The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14

and dat phaf God approves 10 morally rig -
Tn, iial,cisipg is your own, and IL indicates the
importance you attach to the position iaid GOWN
am happy again to concur with you IN oPln-
ion. Here. however, great question arises lof
consideration and settlement. II Is this: ls me
csystem Of things" in Kentucky slavery 10
embraced in this SYSTEM "under the circum-
stances, best calculated to promote the holiness
and happiness of menu You anticipate from
me negative response. Before heaven and
earth | do answer in the negative. Do you
noti incline to think you do. because In your
sfh article Ito which now refer without wait
inc 10 come to II in regular order) you speak oil
/, the psrucious influence which 1t the system oil
slavery has "exerted upon the social and moral
interests Of many in the country" Now II
slavery exerts "pernicious influences" over
the "a moral interests Of a people, 1t surely is
. not promotiye Of "holiness.' And you say
I that you do not regard 1t "as essential to tne
: happiness and prosperity Of the white PoPula-
tom of this countryr' II, then. 1t does not pro-
= mote the 'holiness and happiness" OF the white
neople, il follows, without doubt, from your Po-
:. stion that, so far as they are concerned, God
does not approve the system. The only remain
;ng branch of the question is this: Does the sys-
a. ten of slavery promote the "hoiness ana hsP-
piness'' of slaves7 am afraid i shall offer an
insult to the good sense Of your readers, II
:, attempt to show that II does not. ltwould b
like showing that the sun is not the source o.
:, cold and darkness One thing is certain: j
=, slavery as il exists in Kentucky, promotes thu
!, "holinees and happiness" Of slaves, Ignorance
ON is "holine9 and happiness" And il 80, VIII
=. can answer the following question: Why Ia
AZ. Cod given US the Bible and the ministry Of tn
-, gospel for our intellectual and moral enlighten
mentl this enlightenment being designed
IN, promote our holiness and, by consequence, on
haPpinessl
Another suggestion presents itself: HaPPl
hess is our "being's end and aim" and IL ca
be secured alone by holiness II then II eoul
-, be established that slavery promotes the hol
ness and happiness Of slaves, it would folio
tina, as it does not promote the holiness and hal
-. piness OF the white population, 1t would be we
r, for white people to be ensaved in order TO the
-, holiness and happiness. l write "the words
- truth and sOberness" while | say that so inc
- unguishable is my love Of holiness and desi
for il, that il believed slavery promotive of
- much as now detest the system, would W.
come the letters Of bondage and smile on all 4
apparatus requisite to my deprivation Of libert
In explanation Of this declaration / need on
repeat this Scripture: "Without holiness
man shall see the Lord
There Is an additional thought worthy
consideration. Upon the superstition that 5
very promotes tbs holiness and happiness
slaves, the continuance Of the system requil
the free to perform a work Of sapererogatiO
They must not only love their colored "neig
bors as themselves" but better than themselv
You concede that slavery does not promote
- holiness and happiness Of the white peop
- Will you argue, then, that the white people,
disregard Of their own holiness and happine
-, should PerPeIuate slavery with view to
!. holiness and happiness of slavesl This, / 81
,, would be work Of suPererogatiOn. No Ia
divine or human, requires much as this.
Eut you know, and know that slavery ''p
- NOTES the holiness and happiness Of neiiE
- the free nor the slave population Of KsntucI
This being the case, |. in accordance with yC
own position, say that God does not apprc
the system
II is not regard for the ''holiness and hs
~ Piness'' of slaves that prolOngs the existence
slavery among US, but it is the imaginary int,
est of masters that makes them unwilling
Kentucky to become free. 1t is what the 8
y cOmplished Macaulay would term the ''omnip
a. tent sOPhistry Of interest" Alas for Us that
81 ruinOus an OmniPOtence can be Prsdicated Of I
sophistry Of interest.
In my next shall notice some things in 70
r., third article. With all courtesy,
j. NJ. PESDLErox.