The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-04

- Ot'e' 's'4o hOtAOtoUtC VIII WHICH
comes in contact which degrades labor
a yslates morals, paralises induslry--an inst
v luton under the bane of which The erotw
u oil our Tree white population is check ed an,
. brought TO stand, while the political pow
Il oil kentucky in the councils of the ma
'ion IS waning to mere clpher-an inst
y luton whose existence in our midst is tb,
severest satire upon our republican institu
= ions, the most decisive contradiction 10 al
Z our expressions Of sympathy for. the ON
D pressed OF the earth. The nation ths
. throws widest her portals of charity and
generously invites the persecuted Of all
other nations TO come within her confines
as to an asylum Of rest, is almost the only
country visited by the sun in his whole cir.
7 cult whose soil is trod by the foot of the
: slave! The same breeze that Kissing into
} the heavens. bears with it the chant of graf.
ltude, AND the exulting shout Of twenty mil.
lions OF freemen, goes laden with the de-
; sPalring groans. and the clanking of the
chains of three millions Of slaves! y, 80
4 In this great drama in which infaiuat;on
Seems 10 have benumbed the instiuct of self.
tnfsfssf and in which oppression Is arrayed
against justice, what VIII be the part acted
| by Kentucky! Will she deliberately per-
PetusIe this institution. and thereby sanc-
ton anew, all the crnelty and injustice con-
nected with the origin Of negro slavery!
Will she retain the poison that curdles the
very life-blood Of her prosperity Will
she stlll cherish the monster that preys I'm.
ceasinsly upon her very virals, like the in
satiable vulture upon the heart Of Prone
theus! II she will act this infatuated part.
il is hardly difficult, to divine her final cat
astrophe. ~. +,
She is indeed strong. Surely she is
beautiful. But compared with her sister
States, her strength already begins to fail
her, and even now the hetic flush is seen
upon the ''cheek Of beauty" Ruin NAV
not come upon her suddenly with the inn.
Petuous violence, and rushing din of head
long avalanche. But it will come, though
sloSly. yet surely: aye, and she may con-
tinue TO grow more and more beautiful TO
the very last. Her disease is like a slow
lingering consumption, which often leads
ITS victim all buoyant with hope, and radi-
ant with beauty, to the very brink Of de-
struction, before its inevitable doom is re-
vealed. la This extremity, what will Ken
lucky do! Will she still cling to the dis
ease which prostraIes her strength, dissipates
her beauty, and furnishes her gIoryi And
what my fellow countrymen will you do in
this emergency! Will. you by your votes
contribute your might to perpetuate il? By
all that is for the welfare Of our beloved
Commonwealh-by all that is conducive
to her highest prosperity-by all the in
stincts Of justice and sentiments OF humani-
ty which are averse to the atrocious brutal
ity, and internal piracy, in which negro
slavery had its origin, answer decisively.
"No! no. never!l!" la the name OF the JUS
tee we have violated--in the name of that
humanity we have outTaged-in the name OF
ou~cUnscript lathers--of Washington, OF
Jefferson, Of Madison, Of Franklin, Of Hen.
y, who while they yet lived deplored the
} existence Of slavery, and earnestly desired
that it might be speedily abolished-in the
name Of that freedom they have bequeaihed
to us; let us wipe out this foul stain-then
Kentucky
ain truth, now in profession will be
The land Of the brave, and the home Of the free !"
Up manfully, perform this duty resolute-
Iy, and you will have done what your own
consciences will approve, and for which
when you are all dead and gone to your
final rewards, your children's children will
rise up and bless your memories.
In the remarks, fellow. citizens, which we
have made, We have attempted to remove
one Of the many objections urged against
emancipation, and that which seemed to
lie first in our way. Ii il not to be doubt
ed but that there are numberless others,
many Of which we believe TO originate in
the spirit OF contradiction; many Of them
from pure love for the institution Of slavery;
and very many CT them from faint-hearted-
ness-which averts its gaze from the great
glory Of the end achieved, and fastens il
steadfastly only on the difficulties, and at
last repines, and gives up the enterprise. Ii
is not to de disguised that our cause is beset
with difficulties thick and thronging-thai
we have to contend with opposition fierce
and determined. So much better is the
subject calculated to evoke all our energies!
So much greater the praise if we succeed!
Justice to an injured race, but above all
love for our own race. and an enlightened
regard for the true interest and real pros.
perity af our State urge US to make the at.
tempt. For our own part we cannot even
in thought separate the solid interest, and
true glory Of kentucky from some scheme
for emancipating and Kidding herself Of her
slaves.
In the remarks we have made we have
attempted to vindicated the principle which
lies at the very foundation Of our govern
ment. We have asserted the right Of the
msjority to govern in this matter, should
the Emancipation party prove to be ma.
joriy Of people of Kentucky. IL not,
: then, of course, we abide by the same rule
ourselves, which we prescribe for others,
lf therefore after the entertainment OF our
number, and the marshaling of all our
strength, it still appears that we are yet too
weak to achieve this no5lest enterprise oil
the age, true to the principle we have assert
ed we must acquiesce. And though we shall
never cease to deplore the ill-success which
has untimely befallen this glorious cause,
yet will we always hold ourselves ready
and willing to bow to the majesty of the
people. -s.t1 r9-lsr