The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-24
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Mappears, then, that tie total value of Pro
ducs and Live Stock, in ihe county of Clinton,
Ohio, with 200 inhabitants less, is fifty per cent
raore than in the eountyof Madison, Kentucky.
Neiiherpossesses any considerable mechanical on
manufacturing industn. The comparison is
fair, and the result IS before us. And woaldnoi
a comparison of the ntire State produce the
same striking difference against usl Does nUi
an honest comparison between the wealth d
the free and slave States always show the same
resultR VIII Virginia, with all her commercial
advantages, her rich fvallies, her mountains Of
minerals, her old settlements, and her great pc.
litical influence, compare any better with hei
young neighbor, Ohiof How happens it, that in
less than half century from TIC time that
neighbor set up for herself, as member Of Che
confsleracy, this old motheIfof States and
Statesmen dwindles and grow old in the pms
enoe Of her stalwart and towering rivaIa
The answer toall these QUESTIONS is given in
the figures above. Under tie most favorable
circumstances labor is not, and can never be,
as profitable, in slave as ii free States. MOI
should We deceive ourSelves. 1t is not merely
the hlborof the slave which is to be calculated.
Is tts effect Of sJavegy Epos all classes Of labor.
This is the cause Of the great comparative depre-
ciatica Of labor in Kentucky and Virginia. II
weaksns the energy Of he slave owner, and
dives away the free labsEer.
Tuin, however, TO the figures again, and let US
examine them in snotherl;ght.
Tho greater part of .he value of live stock
may be called "capita." and not income OF
produce. Let US deduct this, viz: the value Of
cattle, sheep. horses, and swine from the aggre-
gate of produce, and see to what the annual
crops come, including grain, wool, and dairy
products. This Is thaSesult.
Madison county, Keufuoky, ........... so. s6s
Clinton county, ohl2, 4s9,s26
The annual crop Of tbs o hio county is worth
double that Of the Kentucky county. Zach soul
in Clinton county, produces SO worth Of agri-
cultural products. Each soul in Madison only
SIC 81. 1t may Be said that the land in Citation
is better; supposed TO be so; still that is no re-
ply to the main question; for, il land be poor,
then labor shouldbe diverted, as in New Eng
land, tolnechanicsl employnents. Yet we fad
no such results in. Madison county Nor can il
be so diverted slaFe labor, with very few en-
ceptionsr can only, be applied to agriculture.
with any tolerable profit Mechanical and man
employments. Of all descriptions Of
industry, most require ingenuity sndc Now
what Is the condition of slavery Ignorance
How, then, can slaves be fitted for nice and skill
ful employmentsi And failing to be profitable
in the business Of agriculture, what can masters
aof Letthem think Of this. But as regards the
soil Of Madison, iflany thing, it is richer-than
that Of Clinton, so that the supposed objection
ioes not lie. Thus with equal advantages and
then, the slars falls far below
he free.
And so must il continue to be. Professor
ruczER, Of Virginia, gives up the point. In
Iey able article he adraits, that the time will |
lome, when all slave labor, out Of the sugar re-
ion must cease To be profitable. For Kentucky
hat period has arrived already. Can we reverse
y II not, is it not our interest to emancipate
be slaves, and be free ounelvesl Look at the
housand ships, that bear the oppressed people of
'urope to our shores. Thar labor is probable.
nut a'Ars, wHkRz doa it goa Look again at the