The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-02

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Iheir slaves IL they can he 80, 81 60 vithorl
oaI friends did, when they sci ~ to Go a
ana niie tnem, they would 49,. saves frss
friends dic, that one-half ths;r nne' a. ssr
40 as naen As the whole did vh--oer Eoult
tnat IN Peenniary point Of 49, saves, ast
.ne gamers The price paid for I.k.."sy We
nan was less than clothing the -, - me ons-
ing 'ns o'ner half-as | belisvs ,I.' ahe Ind.
ii they can only be infiuencs5 WI ma
enough 70 make the tria,. or H.. Dc Ha
ana eighty-two thousand slaves \. n nanc.si
suppose ons-half at least "a \. r. Aea'aeky,
third CT one-fourth Of the renainS- .ls'es; ols-
aren or snPerannuatsd persona So ~ osstA-
leaving about sixty-eight thousaDJ So ioe'iA
ers Ihe interest on seventv-6vs .D.s.. -aol'-
SO'ars ~ six per cent, would ba fon'.o,-.s q
nVe nuhdfed thousand dollars tow. , .ilioaa
neht OF me hire Of those, as il eaanc,I P'y-
Posed' 'hat The hire paid 10 the fs0Sl..slP-
tAeh e4uai 'he expense Of keeping ~. -. -ole
and suPerannuated persons. 49, 0liiirea
the State Of Kentucky would COM -, .'loiesd
the lesa IN This noble and rghteoas . - aAs
would be noble act in her historv - '1l'' .
Inc foregoing information will
measure 1 nope, satisfactory 10 tbv.-i, 'ons
lriends- should have been alad - and
fuller and more likely to do gSod NJ oss1
however, taken of the subject -, ne seW,
only to its bearing on our Worldlv Ia,.-- Issas
far less important to everv man tbs1 -, =
which looks TO the influence az n,i,os.,a- Yea
the human soul. The mind tbat - ). aioa
consent to begin or contiaue acts t1n
unjust makes sacrifice Of principls. - -
pairs It's own integrity; while that nj - ~
from conscientious motives. submit, !. 'a,
inconvenience, brings TO its aid ,bs -
the Love Of God, and on this found,',.- /, sa1
rest unframed, though the whole re- =. I "a
forsake it and deem il vile. VIZ 'l0aI
\ WIN an affectiOnate remembrsne.o AZ -.
and family, and all our friends, rsnsio IN
/ WV. Sr,1,,
The faes and authorities above eits5 a.
opinion Of the compiler fully Earran, tb.,,,
elusion that slavery retards the advap..,....,
lands in value; and while they SHOW IA. i.
low-Prics lands Of Kentucky EOuld -.
be most greatly and most rapidly snasn....
value, By the emancipation and dsDOr,t,,. :,
the slaves, they also justify the infsr.B.. =.
those bearing the highest pres would ,vss...--
Iy appreciate to commend smaneiDaiioa,.,,-.
) owners as good speculation. Did lin.
space permit, be thinks he could sa.av :
that rents would rise as the value Of Land ..
ed, and also that profits from the eul,ur. 80.
soil would increase, as an increase ofeo,,--.
I encouraged the conversion Of the farm iB,,..
garden or orchard.
And now, though agreeing with NJ S,,...
that the Pecuniary view Of this subisc, n,
less worthy Of consideration, than O.h.,, ~.
may be taken, Just in proportion as msa', ,.-,.
5 mary interests are worthy Of comparison VI
; his social and political interests, and lb...-
POral interests together are worthy to B. ,,-.
! pared with his eternal interests, he vet TIM,
5 the Pecunisry aspect invested with diysitvs..
. importance, by reason Of the noble and .,.s
task Providence has assigned il The ..s-,
: show the duty Of emancipation and Is pain
for the many. This shows is policy e, :
for the rich and the poor, no longer antaglu5s
|. in interests, and for the master and Save. "a.
$ brothers, and both Of them brothers 70 u. :.
r nighted African-it shows its pracuz.r
therefore according to that lOng-sought la q
which Justice and Mercy nav meet logs.s.,.
h and Righteousness and Peace nay kis sss
e other--it shows too besides the truth q d,
: Scripture, "Hs that giveth to the poor, ,uasa
, to the Lord" For Pennsylvania and Men Tui
e gave liberty to the poor Negro, AID Ioos "a,
i not God repaid theml May Kentucky nm,
: their example and reap their reward.
\ There are two points in the letter OiNr sa-
}, bler's fourth correspondent which ihs 2'ss,i
y writer does not wish to be considered Is sl-ss.
-. ing. The first is his proposal Of Emans il-'-
0 without colonization as good policy io' ss-.
y lucky. To this the writer objects, that -,s-7
+ either with or without Equality for largsul-
bers Of Negroes to be Jeff in the IA8c Of -s-
b former bondage, would be Prejudieial 70 tsi-
I. terests Of both races. On the other hl- Be-
: thinks that "Liberty and Equality N l4's-i
n fPrePared for their enjoyment BY asiI5s-si
o in religion and the useful arts, would X bss
Il ings to the smanciPated, to The heather A1,ai
e and his former master. The other Poli o
|
d sent is an intimation by the svsr-tO-bs r's7s'.
d ed Patrick Henry that slavshOlding s nssss'
. rily sinful The writer means to believe az p
\ write neither more nor less than the Ws5
e God has in his opinion declared. He thiak' %
y Bible warrants the opinion, that nan 1a
without sin hold a slave ifgO,ten siiPrss'r's'
!, liberated, when by the act be would bench q
e slave and not injure himself or family to 81
e an extent that he would be loving BIS lsii
y Dor better than himself, and, lastly, il ''s'A
= while bOndman as the Magma Char a q .
Il rights of both master and slave req1ir's Eil1
Re party by an infractiOn Of the Charter o0ln-s
" sin, and without repentance and aE'snail'-'
v must suffer the penalty. He vii glan's HAS,
n at some Of the infractiOns PerPetraisd y nh
n tiers too gensrally-indeed almost uNsisa-i
First, the slave is rarely taught BY the na'''' "
r indeed correctly taught by any one, "'.'ai ~
h ledge which maksth wise unto salVaiisa d
- Hebrew slave was exempted from "a Or l'-.i
Z half his time to enable him to attend 10 Do -
ID worldly concerns, and his religious iA'''''1
4 The principal part was spent in aiisndan'' -
ID the religious services which he enjoyed ss--'
with his master, or in preparing for or Ts'''-s
= from the place Of worship, which at the ai'' ]
m any one Of the National Festivals vas D'--
(. from his masters home. For this reason -
y for the preparation Of the saerihes' n'eo p.
a time was necessary, than would nos a'. =
20 equal religious advantages. Bat u 'n'-s 49,.
e. great importance given to religious lo''i'.--
= The Christian religion IS essentially
Of lent, and is it likely therefore Thai u ''-- n
o, less importance to religious in'''u'1 -,
D so, how many masters in Kentucky are 49, -,
!, = ing their obligations in this POin'' -,
,e s,h,,,,v ,hsn they incur. Nsi4