New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-24
SLAVE INCREASE.
FROM The Neio. Orleans Pioay


The new census will probably show the number Of
slaves in the United States to be 100000 This is
on the computation that the rate of increase will be
no. less it was from 1910 70 1850 The addition
to the numbers within that period 7l6 1856 the rate
of increase nearly % per cent-more precisely 80
per cent.
AT this rate of increase, which is not likely to be
less computations have been made Of the future mum
bers of the slave population within few years. The
figures are, indeed, startling from their magnitude Ii
is very certain that within the first quarter of the next
century it will be at least fifty millions. There are an
infinite number of practical questions OF immense I'M
poranoe connected with these estimates. The least Of
them is, however, that to which some promi-
nence gwen in calculations which find in Northern
and discreet whereby the impression is sought to be
made that this increase of the slave population OF the
South will SO increase the representation OF the Slave
States in the House Of Representatives as to give
Slave-State majority there.
The apprehension is expressed in the following
shape
expected that within the lifetime Of WHO
living the number Of slaves chiefly concented In the Cotton
States viii be sixty millions Under the Federal Gon.ttutan
tive population Thus those States viii become entitled e
number Of representatives In Congress equal TO the number
which win represent forty millions OF free whites IN the NORTH
anticipated possible occurrence by trainers of
the Constitution the Sosh might through the three hths
rule asendsncy In the House Of Representatives and
unless the Cotton States secede this viii be the probable re-
Very essential facts are omitted in the computation
One is, that the white population North and South n-
creaseB in greater ratio than the slave population
Another is that the white population in the North n
by greater ratio than the white population OF
the South. Therefore, whenever there are sixty
millions of slaves in the Southern States, OF whom
three fifths or thrty-six mot forty millions will be
entitled 10 a representation, there will be at least
seventy millions of whites of whom the whole will be
represented beside the excess OF the representation IN
favor of the increased ratio OF the remaining White
population ofthe North the white population OF the
South The dsproportOn against the South in federal
numbers increases with every census Under the CEN
sus of 1850 the white inhabitants of the Northern
States were - $3.50 $50 to 622 Alb for the savehOld
ing Sates-more than two 10 one. The white popula-
ton Of the North increasing at the rate OF 3942 IN
ten wears The white pc oula0n of the South at the
rate C 26 per cent, and the slave popuatoa at the
rate of % so per cent.
Let us look for moment into the opposite side OF
this account to what chances there are that the
South will ever overtake the North In federal popuia-
ton by means of the slaves. On the Northern side
there were in 1850 - $50 ESQ whites all OF whom are
couuted in the federal enumeration At the same rate
of increase which prevailed during the ten years when
preceded 1850 which was 39.4O per cent, their num-
hers will amount, by the census Of this year, to
On the Southern side, there WERE in the slayehold-
ing States a white population of ,4l8 which, az
the rate of increase under the previous census wacn
was "a 26 per cent?, will amount to g. 293, 593 Inc
additional element Of power was the slave population,
which was in 1880 3204 49, and which, at the same
rate of increase before namely, 28.6O per cent,
would produce in 1860 III ,O5o OF which only three
4
live incubation of the slavehoding States WILL there
fore be in 1860 10 S26 The Northern increase OF
represeDtstve numbers will be ,999 094 the Southern
increase =, 624 81. 10.
therefore been 81 per cent The southern increase
by blending the smaller ratio OF the white Increase
with the smaller ratio still of the black increase re-
ducng the later by the two fiths, only amounts 10
His therefore clear that allowing for the enumera-
ton of the largest increase Of slaves the northern as
eendenc, of federal numbers must continue 10 increase
with every census and the enormous increase orepolu
s the slave popuation is of the still greater
remembrance of non slaveholdng Influences IN ths
| nopular branch of Congress. ~.
The computation instead OF oeing cause Oh PVl 9
cal apprebenson North, has an aspect Tor thoughuu
confederation in the South. And this is the eSshnta
iuoniry: When this fifty or sixty millions come ln
their natural increase, and, at the same time the are
incresse of the Northern population throws create
nrtpopderance of their element in the popular branch
What s 10 be the policy Of the Federal Government
toward the slaveboding interest especially If by The
cultivation of Anti Slavery Territories and the makins
of Anti Slavery States the majority in the Senate sha
/ pass into their hands also.
| ON Monday evening" Mr.. Max Langenschwartz
German Republican, held a meeting at Paterson,
T. A large number of his felo w-countrymen, chiefly
Democratic collected TO hear his address on the poll
ties Of the day. AS soon as he began 10 speak in favo
| OF Lincoln, some OF lheui 0oin"op0'"
| Certain members Of the German Turner Society, how
ever, were present, and although they differed iron
the orator in politics, they insisted on maintaining ire
speech, and by their exertiOns the crowd was shorty
restored TO ORDER This meeting has not been witb1u
good results; for a German Republican Club u to
formed the members Of which will be taker from Ii
heart Of the German Democracy.
On Monday evening, the Wids-b'wakes Of Palm.
ra, ~ Y, made their fret pablo parade, the oceasi'