Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-12-29
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MOTION to)resign-
FACTS VS. SOPEIISTTfY.
MAJ EDaroa LIN dur notice Iof INF!
7 -Weston, 4. .ixalahbis- history 1.-The Pro-
!, gressQl SlayeSy ip ths United sStatss,i VS.
incidentally alluded TO his masterly "wind
up'' argument. in reply to the shallow pre-
1 tsnsbthat the diffusion bf@lavery dbes not
increase the pumper Of slaves. We also
promised, at some future time, life and
health perm ittiagg, to give, more fully, an
exhibit Of, the principles and facts upon
u 1whicb1 Mr.. WIS position is based. We
Therefore resume ?"rfie qdiil' again at this
4 time, no sWslsH'9''o 7''' '',''1 10. f'iP
iiEd Befofs We enter linto the nn,sfits of the
/. | question, however We Would direct atten-
tion to the fact, thai its decision, either for
tor against, is Of vital importance in the
discuss Of the great issues which hbw
divide the. AmeficaD People into two po-
Iiitieai parties; FOR il i; should appear that
the extension of slavery does not increase
s'I the number Of tho oppressed but, oh the
; fe6ntrary. adds to their happiness; then, 50
! far as tlis syao fkeassei5cg ate c8hcerned,
lit would OF .eourse be 10 crime; While, on
!, the other hand, we're we to ascertain, from
well established facts, that every foot oi
territory added 70 the blood stained area
Of human slavery, also increased the mum.
Der Of The "dowh.trodden,'ts in an equa
t proportion, We, would, BE: false to every
I'printiple, Of Justice and right, recreant tc
= Dill duty as. citizens of q Republic based
. upon the equal lnghtso Of IN men, and trait.
totS TO the doctrine Of our fathers, should
: We even permit BY our sufflages the further
g extension ot this ..'execrable, commerce'
in human fesb.", With This; introductory
), view, we Pi ocsed TO tbs subject, ,,,nro,,.,.
Z The prl3Ciple involved, is well stated .ol
page, 106, as follows .".1o'opN:ation is no
y reduced Aty ths epsiigTation OF free persops
ar 6y he depoortatoh Of slauss, iuni III
: Een.igrati6n oraegortation eqxq1s or EXCEED cis
!, ihr possible Jyrate Of raaturaI increase; be
f ca4ye 'aagtsrre {5rtkwak II Is 'ks. yaesuna.
ton il pl6Si Sl Tie sbSys s5asafa, G IS s a,
Essay y7toonn On Poepsstiioan. ii NJ byDr, Maithus
n Dr., n says: I.fhere are r. no no fears SO 10
# tally ill,fYunded, as the. fears of depopu
e lationn" from emigratioin,,"'' -" ~ %lh
# bpopulatioiniH Of The United States, according
!. Itt99 Tie last census, is IS, I72, 3i2., mo,
n, 80 ,QOO, 900. We have nd reason 70 be
" I'Iieve that, Great. Britain, is less. popuIsu
= at present, for the emigration Of tie sma
q parent stock Which produced these mum
: bers.' on, tie contrary, a. certain degre
# of emigration is known 10 to be Javoxabis t
# the population OF tile mother country
4 has been. particularly remarked that. tn
= two Spanish provinces, frrto5mm which tn
a1 gyrreatest.h yr number of people emigrated t
e meriea, became in consequeace more = POP ,J
= vzoas.'' Had the Dr, lived until the pre-
o thirty millions his jaigumeit could hay
n been made at least Six times stronger; fp
Is surely no refectinng nor. observing min
e can for d, momeat believe shat the popula
4 ton of Great Britain is ,lessened now, b
r. the few whom. she originally lostlby EN-
y grafton; or that had they never left th
It mother country; they would ,htaye9 iinageqaz
y Again, we obtain valuable informa 10
d from ".ObservatiopS on the, Highlands {
!. Scotlanl," SU5) by the Earl of ,Selkirl
=. lNFbe facts .ale. briefly these; In 1855, til
"Isle Of .Syke1 contained IL 252 inhabil
ants, and in l79l-4, IA; 40. It also AZ
,e pears that ,beiween, i77o and, 1890, ii
N aggregate :, emigration, from, ;ths islam
!. lainouned to t,selge Mousqnd; yet nolwitl
:. Standing this drain, we find that. the ma
D. puiral tendency of population more tha
=. filled the; blank. Soft to those who ale
r. [the island We, add the NATURAL increai
"a which has, probably taken place. anon
A. them, We cannotS doubt but they wou
"a n lkoSfj4n tha q 4 n
Of the island in 1855, Nov let i
J. supposed, for the sake Of argument, tn
; the whole of tsese conld again; be .collec
IN ed within the island. - = y ~ .'W he
IS its actual numbers are All oppressive. bu
lie den, what would be the case if such 9
lie addition We're made? Cant possibly 1
. belieysd, if,emiglation had not taken plac
~ the same natural increase would have gol
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