The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14
SPEECH OF J. II. BOYLE,

:. V5-iicello, on TIE 23d Of APHi, lS49.
p-,r,,y.-rrIzgNs:-lt was no part of my pu
= coming 10 your county 10 address you q
III Nv public and professional duties hay
$3.50 me amongst YOU. But since nv a-riv;
- have been IeQue> d by some Of lhe CIT
-. n v1ur county 10 address YOU and them o
- srbsst of emancipation in Kentucky.
-. f,aa,5 confess | was not reluctant in EN-
IN, this occasion 70 express my opinion
'.,,1 n, subject, and TO present 70 your candI
t-..s.-sti1n some Of those reasons which shout
inc .be people Of our State TO adopt som
'-..er, of grsdual emancipation. feel assurei
.-,- common country, a common interest.
-, Fe-iiay and common desire TO promot'
az welfare OF our STATE, establishes freema
- amongst US, which guarantees from thi:
.,s,s,,Ie an impartial hearing and a Candid
slerst.5s OF what have 10 say on this grea
subject 80 .,
-. t-4n the Stale Kentucky by some
go of Gradual emar patton. Shall this be
800 This D, the que ION we are 10 discuss
III se.bsra.c upon today. This great question
...,a-,re are t0 determine next August. Thi,
= ,fs most m0menlOuS question the people OF
v.-.-e.g have ever been called 10 consider and
800 Fifty wears ago II was temporarily set
civ on fathers, and now, again We are call.
.f.. IS decision Each OF you, and every citi.
81 II mn, great State, whether SHAREHOLDERS OF
r-7.,raveh6ldeTs, are 90 take part IN the adjust
,-a-t Of this vast and important question. The
1s5Is Of Wayne county are peculiarly interest
Il m rs decision. You have a fine and beauti-
I'd county. The E.k-Spung valley, the table
nan an the Somerset road and the other vallies
b yr-r county. hemmed m by the lofty hills tow
eng INTO mountains, ale rich and fertile, adapt
45,5t5e G. ..lyatlOn Of all the productions Of the
climate, auI capable OF sustaining great and
f4s D7gllal0n. The banks Of the Cumberland
s-s -Fe south Fork uyers bordering upon your
county Tor many miles, lined with the finest
..r7e coal, with a new energy and enterprise I'M
ys-s5 % the people, may vet prove source OF
y-sst wealth % YOU and the county. But above
,6ere Is yJur water power surpassed IN rs
Strength and location by few IN the eastern
Sa.es AMI r,us..ei by none IN the west. There
.,7g.r.Juu sprng branch turning the elegant
Al extensive mills Of Nj Phillips, there too Is
us 51I spring letting out from the top Of lis
elf. with a fail Of eighty feet with power 10
t-se thousands OF sDlndles, and there too are the
Il j Spuugs, breaking out upon the very tops OF
t-l elf, VI the Cumberland River, uniting into
one stream, d3shng with the pTOclIvity Of
mountain torrent Iu continuous cataTacts for
nearly ha.i O mile, offering lis great power 10
te employed m manufacturing purposes, over
an over again, not less than twelve times
power superior 20 tLe power at the Ellc0tt Mills or
,ssFaT, Of the Pasaic ia lis extent and CONVEX
L5eaGss. These streams with the many Others
II y31T county would this day supply power 70
DIVE a. tie ,pnlles Of New England that are
V0Iklg wonders al which the world stands
lErfr a.
as NlCev called H., afiOTdIng a ready tIanspOT-
ts.0u o., an the agricultural, mineral, and
manufactured pIJducuOns Of the county to mar
ks- THIS eElaustess water-power has not yet
teen converted except 50 far as the enterprise
and energy Of y0ur fellow-citizen, Mr.. Parker,
Lave called u into rcQuisition to turn the -four
.lg mills now owned by Mr. Phillips. Indeed
q. these sources 0f wealth 10 your county are
ll. partially developed, and as long as the eneT-
gs Of our State are crippled by slavery We have
reason 20 believe they never Will be. No slave
safe ever has " can manufacture or deyelOpe
Lsr mineral resources. Then, fellow-cItizens Of
Wayne, ibis is an important question TO You and
worthy Of grave consideration. Nor is It with
0l great interest 10 every citizen Of this great
Commonwealth, and alike worthy Of the thorough
Of all
Fe-Jw-cIuzens, / perceive | am addressing
savel1deTs and nOn-slaveholdeTs. / am glad
. see 50 large a portion Of both classes here to-
-s7. ] am a STAKEHOLDER myself and, believe
ne, am apt 10 attend 10 my own interest and de-
i5l- ny own nights, nor am / quick TO interfere
VII those Of Others. A sense OF my own In
's,st, The interest Of my country, and the nights
O. others, have lead me 10 adopt the sentiments
an principles which am this day invited 10 adj
JOa!e before yOu-I heartily approve of gradual
e-ancIpatiOn IN Kentucky connected with
propose TO discuss before You the
gles,0n, shall our State be emancipated from
slEey and the negro population cOlonized!
Whether thus question IS examined in an
economical, political, OF religious point Of view,
Is solution Is equally easy. II is, however, as a
gest question Of economy that I intend now
QInepally 10 examine tin the light of Truth
aht Stubborn facts desire to discuss II.
MAINTAIN, feil6W-cltlzens, that labor is the
clet element Of happiness, prosperity and great
les, whether individual or national, and that
Is the duty n a wise people, as II IS Of a wise
EJ'emment, 10 secure the best system Of labor
1 nantaIn farther that that labor is the cheap
Q. and best, whose cost bears hegTeatest dispro-
pflon TO It's pTOiuctiyeness. Again, | main
Z i1rther that slave labor is the most costly
al1 least productive Of all kinds Of labor. Let
Z llen examine into the expense Of slave labor
u Aeniucky And now invite the particular
s-.snuon Of my slaveholding friends TO an exami-
-4loh o. tins part Of the subject, that they may
y whether the thing does not ''cost more than it
cones to-
10 man viii deny that the expense of slave |
~ 'oG resolves itself into the sum which will
.--a.e he cost Of purchase or of rearing the
a'e' WIN interest, cost Of support in cid age,
s4'l annually expended in his maintenance
- e'ehL In other words, the slave must
- - curing the productive years Of his life,
-. - s4hicient TO pay the original cost Of puT-
VIA cost Of insurance, his support during
+, ''e yeafs OF service, and his maintenance |
~ age with interest on these sums, and that
-. .he slave produces above that sum is the
81. ms labor. IL would be tedious and diff |
49,. estimate, according to these obvious prin-
me cost OF the labor Of a slave for his
80. - NE and then deduct the sum Of the pro- |
b -. us labor from his cost, and ascertain
h, 90, OF more properly speaking. to arrive at
-. "a o'st 10 hls owner. We might dispute |
p, p'.Ces and other elements Of this estimate
m, can take slave and estimate his cost |
near s,Nsle year, and approximate sufficiently
Of m, oOs' oil ms labor TO answer the purpose
less.;Pt,o. esenl Argument. This we believe can |
On ~ Dbl oOI puted. DR. Franklin in his essay
tsv. eophng Of Countries, said the cost of |
he s,iT ,OI could be ascertained by reckoning
he .eiesl Oh the purchase price Of the slave,
Get spS OF nsk on his life, the cost Of his
hes ~. iolsng his clothing expenses, in sick
hes ~ ol time, loss by his neglect Of bust
10. h - winch Is natural 10 the man who is
gsnes ,1, 9eheilted by his own care and dill
syery sl.I. Is pilenng from time TO time, almost
Gisf" oeing from the nature of slavery
Cpl, of Wv Wv according TO DR.. Franklin's prin-
make an a.putng the cost Of slave labor let us
GT ,s1ss. on cost Of slave 5000, $500
Diet. 2l,00l
Lodging, 36,5Ol
clothing, 5,O0i
Avsrsge EN-, 20,O0l