Litchfield enquirer., 1855-01-11
What IL the Value of the Cullen

derating influence in the government.
We have eliminated few more facts
from the mass contained in the census, which
may assist in determining the question:
Farmers and mechanics will please notice
them:
Three hundred and twenty five different
occupations are named in the census, of
males over Is years of age in all the States.
These occupations include farmers, mechan-
les Of various trades, merchants, lasorers.
seamen, etc., etc -embracing an aggregate
of 5,s7l,s The proportion of these in
the free States is 1868 to each thousand Of
the inhabitants in the slave States 14s to
each thousand. This shows in part, who
does the business.
The product manufactures, mining and
the mechanic arts in the free States is
$780, 29: the same in the slave States is
l67, 906,035. Perhaps some one may be
disposed to claim that the south or slave are
the Agricultural States, and therefore the
contrast above. The New York Tribune
has recently shown most coaclusively las
any one may do, who chooses to examine
hgures) the absurdity of such claim. BY
fair estimate of the products of the seye-
raj States those of the free exceed those of
the slave by over 1891, 100000. Thirty
one millions is liberal margin for any high
rate of value on any northern article, and
leaves at least 100000, 900 in favor of the
free States.
! will add one fact only on this point the
corn crop of the free States being PAP, $780,
600 bushels, estimated at Al cents per BUSH
ell, amounts to over $4,000, 900, and ex-
ceeds the entire cotton crop of all the States
which is estimated in the census at 9s, 6OO,-
600 dollars. This shows in past who does
the business
The tonnage of the United States, for
eign and domestic, in 1851, amounted to
220, 300 900 tons y; Of this 1876, 250, 900 was
in the free, and "a ,250, 900 tons was in the
slave States. The excess of American over
foreign tonnage in the free States is lOl,-
350, 900 tons. The same excess in the
slave States is but ii, 900 tons.
The cost Of the transportation Of the U. S.
mails in the free States in 1851 was 81, 437;-
sls, in the slave States $l,496,349. The
nett revenue in the free States was 81, 74s,-
69i, in the slave States 81 ,O54,425. Thus
while the free States pay $l,3i0,776 over
the cost of their transportion, the slave
States do not pay cost into nearly $500 900.
This also shows in point who does the bu-
siness of the country. And will it do to
enquire Of the chivalry how much magnan-
unity there is in their desire to increase the
rates of postage who pay no revenue, when
the north who pays all the nett revenue de-
sires it's decrease.
A fact or two as to who governs. Other
facts may be exhibited hereafter
The slave population of the United States
is 3,2O4,00O; three-ffths of this number
goes to make up the Representative popu-
lation Of the States in which they reside.
Three-fifths of the above is (omitting frac-
tions) 1929, 900. The last appor,ionment by
Congress was to 93,4se. This gives the
slave States 90 Representatives for their
slaves-as many as Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, and Vermont have for
their entire free population.
All the persons engaged in agriculture in
the free States amount to ,539, 53I: and in
commerce, trade, manufacturing and mining
l,260, 500. All these persons except those
engaged in commerce, manufacturing, etc.
as above in New York, Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, do not return but one more Represen-
tative to Congress than do three-fifths Of the
slaves.
Shall draw contrast between these two
classes The former engaged in occupa
tons requiring an education, and capable
Of framing and executing laws. The latter
not only, no, tAkisg any par. in law making,
but scarcely permitted to know any law
but that Of submission. The contrast that
may be exhibited by showing the education
al movements in the whole land, will be a
sufficient one. With this state of things
as it existed previous to 1854 We are no,
disposed to quarrel. 1t was in the land.
But shall We consent to extend an arrange
ment that gives as much representative
intelligent farmers. mechanics and working
men, who, after all, are the bone and sinew
Of our land