The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-03
From the Mayssille Eagle

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Emancipation In Kenssessy.
The following article embraces 50 nearly GU
own views in reference to Slavery IN Kentuck,
in view of change Of our organic law, that WI
publish IL in this connection, and commend il (,
the serious attention Of the voters Of the State
House on County Court day in February is
good one. and we presume will meet with gene.
raj favor:
MR. CoLLINs:-The call in the FLAG
for meeting Of all who are opposed q
any kind of Emancipation whatever. how.
ever distant and gradual, and however
thoroughly il may lie accompanied by a
Colonisation Of the whole black race OF
Kentucky, has been followed up BY series
OF articles in that paper which are plainly
intended TO class all friends to Emancipa-
lion and Colonisation. with Cassius M.
Clay. Now Cassius NJ. Clay is an advo-
cate for Emancipation, absolutely. without
connecting il with Coionisaiion. And |
believe there is no STAKEHOLDER in Mason,
who does not connect Colonisation, as an
indispensable accompaniment, with every
scheme Of Emancipation which he may
adopt. The following project is generally
commended for by the Emancipationisis Of
Kentucky, and by the SHAREHOLDERS of that
party, almost without exception.
First. Let all slaves now in existence,
or born in Kentucky before the LIST of jan
uary, 1860. remain slaves for life.
Second. Let all male slaves born after
January, 1860, be free at twenty, five, and
all females born after the same period lie
free at twenty .one--Proyided, that upon
reaching that age. they shall be hired out
for two years or longer if necessary, until
a fund shall be accumulated sufficient to
transport them to Liberia, and give them a
start in that colony.
Third. No slave thus emancipated shall
remain in Kentucky, as freeman.
Now, Mr.. Editor, you will see at once,
that by this system, there is no sacrifice OF
slave property imposed upon the slavehold-
er against his will. All his negroes born
before 1860, remain his property forever.
He may sell them or keep them in Ken.
lucky, as he pleases. And no slave is eman-
cipated until 1885 OF 1881, and is then
sent out of the Sta;e.
This gives period OF nearly lorty years
before the system will even begin to work.
and il will begin so gradually, that all will
have time to make ready for it. Ii the
State could be persuaded to adopt this sys-
TEN, it would, in about sixty years, free us
from the negro population entirely, which
almost all admit TO be heavy political and
social evil. BY this means emancipation
is made voluntary. For il do not choose
to await the period Of emancipation, can
send my slaves to Texas, Florida, OF Mis-.
sissippi, and go with them myself if prefer
living in a slave State. A great many
Shareholders in the county are known to
favor this plan. but no determination has
ys, boon formed or expressed, as to whether
this Is proper time to make the question
directly in the county or not. Some are
DESTROYS Of making the question plainly and
fully in the choice of delegates to the Con-
vention. But there are mary considerable
and well known friends to the cause, who
think that the main question should not be
directly presented in the coming convass,
but should be deferred for five or six years
at least, and that nothing more should be
aimed at in the coming canvass, than 10
have a provision inserted in the new Const,-
tuition, by which ajvote Of the people could
hereafter be taken upon that or any other
single question, by an act Of the Legisls-
ture, authorising the same, without the ne
cessity Of taking the whole Constitution to
pieces whenever change is desired
There ought to be unanimity upon this sub
lect, and If any action at all is to be taken
all ought, il possible, TO act together Let
Us have meeting at the February county
court, and calmly consider what is best to
be done. Perhaps Mr.. Cahoun's "wise
and mastery inactivity" may be as proper
to secure Emancipation, as it was to get
"the whole or none Of Oregon" Some OIL
us are for "fliy-four forty, or fight" some
Of US are for compromising at &c forty nine,
and some for Calhoun .'masterly course. >
Let us meet and see what we ought 10 do
'ss' A SHAREHOLDERS OF Mason.