Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-06
KentuckY---EmancIpation.

Kentucky, by two false moves, has got her.
self into a dilemma from which nothing but a
strong, spontaneous movement Of the People
can extricate her. To those who look dis.
passionately, and understand the facts in her
political history, it seems most fearful posi-.
ton. The principal points in her case are
these: In 1888, a law was passed, iorbidding
the importation Of Slaves. THIS arrested the
movements oflhe Slaves from Virginia to Ken.
lucky, and in the fifteen years, in which the
law existed, the proportion Of Slaves in Ken.
lucky diminished. The natural effect, had that
law been continued, would have been 10 have
caused gradual diminuIion of the Slaves in
the State-because they were Improbable, and
those that were sold would be slowly moved to
the South, while none would be brought in
Last winter however, by most extraordinary
act Of madness. the Legislature repealed that
act!
This was done at the express instance Of the
Money Power ofSIave.holders; one ofwhom de-
clared in the Legislature, that certain Salt, or
Iron Mines required more aborers, and they
could not be got, so pro6tabIy, as by importing
Slaves! This money argument is idenIicaly
the one which has made every Slave which has
been brought from the Coast of Guinea. At
the same time, this argument was used for ccr-
tain purposes, il was notorious that Slave labor
was not profitable for general agricultural pur.
poses. Nevertheless the Money Power Of Sa.
very prevailed. The non importing law was
repealed.
But this was not all. The politicians of the
Legislature, fearing that each party would call
the other Abolitions-wilh moral cowardice
which has had few parallels-inanimously re.
solved that they were opposed to Emancipation.
The Legislature of Kentucky thus placed
itself on the ground of Perpetual Slavery
They did not foresee, we are sure, what was to
be the inevitable consequence Of all this mad
ness, The consequence is this: If the people
do not rise in their original strength, in favor
Of Freedom--then Kentucky is made the Land
Of Perpetual SIaueryl From that position she
cannot extrcaIe herself
But tho last and final blow will be struck,
when none think oft, by meaus which no NOR.
tal hand can arrest. Has no one foreseen thatl
Has no one thought, that there are other things,
than the African and his Master to be counted in
such conflict Man Is free Agent, by ma.
ture, and the Ereemen Of Kentucky cannot be
made slaves Of Thousands piH emigraie.-
The noblesI hearts of Kentucky will seek some
spot where the curse Of Perpetual Slavery is not
fixed forever. As a slave walks in at one door,
u freeman will walk out at another Have
Shareholders themselves, the very Money Pow
or which demands this AulO de je Of Freedom.
calculated the COST They had best. There
is one way, in which even Mammon can be
made to feel. Let the man, who expects to
make profit, by Staying the hope of Freedom
in kentucky, take out his slate and pencil, and
calculate the cost. Let him make balance
sheet Of ireemen lost, and slaves found; of ge.
MUS, heart, and energy gone out, and ofdul ig
norance, and sluggish incidence come in. Lei
him do this, G see how he likes the baIance!--
IT the advocates Of Perpetual Saveryin Kenluc
ky succeed; success will, within five years alier
be real, and terrible DeGeat.--Cin. Atias.