The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-02
THE INFLUENCE OF SLAVE
RY.

The preponderance OF the institution Of
Democratic Slavery. as an element in The
following article, which We copy frou. the
\. Y. Express:
10 THE EDITORs:-I read, with great in
terest, your reply ofIhe Goth inst, to the as
SeTtion cf the \. \. Courier, that III. South
would acquire no political strength from tho
annexation Of Texas: aud that the Repre-
sentatves of the Free States in Congress
would never permit The admission of arothe,
Slave State into the Union, unless in connex-
ion with Free State.
IL the present ratio OF representation W here
ay Eve slaves a.e counted To three lreemer,
increase the Political strength Of the Suuih,
Ii Is difficult to understand Why the applica-
ton OF this ratio. Gil greatly enlarged scale,
VIII have no influence on the power of the
slave holding interest. On this subject, the
following facts, hut little Snown to the pub
lie, may prove instructive:
In the Presidential Election Of Islc.
IL Free States had 163 Electors. and rave
1.7l6,30j votes--l Elect0r to IO,2lS votes.
IL slave States had lis Electors. and gave
G93,G05 voies-I Elecro= 90 6. OPS votes.
New ORR bad Is Electors. and gave 4II.I3g
voIes-l Hlcc;ar TO iG.5O3 yctes
Virginia. Tennessee. Hen;uckv. y. Caro-
lima. Louisiana. Arkansas. Missouri. hal
80 Electors, anl gave All .G9I voies-l
Elector TO 500 votes
Ohio had ~ Eicctors,aHd gave 272, so votes
Il Elector l3,O40 votes
Virginia had 81 Electors, and gave sc, 39I
voIes-l Elcctor 3.756 votes.
Michigan bad 3 Electors, and gave 1889
vOtes-l Elecior 20 li.7GG votes.
Louisiana had Electors, and gave Is,oIa
vetes-l Elecior 10 3.755 votes.
Presidential Elcciicn Of ISIi.
IS Free States rad 1GG Electors, and gave
1.s9O.SSl vu;eS-l nlertor to | ,73O votes.
IL Slave S;ares' hal i04 Electors. and gave
793,eiS votes--l Elecior to G,6OS votes.
Michigan had ) Electors. aud gave 50,222
votes-l Elector To ll.2iI votes
Louisiana hal Electors. and gave 26,665
vOses--l Elector to 4.477 votes.
In ISIS. Mr.. Upshur, Secretary Of the Ma
w, being called on. by The Senate, to stale
The rule adopted by him. in appointments in
the Navy, reported (Ic,h march, that, The
rule followed by himself, and which is I'M
Gerstood TO BIZ the rule OF The office, disirib-
utes the appointments anon. the several
States, according TO their representation in
Congress. ] soon discovered that the rule
could NJ he applied. From Rhode Island.
there was no application: and from several
new States, the applications. in many insran-
ces. were unsupported by proper tesiimo-
niais-so that the due proportion of those
S;a,es could not properly he appointed. This
rendered necessary many appointments At
large, as tits called" The secretary az
ponds to his report lis; OF I9l appointments.
/. a. # III
together with the States from which they
were tIken.
1t appears that the application Of the rule
gave TO the Free STATES GO officers.
To the Slave States 90 4"
This left 81 10 be appointed Sat large"
Now mark Mr.. Upshur's selections:
He took from the Free States i officers.
From the Slave States % -
Residence unknown "
Thus. Of 100 Naval Officers ap-
pointed by ihe Sec'v. lie took
from the Free States - "
From the Slave States 1I7l.
But it was possible, that, hereafter North
ern Secretary might aPperrion appointments
according to the free population OF the States.
To guard against such an event, the Senate,
The same session. added a clause TO the Navy
Appropriation bill, requiring appointments
of Midshipmen to he made according to ''fed-
eral Dumbe-s; thus giving the shareholders
a representation for their slaves in the Navy,
as well as in Congress. This clause passed
tcithOm division. II was registered in the
House. The Senate. however, insisted on
the clause, aud a Committee Of Conference
was appointed, which resulted in the alan
doumeut Of the clause. So much for the III
dependence OF Northern Senators, in res;s-
ting the encroachmenis of the slave power.
The proceeds of the sale Of Public Lands
were distributed lin compliance with the
Act OF 1911. according to federal Numbers"
The following are some Of the extraordinary
results:
Free Population.
y. Hampshire 23I.573 received S9,9j5
:. e. 267, $50 1928
Michigan 2l2267 1926
Louisiana 1889 997I
Vermont 29I.945 1928
Mississippi I5O.440 1O.4lG
Iowa 43.096 " l.5.l9
Florida 23760 "a l.:ll6
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