Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-09

any tHihS " So'b p"'o
dous and benevolent e.lsrts Whence
arises this great dllFererEe, between TWO
states under the same general govern
ment The answer is,that Virginia is
benumbed with the chilling influence of
slavery. Her government is only free
in name, not in fact.
Should we turn our view nearer home,
we will find Instructive examples in the
western states. Kenucky commenced
It's settlement in l7s5, contains so 900
square miles, and WIS admitted into the
Union in 1872. Ohio began 10 settle in
1887, contains less number OF square
miles, and was admitted into the Union
! in 1902. YET we hnl that in 1920 Ken
htucky contained onls 437 ,5S5 freemen
and l26,732 slaves.whie Ohio could
furnish 58l,434 freenen. These facts
are not stated with view to advance any
invidlous comparisns between these
states, bu, to show tie inevitable and in
variable rules, that advance or re,ard
the improvement of all countries. So
FAR am from wishneto assertany thing
Tor the purpose Of injurlug the feelings
OF the people of either q the states
nave mentioned, that | ch.erlnly admit
that Virginia has produced some of the
Eablest a1d wisest warriors ind statesmen
that our country can boas. Washing.
ION, Jefferson, and Henry are names tina,
i, iany age or country might be proud t.
claim. But they bore thsir testimony
AGAINST the pernicious, the biiehtinp in
9uence Of slavery.
am, however, s'raying rom the sub
lect, as commenced these marks,
Nr. Printer, to call your attention motr
particularly to some further facts, thai
are calculated tothrov much LIGHT o.
this important subject. In the docu.
nen's accompanying the Secretary nj
the lreasury's report, | find s,atemen,
OF the sale Of public lands for the wear
1917, and the frs, SIX months Of the wear
1928. From this statement the follow.
Tag results appesr. There was sold r.,
The year 1922, IN the states of Missouri
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
and the Territory of Arkansas, sos. 8 :
acres OF land, and in the states of Ohic
Indiana, and Illinois, and the Terri,or,
OF Michigan 1885 acres. In the
first SIX months of the year 1928, there
was sold in the first mentioned sta,ee
aud territory only 52,464 acres, while
in the last mentioned states and territory.
there was sold in the same time lCg.6f5
acres. Thus we see that more than
three times as much land was sold in
the tree states and the territory in the
hrstslx months Of the year 1928, than in
the slave states and territory This fac,
speaks language, that cannot be mis-.
understood by rejecting me,.
If more land Is sold in the free states.
than inI,bc slave states, i necessarii,
ALLOWS, that they increase foster in no
tpplasion: As i, is we'll known trn,b
~ these "iron tines" dat 10 man mr..
cnases, IN the free states, any more land
than he wants for cultivation: None is
purchased for speculation.
These statements o. the Sacre,arv q,
4 the Treasury also prove there most he
: most money in the free ,h,es, beca,so
mere is more paid into the Treasury.
and it seems to be a dichte Of conmop
s0nse' 'oa' where there arc most purcha-
sers' 'here VIII be tie highest prices
paid for every kind of pioper,y. With
these facts before bis eyes will any nrp.
dent man vote FOR a contention with q
view to introduce slavery'ipto this state ?
3 "o' and as higo in this state as in the
nelghboring state ofMissoprip
oo"'e 'ac's have 1ecenily come to my
knowledge which Iduce me to believe
"a' VIC people OF Prs state suffer less
IRON the embarasskents of IN. ,;,
'han the people Of Missouri. But i, is
UNNECESSARY 10 entir into details Ma.