The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-18
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United States,


Population There exists a great deluson
upon this subject. The grand total of our popu-
aton Of all sorts, according to the last census
was 1856, O2O, (Which, it is generally supposed
has now reached 10000; oO0) OF the 1856, O2O
there were 2,O00,843 slaves, and $40 500 free
negroes. Leaving out the negroes, have given
the white population Of each State, slnaking TO-.
526, 24S, including paupers, minors, females and
aliens Deduct females alone, amounting to one
half and we have 1856, 1873 males. OF these,
again, at least, one halfare minors; so that we
have little more than two and half millions of
men, to boast Of, for protecting the rest. There
is another delusion; the States above distinguish
ed by asterisks are generally considered as
s)aveholding States, and the rest as non slave
holding States; whereas, there are but two States,
Vermont and Massachusetts, in which there are
not slaves more or less. In Delaware, there are
32O2; in New Jersey, there are 1854; in Penn
sylvania there 403. There is still greater de-
fusion; this population of all sorts, in each of the
States, is the basis Of their Congressional rep.
resentation in the popular branch of the National
Legislature, deducting only two fifths of slaves
in the slave holding States, and nothing for their
great population OF free negroes, who in this
basis, count one for one with the whites; where
by those States have much greater represen-
taton in proportion to their white pop,at ion,
than the free States.
Under this view,it is obvious that the abolition
of slavery would Immediately give tho present
ctdteS all increase oil their congress
sional representation ofsixteen members accord
ing 10 their slave population of the last census;
and this preponderance would increase hereaf-
ter, instead of being diminished, for which there
would he no remedy except by an amendment
of the Constitution, in regard to the basis of
representation, which is utterly imprac,cat'le.-
Take, for illustration ofthe above, the two States.
Ohio and Virginia. Ohio, (having no. slaves,
and but few negroes)has a population of 929 1923
which on the established ratio of 70,700 for each
Congressional district, gives her nineteen repre-
senatves, based on her white population alone
Virginia, on the other hand, has, of white popu-
laiion but 694,30O, which, OH the same ratio of
1880 to each representative, would entitle her
to fourteen representatives only; but by virtue
OF three tifths of her slave population of 469, 767
she rs entitled to SIX more, making her compile
ment OF twenty-one representatives; elected, too,
lunder the more restricted right of suffrage in
Virgna0 by less than one half the number of
voters that elect the smaller number of nineteen
representatives in Ohio
NOTE. Florida has 1885 whites, and Is,
245 negroes; 844 being free. The District of
Columbia had SOS whites, and 1921 negroes,
6,l52 being free.
The Six Stocking Gent,y.-A good anecdote
is told of the canvass in the Norfolk district. 1t
occurred at St Bryde'sin Norfolk county. Mr.
Hollemnnn descanting on the silk stocking ars-
tocracy, DIR Mallory seized him by the leg and
lifting his foot up TO the popular view, showing
that Mr. Hollemann himself had on silk stock
inps! IL was done i'm humor and DrOduced