The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-20

car get the best price for a., -
'o's' should DC allowed these Gill; ''. has.
'hey Dc many rfsw) to act a. thu .~As'As'
is for their interest. may iAink
Now, the simple clause Of CO.
ing the time for il TO eomms,.- 'PA''0a, 6I-
ages at which the negro shall ;. f. NE .ss0r
u Is necessary for the new Con.,;,u,.- : ~ iAst
'ain' As Tor all those eOBdiliop, 49, = COO
'lohs about education, which SOM. - -'Paa-
a''''iu upon emancipation, look upon ,, '-'~'
the height Of folly. Why. the time Th. Il'a' As
ses'ed viii make it 25 years before
VIII be free in kentucky under a. = Save
tion! IL occurs to me. that pohos, ''''''S-
men, though they call thems,,v..-. ~ set q
or % any other name which nav s,T. ''-''oa'
and character to their positions. eania., 's~y
. years. and see what is til. be-, d.. '"Aa
io'ats The condition, or promote 70 r., ''-'-
vantage the education and h-ppines. If ,s"
groes who have become free. Tn. 80. - It.
and spirit Of the government mil, ',s ssA'a'
ive' Iand the same spirit should. sns
M
ediy will Psrvade our new Cops,,,.,,--
suPPOses that our citizens ar. hOas., Pre- pre-
gent and capable Of sell gOvernmsn, -
to redress all evils and grievance, - ''''
arise and exist at any time TIN. 81, ''
suggests that the proper mode q. "sA'
question, is TO leave all such malterston-t
lsiature- Empower IL, so that /, nav -
to redress all grievances. 10 remedy All -
may arise in Consequence Of the fr-e5.,,- -
many negroes
EFli consequences must Necessarily, A..
the extermination Of slavery, ana -
queHees may assume very varied -
seems to me as next to impossible u -.
the remedy for evils, the exact eh.r,c,., 80
tendency Of which, we eanpo, So -
think we have any reason To suppOs, th,, t.
Legislatures will possess less philaD,b,...-
humanity than we; nor that the proper REM.
will not be applied to the evils thai n.y
for not like evils Of the present dsy. ,.,,,.
be overlooked, and their rem-di-. So
from year TO year, as their character. wn.-
a sort that cannot be overlooked ,,;,L -.
safety guiding public opinion, and Dublie -
Ion guiding and directing legislation In
feared by some that philanthropy NAV run 81.
and nave more than lis due weight With a.
Legislature-that, guided too much b,,,
DO things Il should not do, and leave .,4...
things It should do. But I have 50 $40
confidence in the good sense Of KsD,n.t,..
and such faith in their eonseryst;.o. -
lieve that public opinion will Keen any -
ture in the righteOurse
look upon the adoption Of new Co,.,..-
ton by the people, Containing an snsnein.,,--
clause, as extremely doubtful. l hall il
that that is the best policy which will .fg.,,,s.
object, without having conditions which ~.
make it obnoxious 10 many minds Oppos.s !.
emancipation
allude now especially TO plans for IN. a..
cation Of the negroes, and raising the n-,-..,.-
tar to carry out these plans. lOOk upon ..,s
things, as have said before, as proper sub.,,,
for legislation, and not for eonstiiutiop-m,t.-,
and should any of these plans be engr.f,so q,
the Constitution, / do firmly believe The p.o,l.
will REJECT il. Though l am warm adyoe.,.
Of emancipation, | could not. with nv pr,s-B,
feelings and opinions, support such COns,i,u.
ton Yet l believe have as kindly fss,;nvs
Tor negroes as most men, But the support
give TO the cause Of emancipation, is not min.
ciPaliy bAsec on the kindly feeling have forth-
negroes; nor upon the great benefits which nay
result TO the negroes themselves; but bec.u.-
slavery hangs like an incubus upon the prO.o-r.
ity of our State; because my ehildrsa and M
children's children, will be benefited by Il; Be-.
cause II is great and growing evil which should
be gotten rid Of hold with the Old ma1in.
"That self-PreservatiOn IS the first law Of u.-
ture;' that the laws Of nature anu Of society.
make our duties FIRST to ourselves ana cur fam
lies, and though We may throw fora tim- .
class Of citizens upon society, who are unprs-
pared to enjoy their freedom, We are nev,rtbs-
less justiiable in SO doing. for the sake Of tn.
good that may come Of il. We have mach III.
most difficult part Of the game to play, sad very
few Of US may see it through, yea, very lev nay
see II begun. There are few who do not eonsla-
or il an evil and there are many who consider
i much less Of an evil. than aEy Of the 10
suits Of emancipation; ana that We are doing
Injustice TO Posterity, when We leave them an
aneducated, and dePraved set Of negroes n their
midst. Among the advocates Of emancipation
IN the State, have not heard Of one who Is IN
ayor Of the immediate and direct abolition Of ala
'ery. All seem to agree that time IS required
% carry out and perfect any plan that msy b
adopted. And as | said before ours IS the nos,
iifiieult part Of the game to play, and when We
hand over TO POsterity the hand We have been
'laying, We must leave what has been done per
eetly plain, and explain our notions Of Ehsi
$ to be done, that they may carry them cut sue
'essfnlly. Surely, IT does seem To me. thsts
Ian Of emancipation well-digested. and sac
'essfully begun, will be considered By POsisr.'y
much less an evil, than the system Of slavery