The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-31

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The returns Of the Kentucky elections show that
the emancipationists are entirely powerless-that
there is not the least prospect of their exercising
any determining influence over the Convention
that is to remodel the Constitution. 1t has always
been doubted ever since the proprety of assembling
convention was discussed, whether emancipation
was favored by a majority of the people of Ken
lucky. But it was not supposed that the majority
against the measure would be as large as appears
from the recent elections. Have there been any
causes at work to weaken the movement which
but twelvemontb ago promised to be rather sue
cessful than Otherwise
1t is certainly not the economical bearings OF the
question which have decided the Kentuckians to
declare against emancipation. Almost every one
in and out Of Kentucky seems to be convinced that
in material point of view, twoud be better for the
State to get rid ofits slaves Not only has the dlfier
ence between Ohio and kentucky, so far as regards
mere material Improvement and progress, impressed
the people of the latter State with the idea that the
institution of slavery retarded the development OF
their resources butt gradual growth of cities,
and the large amount Of free labor employed in the
neighborhood of, and in contact with. slave labor,
have tended powerfully to make large number of
the psople desire the gradual emancipation of the
negroes Besides this, the white laborers were all
directly interested in the success of the movement
They wished to remove that sort Of labor which
interferes with themselves and their children.
why, then, with SO many facts and so many inter-
ests tending to emancipation, was the measure so
overwhelmingly rejected in the late elections
We think that it was rather feeling than con-
vietion which led TO the result. striking fact
illustrates the violence with which emancipation
is now opposed in some parts of Kentucky. A
professor in Georgetown College, distinguished
alike for his learning, his integrity and his piety,
was the other day requested by the trustees to re-
sgnhis place. And what think you was the reason
given for the request Simply because he had
voted the emancipation ticket, The fact that such
man as Dr. Malcolm should be summarily dis
missed for a cause seemingly so palry-that his
many virtues and accomplishments should be con.
sidered as nothing or less than nothing in compare
son with his single emancipation yote-indicate'
the power of the feeling which moved the people
! during the election.
4 The cause of the overwhelming defeat of the
emancipation candidates in Kentucky, is, we be
lieve attributable in great degree to the free sol
movement which has for the last eighteen. month
agitated the people Of the Northern States. Har
the p6Optc VI AbHtuChf hutSu Qul6Aly anu
under the influence only of those feelings likely t
| spring up from causes within their own borders
! emancipation might have been carried, or it wOul
hardly have been in so wofn a condition as a
present. The enthusiasts of the free States have
however seen fit to get into sort of frenzy on tn
subject of slavery, and their agitation has only ha
the effect Of irritating large portion of the South
ern people who might, under other circumstances
be friendly to a gradual emancipation Of the ne
i grOes, We hope that the Northern free soilers,
they call themselves, will leam,a lesson from III
result Of the Kentucky election, and that durin
the next winter they will show themselves moi
disposed to Cancellation than they have hither
BEEN Let them learn that he conquers best WI
conquers with kindness and not with the sword
that more is to be gained from the Southern peop
by persuasion and amiability than by fierce threa
and indignant dsnunciatons It will be well f
the free sellers to review the different states
the emancipation feeling in Kentucky during tn
last year.