Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-23
LIBERTAS.


SOUTHERN SLAVERY-NORTHERN NAssALAGE.-
How comes it that the shareholders have, thus far ex
ercised preponderating influence in the Government
taxation, and general policy Of these United States
Because there has been one kind of representation
for the slaveholdersa another for Northern Freemen
About a hundred thousand voters, slave-owners,
return twenty Members Of Congress on account Of
their slaves-more than one-twefh Of the whole A
cargo of Africans, heavily ironed and Struggled into
Texas from Cuba or Africa may control the vote of
the State, or the policy of the Union. Consult the
votes Of Congress, and mark how different its meas
ures would have been had Southern property been
withheld from the basis of representation. Who ever
heard Of the principle of allowing parts ola nation
political power in proportion to the number of men
which they hold in bondage except here?
BY this arrangement, the South gained seven Mem
bers in the first Congress.
From 1895 to 1913 the South gained fourteen from
1913 to 1923, nineteen; from 1923 to 1885, twenty
two from 1888 to l843 twenty-five.
Now, the North sends 1873 Representatives to Con
gre5s for her 9, 727, 1893 freemen, being member
for each TO- 492; the South sends 81 Representatives
for each 55725 there being only 4,848,l05 free per-
sons within the Slave States.
In the Presidential election next fall, the North
will have 1876 electoral votes the South III that is
an electoral vote for every 52576 freeman in the North
and the same for every Al 436 freemen in the Slave
States.
OF these, TWENTY electoral votes are given to the
South on account of her property in Slaves and to en-
courage her to get more Slaves, extend slavery far
and vide, and thereby retain political power.
If slaves are merely property, like cattle, why should
Southern negroes be represented more than Northern
machinery and spindles
Texas has been annexed, with slavery hundreds Of
millions of dollars have been expended in Florida
Mexico, and our South and West, to secure to a hun
dred thousand Shareholders a continuance of potca
power. Direct taxation, in war time is avoided il
every possible case, because it would fall the Sout
in proportion to her representation Her politicians
prefer to tax tea and coffee, because, in that case thu
free working people of the North would bear th
burden. Slaves don't drink tea.
In 1887 there were about 81 10 millions of surplu
revenue for distribution Less than four millions o
Southern freemen got l6 millons--nore than sevel
millions Of Northern feemen had only 81 l-2 millions
Each Freeman, South, had 420 cents-each Northern
freeman only 305 The South actually received
bonus in 1887, of 49, 1856 1877 on account of her sav
property, and to encourage her to increase it. although
all the proceeds OF direct taxation that have come int
the U. S. Treasury since 1889, on account Of sav
property, will not amount to two millions.
During the revolution, Massachusetts, with AS
257 people, sent 68OO7 soldiers to the Continents
army. and 1875 Militia. The six slave States, wit
their free population of 1907 $40, furnished only So
1916 soldiers for the same army, and 0,l23 militia.
We lose in national character in purse, in morals
and in strength by allowing slavery to rule the Unol
In l776, Thomas Jefferson, in the original draft OF tn
Declaration of independence, denounced George II
Determined 10 keep open market pherc men shou
be bought and sold, he has prOstiuted his negative /.
suppressing every Legislative act to prohibit or estrai
this ereGabie commerce. In 1913, the staple comnot
ity Of free Virginia is human beings. and while sh
ciings to her 'excreable commerce. the nation,
elayeholdng power, consigns 100000 square miles
Texas to the same detestable traffic, and the Cover
or of the Old Dominion urges the Punishment of SC
900 free blacks or mulatoes, lest they should teac
those of their color the love of Christian liberty.
In IT'S, Congress, being in trouble, proclaimed tn
it was impossible, for men who exercise their reas'
to believe that the Divine Author of our existence
tended part of the human race to hold absolute pro
erty over others Look d, at their conduct Since To-
OF It now-~.Neto York Tribune.