The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-29
COMMUNICATIONS

This address have read with mingled emo o,
lions of pleasure and regret. With pleasure W
because saw there portrayed the evils OF sla- il
very, and the advantages Of 'hoiy freedom.- 81
With regret, because / saw the proposition 10 Il
emaucipate, coupled with Colonisation-a plan d
which I regard as unjust, and one which l BE- q
lieye will prove abortive. v
That COMMITTEES doubtless claim to net upon y
humane and christian principles. IL not, they Il
will fail to move that grand lever OF moral re- e
form-conscience. Ii
Is II christian, humane, or just, that we re {
quire poor unoffending man, who has 'oiieo
to construct our roads, clear our farms, feed our
children, and clothe our own bodies-who has
done = naught but kindness, that we In return
require as condition Of his enjoying the boon
of freedom-the "inaLeHable right Of hamani-
ty.'--that he must be banished--banished from
the land OF his birth-from a land where ne is
acclimated, to one to which he is not acclimated;
and removal to which must result In disease and
death TO hundreds and thousands. And all this,
too, without his consent. Isthis obeying Chrisfs
rue-"W hatsoever ye would that men (no pro-
vision is made for color or degree oil intellectu-
al capacity should do unto you, do ye even so
to themT' Ii the members Of that committee
were slaves, and the colored people had the ma |
ority and power In their hands, would the COM |
mttee think it just and christian that they should
be banished " ithout their consent to the land
Of their orefsthers--Ireland, Germany, Scot
land, or whatever that land might te2
Does the committee say there is a prejudice
against the colored race, and they should there
fore be banIshedl This position we see in al
most every Colonization address. But Is IL
sufficient one-is it one upon which christians
and philanthropists should base their actions
a systematic and organised effort, to continue
through the lapse of many succeeding yearsi
If we can judge from the returns from the
polls in Jefferson county, as well as from all
other counties in the State, there is prejudice
against the members Of that committee them
selves; and no doubt many of the citizens
would colonise them II they had the power
a But would the COMMITTEES think prejudice sutfi-
\ cIent ground for such actionl
Does the committee say il would be for the
\ welfare of the colored people themselves We
B. rePly-of this the colOred people should be
g the sole judges. Many of the perPetualis,s OF
our State are saying ''these EmanciPationists
had bette give up the ship, and 60 to free States
where they could all be of piece-they could
get along BETTER
Now We think we ought to be the judges Of
d this matter. Should the perpetualists Danish
ar ~. colonisa ,ha Ema nlerely he
% cause they had the power-giving as a reason
!, cit would be better for the Emancipationists,
I'd the Emancpationists would feel 1t an act o
e, tyranny, worthy only of the Autocrat Of Rus
1t sla And shall we, because We have the power
~ assume the right 10 judge for poor and Ion!
ID oppressed minority Shall we, as professet
to republicans and democrats, wearing the nam,
- of Christs' followers, be guilty of such tyran
nyl Gould we expect the blessing Of HEAVIER
il upon us, either as a nation, or party
a Does the committee again say "coloniz atioI
Is is essential to the safety and well being Of so
re cietyl" This is contralicted by reason an
20 facts. If we do man an act Of kindness, W
- may reasonably expect kindness in return; an
he if any race of men in the world, show them
=. selves long-suffering, obedient and kind, tina
e. race is the colored people of America-th
=, slaves in the United States. And We lOo
We over the history of emancipation, what does
IN tell usl 1t tells US that, perhaps without ex
ception, every instance has worked safely, an
II well. In the very number Of the Examiner il
ne which appears the address of the committee,
~ long article showing that the people of tn
ID West India Islands, are satisfied with freedom
&c on the scil-that though, from failure OF IN
y home government 10 insist upon her treate
10 with other nations, they were suffering in III
sale of their produce, yet at meeting held il
s Kingston, II was resolved that not one out 0
L. ten thousand would restore their losses by re
is turn to slavery. Freedom there, on the soil, i
~ far preferable, although there there five, an
er in some places ten colored persons, to one whit
I'd man. That which is right will work WELL
III Then let us do justice and leave the conse
d. quences with God.
he Ii the proposition weTe, as in the cOnstitu
III ton of the colonization society, "to execute
III plan for colonizing Nth their orn consent. n
$, FREE PEOPLE Of color, residing in our country
:, in Africa, or such other place as Congress shall
e deem most expedient," then we would have re
g manned silent But manifesily the proposition
Or IL, that freedom shall be coupled with colOni
ID zation-that is, the poor slave may go free
Of have the "inalienable rights of humanity" pro
st vded he Is banished to another land. Danish
e, ment is a punishment for crime. Shall we in
I'd iict this upon innocent mani The injus
Ill tice Of this was shown by an editorial in tn
d. True American, long since. This forcing tn
n will of an innocent and poor man-of this W
Of complain.
Of Does the committee say the slave would choos
be to go TO Africa, rather than stay In bondage
us Yes, and should band Of robbers meet tbs
be committee, with pistols presented, and none
h demanded, the committee would give up the
he money, rather than be shot. But would II ga
be isGy the euId 8, s~iisfy the claim
re. of justice and of christianity, for the ROBBIE
of to say "the COMMITTEE, were willing to give U
nj their money!
N Does the committee say, "this only would
he popular in Kentucky--we could not get man
ne to go with US unless we advocated this scheme
JUS We answer in the language Of Scripture :
on awe may not 60 with a multitude to do evil.
u" And again: "If regard iniquity in my hear
%" the Lord will not hear me-" No, reader,
'"' will not hear your prayer IL you do this thin