The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-15

4 'efse W tneif immeoiaUA intefess-
IL would be difficult to G nd any instance tn
would more exempify this remark then ii
large vote given in the recent Election Ia tn
; city for the pro-slsvery Candidates to tho col
vention, by the Steam Boat men, and those DE-
pendent upon stesnboats, such az Agents
4 keepers of Stores, &C.,
How many OF that useful class Of pt r,or
here are In this city We do not know, but W
know that many Of them are intelligent, mora
and worthy citizens, and we have no doubt fee
As deep an interest 10 the future growth, pre-
'perity, and welfare Of the community as an,
"her class Of the people whatever. Perhaps yo
nay ask u this be 80, how hsrpeus /, that the,
Sere 90 generally fov nd in opposition 10 raes
sure so well calculated to redound 10 their ad
'an'ase' aud isbOrinK to perpetuate {. system
that has already baIished many Of them from
he homes Of their childhood. 10 seek employ
nent elsewhere, our opponents admitting tina
Tree labor would bring with It. an Increase O.
business, and an Increase In Population and en-
terPrise, with an increase in the tonnage snc
number OF Boats, and would greatly increase tn
chances OF employment mt and the wages of lsbo
10 those engaged in that useful branch of incus
Try.
The reason Of that opposition may he traced
we suppose, to the misrepresentation mad,
'gainst the Emancipation party. and the strong
appeal made TO their pride and prriudices BY
our inscriptions adversaries. They wer,
gravely told that between US aud the Abolition.
isis OF the North there was no Differences, or
views were the same. that our opposition to
slavery was crusade against Southern insiIiu-
lons, that our success would b. the death knel
{ slavery, in the South. and with slavery would
e destroyed the entire Cotton, Rice aud Sugar
n'errsts Of the South, and 10 the destruction OF
hose gr-at interests those Of steam-beatuien
could be involved, steamboats, would no longer
AVE anything 10 do, aud thoce engaged ia
Steambo 'tirg would have unemployment Al
his aud much more MAS freely dealt out, set Il a
SiIh dash or two about stealing other men +.
property, aud interpreted with the frequen'
OF the word Aboliyionist, and though uu,ru-
q every particular, il vas found sufficient,
specially When aided by such potent allies a,
hose Old Hunker sheets, the Louisville Jour
ial aud Democrat. sntipOdes in every thing. ex
cept In their love Of slavery and Its beautiful
Calhoun Republican consistency.
No class Of men oughtto be supposed willing
to throw their influence in the scale directly
opposed to their interests, aud, indeed, since the
days of Demetrius, the silversmlth spoken Of BY
the apostle Paul, down to the present tine
Every trade and profession, has claimed the right
% interfere when its craft was supposed TO be
q danger. but this Is The FIRST instance known.
q which the men Of any profession were made
70 believe their services would Dc less valuable
ny increasing the demand for such service.
Had these worthy citizens have taken the
trouble TO examine the plans and listen to the
re.sonings Of the Emancipation party. they
would have discovered the fAllscy OF these pro-
slavery Oh symptoms, and they woald have seen
that no friend Of Emancipation looked beyond
the limits Of his own state catered into any
calculations as 10 what would be the probable
result in other states. That wan a matter they
had nothing to do with, and for which they
we're in no way acco9 nisble.
They knew that slavery as Il existed here
vas a great evil, they had the evidence cOntinu
ally before their eyes, they believed that il wa
-n;irely competent fer the people, in accord-
auce with strict justice to rid themselves OF that
evil, aud that no time ever could come 90 favor.
sbI~ TO make that radiance az now snA %
far from wishing TO disturb the great Interests
Of the south, they wished but 10 rid the state
Of an Institution opposed 20 hU msnity, and 10
the Advancement and yell being Of the people,
and enable their southern brethren IL they wish
ed to do so, to increase those very productions.
that the advocates of slavery here, seemed 70
be 80 fearful Of losing.
We think no one. who will investigate the
slaves, so far from iUjuring the Steamboat In
ierest, would greatly add to its success, and to
IN. interest Of all oncerned Instead Of IL Boats
owned entirely here and IS partly owned here
the trade would require couble u at nu mher
because the people beiog all freemen and muct
more numerous, would travel more. Slave,
! neither travel on Railroads nor S,es m
bo4ts; this TO some extent l. already proven a
! New Albany. That little city containing oul,
ohe sixth Of the population Of Louisville, Ia,
Steamboats, owned entirely at home and s part
| ~ owned al home and after this year will pro
badly exceed us in the amount Of tonnage ant
number Of Bosts, aud offer q striking illus
tration OF the difference In enterprise betwerI
free and slave states. The people Of free state
all travel If they wish 10 Go 60 either for plea
sure or tusinefs.
| Bat Look at what class Of people you will
ihst hiss been led away by thIa Pro-slsv-Iy o.
fusion, OF this We may be Certain hat our OF
pan-nts Que their success to no other csus
than the fall ,oiss they we're abIo 10 impose upon
a community easily excited and uusccussone
to examine subjects with that delibers,ion ths
a people less uuder the infuerce Of party leao
ers would be apt 10 Do.
Let Us not for 0 moment suppose that thi
.kirmish Of outposts IL 10 be CO hsidtred d.fes
and let il not deter Us from future sctiop: o.
the contrary, let Us by active and efficient OF
| ganiralion, whenever we have bot q shew
strength, convince our oopousn ts that We wi
not be caught mapping second time.
| Yours r.
Our scnral nj Paris.