The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-01
Original Correspondents.
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odd Virginia never Tires"
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soAEnswoRrH. NH, Aug. IS. '55
Andshe need nos tire unless she. be-
comes fatigued by rcmsining stationary,
In a former communication, ] gave some
statistics Of Virginia and New York,
Kentucky and Ohio. to show the cempar-
ative progress between tie free and slave
States. a State census has been taken
in New York the present year. and from
the returns already made it is said the
population of the whole State will lamount
to 4 4,0G0, eco. Now. If Virginia had ia
creased in the same ratio from 1890 to
1855 that New York has, she should
have a population of 100000 But
Virginia in sixty years did not quite
double her population aud at that rate,
ii will take her till the year 1000 to be in
point of population where she would now
have been had She kept pace with New
York.
:. York has in rotnl nos. so.ooooo) acres land.
Virginia = q. 39.019 09J do
New York is eapsblc of sustaining
Virginia is capable do do 1850
But if We take into consideration the
climate, soil, apd other natural adyanta-
ges, which Virginia possesses over New
York, she can as welIsustain twen:y-feu
millions as New York sixteen. Now, at
the ratio of gain of New York for the
last sixty-ti tiye years, she will have a pop
uiation of sixteen millions about the year
1890. Where will Virginia be at that
lime, provided she don't tire % If her
ratio of gain be the same as it has been.
fer sixty years past she will have popu-
lation of twenty-five hundred thousand,
and would come up to her twenty one
millions in about the year $3.50, that is
she would be two hundred years behind
New York. and might tire before she
overlook her sister State.
From the pa;ent Office reports for 1856
| gather the following Statistics
Whole number Of Patents from 1899 to 1855.
Virginia, 563
New York, 5245
All OF the Slave States, a3s6
Massachusetts, 257l
By the above it viii be seen that the
single State of Massachusetts has taken
out more patents than all of the slave.
States together. and New York more
than double of all the slave States. Veri-
ly, slavery does not help develop the fac
ulties of the human mind New England,
with her long winters, and soll 50 poor that
Senator Preston of South Carolina. won
dered how her people obtained living,
Has an area of 5000 SO, miles
Native white population, 3 s99. .65l--37 to 50. IN.
The slave States have AN area Of $4,000 50. m
Native white population, 5,915.3&S--7 to SO. In-
Slave States na. VIII ilsiteratc, Is, in l.
n. England > g :, 6519--l in 4o5
val. church property m n. York. ssl15ss, SOL
: in Virginia, 2,9o2. .220
New York has more church property
tl,an all ofthe slave States and we might
continue tie investigation and We should
find the free are in advance of.
the slave States in every thing which, le-
lateS to the welfare OF man.
If Missouri was to abolish her slavery
to-day, and give 10 each STAKEHOLDER the
market value of his slaves in SAFE scrip,
payable 10 twenty years, she would gain
by the operation; for by the time that
the scrip became due she would find her
self the second State in the Union, in
poiut OF population aud wealth.
JOHN B. WOOD.
P. S.-Tell your gold hunters 10 go to
New Mexico if they wish to find gold
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