The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14
Convincing Logic.

For the Examiner
MnssRs EDrroRs:-TheTe Is but one candidate
for the Convention IN this (Maion) county.
DR.. F-t is making the race without opposl-
tiOn. He will not In all probability have an CD
poneat, consequently he will be elected. But
The Dr. has his ''yiewsof constitutional reform, %
and desires to scquaint his fellow citizens with
them. he makes speeches, therefore, to enhght-
en- the ignorant, and to please the learned. On
yesterday he declared his sentiments to his fel-
low citizens at Lebanon. He remarked that he
was opposed to Emancipation in every shane
and tom," because II would be injurious 10 the
Shareholder, the slaves, and the working classes.
these embrace Of course about all the poDul..
ton, hence we may readily conclude thai il will
be injurious TO the State. But all this was mere
asseruon, the people want proof, the DR.. knew
his and endeavored to substantlate his asser
tons, by means OF argument His reasons why
Emancipation would injure both the slave and
his owner, will not be gwen, but his argument
to show that Emancipation would be an evil 10
the la5oring classes, Is so onginal, so entirely
new, and SO Overwhelmingly iorcible, that the
people ought BY all means 10 know IL "Eman-
cipaton'' says he, evil be injurious TO the COM
mon laboIer, because, if the slaves are sent oni
Of the State there will be flood OF foreigners
and yankees pouring in upon you, who Will do
three times as much labor as our working men.
and they will dot for half the price."
How conclusive! oyerwhelming!! is this arru-
ment!!! had always been for Emancipation
because l thought 1t would be blessing to both
the whites and blacks. l thought that had
weighed all the Arguments on both sides, and had
shaped my course according 10 their force. But
this is one that had never seen presented in
the papers, thought Of in my own mind or heard
Of from others. Ii is so irresistible, how can
or any other Emancipation withstand ii2 live
love the best interests of our country will we not
have to change our views? Let Us bur think a
moment; these yankees will ruin US, they do 80
much work. and the DR.. says they do il too for
little OF nothing!l Why if they come over into
our State they viii tear it all to pieces for they
say that they plough wonderfully deep. Our
stately and majestic forests will fall before them
and nature which we now have in all her rude
grandeur, we will soon see defaced with farms
and towns, and cities. Yes, they will build
all over the State, and they will keen
such an eternal racket and noise that our babies
can't sleep, and our wives will forever have the
headache, the locomotives will run over our cows
and we will have no milk for our lowing calves
nor sweet nourishment for our little ones. Thew
can do so much work and so cheap, that they
will dig canals all through our State; we will
hen have no use for our OK carts, the oxen will
De dead expense; the carts will rot in the icldsI
MS 6tCab iOSc VI pAOPCAAy Cdh Oc OOInc with.
nor will they stop here. They viii not be satis-
led with putting every thing into confusion
above ground, but will descend into the earth
and dig out such quantities Of coal and iron thai
here will be none left for our posterity, and our
beautiful State will become hollow shell. sub-
ect every moment TO the diTeful earthquake. and
We ourselves liable to be engulphed in one gene
al ruin These yankees will also build school
louse in every district Throughout the State
hey will fill them with yankee teachers. thew
viii tax the people to pay them and thus drain
he State Of her fundsl They will keep such
ontInual noise and hustle as to destroy all the
uiet and peace of society, there will be mo resi
I sleep for them, and we will be in continual
anger OF being run over by their rail cars and .
UGH like thingsl This Messrs. Editors is GER
ainly new aspect Of the question to me. | B
lot many OF US have expatiated on this arZu-
lent, and il we should calmly consider it, will
not change our viewsl How can we resist its | {
reef Had We not better give up the cause in !
sspairf Nay, are We not IN the wrongl Does q
ot this Argument convince every dispassionste ;
an that cur State will be utterly ruined II we | I,
our negroesl Ifths is no: sufficient. .
e DIR. can doubtless bring forward q number | 4
Others, for be has reckon about . dozen q ] Z