The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-18

majority OF the people-a majority of nearly t,ceuty to
oneare never heard Of and have power in those
States politically, than the slaves It's aristoeratic rulers
own This il truly astonishing! But the condition OF
the General Government is The free population
OF the Union is about twenty millions The saveowners
number some three hundred and fory-sx thousand
For the past sxy-years, their numbers would average
from one hundred and hy TO two hundred thousand vet
the General Government is in their hands, has been
for the past nifty when the majority against Them
the Union Is as sL 10 one they hold the power and
the Government is directed and controlled by them and
has been almost since it has been operation And
Offices of the Government-and believe nearly ,tco-
thirds of those ofices-have been filed by shareholders
the exclusion of the great mass of the people the
United Stsies.n
The five purchased slave States of Florida
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri, contain
543, 1863 square miles.
The whole fifteen free States contain Asa, 344
square miles.
The territory added to the slave States. by
purchase, is larger than all the fifteen free States
by S9,025 square miles.
This excess is a larger territory than is con-
tanned in of the free States Ind this scas al
purchased TO extend Slavery, while the free States
admitted have been formed out of territory be-
longing to the United States when the Govern
ment established, and to which the Ordi-
nance of Jefferson and of Freedom, prohibiting
Slavery, was applied by the fathers of the Repub-
lie.
REPRESENTATION.
The fifteen free States have 100000 of
free white inhabitants, the fifteen slave States
5000 900, each have thirty Senators. True the
small States are entitled to two Senators each as
well as the larger ones; but this number of slave
States extended large territory with q
small population, makes the dsproportioned rep
resentation of the two sections in the Senate too
palpably unjust. In Senator's the stare States hare,
6y ttis system, Kept up representation an the pro-
portion Of TWO to ONE as against the free States.
In the House, the slave States have ninety
members representing 5000, 900 of population ;
the free States one hundred and forty-two mem
bers, representing 100000. Upon the same
ratio with the slave States, the free States should
have one hundred and ninety.f0e memJers-a loss
10 them Of ffty-three in the popular branch of
the Government-that in which the popular voice
is to be heard, and the popular will expressed.
South Carolina has sac Representatives, with q
free white population of 274, 563.
New Hampshire has three Representatives with
free white population of 3l7,456.
Vermont has three Representatives with free
white population of 3,4O2.
Vermont and New Hampshire, with popuia-
ton of 630,858, have SIR Representatives.
South Carolina has sir also, with only 274,563
less by $50, 295-not one-half as much.
AT the ratio of South Carolina representation,
these free States should have fourteen Represent
atives, instead of sir Is there not wide differ
ence in the political rights of these States?
Three Congressional districts in New York
contain larger free white population than the
State of South Carolina; yet this is the State
that is going to force Slavery into Kansas--the
one that has so often complained of the hardshps
of remaining one of the United States, and
threatened disunion!
Votes Of elepen slaDeholdng States at tie election Of
1852, when Mr. Pierce acas chosen, as contrasted
actth the cote of Neac York