The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-15

al last 10 the white population oflhe SJuth.
Some of our Southern politicians have long FORE
ssen the dsas,ioas consequences, that must en-
sue fro m the continued increase O. saves uPon
our soil. In former times the great men OF Ni-
ginia locked 10 emancipation and coit me- 'ticn q,
The righl remedy for the moral and social evils o.
slavery. Hut stree their day, an inferior race OF
lemporizing politicians have sprung up, who aHop
the shor sighted policy OF endeavoring to perPetu
ate slavery by tie acquisition OF new terrnots'
over which the multiplying millone Of our sias's
| NAV spread. Even hsir minds can perceive lhai
without constant diffusion, slavery musi thicker
aud grow into mountain oil misery upon ihe heaos
Ji The white population.
The blindness Of their policy mnst ere long DC
zen, and not oaly seen but felt, and that s.triF'
| 90, by every class of our citizens ID vine row
'rnce has mark ed ont The bouI DIARIES al our fhiiS
| iaH-RepAIifeqH slavery. This Hood 0i human oh
rrness mas NOW, like The brine OF the ocean, i'f
| iecreed place il is shut in with bars and doom
which u cannot pa Here, within, the poittica
storm may rage aud beat the everlasting barriers 10
vain; and here shall the waves oil Dlackness sWti'
and Use until the dark OF boIdsg" is iulL. Bn
without, through the length and pfeadth OF The con
| ,insnt, shall holy freedom extend her reign anc
/ ,ifruse her blessings She will give 10 every ma
MS natural rights, and eward every man sceo'o.
/ ug 10 his works. She will Irain the humbtsi 0i
| ~ children 10 knowledge and voluntary industry
She will develop the gsnius ard stimulate The en-
rrpIise OF all. She will open and improve ali ih'
/ esouIces Of nature for the sustenanee and plea
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| es spring up in her wide domains. Her flock
| md herds viii cover the grassy Piains he's heids
| Will bloom by every river side the sound OF ht'
work shops will be heard IN the vallies oi OTeeoi
nd California the timber OF her mountains VII
escrnd the sea, ard her ships Will welt ali The
seaports of the earth.
4 Let the advocates of unlimited slaveryook upon
| his picture and upoI that; and u they douot theh
utuIe realization, let then. compare the pact pro
Tess and present prospects OF the slave oiates an
4 the free; and, ma kirg due allowance for the Ell
| ect OF stopping the spread oil slavery, lei then
Judge Of the future By The past.
| What IL TO be the conclusion of this whole mat
Ct? when, by the esiabishrd law OF slave in
tease, the twelve southern States slsll be flltC
20 and filled over wi the doubling milliors
heir negro population, what will be left tfen, T.
tOt sooner, for the un fortunate white inhabIiHnls
Whst except the SD privilege O. choosing smorI
| 1fee thngs-sndhc J0fiofi. ana e0fH0tiOH 0Ho
| -xfsrasinaiiOH. II voiuulory and prscrtui tmsn
| ipation come before II is enforced by those Wh
| vail have the physical power, then the Iemalniu,
| No will pIeseuI the last alternative.
! Will our pro-slHvrry men say that this IL an inns
| .inaTy Te.ui-Ihat il 10 TOO had 10 he Iealz' .
| rhen let them learn wisdom IRON the instances
| which similar resu Is have been experienced, botl
| n ancient and modern tunes. Let the downfall "
| ucient K me wan tn m OF the consequence o
iudulgns the luxury o. slaveholdirg 10 excess.
Italy, the heart Of man power, was, IN thu
.arly days Of The republic, occupied by dens,
| population of tree aud independent cultivators.-
Bat conquests abroad introduced a multitude o
| paIbarian slaves, through whom the nobility Were
tbe 10 occUpy large landed estates. As the slaves
increased, the number of landed propretors de-.
.reasPd, until the class of small farmers was o.
nguished, and the whole county divided
,mOng few wealthy Shareholders, some of who's,
states were larger than our counties. GbboT
.ays that the number of these proprietors did not
| n the age of Augustus, exceed POO The flr
, Consequences were the ruin Of agIi culture, WhIcl
Piiny mpules 70 the slave systcm,-the deciin'
| If population, me toned bJ Livy and olheTs-snt
| requent bloody rehellIons of The slaves, which
-ould he put down only BY the armies of the EN-
. | jire. Thus the country was gradually 3esolefe,
|, | md weakened, until al lsst Alamo the Goth
. nsrched his baTbarisns without opposition 10 tn
/, gates of Rome, having been joined by 4O,UUO &
. | ash slaves by the way. Att a feeble aud pTsrs
!. icus existence during few years longer, The r
:, MN empire fell, and the old families OF Roma
. | siayeholdsrs persisted in The cat -slTopbe. tn
IA iear o. man power was eaten out nv slavery.
- When The number OF slaves u krniucky sta
!, | rave doubled their number snd again doubled il
. | where tn n viii be the heart of her strength 2
" Where the brave spiTiIs that shalt stand The hfu,
!. f another Buena Vistsi Where the strong arm
nat shall DIVE back the banners OF abUlI,oui, n
russdirg from the pOpulous North or guard IA
" | pasirT's bcdUhaub-T, when The m dnight cry ,
. | ibrrty and vengeance shat echo ihTcuAh all m
, .pt2 H,ppiiy, as yet no such apnaiug danger
- ST BnI " the coming e.euts cast their she,
!, uws before" Their sisus are m The laws Of o.
iNFP, N iiP u III the a.
!, slavery teeuog Of States and OF nations, in m
!. | negro communities Of the West Indies, in eth
a. ,Jtura g Dsrnin- whore thu slaves did m
}, vors o determination, ami afterwards defied n
Ifmies OF France.
., The pro slavery leaders cf the south have bee
p sitAtiig the frantic sch' me OF division of N
n Union aud the estshli>i m-ni OF a sep-raie slav
n loioaE confedeTacy, 10 be ruled 6y ttes seIues
:, Let tn m pause and look thpis i4ucisd slay
= 'puhlic; and v hat will they bsholdf sweilir
=, ids OF slavery, rising like the det9ge OF Noah ~
hrea fning 10 cover the highest mountains OF IN
n nd; but no arb A rats upon it's Dlsck waters. L,
!, hem pause aud listen 10 the sounds that com
N from 40 distant future, and What wall they hear
n, he deaIh-cTy o. th'i gard chiljren.
an II gives no satisfaction IN present thes
:, | gloomy views of the future. Nothing could n
n, iuce us 10 present them, but the hope that lhs
"a nay contribute TO the sdoption of measures, III,
:. hail avert the calsmities which we are well ne
=. suadec must otherSise tail upon the country.
n, II pro slavery men will nevertheless Telpct OF
A cornelius ions, on he ground that reasonings al
m sliaciOus, then We ask them TO show where n
i. EsIlacy lies. What facts have been msrepresen
~ d7 What false principles have employ.
h, 'ur reasoning: OF what sophis,Ty have Ne emplo
N ID IN reasoning rom our facts and principlesl
II, hev cannot convict US OF some specific euor
., which on conclusion IS sEovtrts q. then their n
n lection OF the conclusion will convict them of a
4 lureasonabie ard blind opposition TO the TRUTH
NJ Vague aud general tsnias are OF no force in
=, m titef OF argument like this. They must refui
of rs by sound reasoning. or be held By considera
e. men, as being either isnorsnty Perversely beI
n, upon course that will ruin the county.
n, PToBlavery men who cannot deny the evils
slavery, resort 10 objections against emancip patio
"a as snfiicient excuse for the indefinite continl
"a tnce of slavery. They do consider that rmaI
N cipation, in any mode that has been proposed
., -itheT here or elsewhere, would be safer fuT u
n ounlIy, Than The Indefinite continuance OF slay.
~. Ii would al once check the increase Of N
Isl olack population, sd secure the Country again
~ The most fatal consequences of &C nInusd SLAYER
n We freely admit that there are ubect ms an
RI lifhcullIes IN the sAy of every possible schem.
h, Emancipation. a free negro population in IN
,, 'ounry ia not in itself desirable, aud eoIonixsto
n IN foreign country il attended with dIfEcultisu
\, But where or when has it ever happened that
A great moral or social evil has b. en- IefoImpd
n my great public Improvement effected wi,ho,
\, tong objection and Considerable difficulty, p
~ Every great change in the ms tuiions, custom
e> Ind business OF country Is attended with incol
=. venience and suffering for a me.
., | When our patriotic foTefaih.rs resisted N
h mighty power OF BIilain AM struck for The ind,
ID pendence OF their county, they had difficuitis
4, aud objections to overcome oi infinitely eTpa
N, magnitude than we have before us IN the preser
case. But they resolved, Notwithstanding,
NJ make III attempt As IN our case no immedial
py necessity imp, lied them to action. The ooie,
. IN view would not repay them Individually for N
an sacrifices which they would make Tor its attain
!. menL They looked 10 the permanent welfare ,
!, their posteTity and oil their country. Nsry,d B
pl patriotism, they brsvely faced every danger, an
VII At many among themselves thoughtto be bare
o possible, they accomplished BY rssolute and D..
NJ covering exeItion. |! II the incident and tain
IN he-Tted only who are deferred by objections an
m difficulties irom engaging in a nobi-, humane On
patriotic enterprise, Involving the highest interes
of OF millions vet unborn.
OF The difficulties in our way are greatly overrate
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