New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-18

q FREE Sta'0.
In spite Of that high price of bresdstufs for some
years past Of which the Virginia planters by reason
Of their pearness to tde-wsers, have been enabled
10 reap advantages so superior to those of the
Western farmers in spite OF the introduction of the
use of gusno as means of fertilizing their worn
out aDds in spite Of efforts to excite the industry
and revive the prosperity of the State by an extern
sive systm of internal improvements for which
large advances have been made from the State
Treasury, in ADDITION to heavy subscriptions by
private citizens; in spite even of an unprecedented
rise in the market value Of slaves-ths lea dng pro-
| duct Of ViJgiRs-which seems to be rapidly bring
ing up the price to the mark fixed by Governor
Wise; in spite of all these things that alarming
decline, for a remedy for which the State doctors
of Virginia bave so Opg been in search still con.
tinues to go on unsbated, and still continues 10
draw forth endless jereuads from the newspapers of
the Ancient Dominion. The unfinished aud unpro.
ductive public works have burdened the State with
hesvy oebt, involving the necessity of heavy taxa
ton to pay the interest, with no prospect Of
ever discbs,giDg the principal, and still less of
finishing the works and getting any adequate
return for the outlay thus far made, and the still
greater outlay necessary to complete them. In
addition to this oppressive public debt, the planters
themselves, in spite Of the high prices of grain and
negroes are Overburdened with private debts. In
fact, the price of negroes is altogether too high to
Justify the application Of such costly labor to the
exhausted lends of Virginia. Accordingly, the
papers inform us Of a negro stampede from all
parts of the 8tste-tbe negro trade being eI-
ceedipaly brisk aid nsoy masters moving of With
their tOlc e, to escape Vlrg MIA taxes and Nrgaa
executions, and all in hopes to apply their black
labor more prOftably TO ess exhausted sell. The
| Petersburg Express notices "the unususl number
Z" of slaves constantly passing through Petersburg
"on their way SOUTH" while The Montgomery
M4l informs us that the number of slaves carried
| by the Alabama boats down that river for New
| Orleans, and coming principally by iallroad from
| North Carolina and Virginia, is large beyond all
precedent"
While shareholders ard their slaves are thus
abandoning State large tracts of which they have
r, ductd TO desert, while other large tracts of 1t
were never fel tile enough to admit of cultivation
after their expensive aud unproductSe system,
arrangements are being made between certain large
Virginia landbolders and certain enterprsing
Northern gentlemen for the introduction into that
Sta'e of freeabor cooDists, ahd the cultivation oy
their means Of the lands whichsthe shareholders
bave abandoned or neglected. 1t needs but half an
eye to see that this is the only possible chance for
the resuscitation Of Virginia II the Virginia rail-
reads are ever TO be renders profitable, 1t only
be by he establishment Of free.labOr population
along their lines, to supply them with passengers
and traffic If the debts of Virginia are ever TO be
paid, and that reprdiation avoided which SOME
OF her politicians are are;dy begioniDg openly ~
advocate as The only alternative " starvation, IL can
only be BY mpartiDg ~ her industry vigor aud u
thrift not to be iourd except where the soil Is tdled
| by intelligent free labor. Here are enterprising
and spirited citizens of other States volunteering ~
do that for Virginia which she has proved utterly
unable to do for herself-tO cultivate her soil, to
revive her industry to furnish business for her rail-
roads, and to hep save her from the reputation
with which she is driven By poverty TO threaten her
CREDITOR. One would tn nk tbsy such immigrants,
having such objects IN view, migot have al least a
| b, sriy welcome. The Richmond Wing, on toe con-
trary, greets them vita . dogn-the. manger howl,
which is highly characteristics. Even the deserted
piantotons have, in the estimation Of The Wing, q
certain African odor shout them, by which they are
made too precious to be cultivated by these AbOI-
ton scoundrels who sin the course of few years"
| light effect BY the Introduction at horde of
Abolition voters, the abeton OF Slavery 10 the e
'of Virginia" Ii The slaves cannot be keps in the
State-if they are all run Of SOUTH in the way
trade, and Others in the way Of repudistion- The
Bhg will stll deli bt Itself with the memory of the
past-wll stll find consolation in preventing Viz
ginia from being dtsecrated by fee labor. Take
tie following asa specimen OF the tirades into which
that psper breaks GU:
We have sadly mistaken the character Of the Viz.
gnia people if they will ever permit the coloniz ny
an'pg them Of vile and vpeoUs set of Aboiti N SIS
who mpudeuy and oehsptiy announce their intention
Beforehand OF revcctisDizUg our scc a Alton
and establishing upor lis 'uiDs he corrupt eAnyerou.
aasrchy-pro incg sys'em Of FREE society which pre.
walls in the Noribern States. Enough OF virtue and
conrage yet exists il the bOsoms Of our czets 10 prs
vent 20 Injurious AND Awning consummslion. And
stmopish in sdysDce the ringeaders OF this move
m. nt sud Their silly end unpiDcpled oupe. IN At the
ueope Of Virgirs oil u Get them on tn confnes O
! The State and DIVE item back with ss0rd IN hand,