The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-07-03
The Effect Of tho Emancipation
Movement IN missouri.

The successful inauguration Of tho
emancipation movement in Missouri by
the election Of John NJ. Winner. as the
mayor Of Sc. Louis, has already borne
fruit in the tremendous rise Of real estate
not only in 81. Louis but throughout Oh,
entire state. lis well known to all own
6rs and purohas- RS Of real eslato that th,
sales this spring have been three-fold a,
great and at a greater increase Of price
than ever before obtained in this CITY
The same is true Of the state. Never
has there been such a demand for Mis-
souri, lands, aud never before have such
prices been Obtained as during the pres.
ont spring. Heretofore the emigration
from the free states has directed itself
upon lowv, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
Kansas, but now much Of this great ticO
has turned itself upon Missouri, aud the
reason Of this is undoubtedly 10 be found
in the fact that the movement for free Ia.
Dor which has so recently triumphed in
s.. Louis aud which has shown a vitality
that bids fair 10 become victorious in th,
state, has drawn tvuti)n TO tho rich
lands Of Missouri, aud holds out Che prom.
i'c that they are not long to be cursed
with the incubus which has so long made
them barren and Improbable,
There are. doubtless, other eau o
which have contributed to this result
The hard winters Of tho last two years
have disguised many with the climate OF
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The
publicity given TO the vast mineral and
agricultural resources Of the state has not
boei wsthout It's effect Tho growing
prospect for the completion OF our rail.
roads has also contributed no little. But
more than any or all ofthese put together,
has been effected for the permanent well
fare Of the state, by the gallant aud oour.
ageous conduct Of those Of our own citi
zens who have given the pledge TO the en-
tire world that here. in Missouri, ne IN.
terest and ,0eifare ofJree ghite labor shoul d
be respected and protected. rhis has
brought TO our city, and to every county
in the state, hundreds aud thousands Of
industrious free white laboring men; and
II has brought and will continue to bring,
millions ofdollars for investment in out
lands.
We are not alone in thus thinking
many persons who opposed the move.
meut this spring as premature, who
thought it right in itself, but considered
it unwise, 10 press il at this time, have
sinos admitted to us and to others tia
they were mistaken, that the authors o.
the movement were right, that the result
had realized all that was claimed for IL
that already it had added thousands t
our population and millions to our wealth
The people ofthis state have come to tn
conclusion that there are other kinds o
property in the state besides negroes, ,tha
in fact the other property of tho state i
worth millions for every thousand dollar
of slave property, that tits silly in the ex
tTeme to sacrifice the millions for III
Thousands. They have a's) concluded
Notwithstanding tho protests of the Re
publican and Leader, that white men al
a much better population than negroel
and that we would be better off if the M
groes were removed and whi o me
should come in and GIL up the state. In
deed it would not surprise us, il the pro
cess Of demonstration which has take
place here this spring should continue, I
see the movement for emancipation con
summated by SUCCESS in one half the tim
we thought il would take, when il com
menced.-Mssouri Democrat.