Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-13
Md. VAS. Ca. N. Ca. Ga. 1928

Excess Of Native N. E. Pa,ipers 1888
New Engladd has of her sons almost
double the number, nearly 20 per cent.
more paupers than these impoverished
slaveholding States.
We have still further evidence Of the
superior condition of these slavehoIaing
States. From those Affections which re-
suit from physical suffering, from mental
agitation, the people Of the slaveholding
States are far more exempt than the peo-
pie of New England.
Deaf Dumb, Blind
Me-, n. II. VT, Insane and Idiots.
Mass, R. /. Con S,7Sl
Md, Va, Ca. S. Ca, Ga, 1909
Excess of New England 972
New England has II 1-2 per cent
more of those SO terribly afflicted
But the difference In the number of the
Insane is most striking.
New England, Insane, 3.S34
Southern States, '' $3.50
Excess in New England l,254
In the land of steady habits" among Il
people, cold calculating in their temper,
claiming to be peculiarly sober, temperate
practical, we find the number of the Insane
nearly 50 per cent. greater than among
the excitable, ardent sons of the Sot,th.
viii the abolitionists tell us whether
this sad condition be the result of physical
destitutlon, of the anxious struggle with
poverty, or is it the effect of a troubled
| conscience? Crime and destitution are
alike fruitful causes of insanity.
We have now contraSted the condition Of
the New England States with that of the
| five old slayeholding States, and have
| found that it is conciusively shown by the
statistics given in the census, that the lat
ter are more religious, have more homes,
are surrounded with more of those COM
forts which contribute to health and good
morals, that the natural increase of their
population IS far greater, their wealth
more equally distributed, they are far more
exempt from poverty, and from those aG-
| f1ictions which result from crime and des-
titution. We now propose to contrast their
aggregate wealth-and see, if even in
this, the ordinary experience Of man is
confirmed.
We deny that excessive wealth is a
benefit to 4 State or an individual. But
we need not stop TO point out its evils. In
Republic excessive wealth is least de-
sirable. As between the Individual citi-
zens, it creates an improper distinction,
corrupts the morals of the people, leads
them from the simplicity and purity in
dispensable to the existence of the govern
ment. But in a republic, wealth, fairly
distributed, so that each of its members,
easy and independent in his property,
shall feel himself practically equal to his
fellows, is all important That State
which exhibits a population practically
equal, with such reasonable wealth that
all are free, is the happiest, the most
likely to preserve its liberty Hence is
agricultural life the most suitable to re-
publicans. All history verifies the truth
of our assertion. Commerce, and manu-
factmes, though they bIings great gains,
enrich the few, the masses are poor; in
their train follows luxury, with all its cor
rupting tendencies. The love of money,
the desire of gain crush out the feeling OF
manly independence; men become slaves
to fortune, and are then fit to be the slaves
of a despot.
We must not thentake for granted, tlat
the country which has the greatest ag-
gregate wealth, is really most prosperous
| We must rather look to the source of its
wealth; 10 the distribution OF that wealth.
We have shown that slaye-holdii
States must be mainly agricultural, and
their wealth Of necessity more equally dis
tributed than In those which are engaged
| IN commerce and manufactures The
census has confirmed our position, by the
vast disproportion IN the number of pau
lpers In the slaveholding and non-slayehold-
ing States. Even il it were true, that the
aggregate wealth of the non-slareholding
States is greater than thatsnfthe slavehoid-
ing, We should still deny their greater
prosperity.
\ But even this vain Toast is not left to
the abolitionist! Not only is wealth IN
the slaveholding States SO much more
equally distributed, that paupers are al
most unknown; but their aggregate wealth
Is far greater than that of the flon-slaye-
holding States.
We take again for our comparison the
SIX New England States, and the FIVE old
7 Slave-States. Again we give the Adolf
/, zionist every advantage. We take their
models Of commercial and manufacturing
prosperity, and contrast them with tkose
which are ever held up, pointed al as EN-
blems of poverty; we compare the frugal,
ingenious, energetic, thrifty Yankee with
the idle, improyident, careless and waste
ful Shareholder.
:. We remember that tie free population
is equal-and appeal again to the census.
The assessed value or the property real
and personal is IN.
he. Il. III. VT, Value properly.
Mass, r. L. Conn. S1,o92456s Isl GO
t Nd, Va, n. Ca,
S. Ca, Ca, 81. APO, $50 so %
l Exc. of Southern wealth, s4l7. SO .3es
I 1IOf this excess there is