The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-02-05
PsPsiattoa.

PsPsisttes.
We have said over and over again that poPu-
laiiop 10 the source Of power and progress, and
that without it, neither city nor country can
thrive.
Suppose, for a moment, that Kentucky was
as thickly settled as Ohio, and labor free, would
Louisville, or Frankfort, or Msysville, or Cow
ington be limited TO the numbers they new con-
tain Would ields be vacant around them,
and the population to the square mile be small
As it is If we leok at Cincinnati, having now,
with her surburbs, one hundred and ten thou
sand souls, if We look at the country adjoining,
We shall find every foot Of soil improved, and
land for tillsge divided of into ten, fifteen.
twenty, thirty, forty, fifty acres, and occupied
by the industrious, and Woodworking. All
these are producers. If We turn our attention
home, or TO the towns Of the State, We have as
q whole, the reverse of the picture. We have
large farms worked by slaves, and mechanics,
and small farmers, especially those who are mar
ried cannot be induced by any ordinary temp
taiion 10 settle among Us. A large body of our
population are On-pro11cers. Hence We barely
maintain our own We fear. indeed. the next
census will show that the State has lost in pop
ulsiion and power.
The cause of This is palpabye enough. II
not, using the figures already used, and prepared
By another, We Can make il so, to any enc who
will read them:
1890.
New bng'1na' Ne~ ofA' NeN y &c, 90
ST. Sc. .96I .372
Hire VA. f,ir start. The difference between
the two was lifting. Taking into consideration
the superiority Of the South in soil, climate,
and natural advantages. her position was the
49,. 80 ,-ox,,h s..,,.s
49,, a. H. No.a i,d.sS co,Id have
do,h,.s.. b,r inc,..s. in w-,,,h and mower
- .-.,,,o.s v, a.. what tn. csp,u, of
$50 -.
rs4o.
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, n.
Carolina, ;. Carolina Georgia. go o.o
Kentucky contained S,i.y,ooo
me rec 0'A'ss "@'''o oO0's o-
" IL hIiy years those slave STATES says OUT
authority, .' had increased l79 per cent; those
g.. s,.... "a, ,.,c.n, ar With ,,x,,-ro1s per
=
Gent ere'e' ''P'~ns
''', me- aa - --N'
81 'A' oe, 90
,sao
,.,,a. a.. . S,.v. S,.,.s and
they contained 7.334,431
All the Free States s''2o'sZz
" The Slave states had increased 2'S per cent;
the free, s94, the latter increasing with rapid
IL ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN per cent. greater
a. an. .o,oo.,u
-
We can bring TINS matter however CLOSER
hnme. There be those among as who rsmsmoer
when this was The iar-we''' ana a wilderness
Freedom was on one side; slavery on 'ne o'nsf'
Up North the climate - severe; unheaithiui'-
Here, and farther South, his genial, and the soil
- fertile as man could desire And We had the
start; fair start, too; and that is great matter
In the movements of population But see the
result In the ne~ STATES Tree and save;
ioio'
IIu n... Tsnnssse ppi Ni..on,i' Ken
,uckv contained of souls sos ,99l
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
contained 272,324
who than bslievad that these four free States
xou,o ever catch M ,ou.r Who dreamed that
,h.v voulo surpsss u.1 81 left Ohis," said
,.,.r.n n;on.er /" believing that Kentucky
,,o,,d n. for.mo.t Of all the Western States, and