The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-16

We all know that all above fifteen per cent
Of the above increase must have come through
immigration.
Do not misunderstood me- | do not want
negro importation revived love our free
North our free labOrers, our institutions |
know their value in every point of view. Free
labor always will exceed slave labor if its
productiyeness is not impeded by extraneous
causes; and free institutions are productive in
30 many other senses, which political econ0-
mlst7 cannot get into their tables. My pur-
pose is only to startle little our lChite self
suficiency, by suggesting an important and not
to he overlooked cause Of our divided progress,
through which---in part, at least--wc have
outstrppcd the South since 1910. Our physi-
cal force, in human bone and muscle, has re-
ceived constant additions from abroad while
that of the South has, since 1903, been re-
stricted to its natural increase. | trust that
the suggestion that the shoeless wanderers and
cxies both black and white, are potent inhu-
ences in our progress is not offensive to our
pride but be it or not, the truth must be told
and it demonstrates that mans migrations
and transportatiOns are important elements in
human history. We should not pass them by
M unimportant but rather study its causes and
effects. With this view, permit me to add a
few more reflections.
Professor Tucker and Mr. +. C. Seaman
have both made calculations ny to the relative
annual value per head produced in the differ.
ent States of this Union. Mr.. Seaman gives to
each person in the United States SOL: Profes.
sor Tucker S62; averaging the two, would
make about 500 per head, or $500 for each
family of five have taken the pains to aver
age the tables they have furnished, relatively
between the free and slave States and | find
that, according to Professor Tucker, the aver
age result of the products of the slave States il
S57 and of the FREQ States, SOS The table of
Mr. Seaman makes the slave States S54, and
the Northern States 500 Ii we take the free
and slave States that most resemble each other
in pursuits, and which lie contiguous to each
other, we find that Tucker makes Ohio $40
Kentucky $40 Seaman makes Ohio SI2. and
Kentucky SlI.75 If we take free and a
slave State whose labor is protected by the
General Government through the tariff, We
find that Tucker makes Massachusetts, s. o.
Louisiana $50; Mr.. Seaman makes Massachu.
sets sos 90, Louisiana SOY.
trust you will permit mo to say, what
must say that the fact of the protected States
doubling other States in production, is no proof
against the maxms Of migration ! cannot
comment on the fact without violating your
rule, which iorhids politics. Mr.. Fisher had,
however, some cause for his arguments
These tables show that Northern labor in n
general average Is somewhat more productive
than Southern. That labor il, however. aided
IN far higher degree by ingenuity. inteli-
Gence and machinery Nor must we in com
mon Justice to the slave, omit to repeat the
fact that the proportion of laboring men to
the whole population is, for obvious reasons,
far greater North than in tho South, 50 that,
on close calculation, the disparity between free
and slave labor would be lessened
have not been able to find, and have not
had time t. mako out myself calculation as
70 tie relative consumption of the two laboring
forces Ia All calculations the master and the
slave are continually blended together. Could
the latter be separated and his consumption
compared with ms products | have not OAR
ucle OF doubt that az mere dullars-and.cent
calculation, OF all productive human macbines
10 the world, the negro slave of our Union leads
che column in his net proceeds Compare the
exports and imports Of the different States-
although the fact that New York is the great
importing and exporting mart of this Union,
impeding all close calculation--and clear as the
monday sun will il appear upon our financial
tableaux that the labor Of the despised and
derded negro IL the basis Of much of our
wealth and progress
must repeat here what | have stated al
ready he labor Of the South is almost al
exported 1t Is turned into money. The South
IL therci"!e the banner land of fnanciers, be
.cause It IL so ofen to erpioitahon Ii opens
70 richly TO their schemes The masters in.
dulge IN high grade OF expenditure, and
everything Is flash Not SO in the North. We
honss and turn into family comforts a great
rart Of our labor, and much of this escape,
financial calculation yea as ian honest con.
iession IL good for the soul - We may ms well
admit that We house a goodly portion of South.
use the French term because can lind no sy.
nonym Tor it in English.