The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-17
:, the Louisville Journal.
emancipation.

ts De SsS nj be SET right before the puolic IN
,sssy shoSi though none CT them have asked
sus psrieu n Is this, that colonisation was
pbs eonsi IS a part Of the scheme of eman-
a., snpfa nroposed, mainly owing to my
.i-,ii0n ui0- f,ssl This refusal was from no
f,,mation as 10 the great additional
,,ai Of ihS s'.h suy scheme would be received,
,.,sr SIN ~oloaisstion connected with IL,
.-5fited n'' M As 10 the intrinsic impor-
al ron ~, az colonization il IL could be
nucs aDo I'm settled conviction that colo
sselsd, pu' i..,,,actcahle. and believing il not
1.sloh ~-,hs- honest 10 seem TO advocate
pss'eg - aid not believe TO be practical
.ssn- as,slopmsnt Of opinions on the part
b, l ns smapcipators from all quarters in
q h''l nraeticability Of colonisation, can
hr.rc ~ : any man doubt the soundness Of
d e' ".aliar views. Though still uncon-
asoan - nv unbelief is based upon the
rl,'-' -. ~, ,srroes themselves will be unwil-
rs .h's moved to Africa, and, II SO, their
jig therefore not practicable, cheer
rslo'I - that a clause requiring their re-
Oily cor. al NO harm TO the great object In
u,'A. g. ..rnoyal Of the negro race from Ken
49, W n. the contrary, il cannot be doubted
uay "a are unwilling TO go to Africa, law
r1i NJ contemplate their coercive removal
ssf5 sl.', he effect Of driving most of them
ID ls' s.tv and compelling them TO find
ron A sl.st co. themselves in the adjacent free
.1 This, Of course, Is upon inc iued tha'
'1's. given time all individual ProPrietorship
$50 - and that there shall De nothlng ou'
sA-'.,yision and vigilance OF public ohhcers
o. st their seeking homes elsewhere Tor
q .,,rss. Il is not exPedientth that Their enan-
GEN. '., should depend upon the condition OF
'..,c colonised, because IL Is aououui
o. sucb condition will not render the
Wen. .,bsrne perfectly illusOry 10 both whites
s-.'u'rts. but there can be no Objection on
81 ..-,-,rv. every reason is in favor oil arm
ih' o0 .-.,s,nment with power TO coerce colo
hs Win The proceeds Of their own hire,
i aI bsv, been emaneipated from private
' Ils entertained the same views as
I'.H,, "a he still held by many Of the friends
's77t..,c,ostion, and thought that If the black
f" i.,;op vas 70 be kept up 10 what II now is,
PiY-.,h az the whole population OF the state,
sio-.' 5onbtful problem whether emsncipa-
A'.,,,I5 benefit either race without coloniss-
lol sT,,, cspsus Of 1910, showing the very
''- ,..,s,.s in the blacks much below the
sI,l. ;nc,ss,e. shook that opinion without
!, There was reason TO doubt wheth-
e-As Hst.rIs,ion based on the preceding ten
- ~, not be unsafe, inasmuch as the fever
,-.,,1, arms was raging during that period
~ ,n6pa amount Of expectation OF slaves
-. inSuced But no such cause has been
-, "a, the last eight years, and, as the re-
80 80, the auditors Office still continue TO
- a. same remarkably small ratio Of In
- ne nav safely conclude that natural
- riIl prevent its becoming more rapid
U-.,,,v infer that there IS not profitable en-
--.-r,.nt in Kentucky for any more slaves than
=. ,os have, and that, If the system were left
,,-s.,urbe6. the present number would not
Son5s IL City years.
adoption Of any system Of emancipation
voB8 greatly accelerate expectation Of slaves.
I, vou's AZ once, most probably, exceed the ma
,r,,l Increase and the amount would be very
--Brb enlarged as the period approached for any
-.r,s rl,B 10 take effect. To supply the place
u ,rs5-,sd slaves, white labor would be sought
,-sisspeed 10 come into the State. Every ac-
500 az the sort would induce more. from re-
I,r5s,5iD and mountaineering, until foreign
Inn.yrs,ion would flow in freely and steadily.
nr-s han surviving the place Of the exported
gscgs. adding lsrgey to the natural increase Of
te NAIlest an tAus - AoeA7eAaeaO
.roan6s for the belief, that in fifty years We
slol.1 hsTea white population OF some two
million. whilst the black population would not
,g.ssi, 4 il equslled the present number OF
la tro hundred thousand. The emaneipa-
.ls Of LAT number Of blacks among white
B15a.aa0a Of two million, with the chance of
exporting many Of them by means Of colonisa-
ton and Of soaring of still more from the fear
q L. g5uld beavery different affair from eman-
l,a.1g hat number at once amid white pop
ssi.su Of only six hundred thousand.
Ia, believed that the entire removal Of the
Whols q the present black population or their
ossosaisuts from our State is not practicable,
sai II practicable not very desirable. We had
a ssl. ksep a certain amount OF free blacks Of
esroEn Kissing for the mental Offices Of house
servants as to import them from other States
Slsh s the great prediction with Us for blacks
aha. kind Of service, that they would be GER
il.a to Be imported, and no prohibitory system
# lsEs could keep them out Less than ahun-
c'sd thOusand would supply that partic ular kind
G. tsnsnd for blacks in population Of two
uS0a Of whites. But, whatever the number
usy b necessary TO supply it, We need not
g'Bogs heir stay, for, from the composition OF
cor society, it is doubtful whether, for century
e. east, il !. not best that such modes Of labor
mead b. performed by distinct and inferior
lts The prospect Of such being the result
oil s,eord much the best with the present pre-
.s.ics Of both the richer and poorer whites.
Co0nissiion, so far as II is connected with
snsncipsti0n, therefore, instead Of being an in
isII5e and irrovOcable rule Of the Constitu-
uli should be Judgment Of discretionary
POSER Eth the legislature, TO be relaxed when
ever sIpstiency or policy should require. In
nsiom no man in the State can have any OBJ
lsclot 10 colonisa ton, but all must incline e
a7ut
Ia he PUBLICATION referred 70, we yentured &c
i-Pais to prO-sIavery men the design OF avail
&c themselves of the present disfavor toward
emancipation, in consequence Of the action Of
h'siga sbOlitiOnists, TO fasten the system Of
asgT0 slavery in Kentucky by removing the
'ssstve prohibition Of 1888 against the inn
l''Aaon Of slaves. Some Of the most intelli-
i'a' and Influential among them had not hest
@'sa to avOw such intention in conversation.
~ We od not anticipate that any considerable
'ooy o. them would have been 30 imprudent as
gs0lely 10 disclose such design. Yet the last
17tsAlure, composed Of the most ultra pro-
H's'Y men ever convened in Kentucky, not
] fen5iAB q IcooieAAoh ~ eio ACPAC-
.-]u'ss Of the people Of Kentucky, denoun-
g any and all modes Of emancipation, have
'-ay passed law which is understood TO be
:, 'L'le repeal Of the law Of 1888. The policy
Is'A" was, in prohibiting the importation
except BY immigrants, TO leave il TO the
.Sul and imperceptible influence Of time TO
We question as 10 the true position OF
h'alaesy in regard to negro slavery. There
constant expectation of slaves from
Tor sale in better market, the fact
"aeiently demonstrated that We already
=. nAly as we had profitable employment
- - mat consequently we could only re-
-, Importation for sale here the low
-. lsiase Iail-negroes OF other States, who
h, s on account Of their bad character
'oeh Is their neal now for perpetuating
gs Hs'sfy upon Kentucky that we have had
ns,. ~ Arown open for the importation OF
n o,' ives when its authors must know that
a.. meet can be, in the present state Of the
N -a'kee, to cast upon us the off securing.
g,,,i. ssro population Of the Union. To the
iI b. who aided in the passage Of this law