The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-21
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to act differently from you.

e to act differently from you.
le We feel slavery to be an insurmountabl,
d obstacle to our progress. Il is holding N
e back from glorious career of prosperit,
a and renown. Ii is sowing broadcast the
seeds OF discord, division, and dsunion. and
we are anxious for its extinction in a man.
D ner that shall be least offensive to you.
With Washington, we believe. atbat
there is but one proper and effectual mode
oy which the extinction of slavery can he
accomplished, and that is by legislative an.
thority." and this. so far as our sufrrages
will go, shall not be wanting.
Our plan, our object, and our aim. we
proclaim in the open sunlight Of Heaven.
and we desire scrupulously to respect all
vested rights.
We desire TO see labor, ALL LABOR. fair.
" pad, until il becomes LABOR DULY
RESTRICTED.
We would have common schools ada
9uate TO the wants Of nation of freemen
craving their nourishment from the bosom Il
Oh tho State, nesting in every valley, and
il'una' their sunny fronts on every mountain
top.
In word, We would have Kentucky a
what nature and the God Of nature intend. b
"a ne! to be-the happy home of inteIli- !,
gent freemen. =
WilI you not pause in your opposition,
ana cooperate with US in reducing our glo. VI
ious State and her institutions from the u
wis oil slavery, and in placing ourselves
mo our children in the van Of human pro- |.
,ress and advancement.
One word as to plans of Emancipation
md We have done.
we have no plan to offer, for we are ~
aiisiled that the wisdom Of an angel could IN
OF devise plan that would be without IN
ome objection, or that would satisfy those
mo have predetermined not to be salts 20 20
we wish to persuade the people OF Ken va
lcky To determine 'fhat at some fixed De- chi
90 slavery, or involuntary servitude, ex- lie
'Pt Tor crime, shall cease in this Com har
the rest, We think. NAV be Of
heiy leii to the good sense of the people nu
matter oil mutual concession and CON- q.
-omise. pa
AS a people, we are very much i'm the Of
'ndltlon Of the hunter, who had the wolf MOI
the oar. We are afraid TO let 90, and Pn,
I we know that it is dangerous to hold on. be
ne wolf is becoming stronger, we are be- son
ming weaker. Fifty years since the tHr
oif was young and weak, and we could 1
we let 90 our hold without danger--he is Lol
w nineteen times larger, with a cores n ,ns
'ndlng strength, and We have added to Of
II dimensions only nine times. tina
Fellow citizens, this wolf will never get I sa'
eaker while he can suck the life blood of Sts
commonwealth. Let him go-yes, let her
N go--and if he shall then show fight A
US meet him with the strong arms and job
mt hearts Of kentucky freemen. of
If our Revolutionary Fathers had waited Ne
raj a pan or independence perfectly a@l
aitless, and entirely unobjectionabls bad -
zen presented for their adoption, they
ould never have achieved that independ-
ice. 4
There were difficulties to be overcome. Lo
'stacles to be surmounted, dangers to be ; "ns
lcountsred, and victories to be won. Who Ia,
all say that these were too great a price the
be paid for the Liberties Of this Union7 tina
Ct but 1.-THE Of the spirit animate US mn, mo
hlch animated them, and the soil of Ken mi,
cky will in due time cease 10 be trod BY dra
e foot of slave. EN-
The rnen who achieved the independence ma ma
these States understood we'll the true be
nlosoPhy Of reform. Their first step was fro
liked determination not to be taxed with ]
It ePresentation-their next, WAS TO is
ROW THE TEA OVERHEARD. Of
LET us go and do likewise" a.,