The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-21
.nRAEH ooNVHllTION


TAe lecture Of Mr.. BuFritt wss delivered on
Monday evening to large auditory, who
psia great Difference 10 the speaker and SEEM
"a much pleased with the views he so forcl.
by advocated. We canno, pretend to offer
review Of HE lecture. Though he spoke at
ss0e length, every proposition he advan-
ced seemed to be Topped Of its fair proper
sioss to make room for its successor. We
have but the space to give his main propo
silien, the axis upon which his plan for .
Rosherly co-partneship Of the North and
0onth revolyed.
There 10 but one way. he said. BY which
he whole nation can take upon its shout
dsn the total extinction Of slavery. That
10 By compromising the Shareholders ont Of
he pebble treasury or the public domain
for the oct OF manumission. Let u face the
cost Of this vast pecuniary transaction a
The outset. Would the undertaking devolv.
burden upon the nation which would ex
coed i,s financial ability, and prove onerou
70 it, PoPulsiions Taking all the slaves il
the Union, young and old, sick and dsa
blsd, e2So per head mus, be admitted As Al
equiahle average price. Three million
and hall, At this valuation, would amouu
to 1s7s,ooo. 900. Even suppose, what coul
hardly be possible, that al the Souther
Stases would accept this pecuniary consid
Grafton. and smancipats their slaves simul
tsnsouiy asd at once, the annual interest Q
the whole amount would be 81, sos. 900 a
spss cent. II the population and wealth 9
the nation continue to increase at the rati
Of the last ten years. it, ordinary revenu
nnst roach elo0, 900 900 in 1860, and q
sanes By several millions annually afts
that date. Thus, if emancipation too
place in 1860, the natural income Of the o,
ton would yield about $50. 0o0, 900 for ,h
current expenses Of the government, b.
sides the interest of the debt contracted Il
freeing the country from slavery. Wi,
close economy, the people woOld be burden
ID with no more taxation than At the presel
0oment.
,Althoak b this offer were made to ell Il
Southern States individually, it is quite ce
tain that they would not all accept it simu
ianeously. One State. after some hest
ton, would lead the way, and be follow.
one after the other by the rest. Doubtlei
Sha nra nnnesip;r n Tho IN lla.,
slaves would be the FIRST to try the exper
nent oflmancipation. This would be De
aware, which has only about 1000 at IN
moment. These, at S25e per head, wou
only amour, to 100000. The whole r
venue from the public lands in 1855 vi
Eli, <o7 900. The odd dollars OF this su
above eleven millions would have free
Delaware from slavery. By the census
1850, Arkansas had about 1900 slaves, :
Thus the income from the public lands Ia
year would hare emsncipated oil these hi
man beings, and have added Arkansa. to Il
free States Of the Union. The surplu. re
enne now in the Treasury Of the Unit.
States, mostly derived from these land
would emancipate all the slaves in Missoul
We might 60 on in this way, freeing q sls,
Stale once in two ears, without adding
the iaxation OF the Union,
This il the substance Of Mr.. Burritt
plan Of emancipation. In theory it look
feasible. but in practice we fear il wouI
not work 90 well Is its author imscines.