The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22

Which wants more territory-,the Free or
Slave portien Of the Republic yEsa E'4s
A people, disposed to do justice, will always
look at other interests as well - their own---
The South shoald act upon this theory, certain.
iy, on the very question ProPounded'
Public men, rulers, and law -givers. are
aot fit for responsible stations, Indeed. unless
they do ibis, and unless in doing Il. they look
10 the future as well Us the present. II 10 easy
enough to say "this territory is ours, and we
shall use il ss we see ft"-but 1t is only heap
ing up additional evil, and engendering bitter
woe hereafter, il in that "using" we overlook
what humanity may claim now, and in coming
years.
The Legislatures Of Alabama and South Car
dina in their resolves will not listen to any con-
siderations Of this character. Indeed the press
Of these States afiirms that the South must know
no nan-work with no party-who does not
cover this whole ground. Doesthe Old bunker
division of New York, say ''let the people Of
the territories settle whether such territories
shall be free or slave :" The response, is, "you
are no friend of the South, nor can you be until
YOU affirm that Slavery may be taken there in
defiance of them and of Congress-" Are able
men disposed to COMPROMISED They are spurn-
ed, and told, 1--WE will make no terms with you"
This temper is wrong from beginning TO end;
il must overwhelm those who indulge II in de-
feat. No States can refuse 10 consider freely
any great question which comes before the ma
ton. No party will think Of putting it aside
scOrafully as If they would thus crush it. What
ever, then, ultra men may say or do, the ques-
lion Of Slavery In all its bearngs--oftLe impor.
tsncs Of free territory to the Union,-now and
hereafter, will come up and be fully discussed
by Congress, by the South. by the people Of the
whole Union, and settled, too, sswe believe, fol
the true interests of the whole Union.
BE this as il may, the question propounded al
the head of this article, is now being debated al
Washington. Mr.. Smart, de .iocratic mem.
Der from Maine, thus referred &c it in his speech
in reply to Mr.. Gayle Of Alabama
But let me present another very important
aspect Of this question. There is much create,
necessity for additional free territory Ikan 70,
additis.al stare territory. The population Of
the slsveholding States, in $40, amounted "a
1896, Isl. These States cover an area Of abou
81 900 square miles. The population OF the
free States, including Wisconsin, amounted Il
9,732, 702 These free States cover all area o.
only about 100000 square miles. To illustrate
the relative position of the two sections of I'll,
Union in different manner: the inhabitants Il
a square mile in the slaveholdiDg States amount
TO eight those in the free States 10 twenty.--
The free States have less than half as much soil
according to population, as the slaveholdinf
States, and that. too, of poorer quality. Thu
statement, think, IS nearly accurate. 1t was
however, prepared in haste. We are sometimes
reminded Of the aggressive policy of the Peopl,
of the North. Does this give evidence that the,
have pursued an aggressive policyl Does tn,
statement have made show that the slaveho
ding States are crowded or pent up, and in wah
of rooml They have now perhaps eight or Mint
millions Of inhabitants; when they have a pop
ulation Of ninety-eisM millions, these States will
be more densely populated than Ilenric,
county, Virginia, in 1850.
When there shall be such AN accumulation o
slavehOlding population. how incompatible!
more dense will be the inhabitants Of the fire.
section Of the unionl We have the authorit,
of the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.
lClingmsn) for asserting, that very large por
ton OF the emigration from the old Southern
States goes into the free States Of the North
west; and it is well known that u very heav,
emigration from the Atlantic free States year,,
reaches the same destination. But am particu
lary DESTROYS of calling attention TO the foreigl
immigration into the free territory of tn
Union.
From the report of the Secretary of State L
the House Of Representatives, enclosing a state
ment of the number aud designation Of the pas
sengeH arriving in the United States on ship
-.
ls47, is taken the following recapi,ulation, viz
Fem Tot