New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-24

The fel4tve dEL ot0n o thvee ne progress OF p0pc-
"a: On IN Mi.eou,i is thus given By weston b. exc =
lent work, The Progress Of SlsveD':
Year ro,sl POYlxsar. sl.s-.
le@O. W.A ioSSS
leJO. ..lto,sSS0 soVl
IcW.. -.oSS,,v. ~
1917. ~ ,eo,s>s
twill BE- seen Il at ne proportion Of tlsves dmieshes
from 1890 TO 1850 Since 1850 the ircresse /, 20 grestsr
than the Natural increase, 80 thS mere were i'm
peited than exported. In 25 counties there is sn
absolute decresse Of slaves from 1850 TO 1856, and in
95 Of the 07 counties the increase of slaves in tbs.
period WA only "a. Some counties hsve no slaves,
and c.hers but q lew scores or hundreds.
These are mos: er rcoursgrg facts. Still II should
be remembered thst the Slavery interests mostly com
pressed into the centre of the State and holds there
firm and welsuppor.sd position. 1t occupies twelve
Of the richest couu.ies Of the State on the Missouri
River or abou. one sfh Of the whole State. In two
Of those counties the absolute increase of the slaves
has been greater than ths Of the whtssthst 221o
to I,2i3. The population in 1850 and 1856 Of those
ccurtes was ss follows:
issa. H.sa issa. ws!ss ISs s, ss,ais .sis
1856. ....l2990 4?,6ii
The Slavery iIteres. of Missouri comprises probably
30 Geo planters and properly OF the vaue OF st least
100000. OF this property nearly one.haf s held
in compsc, area; the oSrers are banded together by
social atoms and political influence they have tsken
possession ofthe best soil ofthe Sts,e probability
e there that this powerful interest viii We up the field
witkout severe struggle Their numbers It is true,
are small compared with the whole population OF the
ate, but not smaer than that Of the whole body of
Southern ssveholders compared with the whole popu
laion Of the Union. Numbers alone DO not give po-
A..k = nj lta hst of NJ ~
mand, srd unity of effort.
Besides, what probability is there ths. the State Of
Missouri would ever sssume the Indemnity, or any por
ton OF it, of this $50OO0,OO0
This body Of slsyeholders, with hundreds Of thoa
ear De affiliated With them and the imnsnse p.auoi.ry
interest. which they Defend may for many decades to
co ne defend the citadel which the Emancpsionists
are so vigorously sssaultirg The sauggls is easy
one, and no. to bs termnsted by few brilliant pas-
cages at arms. L. must be fought step BY step in
every village and town ard county OF the State.
In our view, the Emancipation party has Lot a. all
the strength to be able to carry through any measure
Of Importance the Legislature, and, if they had, We
do rot thirk that SC. Of prospective emancipation
would be proposed.
The patty of Free Lsbor are ing noble work In
everywhere promopg free discussion this question:
coming struggle. II is much that there is nucleus,
about which all who hate Slavery and forced labor,
aud who would prorote the cause Of Free Ls5or, osn
gather in uniep But the great hope for the cause OF
emancipation in Missouri does ret rect in political
action or in the movements Of pse, 1t lies rather in
the gradual, quiet, but irresistible economic influence
of Free Lsbor upon Slave Labor; of self-supportiog
industrious immigration upon the s'ave-owning inssr
es,s of the State The only measures which can pro-
mote the glorious change going on are those which
will promote foreign emigration into Missouri. Add in
thie regard Missouri has vast aivantsge over any
other Save State She Offers Inducements presented
by 10 other.
Free labor on her ields s not restoring worr.out
coil, OF ng up decsyed and falling structure OF
society. The land 10 fesh and inexdsusio!y rich;
there is enough her vast area for an utterly
reward ve orous social organic stion In 1853 out Of
the COZ $50 acres Of Misscuii, 22,722S 81 acres
much of exc llsnt lsndSere unsoh and offered in
the market at the chespss. rates. Ia the whole Ss,e
there are al ut 600 Of Auuvs land on the
Mississippi end the Missouri, the riches. soil In ths
world too rich for whes. at fint-wbsre corn has
bten planted for 40 years without manure, and which
the careless Gu ture of centuries of Slavery could not
draa Of it's rich properties.
In mineral Missouri is equ.lly conspouous
In four coun.;es alone Prof. Swallow states, there are
9CCO OO9 600 tuns of coal Tie Iron Mountain itself Is
est ated to contain 900 tuus Of ore in which
10 peroep,ibe quantity Of any other mineral has bsen
found. Lead, copper, zinc AMI ohsr minerals abound
in psrts Of the Safe.
Missouri, too for the eaigrant, has the great advsn-
tsge over Virginia, or Kentucky, or Texas, that the
whole question Of Slave ard Free Labor 10 considered
to be up for tiscussion, and the popular feeling is in
favor OF Northern sni foreign immigration. The new
conner whether German or Yankee, Will not feel that
he is an otjec. of suspicion and dislike. Public opnion
is rot trying to put him oTn. lie starts on good rels
tons with the community. The opportunities, too, for
rp cu stion whether in land mines, vine growing
or trade arc far better here than anywhere else IN the
Slave S.ses. The couLtry ard is vas. resources are
comparatively unknown. l, is a grand FIELD for the
adventurous poreer, in Whatever occupation We zee
that ever the railroad companies advertise their J,s as
more valuable from the prospect Of emancipation.
There is nothing to hinder and everything to induce
both foreign and Northern immigration. 10 that alone
lee the hope Of Ultimate emancipation.
The issues of th. question lie bid in the future, not
60 toon to appear many sanguine people predict
All we can ask from Missouri is, that sEe should set
herself faithfully 70 carry cut the MOI on her SAFE
srms-and then she must act a. her friends 10 this
UIion and the whole world would d.sire her to sc.-
Salas pOpsii suprema Ter eao." c. b.