The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-24


The example, We have given prove ineon-
testibly that the presence Of slavery in a State
retards its growth, checks the advance Of popu-
latiOn, and in a few brief years brings on II the
marks Of premature decay. Where slavery is
the badge Of labor, every man shuns labor as
an evil. Necessity alone can compel a man to
toll by the side Of his neighbor's slave, and
under this compulsion the freeman becomes
disseminated with his social rank and directly
seeks new homs where such snnoyancss may
be avoided. This influence has been steadily
going forward throughout the last thirty years,
and il has withdrawn from this Commonwealth
thousands Of her most energetic sons, who
would gladly have remained under other cir
cumstanees- II has turned from the State cap
ital, industry and genius soaking investment,
employment or the path of fame among the
States Of the Mississippi Valley. Who will FIX
his destiny. (othsr things being equally and the
fortunes Of his children in slave State, in pre-
ference to one where slavery does not EXIST
Surely not the labOrer-; surely not tho manu-
facturer; surely, not the man who expects to
eat his bread in the sweat Of his face.
Slavery has direct tendency to place the
best lands in the State in the hands of . few
propristors. The large landhoIdsrs widen their
possessions, and drive out the farmers in mode
rate circumstances. This operation Is seen con-
tinually in progress in Kentucky. Fayetis Is
one Of the Oldest and richest counties in the
State. In l7s7, Fayetts had nine hundred
voters. about a tenth of all the voters in the
State. In 1873, she gave 2,247 votes on the
convention question, and since that time, she
has scarcely increased her voting population
In 1876, her representatives, in the Legislature
were about one-6fteenth Of the whole; In 1913,
il was one-twenty-third;i in ls2s, IL was one
thirty-third, and now ii is equal TO only one
fftieth Of the whole She has been continually
losing her influence in theeouncils of the State.
owing, in part, to the stationary character of
her voting population. In 1910, her white
population was 1888, and her black population
was ii ,7Os, difference in favor Of the latter Of
$40. A similar state Of things has prevailed
in Bourbon couniy-her voting population
having remained almost stationary for the last
fifty years. These counties contain some Of
the finest land on this continent, and Il has
beed monopolised by large slavehOlding pro-
prietors. Had the State been free, these couu-
ties would now be psopled densely by a thriv-
ing, industrious population, devoted 10 variety
Of pursuits, and incidentally more valuable
than they can ever become while the blishtiag
shadow Of slavery rests upon them.
One more comparison Of statistics and we
leave this part Of our subject
From the census returns Of ls4O, we have
compiled the following tables:
The amosnt Of capital invested in Manufae-
lures in 1870. a. stated in the census was as fol-
lows:
Ohio, sIs aos os-
Kentucky, 5.s45,25s
Difference in favor Of Ohio, Sl0,s5s, sss |
Nearly three times a. much capital inyested |
In Manufactures In Ohio.
Compare the enPital invested In Commercs:
Ohio, <oo 900 ON |
Kentucky, lO.s29 aOI
Difference in favor Of Ohio. sil,s77, sos |