Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-03-30

OF the people OF the Slaveh0idlnE states, but
the numerical power of the free States acting
through the Federal Government. Suppose
now the South had majority of votes, and
were to announce its determination to arrest
the further progress of commerce and manu-
features in consequence OF their poverty, pau
perism, crime, and mortality, what would be
the sentiment everywhere felt in the North !?
Why one of Immigration, scorn, and resistance.
Such does the South feel now
When the North American colonies con-
federated for resistance TO Great Britain the
territorial area of the Southern portion of them
was 648, 202 square mies-that of the North
ern only 1874 ,O81, or about fourth as
large. Virginia alone had, by Royal charter
the whole Northwestern territory in her lin
its, and during the war had confirmed her title
! by the patriotism and valor of her own citi-
zens-who rescued even Illinois from British
power. But before the present Constitution
was formed, Virginia, with magnanimty al
most infatuated, had coded TO the confederacy,
for the formation of free States, the whole
Northwestern Territory, now constituting the
States OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
and Wisconsin, containing 26l ,68l square
miles, and making the territory of the free
States rather more than that of the slavehold-
ing. 1be object of this cession and the ordl-
nance OF 1887 was 10 equalize the area OF the
two sections. The acquisition of Louisiana
in 1903, added 1887, 1903 square miles 10 our
territory, of which. by the Missouri compro-
mise. the South obtained only 226 ,0i3 square
miles, or about -fifth-the other four ffths,
notwithstanding it came to US as slavehod-
ing province, were allotted TO the North,
which thus had acquired more than 100000
square miles of territory over the South
Florida and Oregon were acquired by the trea-
ty of 1919, by which the South got 59,268
square miles, and the North 341 ,463, making
the North about ] 100000 of square miles
| the most. In 1845 Texas wa annexed.
which added only 325.520 square milesto the
South, even if all Texas were included. In
l848 we obtained 526,078 square miles more
in the territories of New Mexico and Califor-
MIA. And now the North claims the whole
of this also-and moi only this but half OF
Texas besides. which would make the share
of the North exceed that of the South nearly
100000 square miles-a territory about E.
! quail in extent to the whole valley of the Mis-
sissppi, and leaving the South only about
8l0,Sl2 square miles, while the North retains
2,O97,124, or nearly three-fourths Of the
whole! And this too when the South con-
tributed her full share of the men and money
by which the whole territory was obtained
! In the Revolutionary war the South furnished
an average OF 1914 men in each year, and
the North 25,S75, which nearly corresponds
| with their respective number of citizens, and
that, too, although the war was waged chief
| ly against the large cities of the North-cltes
being in war the most tempting and the most
vulnerable points Of attack. In the war with
! Mexico the South supplied two-thirds of the
volunteers which constituted three fourths Of
the entire force employed. The revenue by
which these wars have heen supported, the
public debt paid, and the price for the terrific
~ furnished, has been raised chiefly by duties
| which have VIGOROUSLY operated designedlv
and incidentally 10 promote the industry and
capital of the North, and to Cypress those Of
| the South.
| If after all this. the South should submit TO
be plnndered of her share OF the territory now
in dispute, when, as an agricultural people,
she requires her full proportion, she would be
recreant to her interest. her power. her right,
| her honor, and her fame-recreant TO her his,
| tory and her destiny.
One of the proposed objects of these North
! ern reformers is 10 promote the prosperity OF
the South. l have shown that she wants
none of their aid, and that there are at home
| thousands of criminals to reform and hundreds
of thousands of paupers TO be relieved, on
| whom their philanthropy may be exhausted
Is it for the welfare OF The slave they are
contending? hold it to be- the duty even OF
him who undertakes TO subvert the establish
ed order of things. to manifest at least as much
| respect for experience as experiment, and 1t
so happens that the experience of emancipa-
ton has heen ample and diversified.
| In Hayti. the black, after extcrminating the
white population, remained independent and
isolated. the exclusive architect of IFS own in
situations and destiny. The result is that they
have relapsed into pristine barbarism. The
exports of llayti amounted in 1889 10 about
twenty-five millions of dollars-they do not
| now amount to one-tenth of that sum. The
Hayden contents himself with the cultivation
OF few vans for a mere subsistence, and a
mere hut for dwelling. The blacks and
mulattoes are at civil war, and Yesterdays pa
pers announce that an army of twenty thou
sand men was advancing against the principal
town, Port au Prince.
Another plan of emancipation is, 10 send
the liberated to Liberia. But besides the ex,
peEse of such system, which renders it i'm
practicable, it is attended with the death OF
from one-fourth to one-half of the emigrants
by the coast fever.
The third plan attempted is that by the
British in their West Indies-the plan of gra-
dual abolition by apprenticeship and ultimate
equality of black and white; and this also
has failed. The exports of Jamaica have al
ready, in the first ten years of the experiment
fallen one half. The negroes refuse to work
even for high wages, beyond what is necessa-
ry for mere subsistence. the planters are bank
rupt, plantations are already abandoned, and
the island is Fastening TO the CONDITION oil
Hayti. .s.. "....
The fourth plan of emancipation is that
which has been going on with US. That OF
manumisson by the will of the master, the
! freedman remaining with black and white, or
seeking other States. This experiment has
not succee led The emancipated slave does
not appear to be willing TO perform the amount
of work necessary TO enable him 10 compete
successfully with the white laborer. In the
State OF New York the Constitution conferred
the right of suffrage on colored persons own.
ing $3.50 worth of property. Yet in the city
Of New York in 1915, out of ,939 colored
people there there were only 1903 voters, and
notwithstanding their numbers are augmented
by frequent manumissions and fugitive slaves
they do not increase so rapidly as the slave
population, which is evidence that their con
litian is moi so comfortable. tits also a curl
Gus fact that of 3s6 1893 free persons of color