Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-05-18


suffered? Or it is wonderful that the
North whilst it cannot believe that what
has been so conducive to it's own pros
perity, should be detrimental to others,
should yet take the South at its word as
to its decline, and seek for other causes
Of such a result. This has been done,
and negro slavery has with extraordina-
ry unarimity been fixed upon as the
great.and efficient of Southern decline.
And itis now assumed that the South,
particularly the older States, is undergo
ing the process Of impoverishment de-
population, and decay AT the North
she is continually spoken of by almost
all classes, in terms of mingled condem-
nation and pity, and pride. She is ad-
vlsed to emancipate' her slaves, and en-
ulate the North, in enterprise, industry,
and civilization.
The first object of civilised life is to
accumulate wealth, as on that depends
Improvement in science and the arts, and
the supply of the multiplied wants of So
ciety in that state.
And hence it is that the South is de-
clared to be falling behind the civiliza-
ton OF the age, and is advised to aban-
don her peculiar institution in order to
avoid the disastrous condition of ignor-
ance and barbarism that awaits her.
Now in an age like this, of emin-
ent intelligence, with the schoolmasters
all abroad-with the universal diffusion
OF the press, and the post, and on Il ques-
ton like this. of the first magnitude, and
the least complexity, and whilst the peo-
pie OF the two sections are continually
travelling amongst each other, and engag-
ed In discussions with one another in
stages and steamboats,, in cars, in hotels,
on the stump, and in Congress-it is
scarcely credible that universal mis-
take prevails as to the facts Yet in op-
position to the existing opinion on the
subject, ] maintain that the South is
greatly the superior of the North in
wealth, In proportion to the number of
their citizens respectively; and this will
appear by comparison and progress of
the white people of the respective sec
tons. The North, and even many in the
South, have assumed decline IN manu-
iactures and commerce, to be decline
OF general prosperity. This is an error.
The policy of the Federal Government,
and the domestic institutions of the South
ern States, have indeed been unfavorable
to the latter in those pursuits, but the
agriculture of the South has maintained
and advanced in prosperity beyond that
of another people.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
EMANCIPATION IN KENTUCKY.
The Kentucky papers inform us that
the late Convention of the Friends of
Emancipation in that State, which as
sembled at Frankfort on the 25th ultimo.
was presided overly Col. Henry Clay,
of Bourbon county, assisted by Henry
Wlngate as Vice President, and Frank
Ballmger as Secretary.
The Lexington Observer gives the fol-
lowing as the plan of action resolved on
by the Convention.
"This Convention, composed of citi-
zens OF the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and representing the opinions and wishes
OF large number of their fellow citizens
throughout the Commonwealth, met in
the capitol on the 25th April, 1840, to
consider what course it becomes those
who are opposed to the increase and to the
perpetuity of slavery in this State to pur-
sne, in the approaching canvass for mem
bers of the Convention called to amend
the constitution, adopts the propositions
which follow, as expressing its Judgment
in the premises:
/. Believing that involuntary hered-
ltary slavery, as it exists by law in this
State, IS adverse to the prosperity of the
Commonwealth, inconsistent with the
fundamental principles of free govern
ment, contrary to the natural rights of
mankind, and injurious to pure state of
morals, weare of opinion that it ought not
to be increased, and thatit ought not to
be perpetuated in this Commonwealth.
"2. That no attempt ought to be made.
now, or at any time, 30 set slaves free by9
compulsory emancipation, without Just
compensation, after rights of property
have been allowed 10 vest in them; but
that every scheme for the compulsory ex.
tinction of slavery in Kentucky ought to
begin with those born after The COM
.nnencement of the scheme, and that the
removal of the liberated slaves ought to
form part of every such plan.