The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-04
FIRM the Louisville corrier
Mechanics ana RnancipaaIon-

- oe.sescs nut Emancipation.
10 The meehsnics Of Louisville the present is I
CRISIS OF great moment For years We have toilec
against The degIsdationof manual labor, bulletin,
win surrounding evils, aad endesyorins 10 sur
mount the barriers of wealth that have been erect.
60 oy the "ieudal lords of the land" 10 proven,
our occupying the social positions they oecuDy.
FOR years the cursed yoke of slavery has been
gazing our neeks, dragging US down from our high
estate as freernen, and placing US ON a level with
the siavs-makins our children the associates Of
me negro, and our wives the scof Of the SERVING.
maids. And while remembering the glorious prin-
cPe OF our foreiaiheTs, shat all men are created
iree and equal our hearts have burned within
us as we hare ,beheld The degradation that has
oeen brought upon US, and that is now soush, 10 b
en'aiied forever upon our children, and cur chill
dren's children, by the perpetuaIis,s of sIsx,,x
We have often Complained Of this evil. ard bsys
oeen told IA reply BY these ro-slayery men
oenlIei1en, me tme h,rs not Yet come when you
can successfully agitate Ibis subject Of emaDeioa
uon, bear the burden title longer and be psti,ni
ne tame has not yet come" mas been The renly
nom year 10 year OF these men, and wonld be III,
sterHIty did The prospects, brighten As the midday
SAY. aye, tnese Jdnus-iaced mockers Of mankind
would hall us with the sweet songs of the svrsp
OF Hope, until they have completed the chain.
tney have long been ioTgng, 10 bind Us loreyer 10
tne sefsfe position OF menaIs 20 an arisocraev ~
wealth. And We had Almost been InIled mo
when our were greeted BY hi qEas .f55fu5s
anvil and the cianking of chains and these have
aroused us iron our lelhaFgy, and armed "a In me
glorious battle OF liberty and honor to the woTkina
the salvation OF the future.
In The present struggle we have everything 10
gain and nothing to lose. If we DO not succeed
We Will al least have msde stroke for Iibertv and
viii have weakened the tenure OF our opoonents'
Cause III We DO succeed, we shall have elevated
our occupations tIom ths low positions that have
been assigned them by slavery; and we shall be
respected Tor our talents aud our virtues though
we gain our bread by the sweat of our brows.
while our children and our wives will no longer
De pointed 10 by me negro as The po0T sshits peo
PIE, who are far beneath their notice
But it is not oCly in degrading our labor and on,
families, that we are injured by our pno-slaYery
opponents. Thew would even DENY US The priv
Iege OF discussing the subject Of emancipation
ii slavery be an eyil-and many of them sckrowl.
eose IL ls-we must sIt sill and bear IL; we must
not complain, nor murInur, nor seek to have
The evil remosed-for SO hath il been COMMANDED
oy the sovereign power OF the peoples ssrpanls.
50 hath II been commanded by the almighty Fat OF
me Louisville Journal, and even so, saith NJ.
onthIIe and hls Page. Aye, thes would dsny us
ms night OF Tree discussion, and they depoance
Us as ''dstLrbers OF the peace - "as men witbout
sense, because We exercise this privilege.
privilege that is dear 10 every true American as
HE itself; privilege that We ought not, thai we
DiH not weld, except yield our last breath with
II we nave seen TINS very spirit of prescription
aetnaiug The pro-slaveTy neIi Of our country from
The greathead, Gen. Calhoun, down 10 the Foote, |
and even 10 Corporal Williams, Of our own CIV
Twas this same spirit that adjusted the caacas
Pro-slayery clique OF the Wing party, when The, |
attempted 10 Use that great body 70 crush ths |
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a large portion Of our citizens. TIE same SPIN /
has beeu exhibited among Lie leaders Of The Dam-
ocIalic parry o! our city. spiil OF gaRissl thai
II suited only TO the regions Of the Gar vi The Rus
sias. They would deny as a hesTing-they would |
deny US voice In Their deliberations Because |
forsOOih, we would Td ourselves Of this eurse O.
slavery; because We would place ourselves and |
our children on an equality with the lOTdly gen le-
men who have oppressed Us, We are 10 be passed |
BY as msHtais who are unworthy Of notice. and OuI
Opinions are TO be disregaTded as the opinions Of
But these gentlemen tell US that we ought no,
10 bring this subject into the legislative canvass
that We can accomplish nothing BY having our
peculiar opinions represented IN the LEGISLATURE
why then ure thrSe pfO-slaveTy men 50 tenacious
about having their opinions represented therel-l
Wi NOT The same pTinctpe OpsIale fOr both par
ties! Or do they think Inst while we can accom-
Plish nothing by having emsneiPsiionists there,
that they can work miracles for Their cause and
70 ouis,o naNiue tneir dele gales theref
denlemen, we appreciate your motives. We
hesr your hyPOcIiticsi cant, and see your mock
love OF liberty. And "!iv- or die, sink or swim,
survive or perish /" we assure YOU gentlemen
that we will oppose you and your cursed primer
Piles until We eonqueT o. die in the struggle for
freedom. II we can accomplish nothing for our
cause, neither shall you tor yours, If our efforts
can prevent il. America has had an Arnold, the
Wigs have had a Tyler, Louisville has had
Pager anu The emaneipauonIsis will profit from
these examples. A MECHANIC.