The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-04

lf the system Of slavery can be perpetuated In
Kentucky separate from Its sbuses1 | believe
that il cannot. Other abuses might be referred
to. might mention the fearful responsibility
resting on Christian Shareholders, and the cul-
pable failure Of nineteen-tw eatieths Of them
to meet this responsibility. will only say that
II the professed christians of Kentucky Who
hold slaves, felt their religious obligations to
their slaves az they should do, they would be
universally in favor Of providing, under the
new Constitution, for a system Of EmanciPa-
ton. They would advocate such system not
merely with view to the Emancipation OF
slaves, bat with view to their own EmanciPa-
ten from their weighty. religious obligations
Bat, alas. they do not feel these obligations
Their estimate Of immortal souls is q most inn
perfect one. Eternal realities are too frequent
~ forgotten Iwrits these things in sOrrow.-
The presumption h that a mejority Of the pro-
fessors Of religion In the State, are opposed to
Emancipation. I seriously fear that this fact
will do more to promote inhdsIity than anything
that has occurred since the settlement Of Ken
lucky. Its not easy to conceive how infslIi-
ssaf sneenpsrtsd men can feel much respect fer
the religion Of those who are in favor Of the
perpetuity Of slavery. VIM not some, may not
many draw the inference that the Bible 10
book Of fables, and that Christianity 10 a delu-
sioni hope not, but must confess that there
10 In my mind . conflict between hope and
fear.
Vau mi 10 sh.f. -k-f L.
written about the sInlessness Of slavery ia tAe
abstract may do great harm. The reason 10 OBJ
vious. Pro-slavery men have less logic about
them than most other men. Hence when the
position Is established that "slavery IL not Of
necessity sinful that II sis not ain in the
abstract" Pro-siavery men most ridiculously
transfer their idea Of the innocence Of slavery
In the abstract to slavery in the concrete. Be-
cause they can conceive Of circumstances in
which q master may hold slave without doing
wrong, they Infer that there Is nothing wrong
In the system Of slavery in Kentucky. They
reason from what mieh Be to what "a. ForsI-
ample, they would say something like this: The
slavery which saeredIy regards the msrrisg.
union, cherishes the relation between parents
and children, and provides for the instruction
Of the slave, is not sinful. Thsrsfore the system
Of slavery in Kentucky, sAisA does soms sfthsse
things, 10 not sinful. Is this logic7 IL Il not
rather q burlesque on logici
In the latter part Of your fifth article yoa e.
press yourself as follows: $50 far from con-
sidering African slavery as essential TO the hap
P'ness and prosperity Of the white population
Of this country, We have AWAY. regarded them
az being mainly the injured party by its intro
ouction and Perpetuality. [Perpetuityll II may
have contributed In setting and developing the
productive capabilities Of those portions Of the
South whose climate and local pecuIiaritIe,
rendered them less favorable to the health Of
white than to black immigrants; and the
wealth OF many individuals has resulted from |
slave labor; but these and ell other ADVANTAGE.
in our opinion, have been more than oyerb.J. |
anced, by the peculiar character Of the systsm |
Of slavery in this country, and the pernicions
influence which 1t has exerted upon the mora |
and social interests Of many in this country
Slavery in this country, as defined by a certain |
class OF laws, and carried out in the practice
OF thousands Of Shareholders, 10 not the slayery /
Of the Bible and cannot be defended by AN an
peal to its laws or examples, as we have briefly
stated In another place. That kind of slay.rv
which makes no provision for the improvement
and moral training Of the slave, which dI.re-
CARDS the marriage relation and the common
laws OF humanity and justice, 10 perversion Of
"aoery, and has no more affinity to the slavery
oil the Scriptures. than socialism or concubla-
age has to the marriage relation, as recognised
by the law Of God. Such system of slavery
may justly be denounced as siafal and snlyun.
fai; and We doubt not that thousands are bs.n-
ing to themselves wrath against the day Of
wrath, by such a system Of slavsholdipe -
This Is strong language; Is strong, believe.
~ am accustomed to employ; but many viii
IL less offensive than wha, / say. be-
cause belong to the Emancipation party. and
you have the reputation Of being pro-slayery
nan. Now, ask, with all courtesy, in not The
system Of slavery In Kentucky, such {. svst.,o
rs you pronounce ga perver,ioa of slapsry1''
" hat provision Is made for the Improvement
Ind moral training Of the SLAYER" None at all.
hatever 10 done results from the prompt;ng.
If Individual benevolence. There is no statute
the improvement and moral training
II The slave. And 10 not the marriage relation
iisregarded as il exists among slavesf To ask
his question is TO answer IL. In more lps,.n.
zee than we are apt to suppose, the common
avs OF humanity and justice are dlsres.rded."
70 Tar ss slaves are concerned. Such a .v.,.m
'f slavery AZ you describe. You pronounce. :
''injai AID only sinfai" will no, saw tia,
'ar system In Kentucky is "snly sinfnl," butI
will say that your language authorise. m. to
'fiirm that there IL great deal of sin sbou, \, /,
md In It. fear that many. BY means Of thi. !
y'sera, are. as you say, "hsaping to them..Ive.
wrath against the day Of wrath" How in.fF..
ne the absurdity that such system should nm. !
ergo no change! Who but misantbrope .
would infass into II the elsmsn Of permansaey
Yours, &c.
j. M. PESDLrrox. q
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