The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-01


Porths Bzsnl
MEssRs. EDroRs: Now thss the 5,elI,,, +
rendered BY the hot political contest in NM
lha- good people Of this Commonwealth nav.
fecently been engaged, have Somewhat esIm.d
Iown, it may not be amIs to notice some of,s-
dement's mixed up In that contest, and the ar
guments made use Of by the prO-slavery party
to win success.
In that contest, We conceive no new pr,ne,
pie was evolved, but an old one revived. thai
ct Of a barbarOus and by-gons age; for via,
vas IL but contest between barbarism and civ
lisation, between the party Of progress and
hat Of reaction; between the benevolent sas
progressive spirit Of the ninsteeath century and
the superstitloas and ron despolism Of the 4.,.
sntssnth. And whether the people OF K-Btuekv
hall hereafter in aceordanee with The asysuei,.
opinions Of The age, free themselves fromsnrvl
that Is pressing them down with leadea force. .h-
he has, for the time being, placed herself inapo-
.ilion which, from the nature Of thecas-, render.
whatever Of human sympathy she may srpr-..
ia favor Of liberty in other lands, but moeksrv
Because she has proclaimed in s.yOIcs not to b
mistaken, thai one-fourth Of alihsr inhabitspi,
are, and shall remain, for al coming tim. ..
the beasts Of the field shut OusfrOm all The sd-
vantsges Of education, and Incapable Of being
Instructed In religious Euihs; and that N.
master has precisely the same right 10 the IN.
crease Of his slaves as he has 10 that Of his hor-
ses or hogs-thus making the Natural endsar-
ments Of sexual counexiOn a subject Of grind
ing and svariciOus calculation.
Strange and unTeasonable as these position,
are. they have been gravely put forth BY inteHi-
gent and clever gentlemen; and what is more
strange; they have been believed. And notwiih-
standing all the light shed upon this subject BY
the friends Of Emancipation, with the known
certainty that all the new free States we're out
stripping Kentucky in the road to wealth and
civilization, the great benefits that would GER
tainy flow to the country and 10 the people
from adopting some scheme Of Emancipation,
the evils that would certainly be avsrlsd, and
the consequent gain 10 the Shareholder himself
clearly demonstrated, stHi, IN spite Of all this.
the question has after the Oucinot fashion been
decided against US And what makes me mat
ter still less bearable Il has been 80 decided BE-
cause the people were made to believe thstH
this question should carry, although the towns
night grow, mechanic arts aosrish, and ihriv.
ing cities Of free white men soon spring up,
free schools and churches, and general prosper
ity Pervade The whole country. yet, for al this,
We would be made much poorer, even if al the
blacks were sold out Of the State for their full
value; because they not being people could not
be counted in division Of the entire wealth Of
the State by the numtsr Of inhabitants, and
their remaining here as slaves would preyentths
necessity Of an Increase OF frssmen.
| Another fayOrite argument u these gentle
men was, that il the negroes were sent away
the Dutch and Irish would take their places;
that our towns were already large enough, they
had rather they would not grow because Of he
PsuPerism and crime always AoOuRdiug in large
cities; that il was mlch better 70 drive th- pool
man to the free State, where he was sure Of
making a living.
But the most potent Of all was the wages Of
labor. And oh, but It was edifying to hear .
certain eleventh hour Brigadier hold forth on
this matter, how he rolled out the word abOli-
ton, and how clearly he demonstrates that the
wages Of Mechanics were always highest in
slave States! and that the best evidences that
could be afforded OF the prosperous condition Of
aPeoPle, was that the mechanics had high wa
ges and nothing to 90; that this created them
into kind Of aristoeraey, and was the means
of causing their more vulgar brethren Of The
free States to supply them with everything ready
made to their hands, as witness their brethren
In New Albany at this time BOAt-buildsrs on
this side being too rich TO work.
That luminous sheet, the Democrat, was most
actively engaged in disse minating this doctrine,
and In proving that mechanics ought to be sat
isfed, perfectly so; II they were able to obtain
meat and bread, and that the policy would be
ruinous to substitute free labor and al its in
Provements for the quiet and kindly relation Of
slavery.
But since the election these sage editors seem
TO have altered their tune; We know not what
Is in the wind, unless they have a mind to tara
abOlItiOnists too. They have been around sI-
aiming the improvements in various parts Of
the city, and the workshops, and We have been
looking with much interest TO see something N
their paper showing what wonders slave labor
Is doing, and not free. We want them to stand
fast by their first love, and not try 10 deceive
others into the belief thai they the advocates
Of free labor, when every body knows that Ike
their neighbors Of the Journal, they are Joined
to their idols, the slave owners, and 70 them
should their worship be rendered. They have
acted with and supported party that openly de-
clared they did not wish our cities and towns
any larger or more POPulOus thar they are
they were satisfied with their present advance
msnt, and as long as they themselves were doing
well, they did not care who was dissatisfied, that
those who were 30, could leave the State.
Arguments like these must surely prove thai
the triumph Of the pro-slavery party at this
time is a triumph Of barbarism and reaction
over civilization and progress. And can such
a triumph be lastingi We think 1t impossible
The people will see by what shAliow rs@sORins'
they have been deceived. They will see, too
that stand-still policy viii never answer; We
must advance OF recede. The kindly rsiai'a
will a. certainly prevent the advancement o.
this city In population, as il has done that Of
other towns In the Common wealth, If eOniin-
ued, bat Of that We hass no fears. The feeling
in favor Of human liberty 10 too strong In Men
sucky TO ratify any Constitutioa that makes