The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-06


gress Of republican liberty. The books and
newspapers which are printed by European
monarchists, are indebted TO that traffic for
some Of their most rigorous satire and abuse
Our "model republic" is condemned without
stint, because in il negro slavery is tolerated.-
The slave traffic is regarded one of the great
est Of crimes. by those who are not "famlisr
with it," who are not aware Of The fact that q
man may sell wife from her husband, and q
mother from her children. and yet be exceeding
while his face beams with all the essential viz
tues of Christianity and its expression has
touches Of the most extraordinary humanity.
These ''outsiders'' greatly dePreciste our re-
public on account Of its slave system, and in
deed, were il not that they have this accusation
against US, they would be utterly at loss for eau
ses of complaint The slave traffic does darken
the lustre Of our national character, and d.
rectly tends to diminish the number of the ad-
mirers Of our system of government through
out the world.
Perhaps no men have more intense dislike
OF aft persons sagaged in the slave traffic, than
shareholders themselves. We do not know and
never have known one that was not looked on
with aversion. A man who has once been en-
gagged in this traffic can never recover his posi-
ton in society. The slavery community never
forgiyes the slave dealer, however mach he may
profess repentance. The slave trade places
brand upon the brow which can never be- oblit-
Grated. Slave traders are universally Stunned
in slsveholdiDg States, and so deep is the scorn
entertained for such men that even their inno-
cent children made to feel the bitter reprcsch
Of their unhsllowed traffic.
Now, the fact that all shareholders utterly
lOathe the slave trade shows very cOnclusively
that the traffic is viewed by them as entirely
indefensible. Well, the fact that this traffic is
thus regarded in the slave States, shows that it
is utterly wrong. The instincts of all slave
holding gentlemen lead them to shun il, and
this being the case, We should very much like
to know how it happens that more than sixty
members Of Congress from slavsholding States,
could meet together in the temple Of American
freedom to denounce their fellow members from
the \ orth, simply because they had declared the
traffic in slaves, in the halls Of that temple, to
be contrary to natural justice and the princi-
Piles Of our political system, a reproach TO our
country, and an obstacle TO the progress Of re-
publican ibertyl II the slave traffic is so utterly
Odious that man can touch il without defile-
ment for life, is it so improper in American
fra IN Al in 4
greatly less severe and whitening than those
that are always used by Shareholders themselves
when speaking of it We have no doubt that
every one Of the Southern members who met
in the capitol 10 concert measures in opposition
to the North, has thousand times denounced
the slave traffic in much more indignant terms
than Mr.. Colt employed. Why then should a
meeting which directly eountenances nullifcs-
ton and dsmemberment Of our Union be held
to denOunce those whose only sin is that they
have denounced the traffic in human beings in
the metropolis Of this great Republic'
We hope the Northern members will act
wisely in the exigency before them, and we
hope Southern members will be prudent, for
zach and every assertion in Mr.. Gott's preambl.
Is echoed and re-echoed by thousands Of voices
N the slsveholding States. The men Of Ken.
lucky who rejoice in their republican govern.
nent, and love liberty, do not dissent from the
statements Of that preamble. Is il not incon.
'eivably strange that set of men Of even com
non prudence and ssgacity. should rush into
'osition so entirely false and indefensbe as the
letters up Of the Indignation meeting in the
apitol occupy Even Mr.. Calhoun himself
would not permit slave traders TO pollute the |
tmSsphere Of his house with their presence,
nd so great is his aversion for such persons,
hat he would not touch one of them even az
amt Dunstan touched the devil. Is il not
therefore, supremacy ridiculous in gentlemen to
ecome wrathful and indignant at others simply
n account Of their giving uttsrancs to senti-
rents which they themselves deeply and sacred
7 cherish
The slave trade in the District Of Columbia
ught Immediately to be arrested, and we sim
erely hope that now that il is under considera-
on in Congress, it may be abolished This
afc, IL is carried on in the slave bastiIles in
Washington, is not necessary to the eristencs
slavery in the District. In le26, a large
Iajority Of the voters Of the District petitioned
Ongress TO stop the slave trade. Their petit
on was not granted at that time. We have no
Dubt that its abolition now will greatly delight
very large majority Of the people of the Dis
Jet, as well as at least three-forrths of the
sOple Of the whole Union.
However much we approve Of the sentiments
IPressed in Mr. Gott's preamble, we had rather
icy had not been offered just at this time
he resolution, unaccompanied by the pre- {
nble, was all that was imperiously required.
he reason why we feel somewhat displeased :
it'll the preamble just now is, that IL will give
q perpetualists handle, a weapon to use, In
cir controversy with the emancip ationists.
Kentucky, where we are battling with every :,
ergy of our hearts In behalf Of the glorious
use Of freedom, and where we hope 10 win
ccess, we fear the introduction into Congress
the preamble at this time may be the ooca-
sure there is no reason, nor logic, nor COM
on sense requiring that a man in Kentucky
all oppose the movement in favor Of euianci- v
ton here, because a majority of the mem d
RS of the House of Representatives have de- :
'red the truth In relation to the abominabls =
sfic in human flesh in the national capital; 81
Z IT must be remembered that when man are v
pressed for reasons for adhering to particu- !
cause as Kentucky perpetuslists are, they y
II grasp at anything, even If IL is a straw, Y