North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-19
Speech of Hon. T. l.. Clingman,
OF NoRTH CAROLINA,

TCoNcLUDED
The Northern anti-sIavery men express the deslr
that they should then be anna lgamated with the Will
face The Southern men who maintain this hyp
thesis are DESTROYS of colonizing them abroad.
nobody pretends that able to send OIL Il
numbers we now have, do not think it worth whl
to enter into an argument to show that when grea
ly increased in numbers, they cannot be mus gotte
awav with more facility. However benevolent III
scheme have never regarded it sufficiently, plat
sble to merit attack. But when is 1t likely that ii
liberation itself in this mode will occur! A dis
tinguished sta esman whose declarations have gre;
weight with many of our citizens, is represented
the newspapers recently to have expressed the opiT
ion at a meeting, held in this city, that when tn
number of slaves in the United States shall have bt
come three four times as great as it is, ths
the contingency will happen, and that they will be
come free by the voluntary act of their owners. A
the slaves have been doubling their numbers, in
little more than twenty-five years, that condition
things might be expected to be arrived at in the mex
fifty years. In that time the population of the slave
holding States might amount to nearly forty millions
of which, nearly one-third would be slaves. THOSE
States embrace together area of nearly 9OO,OOc
square miles. population of forty millions on
fused over them, need not be dense than nat
Kentucky now is 1t might go up to more than HI
ty millions before it became dense as that OF the
State of Maryland. In these States, slave laoor Is
not Improbable that its owners are VIKING Vouh'
tarily give up, even to take inc hlgn prices
which it commands further South. Jet these states
are not supposed TO be remarkably adapted to the
profitable use of slave labor-nor they as whole
above the average fertility of the slave holding States.
Not only, too, they able, permanently to maintain
their present population, but nobody, think, doubts
but what it might be greatly increased, without a
material change in their condition or prosperity. Is
there any reason to apprehend that the Southern
States incapable whole, of sustaining pop
ulaon proportionaly great, even much greater
1t is the opinion of friend of mine, on tine other sle
of the House, from Mississippi Mr.. Thompson
that in a SnUla bend in the OF the name,
there is body of land yet untouched, sufficiently ex-
tensive and fertile 10 employ probably in the culture
of cotton, all the slaves now existing in the State of
Virginia. That our population would in time, be-
come too dense for comfortable existence, do not
question. But the period must he longer than that
supposed. Before that time has arrived, possibly
the slaves may, in the opinion of some, disappear in
another mode.
But. does any man Imagine that shall not
1uire additional territory in much less than fifty years
Why, Mexico even seems to be the of
falling to pieces. should not be surprised, at any
lime, to hear that the adventurous gold hunters now
in California, had organized an expedition and seized
upon the Mexican provinces Immediately south of
Them. When Texas is filled up by our enigrants,
they cannot be prevented from passing the Rio
Grande and reVolutionizing the neighboring pro-
vinces. They are destined to be occupied by
slavehodng population. 1t will fill up all the coun-
try around the gulf, including the peninsula of Yu-
catan and perhaps the northern portion of the South
American contin ent. This state of things will be
likely to occur even before interest requires it.
Whether it be desirable not, there is no pow
gether too feeble. This government itself cannot do
{. 1t had as well attempt to curb the of the
ocean. say boldly, that if the government makes ,
he effort, it will itself perish in the attempt. AS
Don feel the actual want ct additional terrific
y, shall occupy it either with or without the aid
this government. Our right to take it will be ,
either better nor worse than that by which We have
riven back the original In dian population. Even !
ow, we are strong enough to take of ourselves
gaIns any forces that can be brought to bear upon
S, and we shall be getting relatively stronger for
ome time to come. Sir, the returns of the census
Or the past year will present condition of things
OF anticipated by many persons. Within the last
IN years, some two millions of foreigners have ar
lved in this country. They have almost all become
esidents of the Northern States. They, of them
'lves were sufficient to have given the North more
ian, twenty additional members of Congress under
lie new apportionment. But in point of fact if YOU
Scept the two members she gets by the admission ,
California she will gain nothing, or at most, but {
vo or three members. Notwithstanding, therefore, 5
is great advantage, as well others which the !
orth has had, the South will nevertheless very
early. if not quite, hold her relative strength This
due to the fact that people, being mostly aGri-
Ilturlsts, enjoy more of the comforts of life, and
creaslng In numbers faster from natural causes.
he condition of society at the North, is less favora-
e to this progress because of the numbers engaged
manufacturing, and as servants to the wealthy, b
no are without domicis, and who are frequently re-
iced to pauperism.
The next decade will show aroe increase in onr y
'utheru population We are now nearly ten mil
ons, and there is body of people of the same num-
II upon earh better able defend itself against at
OK. Slavery, instead of being an element of weak =
SIS, Is one OF positive strength. The amount of II
rec which any nation can keep in the field in time .
war, depends not merely on the number gifts men, a
It also on the amount of its productions. Few coun-
les, IT any, can sustain permanently in the field i
ore than one-sxth of their adult male popula,ion :;
o nave population Intelligent, enterprsing, high |,
lred and brave, and ever ready TO embark in mil
Try expeditions. j
1t is due to truth to state, that from the formation
the government down to the present time in all :,
wars the South has, in proportion to its popua- :,
NJ sent into the field larger number of soldiers n
an the North. Nor have those men in battle eth =
where the SHOWS of Canada lie, or under the tro-
cal sun OF Mexico, exhibited any such want of .,
urage or conduct as to justify this government in -
anolng tnem as inferior to the of the Northern
cton, or In deprving them of their proper share of
e benefits of the Constitution. "
Our population IS large enough to supply any call -
at could made on it for soldiers, and still leave at III
me sufficient number for industrial occupations. ",
e must have nearly million of free men CAM NJ
Die OF bearing arms. Our slave population too 81
cause IL is all constantly employed in labor, produ- a.
PROBABLY more than the number of free men i;
any part OF the Union, because large portion of ~
iree are unImPoyed during much if the whole &c
meir une. NO sane man imagine that we -
ed have serious fears of an attack from either the -
'rthern States or any foreign power. When our w
nbers are swelIed to thirty or fifty millions, will a.
be relatively less able? Sir, we shall have the r.
"et TO take possession, and hold as much of the o.,
nerlcan continent as is necessary for our couforta-
existence. 1t this government shall take posi- -
against our progress, it will be oyerhrown Great H.
are It's powers, they sufficient to enable it -
Is 10 Destroy u.s. Whether it shall continue TO ex ~
, Southern State 'o"Ses' "lAo"g US Will See ia
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