The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-19

speedy success Let the documents be multi /
Piled.
The Prospect OF EHaaHciI' aIien In ICru-
Ineky.
The prospect Of the ultimate success Of tie
present emancipation movement in Kentucky.
never was 80 lattering as at the present time -
oar cause has gained ground rsPidly within the
last lev months, and with every accession Of
new strength, the rapidity Of lis onward pro-
gress seems 70 be increased. A few months ago
tie armament above our heads, 10 the eve Of
rrason, seemed dark indeed, aud shadows
cloats, and darkness" rested upon he prospect
before us. change, glorious change has
GENE over that prospect, and the shy is much
less cloudy aud portentOus. We cannot express
the fervent and profound delight which We feel
ia being able to declare that the sentiment in
favor Of freedom has advanced ane is advancing
rspidly towards final contamination.
We do not wish 10 be understood as saving
that we expect the State Convention which is
10 assemble in October next, will strike slavery
out Of existence. What that Convention may
see TT 10 do, lies beyond the reach Of our fore
sight But we assert with confidence that the
anti-slavrry sentiment in Kentucky, has been
greatly expanded and deePened within the short
period Of the present year; aud we have a RICH,
10 augur, from what has recently taken place in
the feelings and opinions Of the people, that the
future holds in store FOR the friends Of liberty
much that will thrill lheir hearts with Joy IN
speakable.
Before the assembling Of the late Frankfort
Convention, the Emsncipatonsts were de-
nounced By the pro-slavery men as being few 10
number and ufirm in purpose. They were
spoken Of by Others smiable Missionaries, anu
as men who were led as,ruy in the pursuit Of
a mere phantom. But the members Of the
Emancipation Convention represented 50 much
Of the mind, morals, religion, and general re-
speciality Of the Commonwealth, that the adj
vocates Of slavery have been forced TO change
their tone, and 10 speak Of Emancipatonists as
a formidable body Of men OF strong heads and
hearts, who are not to be treated as weak or
mad. but 10 be met with al the patios Of prop
eriy, and all the eloquence Of conservatism.
This change in the tone of the prO-slavery men
is highly significant. lIeBcelorlh il is not TO be
considered sign Of a shallow head or fausii-
cal spirit If a Kentuekian speak the truth OPEN
ly and freely in relation 10 the blasting infiu-
ences Of negro slavery. The institution may
he assailed with all the weapons of wisdom,
wit, logic, and experience. and they who battle
against il are not necessarily to be regarded rs
fanatics and fools
The harvest lies rich and temPtingIy before
us; aud sborers, men Of genuine souls, men Of
that kind of integrity that is not to be shaken
by a frOWn, or palsied by an snathema, are
wanted. Where is the young man Of ardent
spirit who longs TO do good service in his day
aud generation who desires that his efforts shall
be summed by the smile Of Divine appreciation,
who will not Cooperate with us in the good
work Of relieving the State from The system of
oppression, which weighs on the heart Of the
white man as heavily az it.does on the should |
ers Of the black whaty young man who wishes
TO consecrate his life to good aud great work. |
who pants for an immortality Of benign infn- |
enee in this world, and an immortality Of bliss |
in that, whose evergreen vistas stretch beaut- |
fully away beyond the borders Of the tomb, an !
not come up TO this great cause, plight 10 il bis
feslty and his love, and 20 honestly and efici- |
entity 10 work. We call on all those noble |
young men in the State, who burn with highest /
aspirations, who have had conceptions Of the |
beauty Of truth and the loneliness Of freedom.
who would live useful and happy. and die hon
Ored and lamented, to come and enrol themselves /
among those who have resolved 10 be true 10
the lOfliest instincts Of their souls, and 10 con-
Time as long as life lasts to speak and work and
plead in the name Of freedom.
II is the honest conviction Of our hearts that
a wider, nober, more remunerating field for the
operations Of genuine, whole-soued philan-
thropy Than Kentucky now affords, is not TO be
found in any part Of the world. No where will
well directed enlightened efforts in favor Of
meet with a fuller reward Than
here. The hearts and the conscienees of thou.
sands OF shareholders have already been touched
with conviction, and the desire to DO what cop.
science requires is each day becoming a ve,v I
wide sentiment Look at the members Of he .
Frankfort Convention! They owned probably |
slaves, whose number in the aggregate. was d
eight times greater then the number in atfen. 5
dance al the Convention! This is a most s,rik.
ing fact. More than thousand slaves were :
held by The members Of a Conyeniion, who DE-. q
libsraiely and unanimously declared that iDvol. q
nntAry hereditary slavery "is injurious 10 III. v
prosperity Of the Commonwealth, Inconsistent
with the fundamental principles Of free govern.
meDt' contrary to the natural rights Of man.
N'Ae' ano ADVERSE TO a pure state Of morals"-l 6
- 'heie not much in such a declaration. Ie
amAnaiing from such bOdy of men, 10 lirt mn Ii
NE @'nd that droops with fear, and 70 rouse tbs