The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03

Mr.. DiKoD has 10Y
would be well d she coesd
expose. He hss bssn tpsss
private rights which cssnse
Iyranny-lsgsl tyrsany d nav q
less tyranny. Men, = izdividu1
divine, tights tha1 spEina from
lion, physical and mental, ~ a
De deprived BY any man O. bo1
tyranny.
The great object % - accom-
stitntion Is. that their privsts b
Clearly defined and certainly vote
'hese rights can be fully and psrfe,,>
they must be accurately defined ~
those God given rights &c man, and si,b =
cannot part except with life itself n by 49,
% nor mean IN answer 70 Tins question 10 alien.
an enumeration OF all ne unslisn.bls ,isS.-
man; sufhee II 10 cay that all the Dtiy.f. rsss,. -
man spring rom his nitnfsl ~auts 49,.
oatnfe has gwen wanI she has kindiy su,nli-<
me means and gwen night 10 have thar r.,s
grathed- 10 illustrate, nature la. giVs1 -
man and the desire 70 keep and ptsss-,. -.
has given wish for the ieeumulatIon az 80.
All these wants are created in man. 49,
being who has them not, is not and camel -
70 De man. inolsIdusis possess these f.enh7A
IN various degrees, some more and some - -
all have them The Qualification az 10 -
aod the exercise Of these faculties are s5.aI1,-,
necessary 70 iull development OF his EvS-. -
eny human Law, whether manaflpK iron, - - ;,
oocy as a OonVenhcns of fr0m the Lessi.fsrs - /
Government IN the exercise Of ia orSin.-v -
lions, that wholly deptiyes from heir Ersf5S..
and exercise, u and must be tyraanic.f -
man must al once see ard feel n Al he rss-,7---
| Of Mr. Dixon, as amended, cOnians ssels-.'.--
OF natural nthL No mHn can vote asaiasl h -.
i cause OF any defect in il on It's face
Whilst the principle Contained In tss ,..,,,,.-
's most distinctly admitted, The spolicsfioo go,
Il principle 10 slavery 10 as dis-iucflv -.n.sS ~.
position taken BY Mr.. D. ln hrs resli 5tIop - -
| Grated N his speech, is sirety splF uni.s,..r-
| Irue, as long as u - cOHhnsd 70 rights s,ser -
God or natJIe, as the GIT 70 acquire az -
property, butt ever, and Of neceas ,ty fail. n -
| 20, when applied 10 nights derived tom huu,s
law.
Mr.. d. has underworld, with come ipsen.i-, a..
shelter himself under the constitution 81 N.
United Staiss, which says that no Staie sbsl -.
| law imPainng the Obligation Of conlrscrs ~
Gays that the law Of ssVery Is a contract baturrt
he Stale and every SHAREHOLDERS IN H. Eener,l
law a conlrsetH Ane this position Is grsssiy
| aiken before convention N Kentucky, oy orsof
lie most conspicuous members am a ss1t..r.D
| xhO has re niation as a iaSyet. A general Ia.-
lne that OPERATES equally upon al, nav ss
license, ane generally 10 such where u is dec A.
, lory merely. II cannot be a cOn;ract I. ~.
whole Constitution = c)Ruscf WAY - o. ~
more cOrtrset Than GnOiheIi The Vbole a.
every part cf IL emanatsH from ne sane source :
. How Is u that the Convention nOV al Frsrk fo-t
. can touch the present Constitution a. air Smoiy
because Il 10 not a contract and because uoco 4.
very lace u declares The night N people 10 a.
E '0gaie, remodel or chs1ge the whole or sny 5s-t
4 Even ~ Il was cCltract The risht 10 p1t a.
end TO IL Is reserved on It's vefy ACE Bur n l. a.
my purpose to think or speak Of q a. a eon,sact
The night 10 have and hold slaves Eas susr.rt.s4
j oy the eOnstituticB pc Of 1872 End T79s. s. So
tight 10 have, hold and use Ten pm alIeys Eus-..
: Iced BY law OF the state Under ne Egs-.n-
q lee OF the constitution many pers0os have age
y estates IN slaves. Under the guarantee Of "a
h law permitting ten PiR alleys 81 Louisville usry
OF our citizens have invested large suns IN issr
! and are making profit tr0m heir use. Asa axysI
No. d. knows that here is a great difference D.
twiIt license and q contract, and not an sr.i.
IrsIy difference, but One resulting o! necss.iy
! from the very nature OF things license nav :.
recalled BY the party ttal granted IT, and without
The consent and against the will OF The party thst
- received. contact can Only oe sInerted ~ ~
n consent Of both parties. Equity and fair desl.ss
generalN rtqaiIe that any party viihdTsWirg !
Is license shall give some sufficient notice Of t,s
!, intended revocation, that the party from WHOM.
the favor Is taken may be s5le 10 accommodate h
ah4iFs 10 III new order Of thlugs. Ml u. woue
= hsit before he would tay that the Legi- aturs q
hentae ky could not forbid ten pin aleys: md ys
u # b. carries out his doctrine a .orvs On ca
g not give 70 any coming legislature the ust. u ..
Al peal that laE without tUl Compensation Tor IL
Al loss. Il might be inequitahie ~ Iepeai l1s a.
le suddenly aud without notice, vet the ngh, a.:
10 power m the Legislature o. Go 50, and Wiz -
- compensation, cannot and will not D. denied -
those who erected ten pin aleys N LO..ssy Q
aud now use hem, knew when they dlc 60, "a.
;" the legislature had the light any time o Tep-a
l. The law ADD wItbdfaw the license Saves are
N held in Kentucky BY the same right. i. D "
~ license unCer our organic law. Tne power Ia.
81 made the law and gave ne license can repeal ne
b, law and revoke the license. There Is nJlhiug n
ST Mr.. Ds NOTION that the Institution OF ssysy IS
"A contract beiwKt the Safe and her citirens 11t
- can 80 claim protection under tie cOnsutl.I11 o.
The United States That mere gloss Of he su-lsct
won't bear examination. He mus 20 further an
deeper into this matter in order have tbs 'Ps-
. eular institution" claim the PTotecuou Of b. -
he solution.
oil The right TO have and hold private properly, sue
ID TO accumulate BY all hOnesi mesls thai are cor.
slsieuJ with the rights OF others Is sduiis5 20 Be-
N naiursl one, and should be certainly sud So cs.
,e y protected BY every well ordered govsnms1L
A But The nah 10 hGUe and GcGnITs IS ven fer
ent thing from a law which declares whal nav o.
: may not be property. A government may Be uIoug
~ nay, even tyTanical 10 the exercise Of its rgh %
VI declare what may or may not be pOpsTy. l1ci-
vtduals may be more or less Injured oy ne hssiy
or incautiOGs exercise OF this power. So psIucg.
lg lar avocatiOns ADJUSTMENTS NAV % permitted o.
interdicted ly lav, and sometimes Erss.ly 20 he
=, prejudice OF particular persons The fact nat he
exsrcise OF such powers Of gOverrmsnl nav 2ro-
Al duce private injury should induce great esuu01
but Il does not pfOye The want Of power.
i To briDg slavery under the protect Of his -
er solution, MT. ID must show that The right oy vhi--
ne one man claims property in his fellow .
A. nstuTal 6ne--that The lave declaring IL copy q
10 natures ordinance. The law which gives 7I0lse
oy ton 10 private property, is acq1islOn and sceI
10 mutation, IS cieasiy copy Of naiu o-tinsnce
IA Does nature indicate thai r,s- ...s proper
/. ' " =. Ietrow ranI
10 Mr. D. Is hold man, bui no, bold enough 10 eH-
psore thoroughly the held Of irSaEY il;o which Dc
NJ has rashly thrown hinnelf Inc speech shows
" hat he made Il as the champion Of human ushls
tie talks iuiiy OF the sacred chasrtsT oil eOniTacs
& aud his right 10 worship Almighty Godsecordins .
10 me dictates of bis own conscience, sud YET bold
n y claims the night 10 hOl4 his fellow nan In ahect
10 oontage, and 10 deprive him Of the highest snt
IN dearest rights Of bis nature. Al enc time be =
Tying 10 say that there are human nights above a.
re law,-nghts which the .aw does Dot give, but =
le bound 10 protect, and yet the miserable eoneiu-
r. SION OF MS Argument or TatheI the rstDi OF u -
m that there are ~ 600 human beings in Kentucky
W that have nc rights-nOle except What The Az
,e comedies. Mr.. DIXON, has rsshly broken into .
n Told OF abolition ideas tie must change hls Posi-
D. ton or deny hat a negro is nan Has he ne
wants Of mari Has he TO natural rights growing
d out Of those wantsl HIS be 90 nAtnral night %
I'd lite, liberty and the pursuit. OF hsPPinessi whai
n Is there in his native frame OF body and % ci
,e ferent from the white and ted mani he feels hGs-
u ger and Thirst, heat and cod. sleeps. talks, Ives
o. and has his being they dO he possesses The sane
70 mental faculties IL may be In an inferior tegee,
70 vet the same in kind; be has the same domestic
10 affection; he Is awed OF cheered oy The sane ~
re gious fears and hopes; he has the same wsh iof
ID reecom and desife TO acct mulale properly. These
p capacities and wants ia tie negro ali gyen y
nature. Mr.. Dixon does not see or seeing usmP &c
l. IN the duet all these NATURAL nights Of the nsgio,
in order 70 pfDtect and pe-peuaie ala uaiurs ghi