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

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recognises the slave's unconquerable
longing for freedom, and proposes to turn
IT to the base uses Of an empire founded on
slavery-to make merchandise Of his aspi-
rations for liberty and his manly courage.
as they have of his bodily powers. and
turn them to the forging Of the chains to
perpetuate the slavery Of his race. If the
were . beneficent relation for the blacks.
II he needs the protection Of the patriarchai
relation, why is freedom proposed as boon
sufficient to induce him to face death in his
masters cause? If slavery is q blessing to
the black man, why expect that the pro-
mise of the curse Of freedom will induce
him to do deeds OF heroic valor in his
masters cause?
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 a
moment swept away by its own garrison
The slave power comedies every principle
Of the Abolitionists, blows up its fortifica-
tons Of ancient lies, and takes the open
field. confessing that 1t is q mere pira,ical
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 us falsify the principle on which
1t is founded. But now the Shareholders
interest and the interes: of the whole peo-
pie of Kentucky and ofthe South, il on the
side of justice, Now truth and honesty
are the best policy; and now the slave
holders interest is no longer in antagonism
TO the Commonwealth.
That emancipation would lift an incubus
from the prosperity Of Kentucky, 10 so
generally realized by her people that It Is
hardly necessary to argue It. That slave
orally admitted BY the owners Of the
slaves. That the slave IL shiftless and i'm
provident to the last degree, is the univer-
sal declaration That freedom will make
him provident, thrifty, ambitious and
skillf1l, 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 is the great export, the better
sort of people in Kentucky regard the traf-
1ic as disreputable, although the slave ira
ders do exist, and do drive good business
there, and men sell their slaves to them by
means Of q 60 between, by which the right
hand Is supposed not 10 know what is
done by the LEFT, and the conscience 10 sa-
tisfied by holding 0e slave trader . social
The only important interes: in holding
slaves in Kentucky is in the social caste
which it gives. But the sdivided opinion
which the Louisville Journal gently refers
to, indicates that this social aristocracy
will not be able to hold the political power,
as it has done. It will have conflict for
1t at every election in every grade, and will
finally have to submit to the majority,
which will not in any State be Of the slave
holding class. And is there not nobler
way to social and political power open to
Kentucky intellect, than through this un-
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
powerb9
We look upon the prosperity of Ken
lucky AZ our own welfare. The State line
makes no barrier to trade and social rela-
items. Nothing but slavery, which ever
recognizes itself ~ in a 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 as
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It has all the
elements Of greatness except free labor
1ts 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. It
abounds in minerals. It has not the excel
lence attributed to Eastern States, that it is
an excellent State to emigrate from, but it
is desirable State to emigrate to, as far as
natural features are concerned. As yet 1t
isnot working outa destiny worthy of these
endOw ments.
Industrious poor white people leave it to
society more coDgenial to white laborers.
It produces no artisans or manufactures.
II small farmers emigrate to States where
they will not be overshadowed by the
shareholders, nor their crops subject to the
6epredations Of the slaves, oftentimes en-
couraged by the masters to drive out this,
to them, undesirable class. Their little
farms are absorbed in the great estates, and
thus 1t resembles land where, In the hands
Of q few, "wealth accumulates and men de-
cay" -
vents Kentucky from taking the longest
strides In progress; and that this 10 . poor
interest compared with the vast prosperity
which it obstructs. We believe that her
", and that II rightly improved il will be
the beginning Of . career worthy Of her
natural qualifications. And il this great
bulwaYk Of slavery 10 removed, Wilt not
have . powerful influence in completing
the decentralization Of slavery in the whole
south, and in restoring peace by removing
the cause Of the rebellion. and the only ell
ement that kills up its vitalityf
The distress in the cotton district Of Ian.
cashire, England. which curing the sum
mer had greatly declined, has again in
creased, the returns for the month of Sep
tember showing an addition Of nearly 10, :
600 persons to t6e-list Of applicants for re.
lief from the various committees. It Is
computed that there are now 40 SSo ooo Ss opera "a
tives in the district in full work, lOU,OOO on
half-time. and 10000 out Of work alto
gether. Just now the arrivals in England
Of cotton from Egypt, Turkey and India
give promise of more activity In manufac-
turing circles, and it is so to be hoped that
the revival of business will be sufficient to
put Lancashire on better footing. Other
wise there will be great suffering there
this winter.
QPresident Lincoln said in one Of his SER
enade speeches that there were more men
in the country now than when the war
broke out. This seems to be proved by the
election returns. The three States Of Maine,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,,
polled 358.O00 votes at the late election,
against 33s, 600 in 1s60-an increase Of %,
600.