The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-23

FfVn iEs Boston f0st-
According to the returns of the last U.
s. census, there are more natives Of the
Southern States residing In the North in
proportion to Southern population, than Of
the Northerners who live in the South. In
Maine there are TO be found 5000 persons
who were Southerners by birth; whereas in
Mississippi there are but 1866 natives OF
the Northern States. The smallness Of the
number Of New Englanders in the South is
quite remarkable, and we think that the
largeness Of the number Of natives Of the
South TO be bund in New England will
quite astonish those who have not examined
the subject. For example, there are 27l
natives Of Virginia residing in Maine, and
only "a natives OF Maine in Virginia. The
whole number Of natives Of New England
residing in Mississippi is l25, while there
are 1923 natives Of Missippi residing in
New England. These are examples Of the
state OF things on o wide scale.
In looking over all the Free States we
find that Massachusetts has 1852 natives OF
the South, while New York has over 90.
900. Other Northern States that have
large numbers OF Southern born inhabi-
tants, are Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana.
A few facts will further show that south
ern men emgrate much from one State TO
another in their own section. Of the inhab-
itants OF Virginia 10000 were natives Of
North Carolina, as many Of Alabama, 4G,-
900 Of Tennessee, and "a 900 Of Kentucky.
To people North Carolina there came 81
900 from Georgia, $4,000 from Alabama,
$4,000 from Tennessee, and $4,000 from
Kentucky. As q general law, the emigra.
ton flows westward from State to State, on
the parallels Of latitude. For example, emf
grants from New England find their new
homes in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wis
consin, Illinois, and Iowa. while the Geor.
gian seeks an adopted home in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas and yet
we find many exceptions to this law. 1t
was, perhaps, owing in part to this general
tendency Of emigration In this country that
it flowed rather more naturally into Kansas
from the free than from the slave States.
Emigration has flowed very rapidly from
the sea-board Slave States to the Western
and Southwestern. Two or three facts will
indicate the vast extent OF it, From South
Carolina alone, lS6,479 native white Caro-
linians have been distributed through the
West and Southwest. The population of
Texas in 1850 was but 81 GAL now it is
about 100000, and mainly the result Of en-
igration from States TO the eastward OF it.
Foreigners, particularly Germans, have set
tied more in Texas than perhaps in any 9TH
er Southern State. Germans began to set.
tie in Texas as early as lS43, being invited
there by Texas land spectators. In l945,
1000 families, embracing $500 Germans.
bad been induced to cross the sea, to enter a
State that was that year annexed to the
| United States, an event which was followed
by the late war with Mexico. Within o
few years, there has been considerable EN-.
igration from the free States to Virgil
MA, Kentucky, Missouri and other slave
States, with a view Of introducing free
labor for agricultural and other purposes.
Thus, slave labor has gradually pressed fur.
Their South, Such processes may have some
thing to do in promoting general system
Of emancipation in the Northern Slave
States.