New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-29
10 the upland eOunte. 81 these ssstes slavery s nom
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wEsrKRS Sosni cNoLISA
Nla-fi. ~ Popl Netff 7 . .p
4.he - t,s ~ henderson t99 s Pa
Haywood. Jc5 fes5l BarEe..----.jlo3 1919
WESTERN ylssiSiA.
Rruoks..-... - 74t- i.-sis-.---.- - -.lat
M-rshsn .-.. a o937 N.cholss.--.- n as
ohio -. 81 1887 1ir.,.norisr. s6g5
EAsrKRN TEpsEssEE.
Marion .--.-. 80 bt6 Gr-cne.----. 80 loulo
Monroe .-... Jl2 l2O5d Bount $3.50. - lLlb
jefferson .--. o. l1O7o Granger .--.-lWo loo91
No~ 10 making these selections have taken what
regsrd fair representation oi the upland country
~ these states some colttn more slaves, some less
Bu, the proportion of white md blscs 10 itry st inrn
How largely rDn ssvrhot.rs prepouderNie ho~
strong snd controlling theiF inhaence Aud what i
thfrs prevent them from ssyng 10 the H. aiur'
We mean % disturb mans right. nor interfere
with any other section but We want Just npresent.
tive principle. and The right t. say when this evil 81
slavery shsl Ia county or section by The
ou'y fair rulea majority rots Legislatures give the
right io temperance u sa fundamental Que. snc
IN case u wrongs, Of Acua expressions soeiN and po
ltcs W. claim il ~ rshs that we oush, 10 have snc
which sou should grant clearer case oi Jus'i."
could not be- made out--no people should hesitate In
demanding such rishi-no Legislature think OF re-
fusing 10
and We are glad that our friend. in Eastern Tennes
intend sgtating this question Let them q about
il In earnest Let the valley Of the Molly Chucky and
tbe mOuntsin regions OF the Houston % csnvassed
They will md hearty response, II they act resoGtey
from Sh0un. roads, down % knoxville sud al
across the hill lands from the people. wherever
they sre made a. kn0 what wanted snd the principle
which tbs proposed seton u 10 be based
For the encouragement OF thcss friends Ne eau say
dsacg that Western Nu-inia vii move on thi- suo-
eci within q very short period W think tl iess hdH
fhrcc u0atls This part OF tbs Old Commonwealth hss
Tel, 80 kesuy her wrOugs that 10 almost resolved upon
seeking division OF the OF many Of her best
citizens cecsrel iha, this must be. But the grOuni "
urged yoss ago sni which pressed upon our friend,
Ia ihe states named IN 1916 will BE- adopted snd "est
..frlH NN.ff .l. I4 III
bg 4r a. ga rif Of sary and many Of her leddiHS mtH
iaied asitagg lis subject 80 as 70 pr'pdre he
psope or M stP "a ls5O They vii Al the Esst do ~
the t-st please. Western hrgtuians mean neither .
interfere with the rights OF shareholders there, nor -
seek 10 change the existing system bw they TW demaaa
thai ne Wesi shall haze Liberty % acc IA ms maiier As the
West may deem IT. This Is determined upon.
And who shall stop the ball when thus ST IN motion
Il will roll on and on and Eastern Tennessee and
Western North Carolina into action. sud maze me
mountains echo and reecho with the shout OF freedom
The south will redeem herself There IL strength IN her
vet and hope too a bright prospect ahead even II u
require hard work and rough fare and no gentle usage
ere We reach the promised andour Psgah hisht-irom
which We shall the clear sunshine, aud ieei the
freshenins breeze which srs 10 warm gladden. inygor
ate and -,lr up with all the quckeuing pulses oil ne"
and full vitality.
VALUE oY LAND ~ SLAVE AND FREE STATES
We have emitting fractions forty aossoHd square mics
in our Commonwealth The population Ia the square
mile according 10 the census 81 lciO Was t3"cA SOUS
Supuosing W.. had increased with Ohio hhacrsd ana
fg-aro PER cent from lelO - leo sirfyOne per cest
from 20 To 1850 and stIy one and hdL PR cent from
l-3O t. LILO We should have had, 10 one square mile
At each decade the following number Of people
Population % the square mile, i-2D, -
Poyul alton ~ the squsro mile $3.50 81 p
Formulation to the square mile 1910, 90 :
Now wins, the effect OF this Increase would D. upon
cities building aud supporting railways Sc We cannot
stop 10 though tempted % 30 SO IN. value OF
land Is our topic snd We Will stick 20 t. Wen, lofy
thousand squsre miles reduced t. acres. amount b.
io,ft ire 1iiu sir frudrel and fouftcs n1nsdHd
- hadrcd AID frsHfy The Auditor In MS report Tor
l-f6 puts tie average yslue of the returned lauf, IA
Kentucky u 81 dollars and Mirfy0Hc ccHs per acre
suppose W. rate IL II FIVE Tor the cake Of plsin and
easy calculation This then, would be me resu! al our
yrcscHf population.
Acre. In ny. Value per Acre. iotAi value,
!ne value Of land per scrc. 10 Ohio, win her two
millions IL tn dollars. Applying her law OF M
crosse % KENTUCKY and Vs. should nave some seven
hundred tnoasand more Of population than sns nAs snd
IL would be .iri0 make the average accordingly But
- be within safe bounds bud argue from oerta1 dAts
let put the ysluo OF land pee aero, at ten dollars
tl,e, Il, ~ y,,lne Or Aeyc. Total paile
31Gl.T.u so ft'oiii-D
Instead then of having and valuations. "-ss, s''~e'y
of only hundred and twenty eight millions three
hundred snd eighty three thousand -ix hundred W.
should Ia, had rnh r'sf0m. TWO HuNDhED AND Fifrt
SIX MILLIONS oNE HUNDRED AID FIfffsEFBN THOU
AND. IsO HUNDRED DOLLARS %
MhstA loss VINO can calculate II 10 10 not Simply
thu dollars and tina, must look 1t. but tho i'm
pulse energy enterprise ,hst such capital aud 'ucn
population. would have given Nor yet alone these roe
there would have sprung from this resource moral
mi sht which would have made kentucky win hor carry
and noble biss tbs very eye snd heart o' inc nauou'
seeing with keen yison whatever could elevate the
Union and making It's thrOb i,t wherever an appeal IN
behAlf oi humanity wes made.
ut more important for ths present At least this cal.
cuison shows c0nciusiyey that The holders al slaves
being almost universally land osnos could give ifee-
dnf 10 their bond and make u they did but know n
pregf lsatby Let those who doubt "hgufoit up what
\. the value ol tne slaves o kentucky Ihcy number
l-3 $40 Al $500 head # thus must caicusie they
would b. worth IN round numbers cay my pee millions
Now BY asceriauiug the value VI land under slavery
-nd vita freedom. We Can See St gsnce what would
b., the result Thus value on land
In slavery =. 3-J 600
with Freedom Z)hlf'% wv
Difference 10 favor OF Freedom. sg7 o7ioOJ
Deduct cOst OF slaves. 0'uvVuuv
Balance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. si2'0ibD
The Increased value Of land by emancipation under
the Ohio law VI Increase would pus into the pockets OF
shareholders and land owners In The course Of one de-
eade sKyESrTTwO MILLIONS, SEVEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, more than iney no"
have.
said We not truly tina, freedom looking at 1t simply 50
question OF yree and 0ss Is the Cay bet ''eP which
masters could takef
ALONG THE BoRDER--A friend, living In sight Of
Hood County aud familiar with Western virginia. de-
cl.r.. were eit the people to say BY eoaHuss,
whether slavery should cease. that 10 morrow ihey
would vote Tor freedom west OF the Blue Ridge.
lie furnishes us the following statistics
10 Countiesin Slaves Cosntes in Save
We-f u West Va
Marshall. ..--...-.---.- ib MOrgAn.--- -lJf
Iylcr.------------- - ofOvH ---------'
Ohio lll Jackson CO
Wood. -o-i Nlchoiss- -
Le~is ~ Logan ---------lDV
Harrison. -f'5 httcct------ -'-------- -
Preston .--------- vi
~ In these fourteen counties Of old Virginia Ss
yry h. nonip. and there Is the new county Of Richie,
sb0ye Wood but one slave Our correspondent takes
the Census Of 1870 as his guide lie adds:
By sale deats &c. - slaves decreasing 10 the
counties named told by ntell gent citizen "
Mood vester1av that Do had than hsHarfd
n IN. r. de tact ard the other counties have fallen on
the proportion there ga be very hltie Ihsi7a-
laIff IN urD v D Il Of these Counties