The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-21
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Louisville Journal Of last Wednesday very much
surprised US. We did not expect the editions Of
the Journal % -~-h i~-s.-es ~ they nave
employed in this article in regard to those who
have written in favor Of Emancipation. We did
not suppose that the Emancipation writers would
be declared TO be regardless of expediency,
policy, or sense, and regardless of the peace and
weu-being Of society" 1t is Lot pleasant to be
accused Of "the madness Of the bigot and fana.
tic"
But such terms are easily employed The use
Of them is no evidence of genius or origin atty.
They have been applied to the advocates of every
important movement On earth. They were ap
plish an object which every yiis man saw was
unattsinsble. Did they not 90 on stunning the
world upside down" after il had been sdemon.
strsted' that they could never be successful in
their efortsf They might have found any mum.
Der Of sensible and iudicious men in Judea who
would have exhausted Argument, remonstrsnce,
and entresty" in the attempt to turn them from
their course. All the cool-headed citizens Of
Rome would hsve begged them not to bring for
wand the unfortunate subject of Christianity al
20 unpropitious period, when the Roman gov.
eminent was all in confusion "Wsit," would
the Roman senator have said, ''wait till We
have settled every thing else, and then this mat.
ter may be brought forward. Do you not SET
that the whole world is opposed TO you? What
Is the use Of making all this noise and confusion
about the worship of the godsf Let the thing
alone, and the images of the gods will come
tumohng down of themselves. They will rot in
the natural course of things. BY attempting 70
Induce the people to leave off the worship, you
VIII excite opposition, and throw back for fifty
years the accomplishment of your objects. II
you do not follow the sensible course Law out
for you, you will be acting regardless of expe.
diency, policy and sense, and regardless of the
peace and weIl-being Of society; you will be act.
ing with the madness of the bigot and fanatic.
For once take the advice OF sensible man who
has thought and written great deal on this sub
jsct."
When Columbus was in Spain, striving to
have an expedition fitted out for the discovery Of
The New World, he was exposed to continual
scofs and indignitles, ridiculed as a dreamer,
and stismstised as an sdventurer In the great
council which was held to examine his tLeory,
nearly all the wise and sensible men rejected il.
With looks a. grave and consequential a. those
OF the mott sspient owl, they looked down upon
The visionary before them, and told him that he
was Regardless Of expediency, policy OF sense"
and urged on by "the madness of the biqot and
fananc-" They Demonstrated the impossi-
baity Of accomplishing his objects. "Why,"
sad they TO him, seven If there were such
country as you speak Of, and you were able TO
reach II, you could never return. The surface
f The earth is Hound, and the strongest wind
would be insufficient TO force the ship up when
II 10 once down there. Take the advice of sen.
sible men and be quiet Do not trouble the
nns and queen any longer-they are engaged |
In important wars, and have no time for such
things. Indeed, you will only postpone the dis.
oovery of the country by saying anything about
IL Let it alone, and il viii discover itselfia the
natural course Of tbingsL" If there had not
been few men less wise and prudent Than the
rest, Columbus would have departed from
Spain.
We could adducs illustrations without num-
Der. When was any important movement pro.
posed that did not meet with about the same
KIND OF resistancei There have always been
vise, sensible, prudent men who were surprised
That any should be found to differ from them.
These men have always talked much of "exps-
diency'" as II no one had any idea Of eIpedien.
~ but themselves. When others have been ami.
mated with enthusiasm, there have always been
'o1nd men TO raise the cry Of "Beef! beef"
And these beef-men have always looked with
upon those who disregsrded their cry
of Beef" Beef In their opinion, possesses
MI the qualities aseribed to bread by Lord Peter
In swift's Ts'e Of Tub. Beef contains In.
2ulntsssenes of partridge, plumb pudding, and
'astssd; beef 10 the staff Of life, and the only
hins worth regarding.
We have often been amused bv the cooln...
u those who assume that all wisdom 10 with
hem. They are the only persons that have
NV Idea Of sxpsdIency. They take IL for
'rsntsd that all who differ from them have skap-
onsd sxPsdisncy, Of course. That 10 settled
'oint. How could It be etherwise1 "whst.n
hey say "you don't pretend now that your
esrss, differing, a. Il does, from ours, is the
ourss Of sxPsdisncy! That would be too good 9
joke. Why, exPedieney 10 our main idea. e
have prescription claim to the possession
this idsa Men like us have claimed IL tim. l
'hsrsef the memory of man runnetb no, % .
he esnffsry. Come, now, don't make your. u
slvss rsdiealoss BY cl.ining any regard for ex. 8
sdisney." Bat, absurd a. the claim m,v b
ss@. We do claim for the Emsncipatiopl,,, , I
yard Tor srpedisucy. There 1. no, on. Of c
.sn Who would be willing to peril tn. interest, Q
ths Gauss BY any ill-judgsd movement Thew &
s''svs that wslI-directed energy win insure v
'ess-' They look at the past, and see tina, no I
~ OF men have been successful who ver.
hhng 70 abandon their purposes at the appear. q
1fsof every obstacle They zee that no gre.,
'sssn hes svsr had . smooth way prepsrsd q, e
. They know that there has slw.y, ham n
~ OF men anxious to put of every thing "a h,
nsss eenvsnisntsssson, and they hsvs lssrpsd :,
!" aens hsys ever been successful who n. !,
nsd 70 thsir Wis aad prudent words. Th,v !,
> nssas which shsy eonsidsr sdaps,d "a =. i
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