Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-06-28
THR BARBlRITIES OF SLAVERY.
SPEECEI
II o n. G II RLES SUEE r
In the L. S. Senate. June In, ls6O.

: Tins far, we have seen SLAYER,
only in it's pretended law. and in th
origin of that law. And here nigh
stop, without proceeding in this ar
gument: for. on the letter Of the Law
alone. Slavery must be condemned
But the tree is known by its fruits
and these | now shall exhibit: ans
this brings me to the second stage 0
the argument.
.. In considering the practical re
suits Of Slavery, the materials are 81
obvious and diversified that my chic
care will be to abridge and reject; and
here | shall put the Slave States and
Free States face To face, showing al
each point the blasting influence OF
Slavery.
The States where this barbarism
now exists excel the Free States in all
natural advantages. Their Territory
is more extensive stretching over
s51 AIS square miles, while the Free
States, intending California, embrace
only 6l2,597 square miles. Here Is a
difference of more than 23S 600 square
miles in favor Of the Slave States,
showing that Freedom starts IN this
great controversy with a field mere
than a quarter less than that of Slav-
cry. In happiness of climate, adapted
to productions of special value; IN ex-
haustless motive power distributed
throughout its space; in natural high
WAYS. by more than fifty navigable
rivers, never closed by the rigors OF
Winter. and in n stretch OF coast along
ocean and gulf, indented by hosPita-
bic harbors-the whole presenting
incompatible advantages for that true
civilization where agriculture, mann
factures. and commerce. both domestic
and foreign biend-in all these re-
>pects the Slave States excel the Free
States. whose climate is often churllsh,
whose motive power is less vari 'us.
whose navigable rivers are fewer and
often sealed by ice. aud whose coast.
while less in extent and with fewer
han bors. is often perilous from storm
and cold. But Slavery plays the part
of harpy, and deliles the choice>t
banquet, See what it does with this
Territory, thus spacious and fair.
An important indication of pros
perty is to be found in the growth of
population. In this respect the two
regions started equal. In 1870. at
the first censns under the Constitu-
ton. the population of the present
Slave States was. 1861, 372. of the
present Free States 1868. 455, show
ing difference of only 7.Os3 IN ia
vor of the Free States. This differ
ence, at first merely nominal, has
been constantly increasing since, show :
ing itself more strongly in each dec
ennial census. until, in the annexation
of three foreign Territories, Louisiana,
Florida. and Texas. was only 9.612,-
159. while that Of the Free States.
without any such annexations, reached
13, ,43i' 922, showing difference Of
,. S22. 153 in favor Of Freedom
But this difference becomes still more
remarkable, five confne our inquir-
les to the white population. which, at
this period, was only 6. Isl, III in
the Slave States. while it was IL, 23S,-
/ 670 in the Free States showing a
{ difference of more than 1904, 1913 in
favor of Freedom. and showing that
the white population of the Free States
had not only doubled but commenced
to triple that Of the Slave States al
though occupying smaller Territory.
The comparative sparsen"ss OF the
two populations furnishes another H.
lustra,ion. In the Slave States the
average number of inhabitants to a
square mile was ll.2S, while in the
Free States it was II ;93, or almost
two 10 one in favor of Freedom. These
results are general; but if we take any
particular Slave State, and compare
| it with a Free State, we shall find the
same constant evidence for Freedom.
take Virginia. with a Territory OF 6l,-
352 miles, AMI New York, with a
Territory Of 47 900, or over l4.O00
square miles less than her sister State.
New York has one seaport. Virginia
some three or four: New y ork has one
noble river. Virginia has several; New
York for 400 miles runs along the
frozen line of Canada; Virginia basks
in a climate of constant felicity
But freedom is better than climate,
rivers or seaports. In 1890 the popu-
lation of Virginia was 74s. .30S. and in
1850 it was 1.42I. .661. In 1890 the
population of New York was $40, l20.
and in 1850 it was 3. .09I .394; that OF
Virginia had not douhled in sixty years
while that Of New York had multi
piled more than nine fold. y similar
comparison may be made between
Kentucky. with 1850 square miles.
admitted into the Union a long as
1890: AMI Ohio. with 80, $50 square
miles, admitted into the Union in
1902. In 1850 the Slave State had
population OF only 9S2 405. While
Ohio had population of $50. 500
show inc difference of nearly a million
in favor of Freedom.
As in population, so in the value of
property. real and personal, do the
Free States excel the Slave States
According to the census of 1850. the
value of property in the Free States
was 81. .l07. l62. 1913. while in the
Slave States it was S2.936. 900. .737;
or. il we deduct the asserted property
in human flesh. only Sl.655, ,945. l37
showing an enormous difference Of
billions in favor of Freedom. In the
Free States the valuation per acre was