The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-27
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.o,n,na - -'ioin' In the FIRST nl...
commend both articles to the psOUI. a. pa p'aes'I
Ted States and particularly to tbo.s "a, ne al
agItaiing the slavery question. ss
To commence with the frs, L.,
50 lar as 10 give my readers some in,.I,, py
idea Of what ! have to say sbOu, ~ s'.
race. u' Tie aegra
DIR. Priehard. who is the su,ho,,
reviewed in the Edinburgh Rsv,.,- s0rSs
'na' Climate and habits have effected :. ''''''''
have effected, all the difference, v. ~ VI may
tween the different races Of msukind os-
with him, because l do not tbink a., olasf
enough has elapsed since mank,nd -. uins
from Noah, for these changes and 5;a..o- anew
have been effected by climate and 49," 10
discussing this question, as in all ous.,,. ID
corning the origin and destiny Of man 10A-
do one Of two things; We must eth. -. must
bioie' and rely upon what knOwlsJ,. - ne
attained to; or We must admit the t-u,h = I
biols' and be guided by a fair intsrD,.,.,,.- 40
its meaning. Some may think that ,h..-N VI
rently far off questions. have nOthing, - J. rps
the slavery question in the United st.,.. IL" in
satisfied that the PrOPagandists Of snu..l.-
doctrines much prefer the omission D.,
stands the question: II We re;-c, a.. NJ
there are not many who could be mad. :. -,.0''
that the negro belonged to the sane s,m,,, '''
the white man. II is only because N. -,
word Of God says SO, shat any man - -
believe il. Christian writers. n. d, D.,
have laborsd to show that the bgbt. =,
and the facts Of Natural History aeeo,s v,,,,' :,
teachings Of the Bible. maintain ,b,,I.
believe the Bible, We are forced 10 eo,.,-.
that the Almighty ordered ami o,5,i,.s :,
there should be different lace, Of tha -
man family; and that if He made IN. .bns.--
Of Shem, Ham, and JaPhet to differ. h. mt.
ed and PurPOsed all the Consequence. Of ,h,,1,,
fsring; and that, therefore, whetbs, iti.t,,
abstract right or wrong. that the Whit -.
should govern the negro, We cannot helni,. -.
there is necessity that it be 50; which -
ty Is as binding upon the white man q, i,i.,.-
the Negro and which necessity is a. r,s' :.
was the necessity under which Cyrus fsl,.,.
self bound to do the things which C Cd ord.
that he should do, whether he would or pot
There is no avoiding or getting round ,A.s..
"that the negro race, from the building al -.
Pyramids to the present day, always and sv.,,.
where, has existed under one Of two eens;,,..-
when free he is barbarian. when eiviI;.-5 h
is slave" II man is an immortal being h,
future existence in the world beyond The gr.,.
is by all manner Of means, ineomparsEIv A..
most important concern. Christianitv =
true, We understand by it, Gods plan "a, -
ing portion Of the human family. Nov "a.
existence Of the negro race, and their bon5,,.
condition upon the earth, "a no less sipgu-,,.
fact, than the fact that the knowls6gs ofCh.,.
tianity has been confined for some nineteen
centuries to a small portion Of the human fan
lily. II il Is blessing 10 be born ana 10 li,.,.
country where the knowledge Of th.gO,O.l AZ
God aboundsi if II be a mark Of Gods f,vo,,,
be made wise unto salvation; then those psy,0..
who have been made slaves in the United Ststs.
have more reason to rejoice and be thankful than
the millions Of Eastern Asia have. Ia "A.
| not a mere matter of chance that Cbri,ts,n,,,
has shed lis greatest light and poured o., a,
greatest blessings upon that portion Of ne m
man family known as the Caucasian or Iu5o- A.
lantic race, then il was not thing Of man,
doing, Though the men who did il, nav ssssry,
the exeerations Of ali good men for the way and
manner IN ssAish- they did a. that negross we're
captured In Africa and brought to this eouu,rv
and sold into bondage for IL Gas been Ia, nan,
by MACH God has fitted a great HsItsss a.
tAem for mansions IN the skies.
All which resolves itself into thi,-tb.t q.
have no right to assume that negro slavery !.
sin before God, or that it Is contrary TO Ii. pur-
pose and will that the institution shOula sI..,;
oat mat the only question for the people Of Tie
United States TO consider, is its influence ans
effect upon Us as a government and people
and In discussing this question, We should 6rs,
consider our existence as an Independent Gov
ernment in relation to the nations Of the Earth
and the sfafas of our existence. Goyernmsut,
as l have before said, count the wears Of ,hsir
life, so to speak, by centuries and thousands Of
years. The year l776 commences new "a in
mans existence. The calling Of Abraham, tbs
life Of Noah, the birth Of Christ, the Rel5rms-
ton under the preaching Of Luther, and Il.
Declaration Of American Independence are the
great events Of mans history. Since the Con
federated Republic Of the United States Of
America became one of the nations Of the earth,
man seems to have had a new life. Ola ihiags
have passed away, or must soon pass aSsy. All
rotten systems, if God spares this earth Iong
enough must continually decay, and there vii
be new Earth. knowledge, and Freedom, and
Virtue will abound; Ignorance, and SIavery, and
Vice will cease 10 darken the Earth Bat there
must be time for all this. And here the serious
question presents itself 10 every lover Of bis
country; shall We madIy hinder our wonderful
and glorious destiny. Hinder il altogether Ts
cannot. but We may greatly retard is sissdy
progress.
| II negro slavery in the United States Be- an
evil, q shall discuss that question fully bsrsai-
ter and Il il be desirable that il should BE- abOl-
ished. there now exists difficulty in the way Of
its accomplishment, which at PRESENT. IS iasuPs'
able; there is not Religion enough. there s net
Virtue enough, either in the slave States or n
the free States, for the thing to be dOns. The
Uuited states Government has not existed loaE
enough for there to be patriotism enOags 10
allow the thing 70 be done. When our 6Ossra-
ment becomes more settled; when Europe ~
comes to be as well OF In her masses, - oar
slaves now are; when our people come u hsss
fixed abOdes, and that Undesirable AR ,sbmsal
for their dOmicils and for their 2 sv.rumssi
which the Swiss mOuntaiaseES ~ \ a.. En,lsh