New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-14
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Slavery exists in all of these but the proportion of
slaves to free is, as our readers see, but little more
than one TO seven. The tendencies of the majority
must therefore be in the direction of the North, aud
their interests carry them necessarily toward the
North. Maryland is fast becoming mining and manu-.
featuring State and the policy of the North ayOrs d.
yersfca,On Of labor, and thus furnishes market for
coal and iron that cannot be obtained in the South
Baltimore has large trade with the West aud the
largest portion of it, that which she has made the
greatest efforts TO secure. lies north ofthe Oho and it
is in that quarter that augmentation most rapid Her
slaves are few in number and in the event of separa
ton, she would have the guarantee OF the North for
their possession during the period Of preparation for
gradual and quiet emancipation; whereas, should she
90 with the South, but few would remain at the close
ola single year from the date of separation from Penn
sylyhna Her union with the North il not one, there
fore, to be dissolved; Delaware, of course, accOmps
MES her, and becomes part of the North. So. too,
with Missouri Her interests look eastward, and not
southwark. Railroads are rapidly uniting her with
the cities of the Atlantic coast Her farmers and
miners look eastward for market for their products
Her chief city looks westward and DOrthward and not
southwark, for its trade 1t may therefore, be re-
garded absolutely certain that in the event Of the
threatened dissolution of the Unon these three States
will remain connected with the North. What would
be the of Kentucky and Western Virginia, it is
somewhat, though we think not very much, more diff
cult TO determine. Both would have very strong res-
soos for pursuing the course with Maryland and
Missouri; but for the present We will assume that
they belong TO the South and that the following is the
proper classification of the States:
In the North are New England, New York, New-Jer
sey Pennsy lvana, Delaware Maryland Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin Iowa, California and
Minnesota, now soon to become a State. The South
includes Virginia, and the Carolinas Georgia Florida
Kentucky. Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana,
Arkansas and Texas.
States Free Population. Slave Total
s outS...... y 52oSSco sS o's 1900
Such were the proportions at the cate Of the
nearly four years old; but since tten they have
been materially changed The vast immigration OF the
last four years coupled with the natural increase must
have swelled the population of thsnortAern set of
States TO seventeen millions while the natural in
crease and small immigration. have probably carried
the number in the southern one to nine millions TEE
total population of the Union in 1910 was scarcely
greater than is that of the States which in sectional
division, must constitute the North
Ii is charged that the North lives upon the South,
that its prosperity results from the trade furnished
by the South, and that il could not prosper separated
from the South and these are the charges il is pro-
posed now TO examine II they are well founded ana
if the North to its Southern connection ell It's
power and gain, it may be well to submit to all the
demands of the South rather than return 10 their
natural poverty and weakness - but before doing
tits it would be well to be assured that the facts are
really We think they are not and are disposed to
think that our readers will at the close of the exsm
patton, agree with Us in this belief
The gain" from customer is dependent altogether
on his power 10 purchase and this is, in its turn de-
pendent on biz power 10 sell The man VINO sells bis
Gsys labor for dollar, csnno; be customer 70 the
storekeeper to greater extent thsn dollar per day
The farmer who Las only one hundred bushels OF whea.
to eel, purchase more than the value Of those
bushels Tie planter who has but twenty bales of
cotton to SELL cannot purchase more goods than they
viii pay for. So it is with communities Their power