The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-10

instinct and that in which has been treated by the older
sections Of the earth If thai be doubtful patriotism
which loses sight OF the general good in the desire to
promote only It's own local, partial, and individual in
terests here, too, the country which has been made Ia
mllia with The institution generally cursed an evil
can point 10 its past conduct in the progress
OF the system OF government OF which it became a
part at the close OF the revolutionary war The South
has never insisted on any views of public policy in
ali administration OF the federal government that could
be said TO be more 10 her interest than they to any
other section In the cessons of territory TO the Union
IN The promptness with which her votes could be sum.
moned TO the defence as in the Maine boundary
question and that of Oregon in the war with England
Tor our sailors rights. and in the with Mexico to vim
dlcale national honor the South has never shown
sectional patriotism. Her sentiment has been uniformly
the side OF the general interest," and in beautiful accord
with the discipline and training made necessary to her
by the qualities brought into action by the institution OF
slavery, which, if considered in ALI its bearings on The
part assigned by Providence our republican system
rather deserves be called religious trust whose man
agement thus far has been sngulary blessed with good
fruits, than national reproach by which one section
of the Union is to be arrayed against another or by
which one section acquires right to say to the other
growth and expansion Of great and Free and happy
country In this respect the South deserves TO stand I'M
reproached for she to have had always in view
the Divine authority, that promotion eometh ~sither
from the NorA, from the South. nor from the Vest,
but God is the Judge He selteM up one, and puileth
down another"
But not purpo in these observations to enter
generally into the merits dement's, the advantages or
~ FL,
IRON by the hope we feel that better acquaintance
with the subject produced by the discussions OF the last
Congress, will induce the northern portion of the Union
not to look upon the rights Of the South anywise
inconsistent with the preservation Of their own or tina,
any good possibly result from the encouragement Of
idea that either their honor interests be bene
fitted by i'm pedime thrown in the way of that compact
OF the constitution which entities the STAKEHOLDER to the
summary recovery of his property.
From the N. " Journal Commerce
THE cENsUs.--The census table which we published
in our last reveals some instructive facts One is that.
notwithstanding the continual recruits from the South
by the underground railroad" and otherwise, the
ed 4O2 since 1910. In New Hampshire, Vermont, and
Connecticut, there less coloIed persons than
there were 80 years ago; The greatest falling off is in
number of coored persons has diminished from 1888
477 or about ,po fflis We think Mr.. Hale is bound to
account for this heavy loss There also loss OF 2,579
in the State of New York within the last ten years,
which Gerrit Smith Co expected to account for
Massachusetts and Rhode Island the only New Eng
land States where the colored population has increased
since lS40 viz Massachusetts, 105, which suppose is
10 be attributed to the efforts OF Mr. Garrison. Abby Kelly
Wendell Phillips. SC That in Rhode Island is not so
easily accounted for Ii is however IS less than in $780,
which renders il probable that there in the
last census The annexed schedule shows the number
Of coored persons in each Of the New England States
| $780, 1920 1880, 1910, and 1850: