New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-13
nerlInr Of The slave Power.

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,.ou. contains some interesting statistical facts
which may give some OF our readers additional
Aslt on the momcutogs question OF slavery
BosroN, jay I. lsis.
FREENAS HUNr Esq-Ng Dear Sirs ia a con-
versatoa with you few days siace. We were
speaking 81 some .acts 10 the history oi our cOlu-
Try, which bore on the subject OF slavery, and
which seemed On be oi Importance, IS tending 90
show that cause 0i Freedom has beea thus IA
essentially Increasing in strenlfh. and : likely o.
gain more AMI more strength hereafter Permit
me 20 state these facts more iu detail. aul with
more disanctness.
Aud first in respect % the population OF the
United States. - distinguished by tae existence
% Saver. and by It's prohibition. The whole
population OF the I nlted states IN 1870 was
3g&9 sg1. OF whom 90l 352 belonged 90 the slave
states and Territories and sos 525 10 the Free.
and only 7.l53 more m the Fee than ln the slave
division. TINS trhng excess OF only l,la3 m 1870,
in so years had increased 70 syo5y2 M lsiJ, aud
1 calculate that az this time .lcis Il amounts o.
35lo 600. and IN 1850 vii amount % 100000.
Tue natural increase ot the Free states has been
grea ter than IN the Slave States and besides,
iOurhlths OF the emigrants from foreign cOuutnca
20 INTO the Free States. These two causes of
greater increase %. the population % the Free
States are likely % continue hereafter. Aud % IS
not improbable thar before many years have
elapsed. some OF the Slave states viii ao0 lsh
Slavery. In Delaware, the number OF slaves IS
reduced from 1920 to lsf0, from s,ssl 70 zoos aad
la Maryland from io3036 % s9,l3l. IL should be
borue ia mind that during the first eighteen years
90 1905 the importation OF slaves was allowed. and
this tended % sustain the population oi the slave
holding portion Of ihe country
The white population OF the United states in
1890 was 3.is2.s3t, oi bonn Lass belonged to
the slave division and l,90l,0i0 % the Free. The
excess of 629Jjc Ia 1870 Iu the rec division, bad
/ Sol, ali ID Ia 4
there were only 1862 Gao white persons in the
Slave diyison-which IS nearly 100000 less than
this excess. the excess ol white persons ma iAe
Free states the number lu the slave state. IS
&c this time nearly 5000 VN3 Inc dihetcuce %.
population in the two divisions VIII. we believe.
continue o. increase hereafter even nJtwlthstand
lng any efforts which may be made 70 sustain the
S.svehoding portion OF the Union. Many OF those
who have already settled m Texas since the IN
nexation. are opposed % Slavery. twill be difi-
cult permanently 10 establish slavery m those
parts of Mexico which mas be coded Do. treaty to
the United States throughout Mexico, including
Texas Slavery was forbidden by the Mexican
Government wears ago. and has been opposed 90
the spirit and commands Of the Catholic religion
for centuries The sentimental Freedom iu oPFo-
sitOn TO Slavery. DID, al the Free states mas vastly
increased lnlervor and lu DECISIVE expression, ah.
Ia the number of It's friends Tor the last lew years
10 has received @ response among many m the
slave states. where even the supporters Of STA.
very are beginning o. consider the economical
value Ut the institution itself ~ wei as ITS dan.
GERS and its preCafiousness and in the unexpected
and wonderful events n Europe tor tne last IT,"
months this sentiment has manifested itacl. aud
received announcement aud support thu more
welcome other more pressing interests "ond
seem 70 have been sufficient 10 have excluded ile
subject from the consideration oi tW1rcn GOV.
emments The voice Of Christianty 10 CHluza-
tion, and of all that is good IN the civilized world,
Is sounding louder and louder IN favor OF tie Free
dom OF Man, both among the people themselves.
and in the high places OF Government
will now speak OF the representation Ia Con
gress from the TWO divisions al the states rom
1898 % l-03 the whole number oil Representatives
IN Congress was los, %, whom 81 OF li2) PEI cent.
were from tho Free States. aud AZ or 43.ll per
cent were from t1e Slave states. From 1873 O.
ls53. exclusive Of new States since admitted end
represented. the number Is 223, OF whom l3' or
6O54 per cent. from the Free States, and ~ or
80. 40 per cent. are from the Slave States Duriug
/ this period the gain ot the Free states has been
o. per cent OF the whole representation, anu the
| loss Of the Slave States of the same sud they 60
gether constitute a difference Of l2l per cent. in
! the representation OF the two divisions OF TIE
/ States The number Of Representatives from the
Free States IS now about three-hths OF the Whole
and il is obvious that the proportion wlll be con
stauty increasing az each decenuial epoch, Tor the
natural increase of the Federal on Representative
population in the Free States, IS greater than the
Slave States and at least iour-llhs OF the imml-
grants from foreign countries all white persons
| aud now their number amounts 20 between three
and four hundred thousand annually 20 into the
| Free States 70 swell their population. 10 can
hardly be supposed that either the English, Scotch
Irish or Germans or their children, when domic.i-
led In the Free States III be disposed 70 uphold
Slavery in any part OF the North American states :
they will be on the side OF Freedom.
] There has bppn almost a constant decrease Oh
the proportion OF the representation IN Congress
/ from the Slave States IN each decennial period
| from 1893 % 1853. And, even 10 sustain this de-
creasng proportion, II has So happened shat there
/ have been nearly 5000 more voters and nearly
! 1000 more free persons on m average, m each
/ Representative or Congressional District IA the
Free States than in the Slave States for each tenn
/ during the 60 years from 1898 10 1883.
And farther the number OF voters IN the United
/ States in s44 about 5000 0O0-it now IS near.
! ~ three and half millions. IL has been estimated
that the number Of slave holders is about 800, 600
or not more than a thirteth part Of that OF the 70
tiers. Some think that OF these shareholders only
| about 100000 are yoters-l viii suppose the num-
Der 10 be about 100000 or one 20 IL or 20 voters.
| lt would seem that the number OF those who have
| an interest in this slave property cannot be more
/ than four times that OF tie slaye-hOders, aud SIX
times that OF the save-hoding voters, or 100000
/ This number is only One-ssyenteenth part Of tie
whole population Of the United States, a four
/ teenth part Of the white population. The white
/ population OF the Slave States, al TINS tlme Is
! probably a little more than 100000 30 that we
/ may suppose that only about one-quartef Of this
| population have pecuniary interest ia slavery
/ The whole population Of the Slave states is now
probably less than 9O0O,0O0--so that those inter
ested in Slavery are only about one eighth Of the
/ whole population Of these States.
/ II may be here stated that, IN the choice oi Pres
dential Electors IN $50 1910, and lsii, the nun
Der OF votes cast in the Slave States including tie
/ probable number in South Carolina where the
/ choice was made by the Legislature was only
| about 80 per cent OF the whole number, while ira
/ the Free States it was about 20 per cent The
number OF white persons IA the two divisions OF
the States was in lao. 1924 per cent and ol-i'
per cent. respectivey-the right Of suffrage beng
more extended among the whites IN the Free than
/ IN the Slave States
/ Let the above facts be duly considered. and
/ though the time Of emancipation may BE- delayed
1 the event can hardly be postponed many year, De-
/ fore the Constitutional power 3. The General Coy
| eminent will be exercised b. those who WIN ssek
% limit. and will limit Slavery. where u 49, and
Will check IFS farther extension. Truly yours
~, D., III It,.,,s-. Co0kiuept has passed INTO