Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01

South n reply question 10 the number Of inhab-
tants in Illinois who originated in the ayehodng States, ne
says
II am entirely without data 10 govern in answering the
have asked the question Of Governor and ex-
Governor and Others and the impression is that about one
half of the present citizens of this State who have from
other States, originated in the savehoding States"
OF course do regard these opinions conclusive, but
coming they do from gentlemen who have the best oppor
luniy form opinions upon the subject doubt not they
are substantially correct.
In addition facts elected by the have quoted
II well known TO every that the people Of the South
yearly appopang their the free soil of the West
In proof Of this prefer avail myself Of Southern testimo
ny. The eloquent gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr
CLSGMAN,) in speech made some months ago, said
very large portion of the emigration from the old Southern
States goes the free States of the Northwest This,
have observed myself is eminenty true Of the North Ca
'rolina emigrants."
have undertaken, sir to prove satisfactorily that should
you preserve the territory you receive from Mexico ee the
South would enjoy the benefit of that territory extent
equally great with the North. California and New Mexico
much the sreholng than the free States and
think tfumphanty ask if what has happened in the
settlement Of Illinois and Indiana will not happen New
Mexico and California
do not sir pretend to speak for the South but am JUS
tilted in taking this method 10 show that when the people OF
the North ask for the exclusion Of slavery in this territory,
they attempting appropriate to themselves mono
poly of the territory think have successfully done this
Il very evident that the territory free would become
asylum for the poor but enerpnsng of both sections
Of the Union. Thus far injustice to the South
in securing freedom to the territory acquire.
The preservation Of free territory is but of justice to
our II but act Of justice to the free aboers
OF this whole county and they have the power to prevent
their exclusion from these territories by institution
that is revolving them They have votes that
say the election Of Representatives Congress and the
toilng millions who drive their afed, who sweat
IN the summers SUM- and themselves to heat and cold
while aborng to support their wives and their children, will
look TO il that land provided for he and those that
after hem which thew labor without dishonor.
But let present another very important aspect of this
question. There IS much greater necessity for additional
free territory than or additional Stare territory The popu
ation of the slaveholding States $780, amounted
1885, These States of about s97, 600
square miles, while the population of the free States ncu
ding Wisconsin, amounted g. 1872 702 These free States
Of only about 470 600 square miles To illus
ate the relative position of the sections of the Union in
different manner, the inhabitants square mile in the
avehoding States amount s. those in the free States to
20 The free States have less than half much soil
cordng population the slavehong States and that too
of poorer quality We sometimes reminded of the ag
gressve policy of the people of the North Does this give
evidence that they have pursued aggressive policy Does
the statement have made show that the savehodng States
are crowded pent up and in want of room They have
now perhaps eight nine millions of inhabitants when they
have population of atnetyeigt millions these States will
be no more densey populated than Henrco county, Virginia.
in 1910. j.
When there shall be such accumulation of sayehoding
population; how ncomparaby dense will be the nhab
ants of the free section of the Union We have the autho
rity of the gentleman from North Carolina (M CLINGMAN
foi asserting that very large portion of the emigration from
the old Southern States goes into the free States OF the North
west and is well known that very heavy emigration
from the Atlantic free States yearly reach the same desna-
ton. But particularly DESTROYS of calling attention to
the foreign immigration into the free territory Of the Union
From the report of the Secretary of State TO the House Of
Representatives enclosing statement of the number and de-
sgnaton of the passengers arriving in the United States
shpboard during the year endT September 80, ls47,
taken the following recaptulation, viz: