The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-10
Free Soil sentimeuts In virginia.
The Fellowsvills IVA, Democrat, a WI
paper, publishes the following:

The FellOwsville way Democrat, a whIl
paper, publishes the following:
The SLAVERY HUMBUe.-sTo be sure
my dog Slavery is curse to anybody, but
then my Northern neighbors shall not per,
suade me to part with him. The Win,
chester Republican, an industriously edited
and in many respects readable journal, has
a curious article on Slavery Agitation, -
in which its editor blows hot and cold with
the same breath. He deprecaies the en-
deayors Of the North, and although he ad-
mits slavery to be an ''evil," yet he insists
that lis agitation must be left solely with
the States sufiering--which signifies solely
Slavery is an evil which should be RENE
died, yet outsiders have no right to discourse
upon it, and if insiders express abolition
sentiments they shall be hunted down,
lynched, or summary punished according
to act of Assembly. We quote paragraph
from the article in question:
We are no; the friends OF slavery; we
have never had any agency in maintaining
the SYSTEM end we should rejoice heartily
if there was not slave within the borders
Of the State; but we have no hesitation in
declaring the Northern agitators to lie not
only the worst enemies OF the black race,
but We think they are Justly liable TO the
charge Of being traitors to the Union, and
enemies Of the public peace and safety
Their mad career must be checked. The
existence OF the Southern States depends
upon Their promptitude in repelling all
aggression. and upon this subject there
should he no division OF sentiment
Now il happens that ninety-nins in every
hundred Slavery AgitstoIs" in the North
are Just as opposed to LEGIsLATING against
slavery as it exists in the States as our
contemporary is. Then why charge them
with being 'usitors to the Union, and enc
mics Of tie public peace and saleiyr They
merely insist that slavery should not be
carried into free territory, and against the
consent Of the citizens of said territory
Their mad career is all moonshine! They
neither endanger the existence OF the
Southern States nor agrees that the South
may repel. Theirs is a course backed by
honesty Of purpose. The South sees II so,
bat tries to shut her eyes upon the light.
Whatever she may pretend, she does not
discover in the North a disposition TO IN
terfere lDith slarsry tohere Il crisis
although, like our contemporary, her people
would rejoice heartily if there was not a
sieve within the borders of our Union
And is the right not guaranteed them To
discuss the claims Of slavery--to argue
upon its righteousness. its profit its conven.
fence! May not citizens in the North
"agitate" slavery, as well as citizens Of the
States sIfferingP And will any i'll occur
thereby! And this is all they ask in regard
to slavery in the South; they would rejoice
to see us better our condition, although they
are perfectly willing We should work out
our own salvation, as we ask TO do. They
insist, however. that on no account should
slavery be transplanted into our new terri
tories. If slavery is an ''evir' in Virginia
which the Republican admits-it could
be no less an evil in New Mexico and
California; If il is to be deplored here, il
would be deplored there. This is it-this
is all; and whatever other shape The iques
ton MY assume, or does assume, after
leaving he distorting rack Of our hot.heads
our selfish perverters and exciters OF preju
dice, it cannot be changed in its nature OF
robbed Of its innocence.