Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-26

braska- 10th Bound 10 Come Into the Union
as Free States New Merieo aud Utah-
The Prospects Of the Free STATES.
'a ".". WAsHINcroN, Angus, 81, 1854.
News has reached from Nebraska and
Kansas, 10 the effect that The emigration 10
these territories is so rapid as TO justify the
opinion that in less than two years they will
both knock al The door OF the Union for ad-
mission. The emigration is principally from
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and the New, England
States, leaving no doubt as 10 ihe character
Of the population which will sway that
country. .t
II is The sheeresl nonsense 10 talk Of max
ing either Kansas or Nebraska a slave State.
Both are destined and bound 10 be free under
that clause Of the law establishing territorial
governments for both Of them, which allows
the people of The territory to determine for
themselves whether they will establish or
rule ou, that institution. So far, ii is no ex.
aggeration TO say that ten Northern emi.
grants, opposed to slavery: have gone 10 both
Kansas aul Nebraska 10 one STAKEHOLDER, and
these ten Northern sell-laboring men have
no idea Of voting for an institution which
woull depreciate the value Of their labor, if
it did not absolutely degrade it.
II will always be so where territories whose
soil and climate admit of free labor are
thrown open 10 new settlers. The Northern
farmer and mechanic can get ready TO march
in day, while the settlement OF Southern
estate, and the transportation OF negroes, re-
qure very different care, prudence and cir.
cumspec,ion Besides the men who emigrate
are no, rautiug politicians. They 60 10 new
| territories 10 better their condition-to obtain
I higher reward for their labor, and 10 be
more happy and flee in every respect. Now
how many Southern shareholders 20 you
think will be supposed 10 take their negroes
/ from Southern plantation in Mississippi,
Alabama or Kentucky, where they are worth
from eigh, hundred 10 fifteen hundred dollars
| apiece, 10 carry them to Nebraska OF Kansas,
where in The ou!se, there must be very little
money. and consequently no price pu, on The
negroe Who will take slaves-ihe most
sensitive and precautions property in exis-
Z tence-iIom place where it is secure and
/ protected, 10 place where that protection
must necessarily be, wasting, and where the
people may, at any lime, legslate il ou, Of
| existence s.-4 -.f. .s.aHa.a ... d
II Inc Souier States were over-peopled or
crowded with negroes, such thing might
be supposed /; but they are by far the most
, sparsely settled, and huge amounts Of land
as ye, unculiivaed. Lands in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Eastern Tennessee, Ala.
bama, Georgia and Florida are as fertile as
any portion Of the globe, and certainly as
ie'lile as Kansas and Nebraska, and as long
as there is scope for agricultural enterprise
offered BY these, ii is not 10 be supposed that
any considerable portion of Southerners will
sprinkle The free population of these terrific.
Ties. .....
The railroads now in the process of con.
siIuciion or finished begin 10 open up the
pine baIrens Of Mississippi and Alabama, in.
Producing new branch Of induslry-,hat Of
manufacturing tar-into that region OF conn
try. There are ibu, three products Of the soil
remuneraling slave labor sugar, cotton and
rice, 1t is extremely doubtful whether either
Kansas or Nebraska will raise any Of them.
We all remember what hue ami cry was
raised abou, Utah and Mexico, when they
were organized without an express prohibi.
lion Of slavery. !. Il was in vain that Mr..
Webster and Mr.. Clay told the Northern
Freesoilers tina, God himself bad prohibiied
slavery in those lerrioriesj the abolilionsls
insisted iha, slavery would go there, and
three great patriots and statesmen died with
The calumny Of fayoriag slavery attached TO
their names Yet, who is there so foolhardy
as TO assert that either Utah or New Mexico
win ever be slave Slaiei Less than four
years experience sufficed 10 dispel that illu-
sion. II viii be SO with Nebraska and Kan
sas in less than two years. -'-a fH
The States Of onr eonfederacy are now di-
yided into sixteen free Siales and fifteen slave
States, including Delaware. All the big
States New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
are free States, aad slavery is excluded from
,hc whole coast OF the Pacific. Besides the
States, We have ibe following Territories