The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-09-22
Corro.ponasns. Of IN. DenOorss.

Mnssus. EDETOns: In looking over the col;
umns Of 9 small-Sized sheet, called the CsnIrat
CaLiforaida, purp0rting TO be pubhshedl rIa-
esrSilIe, and dated Sept. l6th. 1880 ioun0, on
the first page, c0nspicuOusly placed aud neaocd
"VALUAnLE TABLES" and II then goes on to
say:
Few readers can be aware, until they have had
occasion to test the ar how much labor or rese.reh
4 often saved b. such tables - the S6loWihg."
Here follows table showing the dates Of the
aettlemon1s Of the old thirteen Colonies which
formed the United States, by the adoption OF
the Federal Constitution, and the date OF the
admission Of ell the new States, from Vermont
end Kentaeky down TO Oregon aud Minnesota.
81 Ear the table appears to be correct, as To
daisa but, a. tho statiatics which follow are
evidentIy erruueous, Oue-sided, and Republican
Ia tendency, II may be proper to remark that
The tabIes show an important fact, that, not only
has every foot Of all our acquisitions OF terri
tory been acquired BY the Democratic
party, but every State admitted into the Union
hes been admitted by the same party. Now;
where the .StatiGticaL EditOr Of this CsRtrd"
sheet got bis figures, Il 10 difficult TO even con.
lecture but they remind me Of q suit at law
once knew TO be tried before Justice OF the
Peace. The parties TO the suit were neighbors
TIE one an old Dutch farmer. very fond OF
Law, and the ether 9 shrew andOrd-the caIse
OF acuOn was uteputea UOOA ScS"Gi" SS
old farmer said, "There Is the bOOk-the book
can't lie." ayes" said the landlord, the
book can't Ne, bas. you old scoundrel, yeu can
make Il lie" The Statistical Editor Of the
"CenGraF' no doubt had Nv old adage 10 his
mind that say . Figures can't Ne, but, like the
old farmers book, he has certainly made them
tell what is not true. -.-..---..-----
In making RepAbIicGn cOmpdriAon between
the slave and free States, he sets down the value
If the productions If the free States, including
lands At 90, ,2sA, ,69G ,62l-and the entire wealth,
including sLaoes, at a, 4,l02. .l72, Jos This makes
the value Of the sLIUes (whether white or black
is not stated, in the free States to amount to
aSl7, ,Az5,ASL. These figures certainly tell
strange tale on the sO-caIled free States.
In his tables OF the slave States he is equally
incorrect. After stating the entire productions
.of the slave States. Including lands, to be
&2,O9S, 1854, ,543, aud the entire wealth, including
slaves. (Llacks,) to be $2,yG3 ,o00,137, which
would leave the value Of the slaves $S42, ,226, ,lOi
VI E24,70O,7f more than the value Of the SEIEe
property 10 the free States.
Nov, 70 show the Absurdity and falsity OF
these tdbLes, it will be seen that he sets down
the value Of the cotton, rice, sugar, hemp, bay
and tobacco cr0p Of the Snuth at $l3S, S,605, ,123,
and the hay crop alone Of the North ut Sl4s'
1Ss,STo. -'------------,--'---'--.--
The value Of the sLlrs property Of the South
il now estimated ut &2,0O0,O00,O00; and, BY
reference to the statistics Of cotton, find, for
1867, the value Of the crop was Sl4G, $780, 900 (;
fnr 1882. tl99,S50,000; and for lS59-'6O,
e293 ,0eo, ,000-0f- which we exported the
value Of els7, ,60O,OO0.
Can IL be possible that the Editor Of the
"[sntrdE was ignorant Of the errors in his
t0JIesY or were they compiled TO deceive the
people?
In conclusion, l would remind this Statisti-
cal Editor that there is an old adage which says
"cheGtiny nerer Arirta !" and by the publica-
tion Of such tables, he not only attempts TO
cheat the people, but, in the end, he will find
that he has cheated both himself and his party.
Recollect, Ar. EditOr Of the "CeRtrdl" the first
resolution Of the Cincinnati platform, which
you and your party claim us your passport To
power, shys, "That the American Democracy
place their trust in the intelligmcr, the patriot
Ism, and the discriminating justice Of the
American people," Keep on in your present
course, and you may expect tO have justice
meeted out to yOn, with vengeanee.--------
HGRAlzAGE, Sept. l7th. TRUTH. ...