New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11

Inc,,..e of ssvts In IL oounties 80
Increase Of whites in II counties
Here in these twelve counties lying chiefly In the
GENITAL belt Of territory that borders the Missouri River
We zee that the ncrease Of ssves 10 five Yeas has been
10 go while the iDcIexe OF Whites has bean but Il,
AGA or little more than two whites TO ever, slave-a
glazing evidence of the Effect which an incr.ae Of ssve
labor has 10 dimnshiI the natural increase Of waite
DOL ua'lon In the entire STATE OF Aiseouii the whole
increase Of slaves since 1851 as be ore DIVE has b.
but T. 49, While the increase in the t~ev counties
just enumerated is showD to be ~ ~ thus establish
ing that in all the balance Of the State 10 the IS
naming counties, embracing olsths Of the area Of
Mrsomi-tte increase OF slaves has been oily 262.
On Ire 9th hand in thee twelve couotes tbencrease
in free white population has been bat Il iOi waie that
In tie resdue OF the Sts'e-n the IS counties
TO lSi 99. The contrast then ri sand as flows, to
wit:
Increase Of slaves il as oountes...... 1884
Ratio e increase Of free whites to slaves In IS eonai.,
In five
But these 95 counties cont an free VIII te population
Of 669, 92l and a slave population of 81, Al, or
.aye 10 IL whites. these fsc'e and fgurs demon
srae that in egotten'hs OF the State being95 coan
t,s out Of lU7 upon status OF population OF white
10 every save the increase Of inhabitants exhibits 81
free whites TO every slave; thus demonstrating beyond
oil que stion or cav thai the emigration whica s t,x
ing into our State from the older States and rom Ia
rope 10 indsputably sntsgonsiic TO the s,stem Of
SIorerv. Thee are matters that Representatives
should consider well when seeking again to renev
Slavery sgtston for there Is no one thing Iurer on
this earth than that every disturbance OF the qtston OF
Slavery contributes 10 axe the iaSc upon which the
ysitm rests ana give grea'er zeal and impeos 10 the
adv apce of White labor. have adduced IL counties
a. cont Oil ing peally bali OF the slaves In Missouri Let
ne ref, 10 me OF them sg-n before paslng or
Two and The among tue LARGEST are espe naiy 10 be
noted 10 vi: Howard cid Lafayette 10 each OF
tie il will be rrne mbt thai the increase of slaves
ID l4reer than that OF Tree white citizens sne 1851
thus:
Iueress, in Howard L We 7S3
lLoresse in lafayette IL i've JrArs'''.''''%l l,fS
Thi. crease of slaves IN refcre. has been he er
p-.,e OF The white population; and those wlo are so
eager In contend ing FIR the benehc'nt inthence Of
"Sayery ex. psion" will have 70 recot Gle iuo them
selves how they give praise 70 an nstnutloawhich u
thu. ture even in tie besrt Of Mnsouri amdher most
fruitful al de and enchanting scenery 10 be arrier to
the sdyaIcem of their Sn race and tieir own
liz cage. The contract which has been Fe~en'ed
tetxetn the twelve sge slavehoding counte Of Mis-
sour and the ninety counties that may aknest be
termed non ehodpg, sc eok oniy 70 tn proper
ton between whites and slaves, one mat nay well
call for serious copsderston. II an eIhoSn Of the
e. v of Slavery in a small section Of Missouri, and
of is decline eseshere under the influence OF emgra-
ton from abroad II tells in language not TO be mis-
en- that the sreat advance II the popuatu Of this
STATE has taken place where Slavery h4s csrcsly To-
creased at ali. And what does ali this sigaifyf Ii
means a. have already stated, that ematcipstion 10
ali esdy trsnspirpg in Missouri; for If the stais;is
have p:esented do not anoaof TO t,af, 1 know not
wha would. II is gradual emancipation on ln largest
proudeet grandeet scale-enancipaflou gathered Q
triumph in the forward march OF The white race
trophy Of our own civ liz Atom. Sir, would AK WIS,
TIE Court.s q CAY d. Klb and CIsri wer. rot n,
irrre< h no They ars PIT evn, ihere.ore, ss.s R3L