The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-15
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address 81 See. a. M'Ci..s. Es,.
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The District Of Columbia comes mari /,
geographical order, and illustrates the nm
broken regularity Of the movement viii
striking force. We find that the Dis,,ic
entered the hrst stage twenty years lat.
than Maryland, and entered upon the las
stage ten years earlier than Virginia. The
following table represents the eons.sion o.
! slavery IN the District from 1900 to 1910
White. 1905 1917 z.si sses asr
slaves s.aii $50 en- s.lis AS.
We see here that as late as 1910, ala
very was vigorous and untouched BY the
blight which had fallen sharply upon Della
ware. and had been sensibly felt in Mary
land for since 1900 the slaves in the Dis
trlct had increased upon the whites nearly
seven per cent. But ia 1920 the tables
were decidedly turned. and the whites in
creased twenty -four and thIee-tenths upon
the slaves, accompanied by a positive de-
cline OF the slaves OF Two and half Der
cent, which was accelerated. in 1910, TO a
positive decline Of twenty three and two
IenIhs per cent.
The noble old Commonwealth oi Viz
gina comes next in geographical order, and
before | had examined the returns OF he's
population. thought it probable that The
theory Of unbroken progression from North
to South, which had thus far been sustained
with singular uniformity, would vanish into
air, when tested by the census OF the Old
Dominion. she was the Oldest and proud
est OF the slave States. Strong in ancient
renown, in the immortal names which have
graced her history, in the vast extent OF her
territory and resources, and in the naughty
but generous cavalier stock from which she
sprung, 1t was natural 10 suppose thai she
would cling to her sncient institutions with
an obstinate tenacily which would severely
test the strength and PemaneDce Of the
slow revolution which was rolling upon
her. Accordingly We lind that from 1870
to 1910, while all the States North OF her
were slowly crumbling before The adyan-
eng tide, she remained erect and undaunted.
her slave population steadily increasing
upon her white. But in 1920, when all
her barriers 10 the North had been broken
down. when Delaware was far advanced il.
the last stage Of decline. when Maryland
had passed through the hIst stage and was
advancing rapidly in the second, the proud
Old Dominion began slowly TO roll and
rock like a ship al anchor before the lorce
Of an ocean swell. The mighty movement
had reached her borders, slow, massive,
noiseless-a moral element as resisCless as
the wave which wears away the rock, be.
tore which, fixed and inveterate habits. The
fiery passions of the heart, the barrier Of hu-
man laws. and the pride Of ancient re-
nown anayed themselves in vain. The
regularity OF its march Southwark was not
ior a moment interrupted. As Connect
cut had followed Massachusetts,, as New
y ork had followed Connecticut, as Della
ware had followed New York, as Maryland
had followed Delaware, so Virginia fol.
lowed Maryland. In 1920, for the 6rsi
time, her white race began to increase upon
her slaves; in 1880. the ratio Of Increase
was largely accelerated, and in 1910, Viz
ginia had entered the last stage Of positive
decrease, her slaves having decreased in
number nearly $1,000. while her W hsr.
population had increased more than 45, 900
The following tables correctly represent tn.
relative growth and decline OF her populs
ton since 1890
t5O. issv. 1910. Is2D. 1870 IssO
Whites. ts2.ll5 5l&so 35l sst e1sJ57 ssa DO TtO ~
slaves. 93sx7 3S3.ss6 3s75ls as 80 <5S 81 s<s -
North Carolina. Kentucky and Mis.ou-
may next be considered together, as the,
each have only entered upon the FIRST stage o
comparative decline. and all OF them ar,
twenty years later than Virginia in enter
ing upon that stage. Until 1880. SLAYER,
manifested no symptom Of decline in eilhs
OF the three last named States. In all o
them, up TO that time, the slave race ha.
decidedly increased upon the whites. an,
no change was indicated in either until N
census Of 1910. Ii then appeared. that q
Maryland was twenty years behind Dsls
ware. an Virginia was twenty years benin
Mary land, 50 the last three named Sta:e
were twenty years behind Virginia, in 81
tering upon the first stage Of compsratiy
decline. But this equality in point {
+ time is by no means accompanied with a
equality in the degree OF intensity W.T.
which they have followed in the wake {
the States north OF them. II the regular
~ which we have thus far seen exhibits
in the progress from North TO South, (whe
no local causes control il. should be pc
manent in its character. arising from desy
seated and permanent cause, we woul
naturally suppose that Missouri would
fOremost-if not in time, al leas, in int,
sity-that kentucky would be next, an
that North Carolina would be las, :
: Whether il IS merely accident OF otherwis
, certainly the censns returns Of 1910. al
play vast difference in the strength
! the inclination to freedom exhibited by /,
three States. North Carolina change. b
! course slowly and lazily, as a vessel alroe
. becalmed, would yield 10 the gentIes, brsa
OF rising breeze. Kentucky lacks wi
!, rather more decision and rapidly. but seer
sill only half resolved upon her futu
course. and her step is slow and wsverin
. Missouri, on the contrary. turns with u
den violence and PUSHES along her new pa
with the imPeauous speed Of the dark a
, troubled stream from which she derives b
q name. la North Carolina, between IS.
e and 1910, the whites had increased up,
: the blacks about two per cent, in Ks
q lucky three and half per cent, in NJ
: sour hity per cent. But this difiersnt