Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-05-15

IN twenty-five years from 1850, the North
will have thirty millions Of white population
and the South fourteen millions at the end Of
the same decade. At the end of The second
decade, the North will have sixty millions, and
the South twenty-eigbt. We may even in
elude the Southern slaves 10 the calculation
and without adding unit in favor Ofthe North
Tor the vast tide Of foreign emigrants that in.
creases their number every year, 10 which there
is no set of in the South /; and at the end o.
present decade. the white population Of the
North will out number the population OF the
south, including the Africans, to the extent Of
about ten millions Of souls; at the end of the
next decade to the number of twenty millions
even the balance against the South, outuum-
berlng the whole population OF England, Scot.
land. aad Wales-which constitute the basis
OF the most powerful empire in The world -
The North doubtless outnumbers us in popu.
lation now, to the amount of perhaps seven
millions OF white population or more. We see
their population already great, With an ear
uestness and energy never perhaps equalIed
acting together with an unprecedented unan
unity to the one aim and design Of sectional
izlny their whole country against us upon the
Abolition question. They arc shrewd calcula-
tors. They knoU the whole of the power of
the Federal Government will soon fall into
their hands, by the silent and sure operation
OF the laws of nature; aud the idea and in
Iention to outnumber and overwheIm us with
their predominant millions, enters as an ele.
ment into the Free-sol movement for they
want the extended plans of the territorial dis
tricts of the United States, in which to sggre
gate their millions, by whose power they in
tend TO blot our civilization from the map Of
the world The Union-the Federal Govern.
ment are not the elements which are leading
on the human race on this Continent to its
destiny, That race progresses by laws which
lie deeper and exert power more potent and
irresistible. So far from controlling and sha-
ping the fortunes and destiny of the people of
the Union, tie people Of the Northern States a.
lone aCU mould, shape and direct the Govern
ns@ as they please, and drive IL before them like
chat before the storm. Look now upon the pic
ture have drawn. and is it not plain as noon
day that the Federal Government ofthe Union
aOiH be no more Southern forever.
We should, as we love our dearest liberties
our hearthStoues, and domestic altaro. delude
ourselves with unfounded hopes no more, The
Federal government-the Union--wiI protect
the South from Northern aggression no more
forever"
80 much for two Southern writers. We turn
now to third one, the able editor of lead
ing New Orleans paper, who has in the mass
of his northern exchanges, aided by that al
most intuitive perception which becomes Sec
ond nature with veteran editors, better oppor.
tunlty for forming correct opinion on such
questions than the mere general observer. In
an article on the Presidential election, the New
Orleans Bulletin speaks in the following COM
plimentary terms Of the Republican Party:
This ugly, mishapen and deformed imp of
mischief has grown up to man estate. with all
the perVerse and diabocal will that character
lied its infancy and with the capacity of ma
ture strength and vigOr to carry it into execu-
tion. Abolitionism, since it has reached the
majority is known by che more energetic and
deceptive title of Republicanism and with Cir.
cean guile it is Turing in its charmed circle the
deluded men of all parties at the North. tits
now to be recognized as one of the three dis
tinct political organizations in which the coun.
try is divided, and five can Judge from its
representative strength in the National Leeis.
lature it is at this time the most powerful of the
three.
4
The Republicans, under the direction Of the
most experienced and shrewd leaders and tac
ticians Of the old Wing and Democratic par.
ties are narshaling their forces, and by unre-
mitting drilling. asd discipline so dispCsng and
arranging their strength as to be most avsila-
BILE when the time Of action comes. AS a
preliminary, everything like factions, opposi-
ton and angry disaffectious are TO be removed;
all slight differences are to be reconciled: and
union and harmony secured. Everything
for the Cause-nothing for the men" is the SIC
gan for the party. Aprincipls leads and con-.
trolls them, and whoever may be their standard.
bearer is Of secondary consideration, so long as
he is true to his colors Under the Black
flag Of Republicanism will rally the enemies of
Southern Slavery, however politically classified
: and denominated. This piebald party is made
: up Of Wings, Democrats and Know Nothings,
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