The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03

1otlO00 10r uOerty ana 0l9 manly courage
% they have Of his bodily powers, and
perpstuate the slavery 81 his rses. If tie
slave were contented with his 10, II slavery
were . q beneficent relation for the blacks,
II he needs the protection Of The patriarcha1
Why Is freedom proposed ~ = boon
sufficient to induce him TO face death in his
masters causef II slavery Is blessing to
the black man, why expect that the pro-
him to do deeds Of heroic valor in his
Thus the whole fabric Of lies in which
slavery has intrenched itself for genera
tons, resisting and overcoming the Chris
tianity and civilization Of the world, is in q
moment swept away by its own garrison.
The slave power comedies every principl
tons Of ancient lies, and takes the open
field, confessing that It il mere piratical
relation of the strong over the weak, hav-
ing no higher motive than Avarice, and no
other right than the robbers. We have
due consideration for the shareholders who
are born into this relation, but this need
not !. = made ns fais,iy the pf,nciPie On wnicn
interest and the interest Of the whole peo-
pie Of Kentucky and ofthe South. i on the
side Of justice, Now truth and honesty
are the best policy; and now the slave-
holders interest sno longer in anAgOniSm
to the Commonwealth.
That emancipation would lit an incubus
from the prosperity Of Kentucky, !: 70
hardly necessary 70 argus It: That slave
labor IL more costly than free labor, IL gem
orally admitted by the owners Of the
slaves. That the a1aye 10 shiftless and inn
provident to tho last degree, Is the univef.
sal declaration That freedom will make
him provident,. thrifty, ambitious and
skillfGl, 10 the inevitable operation Of hu-
man nature. Slaveholding cannot be made
profitable in Kentucky without breeding
slaves for the Southern market. And un-
like the frat families Of Virginia, where
humanity il the great export, the better
sort of people in Kentucky regard the traf-
1ic AZ disreputable, although the slave ira
ders do exist. and DC drive good business
there, and men cell their slaves TO them by
means Of q 20 between, by which the right
hand is supposed not TO know what is
done by the LEFT, and the conscience 10 sa-
tisfed by holding Ae slave trader social
pariah.
The only important interest in holding
slaves in Kentucky is in the social caste
which the Louisville Journal gently refers
to, indicates that this social aristocracy
will not be able to hold the political power,
~ it has done. It will have conflict for
It at every election in every grade, and will
finally have to submit to the majority,
which will not In any State be ofthe slave
holding class. And is there not nOblez
Kentucky intellect, than through this I'M
natural property qualification? Will not
high ambition, confident in its mental re-
sources, willingly cut loose from this ad-
junct, and fight the battle oflife on its own
powern1
We look upon the prosperity Of Ken
makes no barrier to trade and social rela-
items. Nothing but slavery, which ever
recognizes itself a. In state Of war with
all mankind, makes any sectional division
Nothing but this prevents Kentucky from
going forward in wealth, population, and
the mechanical arts at the same pace a
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It has all the
elements of greatness except free labor
Its soil and climate produce all the fruits
cereals and grasses Of the temperate zone
all the valuable domestic animals, and
mankind, in their highest perfection. II
abOunds in minerals. It has not the excel
lence attributed to Eastern States, that it il
an excellent State to emigrate from, but Il
natural features are concerned. As yet \
isnot working outa destiny worthy Of these
endOw ments.
industrious poor white people leave 1t t
. society more conRenial to white laborers
It produces no artisans or manufactures
II small farmers emigrate to States where
they will not be overshadowed by thu
| shareholders, nor their crops subject to thu
i depredations Of the slaves, oftentimes en-
/ eouraged by the masters 70 drive out this
| to them, undesirable class. Their littlt
| farms are absorbed in the great estates, ant
thus It resembles land where, In the handl
LOT few, wealth accumulates and men de
cay"
strides i IL prosrssa; and that t6is is poo
| intsrest compared with the vast prosperity
which IL obstructs. We believe that hol
| present necessity is her highest opportuni
y, and that II rightly Improved i will b
| the beginning OF . career worthy OF hel
natural qualifications. And i this grea
bulwark of slavery 10 removed. will no
the Decentralization Of slavery IN the who'll
| South. and in restoring peace BY removing
| the cause Of the rebellion. and the only Ell
ement that kills up lie Vitality
The disfress in the cotton district Of Lam
4 oashire. England, which during the sum
! mer had greatly declined, has again In
i creased. the returns for the month OF Sep
4 tember showing an addition Of nearly 10,
] 600 persons TO the-list Of applicants for re
lief from the various committees. IL
computed that there are now 21O, 600 opera
tives in the district in full work, lOO, OOO OF
half-time, and 100000 out Of work alto
gether. Just now the arrivals in Englans
Of cotton from Egypt, Turkey. and Indie
give promise OF more activity In manuiac
turing circles, and 1t is so to be hoped tina
the revival Of business will be SUFFICIENT .
put Lancashire on better footing. Other
wise there will be great suffering tner'
this winter.
4 UPresident Lincoln said In one Of his ser
enade speeches that there were moro mel
in the country now than when the wa
broke out. This seems to be proved BY tn
j election returns. The three States Of Maine
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
i polled $4,000 votes 1t the late election
j against 33S. 600 In 1S6o-an increase Of %,
600.