The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-09
EMANCIPATION MOVEMENTS
Garrurd Csusty.

Garrsrd Csssty.
LAseAsTrR, May 3, Is49.
Messrs EDrToRs: This has been a great dan
Tor the friends Of Emancipation in old Garr,ri
BY Invitation Of portion Of the citizen, AZ ~.
county, Capt Cassius VI. Clay .ddr....S ~.
people to-day in the Court-house in this 80.
in one Of the most powerful and imnrs..;v,
speeches ever heard from any man On ,pv
subject The appeal which he made to the ,l,v..
holder and non-slayehOlder in behalf Of E,n.n-
eiPation, was I a. only able, but earnest and al
equent- Stout and stalwart men who h.v. a,
wept for quarter Of Q century, wer. m,l,,J
into tears BY his pathos and sloausucs IN vinSI-
cation Of the right Of the poor man 70 hl, bon.
In his native ksntucky, and the higher aud "a
lieaable night Of every man Of every color 10
himself and his own labor. The cause Of Em.n.
eipation has no ADLER advocate in the STATE. .aS
but few, If any, 90 well and Thoroughly &c.
quainted with the subject History, religion,
statistics, political economy, indeed, eli brsach'
&c Of learning, a. they are connected with az
relate TO this great beet are perfectly familiar
10 him and aru readily brought into r.quissisa
In his advocacy Of the great principles involVsd
In lis diseussions- Mr.. Clay demonstrated from
lrrefragable and undeniable statistics, that III.
free States we're far in advance Of Esntaekya
all her physical ana moral dsvelOpnsnts In
railroads, canals, colleges schoolhoasss Cd areA-
es, asylums Tor the deaf and dumb, the blind.
the insane, Hospitals for the sick and peor. a
agricultural productions and sgric ultursl impls.
ments, In man afact1res, In Commerce, In con-
mon schools, in general and diffused education
Of the people. in benevolent and ehariiabs en-
tsrprises-in = word. In everything whiea
eonstitates national greatness and prosperity,
the slave States far, very far behind toe irss
0f ~ - 49, 49,
great disparity between the free and slave States
vas TO be ascrioed 20 the institution Of slavery,
a. 'hA s-~.f prnmi n.nf .aa eontrslltax ezass.-
80 convincing we're his Arguments that heard
strong pro-slavery men declare they belisvsd
the truth Of them could no longer be s.nl.e
The slavery advocates Of the county pat %
Geo. X. Mckee, Esq, to reply to Capt. Clay.
Mr.. Mckee Is ma. Of talent, Of great VII snd
humor, and tells well many and very laughabls
anecdotes he created q great laugh, made
many assertions, touched upon the Drsjudiess
OF the people, especially slavsholders, bar could
not, and scarcely attempted to answer or rsfais
the arguments Of Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Mex. made
q plausible, pleasant. laughsbls speech, bat sueA
- will serve no good purpose 70 bis party Ia
this great crisis. Mr. Mex. treated his A5Vsr-
sary with Politsness and respect, and threagA-
cut conducted himself we'll
AT the call Of the audience, Capt. Clay rsPli-
ed in perfect sxtinguishsr Of Mr.. Mex. he
turned upon the gentleman his own battery II
anecdotes, and fairly defeated him in his eva
field, where he has won 90 many lsarels- bad
feared that MI. Mckee chad got'' the Captain,
but here Mr.. Clay was perfectly al home vita
every variety Of anecdote to illustrate hs Ssh
and his opponents positions Mr.. Gays reply
was more powerful in argument and 10 true slo-
quent feeling, though fra1ght with sneedo's,
I ha nfuw Il - mil
l ever saw Mr.. Mex. "look whipped" and al
his friends looked a. though they symPsthissd
with him. A STAKEHOLDER and PrO-slaEsry MAJ
said to me: Sir, that wasa great speech Of
Cash sit can't be beat He spoke the traih
boldly, like a man. It's all true, and no naa
Of sense, with q spark Of eonscienes isft, WI
deny it, He said he believed the truth soaia
yet prevail, and slavery would end, and % Dc
could not set all his negroes free, he voale ssil
some Of them, and that pretty soon. Tbs nns
gentleman appealed to q neighbOr who came SP,
to know il Clay did not sPeak the truth aAa
nothing but the tFuthl
] The man said Il was great speech. IelaA
know Cash Clay was 90 great q msn-'IhAt
not what asked you, | asked IL u vas ~
truth The gentleman replied, ITO be honest
! can't deny Il, and nobody else, vas ns
truth"-the same man conunued to say ever
body knows am friend 10 George Meh@'
am for him and always have been, IKE Iln'
but never before saw q man so badly shr
pebble couldn't stand il Al all with Clay
doubt not MANY, very many men, were th'
day convinced Of the truth Of the great PnnSL1
) pies advocated by Mr. Clay. / feei $50.
with the besf reason, that this speech hss -
some nav friends Of EmanciPation. SO
heard by a large audience Oar CiTeah CoaIs
commend its session to-day, and me PeOP,s,
; were here from all parts Of the county sno - =.
Of the adjoining counties. The tratns ~
day spoken forth 50 boldly in behalf o. 49, s.
cipetion and the rights Of man viii ye' Pf'1-~
their fruit
The friends Of Emancipation hsys
, reason 10 hope for success here. ms
|, believe 10 growing every day. IL me ..-,h
paiionists Of the county unite thsn
UPON their candidate, with the eandian's -
c on the track, thsy will succeed. lnasso
continue TO grew a. they have for ~ -
past, and can coneentrs,s their who's 49,
!, in the support Of |. candidate, there - ~
70 believe they can carry the eoaniy ~ - 80
slavery and the influence OF the W.
. slavery men, a..
. Some Of he pro-sIavery esndids'ss - u
!. county and in Other counties are oPS -, ,hs
the open clause. They are unsiilns 1900
sssjority Of tho Legislators shall rs cs..s,ta.
alterations ana amsnomshn W $50. 40 re-
!. ton, and rsa,ority Of the people ANY r.sa,
!. Ijsct. They are unwilling thai Ins - ,oies
: The n-slsvsholder, shall have an eqSL A.,
70 An his zrsat matter % thsmssivss-u.' -
q Tor fixing n down 90 that the poor ~
no a slavsholdsr hereafter can tsaea !, nav
! isct Of slavery, however great oafos- ,,t I
bs 10 them ana the Safe. II hey sI \,
q nrov,.Iop hat anne ndmsnts are TO % m..,,..
,f : vote Of tpe-nfrss. they thiak ms an
!. safe, a. the strength Of the ssssno .issr a.
such % they can lnaasnee, VII r ns.iss
g ways give them the control Of me %, ,rlssi-
y This d great outrage upon the grss, ~ nd.
y Plies upon which cur Govsrnnen -. - aria
!. iutioas are bsssd. II 10 opposes 4 N
- ciple Of Democrats RspaeaicshS ., Ill nails
" people undsrsnnd tlslr ngnn ~ ~ .aes phs
!. sipiss from iSs ssadidsey. = ns|sr,WY YIN Is,