New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-06
VIRGINIA AND IT'S.

To ne Editor Of The v J. Tribune
SIR In your we-tmod articles the comparative re-
sources growth and importance of the North and South,
Won have not done Justice TO Massachusetts the
of Freedom on one point This State, you observe, has
increased her representation Congress from to II.
You had lust before stated that Virginia had increased
hers from 10 TO 49, The ncrenonts are, therefore equal
a. solutely though quite proportionaly But five
sxls Of the territory which formed the Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, at the time of the adoption OF the federal
constitution now forms the State of Maine, has been
celea 10 Greet Britain or the protection Of slavery
separate State has also been laid of from Virginia but lis
area Is little more than one-fhrd Of the original extent OF
that State. Thus Virginia reians two thirds and Massa-
clusets oncsixth of her original territory advantage
of the former over the latter Of just 10 The present
area of Virginia vaousy estimated at GlooO to 900
square miles tha O: Massachusetts from 1900 to 1900
about one-eehh of Virginia. and with natural advantages
immeasurably inferior hi hat Their comparative male-
rial value as members ii the Union will be better under
stood by few figures from the last Census:
Square miles Population. A-''i val ProP'y
Massachuses i,S sstS4 $2 30 5,S 81
OF the movement of this property in the two States
some idea may be obtained from the amount OF cores
pondCnce in each by mail;
Ios,agc C1llafef in 1855:
In Me- $50 so In e3i72 10
Exec Of p.slase the OF carrying the mails IN m -. -
EAcessf c,s Of earring the nss postage in '
$1,000
Thus the f.mer after paying her postage puts into
the national fund onehird of million per annum to pay
the deficit Of Virginia and other slave States does
this suffice but every mouth and back in Massachusetts
taxed TO make up large deficit in the postage accounts OF
the slave States which extra payments at the POST
Offce have failed TO balance
think il highly probable that if could obtain accu
rate and complete Of all the burdens sustained
ard benefits received by the two States from the Union
the proportions would vary essentially from the above
Ii low state Of material prosperity and progress be
proof Of low and degenerate state OF society morals and
industry as argued by slave editors in regard to the
British Yves. Indies though they conceal part OF the
facts in that case what answer will they make 10 these
fCurCsl
Unequal burdens and pecuniary sacrifices would be Of
slight consequence if the miscie OF our association with
those reorle ended there but reduced 70 such
degree Of scrvude and dependence ourselves TO be
compelled TO partGke with them Of the guilt and niany OF
robbing and massacreing feeble harmless AMI friendly
neiehbors in order that Virginia may have new human
flesh markets and DC able to continue her slave-breeds
and saye-tradng ndustya business denounced in vain
bv some Other best citizens more shocking and dsreputa
bic than the African piracy. No wonder that the STATE
con6scood the debts due from her TO private persons who
happened to live of her limits. No wonder that she
spurns. with cool unbushing forehead the obligations of
solemn compact int which entered with her at her
invitation No wonder that the earnings Of our laborous
lives taken from Us so unequaly and uDusy, used 10
pay the curvest political KNIVES and mpostors for -four
hinr over US degrading Us and aintng and corruptag
ever thing they touch among No human intelligence
can estimate and if it could language could adequately
describe the extent and depth Of the corruption and de-
reneracy which those people with their blasting nsiitu
ion have spread this otherwise peaceful and happy
land.
lam 70 enemy Virginia and in proof OF IT, advise
her IN future play the part Of the marble statue as
perfectly in point of aee rs she has long done IN point oil
iaseKsUsafy n CITi1hS OF hAssA0A's-i's'