TO make a new iaye,,msn, =,
his capital If he desires to do il, through sal.
or emigration. And does not the .l.v.hoI3.,
know that the capital which he has Ipv..,.4 !,
slaves rs becoming less and less valuable sy.,.
Year, Does he not know that thar :.
constant and growing repugnanes to s.y-,v
throughout the earth, and that the peighAo,,n.
Tree States feel its insasneel That rspsrn.De.
will become stronger as population iDe,.,.-.
until at length laws will be passed to prevent
the capture Of runaway slaves. TIM, ,bi,
kind CT property will become les seeur. .v.,v
> year Indeed il is difficult, to imagine how |,
|. save an active and intelligent man. ana
de'irous Of freedom, even now can be ken, IN
bondage, within forty miles Of the Ohio. In,
; TACT Is there is scarcely any mode in which
capital can be invested in which il yields 90 boo,
5 return a. when invested in slaves. Aeeo,s
u ing 10 the common estimate, the slavery bro.
: Perty in Kentucky amounts to sixty mslIion, o,
e dollars. What interest does this l.rg. .mo..,
$ Of capital yisiii Placing the highest valu. On
~
: the agricultural products Of the State, and d.
g Quoting the proceeds Of free labor, il does NO
}; yield over two and half per cent. A mis,r.
+ Die return, indeed Nor is this all Not ou,,
, does this vast amount Of capital bring in a Doo
d return in money, but it Is useless as far !, Al
e me great interests Of society are eOnesrnsd-
e what single great interest Of society is ben,
II htted oy III Not one. Nov we assert that i
5 san injustice, wrong to society. to hav, suei
d an amount Of capital in lis midst useless. dor
J, mant' dead. Al persons. We suppose, vii
admit that the people in their sovereign cspaeit,
have an undoubted hight so to shape their leg,
1 alton As to give to capital lis proper direction
e and thereby benefit the labor Of the country. ]
e as iaooring man, have no right and no desir,
a 10 InJure or diminish the property Of the cap.
taiist; but, as a laborlng man and as member
Of society, have a right to ask, to demand
that his capital be so employed as to benefit N.
and mine He and l are equally members d
society and equally responsible to IT, Society
in protecting his property and permitting him
to ENJOY IL, imposes upon him the duty Of using
his property Alright.
who can imagine the benefit that sixty nil.
A lions would confer upon the country IL properly
employed, and If free labor were substituted iOr
) slave labOri Towns would increase, villages
, spring up, manufactures be introduced via,
their accompahiments. the school house and tAs
church Let any one who doubts this visit .
town situated, as Lexington Is situated. in the
very heart Of one Of the most fertile and beau
tiful portions Of Gods earth, which for thirty
hvs years has remained stationary or retrOgra-
deda And what is true Of Lexington Is true Of
most other towns and villages in Kentucky
Has the laboring man no interest in this mailer
; He has a deep interest. Remove the cause Of
this stagnatiOn and decline, aad you at 0aes
| create a demand for the laborer and mechanic
IL you have a small tract Of land in the neigh
borhood Of some town, its value IS at once in
creased, the village begias to thrive, home
market springs up, labor Is respected, ana ne
man Of money can emily command the services
of his fellow man by treating him with proper
respect and paying for his services. Indeed 50
well satisfied are We that there Is no injustice
done 10 any In adopting the plan PROPOSED b.