New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-16
FREEDOM ~ TEXAS.

From TIE Ns,C-Driedds Bee.
liz will doubtless De remembered that in the Dpro-
misc act of 1850 provision was made for tho III f-.oo
OF Texas INTO four States Nhepever the popG.atilu
shouo be sDcieutly rous; the said states to bs
admitted into the Union with Constitutions rscpgnm-
ing Slavery # such should Dc the desire OF the people.
The value of this concession ~ the South hiss bSsn
considerably impaired, in consequences 81 the RAPID
growth OF Kansas, Oregon, Eluneso,., Nebraska,
aud other Territories. which se eitisr nov pre-
pared 10 enter the Culon OF viii sppy br aiul.ssi3n
within very few years. Nevertheless the BON.
such az II WAS as been hailed a. ol vita aad s,ns
importance TO the South. It wac nltufa1y )-sG
that, with tie marvellous progress made b5 Texas,
tho contemplated division would bs accom- olshed
IN the oouse Of some ten or twelve years, s.d tfat
the South would be materially strengthened % the
addition of sN members 10 ner repIsssnts-
ton IN the U1iied States Sens,,. Perhaps ,lere
few of readers who suspect aat ut this tins there
is serious danger ct the utter defeat OF southern hopes
and sspisois ;ouchioe Tsx,s and tIat h tla very
heart OF the S0uti, j, the region OF all Others best
adapted 10 the successful culy alton OF SDuIaeu pro-
duets, and Ito the consequent emuners:ng employment
of SLAVE labor, feeling 0f sstt ed opp0-l.oa -
slavery exists VIII ch # not oountsraeei, ~ II nth
msely neutraize the ertire benefit conferred ny ths
act tf 1880 and Incorporate the largest, hDot AM
most svrt 10 part of Texas iat0 toe family OF Free
States.
We have recently converted with intelligent and
obseiysut = n,lr ian, who has spent many yens IA
Texas, AMI has Travelled all over the northern and
western poIti ii that state. Ito nf,rms ~ that
throughout those sectona OF the cOuntry tae Gsra
ticn ls nee lily entirely derived from foreigner q sh ,m
sever. egbtbs are Germaus. Excellent alricahursts,
handy bud patept uers oil the SOIL sober, Temperate,
ibdustT ous peaceful, and ObedlsDt tos1 tins p1o1a-
ton IN many respects cannot be surpassed bat they
are from butb, bleeding, and habits Ut though AVA
clbly hostile 10 slave labor. Not o0e thousand oFns
neg TO- and there whole iorS OF coun lee IA csNa
parts Of Texas which east in the aggregate many hou-
ssnds ct votes, where one may travel many DAY and
scarcely zee black shn VI hear the as;snts o, TIE
Eng ish tongue. There very lit.s Intercourse for
commercial purposes brtween theeePeops an tue 10
hsbts, l. If estsrn and southern Texas. fnsrs ars
DO aysiabls Of ready and easy connunij Iion,
DO railways ard the oId!nsTy Tosas are exc ,gdingy
primitive ~ construction, aId frequently rendered IN
possible by boys ard msrshes. The industry of tns
t-rman population is peculiar II es,ily satisfied.
nd rs rot II the vigorous and energetic ch.rscsr ~
TIE Apglo Sax rsce IL is no, adysptarDus ~ eI-
terpiisng. IL does not perp=tusiy seek fpr npr)vs-
mtnt. The Germ ans Of IsGissie sa.sh,d - 1t1s'
abundant lends 10 1--we stock 10 provide every
desrs bic comfort for their fsmliss, ana ~ We tao
Tranquil shi ub0sientst0Ds lie ~ t.er frefetlsri.
The lands trey cultivate, and mii)ns Of acres more,
are unsurpassed in fertility. Hoy - IT, then, thst
they have remained IA 2 great msa ufe unset
tied by American pla1tesi Simply b>csnss
the Inter vii no. e;BgTase - country distan' from
rbe center o. commerce. with fsv snd imperfect ave-
nues gEd 'bese at csItLn ssons almost hsfneteily
closed Toe American VINO purchases ssc.io1 "
lard in Texss cslcua'es to uss q national tsrn-t0
raise cotton orsugnr, srd make money. Hs VII svcd
the Sc lection Ct asy spot however YrydacLys, Tbsacs
the products of his labor caDr0t fc,ch mGras le
German on TIE other hand, buy, land tnst himself
and his family may plss'ss coeep, substAa.il col
comfortable horpsstss5, AMI rarely looks Dsy1La taI
main point. Hence the region referred TO ~ rsP1y
filing up nth Germans Who outnumb-r tue Amen
cen, ID ire prOp0r or If ten to Oar in'OTnsnt
statee resu of s.n1dlr5 and observao..
that If no marked change sn0nd occur befJ'~ i"J
wears el.pse Texsr will be divided into foat stss-
one slavehodipg, snd the Others free.