The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-10

affecting the condition Of every other part.
Not q railroad can be built, not factory put
In successful operation. In one State without
stimulating every other State in greater or less
degree to the development of its resources; not
u school-houss can throw open It's doors freely
to the children of the. poor, not church can
offer its invitations Of love and pity to the
erripg and suffering in one State without ex-
erting an influence upon the cause Of intel-
lectnal and religious education In every other
State. But do you say, that States thus init
mately connected will influence each other for
evil as well as for goodi Grant IL, but do you
doubt that under the Providence Of God the in
tiuence of good will be more powerful and mofe
enduring than the influence Of evili For our
selves, we have full faith In the ultimate triumph
of all right and truth and good, and we believe
that triumph will be far more speedily effected
Il the United States conf pss united than ifths
band Of Union be dissolved. =
And, furthermore, we desire continua nce
CT the Union for this reason. The existsncs
Ct the c0l0red PoPulasien sip ths United States
presents one of the msss Important Of socia,
and political problems, problem requiring for
Us happy solution the concentra!si wisdom spd
philanthropy Of the whole country. Here hre
between three and four millions Of people In
our midst in most unfortunate social positipp
and in condition Of extreme degradation
morally and intellectually. Noysths existence
Of such a population impose . Inomentpus re-
sponsibiiity-uPon whOraf Upon the people
OF the whole Union. 1t seems to us that Provi.
denee, in favoring SO highly an he has done the
white population of this Union, has laid upon
it most weighty responsibility In regard to
the unfortunate black population. The frse,
dom, the wealth, the opportunities ok.in{el.
lec'ual culture, all the advantages enjoyed BY
the white inhabitants of our country ara 90
many appeals made to them In behalf % ME
poor degraded blacks. Every blessins epjoysJ
by the white man Is a command ofet3od ,oklifm
to care for the black man.
Let this responsibility be felt as It should be
felt by's' humans and Christian people, and the
pssAeting problem would be easily solved
Bling the resources Of this mighty nation, it'd
resources Of wisdom, philanthropy, religicuand
wealth, to besr. aPcnthe solution of the prttlJfn
and all difficulties would vanish as mists before
| the sun.
We believe that the time will come when ON,
people, ss people, will come forward TO do
what becomes them as Christian people to do
for the welfare of the black race, when, no,
from motives Of eIpediency nor al the sugges.
lion OF political economy, but In obedience to
the dictates Of an enlarged philanthropy, they
will seek to know, and knowing will be Glad tr
do, their duty towards this neglected class, the
unhappy Pariah caste of America. And awe
trust that when this time shall come phiau.
throPy will be able to bring TO its aid not IN.
resources Of one State or Of several Sta,ss. Inn,
Of the whole Confederscy Of States.
For the reasons thus imperfectIy given W.
value the Union. We value il for its own sak.
for the peace and prosperity with which IL,
continuance will be identified; we value IL 70,
the sake Of the white man and for the sake O
the black man. We would cling TO the Union
for the service which it may do, and which. W,
believe, il will DO, to the cause Of humanity
We would not glorify it in idle words of de
clamstion. We would strive to glorify il in
deeds We would labor according to our hum.
bic ability, and We would have every American
citizen labor 10 have the Union true Union,
a Union Of all true hearts and earnest MIND.
IN the advancement Of every great and good
cause, in the promotion Of the high interests Of
mankind.