The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-10
Free Soil sen,Imeut. Am yiruta,s.
The FellOwsville (Va) Democrat, a Viii
paper, ublishes the following:

The FellOwsville (vs) Democrat, a WhiI
paper, publishes the following:
The SLAVERY HUMBUG.-'To be sure
my dog Slavery is curse 10 anybody, but
then my Northern neighbos shall not per
suade me to part with him. The Win
chester Republican, an induslriously edited
and in many respects readable journal, has
a curious article on "Slavery Agitation, y
in which its editor blows hot and cold with
the same breath. He deprecates the en-.
deavors Of the North, and although he ad
mlts slavery to be an ''evil, yet he insists
that its agitation must be left solely with
The States suffering-waich 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,
ynehed, or summarily punished according
to act of Assembly. We quote paragraph
from the article in question:
we are not the friends of slavery; we
have never had any agency in maintaining
the system; and we should rejoice heartily
II there was not a 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 mus, be checked The
existence Of the Southern States depends
upon their prompGtuds in repelling all
aggression, and upon this subject there
should be no division Of sentiment
Now il happens that ninety.nine in every
hundred Slavery AgitHtoIs" in the North
are Just as opposed to LEGrsLArNG against
slavery as il exists in the States as our
contemporary is. Then why charge them
with being traitors to the Union, and enc
mics of the public peace and safetyr 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 course backed by
honesty of purpose. The South sees it so
but tries to shut her eyes upon the light
Whatever she may pretend, she does no
discover in the North disposition 10 in
terfere nth slareTy iohere IL crisis
although, like our contemporary, her people
would rejoice heartily if there was not &
slave within the borders Of our Union
And is the right not guaranteed them u
discuss the claims Of slavery-tO argue
upon its righteousness, its profit. its conven
fence! May not citizens in the Norti
"agitate" slavery, as well as citizens Of tn
States suffering And will any i'll occu
thereby! And this is all they ask in regar'
to slavery in the South; they would rejoic'
to see us better our condition, although the,
are perfectly willing We should work on
our own salvation, as We ask to do. The.
insist, however. that ON no account SHOULD
slavery be transplanted into our new terri
tories. If slavery is an ''evii'' in Virgins
which the Republican admits-it coul
be no less an evil in New Mexico an
California; if it is to be deplored here,
would be deplored there. This is it--thi
is all; and whatever other shape the que:
ZION may assume, or does assume, ate
leaving the distorting rack OF our hot-headt
our selfish perverters and e1citers OF pref,
dice, it cannot be changed in its nature
robbed Of its innocence.