The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-05


s,aesiz. and n We bot half fight We mist be vic
or,ens / know perfectly well there are many
Sns and GOOD men who are deadly hostile 70 enan-
,ination They oppose us at every step. am
xilIing 10 accord 10 them air the honesty ana IN
,egrity that claim for myself IN me Opinions
which entertain They believe, no oouSii re,
iheir policy is the best for the country. All tnsl
we asa is, that we may reason tosether lsI
6eld rs ali that we need, 10 convince them OF the
policy of emancipation Then mere Is ahoenei
class, respectable in numbers and lntehhgehee5
who believe there is no power in the people 10
This proposition, il seems 10 me,
has but 10 be stated, 10 see its wans OF force ano
No well infOmed jurist will eonifo-
vert the power OF the people over the question:
The only real question-if that may be sale 70 De
questionable--is, as TO us Poncy. lee oshiai "
have heard and read from pro-slavery men Of the
cast of John @. Calhoun II is the spirit we have
seen in the American CoDgress-dlsPiayed 100, oi
many who are esteemed the wisest men m Inc ma
lion. call il fanaticism-for what else but fans
tieism, of the widest kind, could induce Mr. Cal,
houn. acknowledged on all hands TO be man OF
great intellect, TO stooP 10 combat the great nun
IN The Declaration Of Independence, that ''al men
are born free and equal, BY the PItituI declaration
that men are not bom-but that bdbes are pom
/ saw. therefore, that there are among the more
Mira uro-slayery men-men who deny everything
inconsistent with the PeTPetnation oil slavery
most dangerous spirit Of fanaticism.
Mr.. President, 1 have associated from my boy
hood with slave holders. They are generous,
brave and hospitable; but many OF them display .
singular want OF courage and magnaninlly On .niS
great question. They fear 10 meet 1t boldly, anc
hy 10 the foundationless declaration Of want oil
oowerl Nay, an sx-Chief Justice OF This glorious
Commonwealth has recently been heard TO deny
the power over slavery! The right TO hold slaves
is a constitutional rght-the people IN lheir SOW
ei eign capacity, represented in convention, have
full power 10 alter or amend the Constitution
Suppose the Convention, in IFS sovereign capacity,
dec laIes there shall be slavery no longer. VINO
can gainssy n. Is il not the people who have
spoken. and where is the power beyond themi
Every title in slaves are held under and in virtne
Of the Constitution. That Constitution he PeO-
pie have full power TO alter and abolish. An act
OF emancipation surely would not be regarded as
impaiTing the obligation OF contacts The Slate
has made no contract that slavery shall De PerPet-
ual; on the contrary the purchaser and breeder Of
slaves take thsR subject to the express power re-
served to the people to- abrogate heir only night
of properly in slaves. emancipation is not an ap-
preparation Of property for public use. No sane
man will so argue. Nor can slavery De defended
upon moral grounds. No man has a moral light 10
his slave. And il you are attacked because Of the
alledged immortality of emancipation, you may
/ promptly reply by demanding 10 know BY whal
moral night the slave is and has been held.
/ [Mr. S. here, upon the policy Of emancipation
drew a comparison between the cities of LOUIS
which the reporter was unable 10 take down will
sufficient accuracy 10 justify their insertion here
James NJ Todd, Of Shelby, remarked that, bu
for the experiences given in by the gentlemen whS
had preceded him, the Convention would yerl
much resemble Quaker meeting. Quakers
though, he believed, spoke only when they wer'
moved by the spirit, and as he had few words q
ssy he felt thai he had as well say them while n
the spirit. was born, said be, in slave State
and Ifeel no DEGRADATION in acknowledging that
A IaA hxr ola 4 uFffss
have never loved this institution Of slavery.
have felt taai II has Fetarded nnnfeasuTably Tn
lOlWaFd, upward march of 1hIs- grsst State. be
lieve should this day have been, IN the race o
nations, far in advance OF our present position, bu
for this institution. We stand precisely in tina
position where we suffer all its evils without en-
J Toying any Of its profts-if profits there be an
where. From the character of our people, on
, slaves are rendered insuboIdInaie and worthless
and their labor is comparatively unProductive
And these facts are every day becoming more an
more apparent Formerly, we went 10 the bloc
10 hire our slaves. Now we must look out IN
servant, and mildly ask, "My good boy will yo
come and live with me!' They reply generally b
the question, "Massa what chance you give, Wi
YOU give Easter, Whit-Sunday, the 4th Of July, bi
muster, last day of the election, week at Chris
mas, all your old clothes before they are half Won
and several dollars in CASH. You reply, al an
too poor 70 do all these things result IS, 70
: must look for a sLaUel less exacting! II an unrul
servant Is fogged, he runs of, and you must el
pend nearly his whole value in bis recovery, II II
deed he is recovered at all. This is the true Vie'
of slavery in Neutrality-suspicious. in refeTenc
D TO its valae as an institution fol labor.
: have heard, Mr.. President, attempts 10 aeien
E this institution upon bible groundsl By the sam
: sort Of Argument we may defend Polygany. Sli
very was tolerated and is therefore TighG mu
ttude OF wives were in those days, and will il
said that a man may yet choose his wives as
Olden times! One is as mueh scriptural as u
. other.
+ But the question Of interest 70 us is, how al
: we 10 approach this institution How are We
who do not beheye il right or desirable, to rid n
country Of itl II was entailed upon US and We ar
Z therefore not responsible for Il; but If we DO NJ
use all Just means 10 rid ourselves Of il, sha
/ be guilty of the sin of its continuance. Besides
/: like all other evils il Is growing daily The nun
: Der is yearly increasing, while the outlets an
4 foreign demand is diminishing. II we do nothins
I is there not reason to fear that We shall soon
like Old virginia, where the great planter, failin
10 raise enough 10 eat, 10 compelled TO eat up Nv
: or SIX OF his best slaves every year! The South
{ well supplied with negroes. II is a well know
= fact that there are already a superabundanee
: the great staple of the South, cotton-that there
more labor employed in its culture than yields
o fair profit
Our large farms in Kentucky are yearly exten,
y ing in size. We are forced TO extend them
: make food for our young nsgroes. WhenouT chi
dreD grow up, we cannot divide our plantatlous.-
!, We are forced TO keep them to sustain our Sc
wants, and The necessary result Is thar our sons
: TO the far West, and our daughters die old maid,
: Wemust, fellow-citizens, get hearing before n
4 people. Our cause is just We are in pursuit
: the right, and II we but move pudsnty and wis,
ly, yet firmly, we shall assuredy be victorious.-
y Let us demand fair hearing before the people
: and If they decide against US, l, for one, shall
content: II we are victorious, shall bless The ia
c rs our State $ deliveranee.
: Mr. Haywood, of Louisville, had no erpsrienc
to give, but would give his opinions on the inte
: esting question before the Convention. The prii
e oiple question seemed 10 be, Independence
compromise The only safe ground is the groun
Of right No cause ever succeeded BY compton
e Use. Let us announce the principle we hols
! without fear, and without modification. II "
would be successful, we must not falter in d
7 presence of our adversaries-we mus; present
: told and united front. A bold presentation Of on
cause cannot inluTe us but must find us hearty T.
spouse in every valley and from every mountain 20
"A the Stlte. We too often deceive ourselves
assuming that there is an indifference 10 tho caus,
e The sentiment of liberty bTeathes and glows, an
E however silent il may now appear, the friend
Of liberty feel the importance Of this time, an
: they will come up when the banner IS unfnrles
and will be true when the day Of trial comes.
q have travelled recently in the Southern part Of n
State, where il was said this cause had no friend
: I'll tell you, SIR, we have friends theTe-eyeI
where. They have not spoken, because zoe hay
2 displayed too much timidiiy. Present to them
; bold plan, ard they will embrace il. Again, say
bir. President, that in my poor judgment, The onl
: true ground is that Of holiness and decision. u
X we believe our cause ius2 I believe every tru
N emaneIpstonist has faith in the cause; and If W
Of are but true and steadtast We shall assuredly B
: victorious.
}. Dir. Robinson, of franklin, in responding 10
call, FenaEked, that he had lust come into the Ha
: and did not know really what question was betos