The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-28
From the Louisville Courier.l
Tho Characterization pnrtp

II seems TO be the common opinion that no no
lillcal measure OF importance and difficulty car
De carried in this couhiry unless it's friends orgaR
ize' and then maintain their Organization. Thi.
general opinion seems 10 me particularly Just il
us application 10 the emancipation movement, a
1his Tine. The friends OF the measure have SC
iei' it, aud accordingly they have been combining
and organizing the Emancipation pa,tv. The,
nave regarded the question OF emancipation moi
only as more important than other ouesiions nj
constitutional reform, but also as more important
70 me county, and of far more interest 10 them.
| selves, IMAM The questions Of former party poli.
ucs,-demoefats aud wings cheerfully giving up
.neil oid party relations, and uniting in this ne v
eanzauol: They have seen that herein was
| ueh nope OF success in large part, aud then thew
nave pees forced TO il by the course Of their oppo
hents. Thus tickets for The Convention are al.
most all OF them, Union ticksts.
SuPPosing this matter 10 be understood and set.
aea' ~ %ilh some surprise, and with more re-.
S'et, mat observe The attempt now making to
'ead such Of the friends of emancipation as are
wings, TO abandon their own Organization, and
JON themselves 10 The WhgpaTiy, as distinguished
| ION iie emancipation party 1silade, OF course,
me movement now ia progress, touching the
domination OF a whig ticket for the Legislature
u IS with still greater surprise and regret thar
understand some friends Of emancipation are fan.
ing intO this snare.
What is the first thing with us Are we, first
and chiefly, Wings and Democrats, or are we
EmanciPaionislsl II The latter, what can We
promise ourselves in lha, capacity by forming snch
.coaiit.onl For ii this hing is done by the Wig
r.nlanclpationIsts, il via also be done by ibs
EmanciPaiionists who are Democrats, and then
what can the Emancipation party gain, as 10 the
Convention or any thing else, By having the old
party lines re-drawn, and The old party feelings re.
eaeuedf Are not the Emancipai ionIsts in a de.
clded majority IN this citYi viii this movement
Increase thai majority! Is there not great reason
70 Tear That II may destroy IL Are we not bound
70 use our strength 10 promo.e our glorious Object
on every thestre where then can be any t6,ne
done in relation TO il? Are tlere moi many ways
IN which II may be important hat the represents
yves nom Louisville, in the Legislature, should
hold our sentimentsP Will net the election of
shch persons be triumph OF the characterization
party ana mus confirm, encourte, and strengthen
mai party And will not the eection OF others.
yea, OF persons who may be in ientiment emapci
PaIionisls, butyet elected In some other capacity.
OF win view TO some other interest, be defeai
OF our parry al this inner Let Us ion the Whiss
then, so many Of as as are Whie, and the Demo.
Gratis, so many OF US are Democrats, and renew
NE Old stiiie IN the contest for Iepresentstiyea-
we Will doubtless be greatly Strengthened for orr
work IA concert, standing shoulder 10 shoulder in
The contest tor the Convention. And whether
wings or Democrats, as, hrst Of all, Emancipa.
uohisls, u w'il be delightful in The retrospect 10
TO Tie Legislature Who viii instruct Mr.. Clay oui
oi The Senate for holding our opiaions The men
VINO will be elected under the proposed move
ments, will be NHIGs OF DEMocRars, as the case
may De, and IN the Legislature, under The old par.
" drill, wl ieel themselves bound and obliged to
80 with their party in its measures. And We all
well know that both parties, as sGch-that is, the
leaders OF these parties, and is tie same thing
sfe determined TO destroy oar pary, and ruin our
prospects, If possible.
The writer OF these lines, is bu an humble CHI.
zen, assuming no right 10 lead ba only 10 reason
and persuade. He entreats the tiends of eman-
SiPaIion 10 stand siOoi from ali movements OF the
W hig, and OF The DemocIatic patty, and TO stand
strong aud hTm by their own OTgariEalion-to hold
Puolie meeting wiIhontdslay-D agree upon, to |
nominate, aud then 10 elect representatives 10
NE State Legislature, three good men and true,
who are the friends OF emanc patton, as being The
BEST thing tor Kentucky. According TO the prin- |
elPle OF union already adopted here and I lse- |
where, LET them be taken from both The old par. |
ties, IN some equitable way-bBt be sure that they
BELONG TO The Nesc Party, and 70 no bodV else!
July %, IS49.