The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-04-20

states. is to be open 10 the institution of do
mesiIc slavery, we shall have slave territory
oil ,339,9o6 square miles
VIII now, SIR, proceed to show that slave
ry not only dlscourages productive industry
OF every kind, but that it greatly retards the
settlement of State, by preventing the emf
grafton of whites.
This position | shall attempt to sustain bv
comparing the population and productive in
dustry of some of the free States with the
population ard productive industry of some
Of the slave States will begin with Ohio and
Kentucky.
LIST. Ohio came into the Union in 1903 and
has area, in square miles, of $4,000. and had
population, in 1910, Of ,5l6, 467: "a I-2 TO
square mile. Her annual products OF in
dustry are 500, eO667S.
Kentucky came into the Union ia 1899.
and has area. in square miles, OF 40, 600: aud
had population, IN 1910, of 779, S2s 10 -2
to square mile. Annual products Of indus
try, S36,624 ,I9I.
Ohio. Young as she is. has larger popuIa-
ton than kentucky, by 729, 639 and lare-
er alproduct of industry by 81, 2s2 4S7.
ID. Virginia aud Pennsylvania.
Virginia has an area, in square miles. of
10000. and in 1910 had 4 population of J.
, 239,779: which is II l2 to a square mile
Her annual products ofindustry are 5000
O53.
pennsylvania has an area in square miles.
OF 10000. and had population IN 1910. of
| ,72l ,O33, which is 81 3 to square mile.
Her annual products of industry are SI3l,-
OBJ 55.
Virginia, with an area, in square miles, Of
"a, 900 more than Pennsylvania, has a less
population by 4sI.254; and her annual pro-
ducts OF industry are S54 ,264. 6t2 less Than
the Annual products ofindustry III Pcnusy Iva
MIA.
Sd. Massachusetts and South Carolina
Massachusetts has area. in square miles, of
$500; and had in lsl0.a population Of ~
699: % TO square mile. Annual products
OF industry, So, 40, 297.
South Carolina has an area. in square
miles, o.. i33 900; and had in 1910, a popula-
ton OF 594.39S: Is TO a square mile. OF
this population. 327 OBS are slaves. Annual
products OF industry, ST. 1856,
Massachusetts, wrh territory not one
fourth as large as South Carolina, has a lars-
er population by 143,2IS; aud her annual
products OF industry are S4S.296.76l more
I than the annual produces Of South CaIUlina.
Vermont has area. in square miles, of g.
900; and in 1910, had a population of292,2 IS:
&c | = TO Il square mile: and her annual pro-
ducts of industry are S25, l43. 1911. South
Carolina, with territory more than four
times as large as Vermont, has less free
population by 23,S5s. and exceeds Vermont.
in annual products Of industry. only about
100000
have proceeded far enough. BY way of
comparison, to show that the free States,
with no advantage in soil or climate, have far
oulstripped The slave States i'm population
and annual products Of industry. and know
of no cause to which il can be attributed but
slavery.
I The slave has no stimulous to industry bo-
cause he has no hope Of betIerng his condi-
ton. He is doomed 10 perpetual bondage,
and his children after him. The effect of op-
preston and ignorance will always be TO DIES
troy the springs of industry. and consequent.
ly to diminish the annual products of the
country. The degraded and oppressed con
ditiOI OF the slave renders bis labor much less
productive than the labor Of the intelligent
freeman.
The slave labors from compulsion, and to
enrich his master; the freeman voluntarily.
and to enrich himself. The slave has no
home TO ENJOY, no family that he can call his
own 10 love and protect no country to shield
him from cruelty and oppression. lie is the
property Of his masIer-sublccr, at all times,
to be restrained of his liberty, and chasrised
in his body. What inducements ask, can
the slave have 10 render his labor prodnctivel
! None whatever.
Slavery, sir, is not only an element OF
weakness in the Cove but IL is an ell
ement Of dangcr-of appalling danger
Three millions Of oppressed, degraded human
beings. I'D the midst Of the country, deprived
OF all political rights, and held rs mere Prop
eny, cannot but weaken the power aud Ell
IcIency of the Government, To- defcud and
protect itself from foreign agrees on aud in
vasion. What, sir, il Great Britain should
wage war against us, invade the southern
States, and arm the slaves against their mas
ters? Who, then, would escape their ven
geance Sir, the scenes OF blood and sIaugh-
ter that would follow are too appalling To
dwell upon-DOr age, nor sex. nor condition,
would furnish the least security against their
brutal fcrocity. Yet. sir. if we should be 50
| fortunate as 10 escape the horrors Of for
eign war, is there not danger TO be appTe-
hended from the rapid increase of the slaves.
! We have now nearly 4.0O0,0 900 and twenty
hive wears hence we shall have 6 1000 900 and
fifty yeas hence 100000. Now, sir, may
they not, al some Time other, and in some
way or other, learn their numbers and their
strength and something of their oppression.
and write their title 10 liberty in characters of
blood and FIRE. Sir. tremble for my coun-
try when think judgements that must he in
store for us for the sin Of slavery.
One word more. sir, upon the inequality of
slave representation.
The free States, with white population
Of 9, 4o5,493, are entitled 10 lS5 Representa-
lives in Congress; that is, for each Repre-
sentative 70.262 Of the white population.
The slave States are entitled TO IS Repre-
sentatives in Congress. with white pOpula-
ton Of only 4,573,546, which gives Repre-
sentative to every 81 AGA so that 81 .464 Tree
persons in slave State have as much poiri-
cal power on the floor of Congress as 7O.252
white persons in free State; that is, il takes
in the slave Suites Is, 798 less than in the free
States TO send a Representative to Congress.
South Carolina with free population of
nearly "a, 900 less than Vermont. sends seven
Representatives on the floor of the other
House, while Vermont sends but four