The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-17
There are under 500

The counties which contain as many as
5000 slaves each, and upwards. number
% counties, and contain in the aggregate,
l10,959 slsves-that is clear majority OF
PC, 54S Of all the slaves in the State. These
% counties, as well as can ascertain, send
"a members to the Legislature, and will
send "a members TO the convention.
The remaining IS counties (there are
100 counties in the State) contains 81, All
slaves great minority Of the slaves of the
State, distributed amongst nearly four fifihs
Of the counties Of the State, Of which a
number contain less than 100 slaves, and
"a counties less than 500 slaves EACH
These rs counties send GO members to the
legislature, and will send &C members to
the convention.
OF the 81 members OF the convention,
that will be sent from the twenty-five large
slave counties, it is by no means probable
that the whole number will belong to the
pro-slavery party. tits very doubtful what
will be the result Of the impending strug-
gle even in Fayette, where there are more
slaves than in any other county; and. an
equal or greater doubt exists, as to many
others Of the large slave counties, for e1,
ample. Bourbon, Shelby, Jefferson, Ma
son, &c., and the city of Louisville, EN-.
braced in the county Of Jefferson, one Of
,h., twenty-five counties, will probably be.
vond doubt, send members to the con
yen,;on who will not be favorable to eter
nal slavery "a kentucky.
On the other hand, can it be conceived
that the great mass Of the counties OF the
State--(7s against PAIN which there are
comparatively few slaves, vail desire TO SET
this calamitous institution made an everlast
ing curse upon the State, and upon them
Is il to be presumed, that when one louf
and unanimous cry, from the whole earth II
rising up, for freedom, that the non-slave
holding population Of Kentucky viii vol
unteef to be used for the purpose OF making
slavery endless and hopeless, in the yer,
lairest portion of that earth? We shall SCI
what these things will bring forth.
Great changes have occurred in the dis
tribution of power since the last convention
met, fifty years ago.
The great slave counties, which sent 81,
and eight members each, out OF the x
counties which formed that convention, will
send one or two each out of the 100 mem
bers that will form the new convention
We shalt see what this fact will work out
The DO liticians are resolved to do moth
| ing. Let ,'bem have their way and real
their reward. When did they ever do any
thing great or wise!
The leaders tt party are bent on part.
ends. When were they ever bent on any
thing more noble end more lasting!
would be mercy to ,hc State to crush then
all.
The timid and the fnterested will siriv
by every means to deter us HON attemPnn
anything; and amongst other means, the
are now chiefly busted in proving ths
| nothing can be done, and that, therefore
nothing should be attempted. Let ther
read the statistics now laid before them, an
tell us why we can do nothing.
Oh! that God in his goodness woul
raise up for the great work on which W
are about to embark, here and there, owe
the state, men worthy Of the crisis! Mer
Eworthy of the name--worthy OF the time
worthy of the work! Men full OF prs
dence, courage knowledge, and truth
neither leaders of parties nor traders
politics, nor seekers Of Office; but zealot
4 for the glory of the Stafe, Ii . good 'ot It