The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-28

SeS.olS were, pioneers IN The settlement al hen
tucky;-men, who are Kentuckisns by birth, edu
Gallon, thought and feeling and yet, these edi
toss exotcs, natives OF other States, and of lati
iudes far remote from this, who seem incapable o.
approaching the motives of kentuck ians, and bu
poorly acquainted with their sentiments, in thei
pride dare pronounce such men ''breeders of mis-
Chief, "bgots, and ss acting without SENSE
and regardless of the peace and well being Of so
ciety."
The men whom the Journal thus characterses,
nave TOO much interest al stake 10 be "breeders
OF mischief" The most Of them were born here.
aud here all OF them expect 10 live, and theiI
children aud child,en's children will live here
alter themselves have left the fields of life. The
leading enlancipationiss have discussed this great
question of slave emancipation with calnintss,
moderation and ability, according 10 their several
capacities. They have not sought 10 infiame the
public mind, but have addressed themselves TO the
calm and sober reason OF their tellow-citiEens.-
They have not often referred TO the eternal prnci.
Plies of justice which lie al the bottom of the whole
question, buthaye in conscious strength, content
| ed themselves with exhibiting the vast benefits
which would accrue 10 the white race from negro
emancipation. They have sown good seed broad
cast over the land, which have sunk deep into the
I minds and hears of men, and which, whatever
may be the result Of the present struggle, will
| continue 10 grow and work there until the end
shall be attsined--such men are not "blgots,"
acting regardless Of the peace and well being OF
| society,""
| vac SSAfHut tAPlcScto apprehension itot
Louisville, BY returning emancipationists 10 the
Convention, will prejudice the balance Of the State
against her, and cit urges her therefore TO discard
ner cherished sentiments, and elect pro-savery
delegates" lis really wonderful that this system
ol policy was never urged upon a party before
The editors OF the Journal have made the marvel
louS discovery that a people are most likely TO
promote theT interests and accomplish their ends
by advancing men who advocate a system OF policy
which they themselves deem as every way st wal
NhalF N0r Aa.A al.
monstIoas proposition that Louisville shall black
and sell herself for bread and butter, is made by
men who denounce the emancipationis,s Us sordid
and selfish II cannot but have occurred 10 The
JoGTAdI that, by expressing saeh apprehension
aud coupling il witlLh de caratoA that "the thirty
i've hundred or four thousand emancipationisls of
Louisville, are emancipationIsts, not frem any
sense OF justice, not because they regard slavery
As burlhen 10 The State at large. not because In
this matter they have any interests in con.non
with their lei ow-cltiEens throughout the Common.
wealth, but solely because they belize the doing
away ofslavery would promote the growth and pros.
perly OF the city,. il has contributed len tho nd
times more 10 bring about the prejudice which il az
eets 10 lament, than aid possibly be accomplish.
ed BY the election OF men who wanted honesty and
who candldly ayOw sentiments even more odious
than emancipation The Journal kno VS. but little of
Kentucky spirit, II II does not know that the hon.
est avowal of sentiments which are not popular
meets with more consideration than deceit or nv
Pocis1' IL Is cohcened that large majority OF
The people OF Louisville desire msncipation; this
Is proclaimed 10 the world, and yet they are ash cd
10 curry + yoT with The balance of the State by
electing pro slay cry men 10 the convention! Ken
Inckians Will despise the motive, and will indig-
nanily reject every favor demanded under such q
suIse. No, the citizens of Louisville intend 10
deal openly and honestly with the rest Of the State
hey intend I'd elect men truly representing their
sentiments; they will elect men opposed 10 slave
~. Ihey have no peculiar interest In the enianci-
Pation OF slaves. They have no interest which is
not common 10 the State. They will demand no
favor they do not deserve, and having dealt fairly
and openly, they know that the honest Kentucky
feeling will not reject their demands. The people
OF Louisville feel and know, that the principles Of
emancipation are far above all the partiLan feeling
oi the day ard hour; that il rises infinitely above
all the party teehncaliIies, which, compared with
Il, are bu. epheInere. The ensneipsiionists feel
that their doctrines were bonn in Heaven; that they
are nourlshed by every principle of justice, Of
right, OF humanity, and oy everything that can en-.
noble aud elevate the soul. They know too. that
their principles have been sanctioned and elo-
quently urged by every great meme that is dear TO
Amencan freedom; that on their glorious banner
IS inscribed four names that will outweigh those
OF millions OF their opponents, and those names
are Washington. Madison, Jeffnson, and Clay
We are lighting battle not t(r ourselves a0ne,
but for our chiitren, and when, hereafter they see
how we were denounced and illuminated We
wish Them 10 feel that We never sweyed from our
ihtegriy, but that, armed with Heavens truth, and
the elearest principle OF republicanism, We push.
ed onward and upward Meneiiher envy nor GOV.
ct the fatuTe OF he enemies OF emancipation.
The Journal declares that its " mission is n
Wing mission :" il sYoNs that { has regarded and
slill regards slavery as an evil. lihnows that four
thousand, probably foriy-hve hundred, and perhaps
more, Of their fellow yo.ers in Louisville regard
slavery just as TIE Journal does, as an evil, bet
unlike ii, they inexlingushRbly hostile 10 the
oerpetusIion of The evil, yet, vhen Mr. Guthrie,
Tor his own Personal and party rnds, abandons his
iong.cheIlshet sentiments, snd W, -hout ary hope
Of election, but soey 10 preserve his position as
leader OF his parry, becomes a candidate FOR the
Convention, the Journal, not only declares that
his opponents must be beaten, bat obviously con- |
hives al his election, and is aiding it. Can the |
Journal be ignorant of Mr. Guthrie's motives p |
Does il not know that he has hitherto suffered him.
self TO be classed among the enlancpaiionists =
that in 1881, when in the Legislature, he intro.
duced Bill prohibiting the importation Of slaves
into kentucky, except by immigrants, under the |
penalty Of freedom 10 the imported slave that that
Bill went TO the full limit OF the constitutional pow
eT OF the Legslaturel Does il not know that he
ted Tor the passage the law of 1888; that he has
many times since, voted for its continuance upon
the statute book and that he has in various ways
publicly syowed his hostility TO slavery Does il |
not know that in the presidential canvass of 1874
he discoursed no extensively upon the broad pTin-
ciples Of liberty, that hundreds of slaves flocked
nightly TO hear him, and were deluded into the be-
lief that II Mr.. Polk were elected they would all |
be liberated? Does il not know that be has, of |
sudden, abandoned these sentiments; become al. |
ira Pro-siaveyl And can the Journal be Ignorant
when il is plain, even 10 him who runneth, that all
this has been done 10 promote his personal inter /
ests and overthrow what the Journal proclaims /
Is its mission to sustaing But more than this
Does not the Journal know that Mr.. Guthrie,
though a decided Democrat, has hitherto COM
manded much OF the esteem of his opponents, by |
his Conservatism Does il not know that be was /
The lawgver TO our city, and the father of city
charter; that that charter in its original cOnstruc
ton was even more conservative than the present /
constitution Of Kentucky; that by that charter as
il originally came from his hands, not only none |
but the taxpayers voted, but the Mayor was cho.
sen by the Council and not by the peoplef Does /
il not know that even as late oath February,
lS49, when a resolution was offered in the pro-
slavery convention at Frankfort, proposing TO elect
all officers by the people, he moyedl TO lay that
olut0n on the table, and that he procured that dis
position of il? Does it not know that he is now |
the extreme OF Tadicslsi And can II be ignorant |
that this position is assumed in order 10 raise
political toIdstract his politcsloppo
and TO secure triumph TO the party of which he is
leader in Kentuckyl
The Journal avows that the pro.slsvery ticket
which was recently Matched up in the Guthrie and |
Tyler office, and Of which Mr.. Guthrie constitutes
a ticket which it non feels inclined 10 support |
The readers and patrons OF the journal have q |
right 10 demand, and do demand more distinct |
avowal Of its sentiments. They wish TO know if il |
intends TO support Dir. Guthrie. They wish to
learn if the editors of the Journal. who in fa.
vor OF Incorporating the provisions of the law OF
1888 in the constitution, will support Mr.. Guthrie,
who bitterly and fercey opposes that measure. |
They wish TO know if the Journal, which urges |
that the new constitution provide that specific |
amendments shall be submitted TO the people for
ratification rejection, will support Mr.. Guthrie,
who deLounces this as insidious emancipation,
and rs more Objectionable than the direct incor-