The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-05-18
SOuth and North.

ooutn ana NOfth.
Figures are stubborn truth .tellcrs.
, And il is because they arc go nn.
bcndinR and Ontspoken, that oar De-
mocratic sympathizers with South.
crn cxactions ALWAYS give them the
cold shoulder. From the talk Of
that class Of politicians, North and
South, one wonld infer that the
slave states had suffered iniustice at
the hands Of the free states. Let ns
look at the record and see if the
balance be not the other way.
The great cry now is that the
North is unwilling 10 allow the
South a fair share in the territories.
Let us sec ifthc South is not already
in debt, on that score.
First. There has been expended
by the general government for the
purchase and acquisition ofterritory,
including the amount paid France
for Louisiana, paid Spain for Flor
ida, paid for Texas, Cor boundary
and creditors. by last Congress, y for
Indian expeditions, for troops, for
the Mexican war, fer Soldiers Pen
sions and Bounty land, to remove
Indians, to ex,inguish titles, and
paid to Georgia, and by treaty with
New Mexico, tho grand total ol
1882, ,764, ,93S-cight hundred and
thirty two million, seven hundred
and sixty-'our thousand, nine hun
drcd and thirty eight dollars!
The free states have paid more
than two-thirds OF the entire cost OF
the purchascs, every one of which
have been made at the instance OF
slave states.
Now, how has this territory
been dividcd2 Five slave states
viz: Louisiana. Missouri, Arkansas
Florida and Texas have been form
ed ont it. and have been admitted
while only one free state &c ,liiornin
has "a yet been carved ont OF thi,
vast domain and allowed to entcl
the Union. after q desperate resist
snce by The South 1t is true. Kun
sas ia now Knocking at the door o
the Union, but she will be kept ou
as long as possible.
s con These slave states arr
now represented in Congress by te,
Senators, and sixteen Represents
tivcs. thus having twenty six vote,
in the Federal Legislature, while til,
single ireQ state admitted has bu
four votes.
So much for the South's share 0
the territorial acquisitions OF N,
government. II We look at the pro
poriionatc representation and vUt,
of the free and slave states. we vii
find the same overwhelming dis
parity in favor OF the Son,h. A
the elec,on Of 1852, when Mr.
Pierce was chosen President, tn,
aggregate vote Of eleven slavehold
ing states, namely, Arkansas, Del
aware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland
North Carolina, Texas, Alabama
Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia
was only SIS 159, while that O
New York alone was 522.254. being
m excess over the former OF 7,13i
votes. Yet these eleven slave state,
have twenty two United States Sen,
ators, while New York has onl,
two; they have fifty seven member.
of Congress, while New York has
bnt 80.
Again. lie, MS compare the pop
ulation and territory of the free nnG
slave states. The total population
of tho slave states, including slaves
is say 10000. 900; exclusive of slaves,
1000 900. The white population
OF the free states is about IS 900. 900;
majority of white population in the
free states. eleven millions. With a
white population nearly three to one
of that Of the slave states, the area
OF territory occupied by tho free
states is only about one-thrdsfhat
occupied by the former, in proportion
to population.
Let these facts be borne in mind
when slavery propagandists and
their echoes in the free states pirate
about Injustice to the South, in the
proposed restriction of slavery from
tho territories. The Republican
party proposes no policy that will be
unjust towards any section of the
coniederacy. 1t only demands that
tho interests OF the non slaveholding
free, white laboring masses, both
North and South, shall be protected
in the territories. II contends, in
the light OF the foregoing facts and
figures, that the slave states have
already moro than their fair proper
ton oi the Union. Slavery demands
a still larger share, and Republicans
oppose the demand. Let The hooks
fret be squared, before tho South
seeks further to increase the balsnsS
OF Indebtedness against it.-fSat
Jour nat.
| AUGUSTA, May 13. AT a Demo
cratic meeting at Atlanta nm Satpr,