Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-04-07
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Thus it appears that 1922 Of the emigra-
ton from other States to Missouri, has gone
from the slave States, result owing. I'M
questionably. 10 the Discrimination OF the
people of the free States, to settle where
slavery is allowed. II may be observed fur
ther, thut this small emigration from the
free States 20 Missouri, is confined in
great measure to St. Louis and other large
towns 1t is notorious, also, the mass Of the
foreign population is confined to the city of
St. Louis and its vicinity.
When we get the county statistics of the
last census, we shall probably find that nine-
teen twenteths Of the soil Of Missouri is
held and cultivated by emigrants and de-
scendcnts OF emigrants from The slave States.
If the Missouri Compromise is repealed,
the whole Indian territory reverts to the con.
dtion of Missouri before her admission to
the Union in ls20. And it will be no more
desirable to the enigrating population of the
/ free States, than has been the State of Mis-
isouri.
But the census of 1850 has also shown
that there has been no corresponding dsln-
cination, on the part of the people OF the
] slave States, 10 emigrate to the free States.
While 2,055,9si emigranls from the free
States are found in other free States, only
wi iOSo are iounu LA tho elava States.
On the other hand, while l,l97,450 emf
grants from the slave States are found in
other slave Suites, &C, lil are found in the
free States. Three emigrants 90 from
slave states to free States. where one goes
rom the free 10 the slave States.
will instance a few cases:
The State of Delaware has furnished
to the free States ..... 25.ISl
To the slave States 6.6iO
Nd. has furnished to the f ee States .S5,73i
TO the slave States 32.69l
Va. has furnished to the free States ls2, 42i
to the slave StatesI99 95l
Ky. has furnished to the free States,
mostly north of the Ohio .. liS.GSO
to the slave States l07, 72i
Virginia sends s5,762 to Ohio, Al 1879 to
Indiana, aud 1861 to Illinois and other
free States north of the Ohio, while she
sends but 1917 to the State of Missouri.
Kentucky finds 6S,5jl of her children in
Indiana, 40 5sS in Illinois, and 696gl in
Missouri. It is a curious fact that North
D, Carolina furnishes 47,026 to the population
= Of lndiana and Illinois. and only l7,O09 ia
= that of Missouri. Tennessee. winch Dor.
I, ders on the state Of Missouri, has sent "a
! Missouri, Of her children, 1870, and has
! sent across the State of Kentucky, to la. and
Illinois, 45,037.
: The four slave States, Delaware, Mary
: land, Virginia and Kentucky, being all the
= slave States, excepting Missouri, that lie
/ north of the Missouri Compromise, have
!. furnished an aggregate population o
I 69e,395 to other States. OF this number
: 4l2Ol9 are found IN the free States, and
256379 in the other slave States. And Of
this last number, l4l, l9l are found in slave
! States south of the Missouri Compromise
\ line, and lis, lSS north of it, in the State O.
! Missouri. Thus it appears that of all the
free persons who have, within the present
!, generation, emigrated from those foul
= States to other States, lying north Of the
= = Missouri Compromise line, fur-ffihs hay,
sought the territory of the free States.
These statistics, compiled from the alb
!, stract of the census Of 1850, show very con
= clusively that the prohibition of slavery il
any territory does not prevent emigration
= from the slave States. Sulch state Of facts
although surprising at the first view. Is moi
onnd unreasonable. upon closer examina
y t,s".
:, a large majority of the white inhabtant.
of all the slave States,an especially so III,
more northern slave States, do no: own slaves
Occupying doubtful position in society sup
jected to the evils without the compensation
of slavery, they naturally seek TO rid them
selves Of The former. by emigrating to land
where social distinctions are not based upol
the ability 10 live without the labor of one
hands. by southern politicians this mos
numerous class Of emigrants is never takei
into the account As in ancient Poland thu
/ terms nation and nationality applied exclu
sivey to the 100000 mobiles of the country
! the serfs sand peasantry not being known il
! law as part Of the nationality, but only a
incident to the land, as they were parcele
out among the nobility so 10 our Congess
ional legislation in regard to the territories
this class of the population Of which hay
J spoken is wholly ignored, and a false issn
is got up, viz; that the only parties interest
4 ed in the territories are the inhabitants j
I the North. aud the stockholders IN the Soutf
From the examinations which have made
I my convictions are, and trust they will nc
appear unreasonable, that the real wishes {
the great majority of the people of the 5, ut
IN regard TO our national territories, are nc
| represented in Congress. That if the em
grating population of Virginia, for instanc,
could freely act, without the fear of publ
sentiment at home, upon the Nebraska ques
ton, majority would vote for the prohibit
ION Of slavery there. Tha. ii Nebraska
permitted to remain free fronLslavery,a large
emigration TO il from the slave States will taxi
| place. Than if il be doomed to slavery.
j have said nothing in regard 10 emiura nj