Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-15


this shows itself in specific results of de- |
plorablo character. authenticated by the Off |
cial census. IL appears that in the slave /
States there were Ig3.026 native white per
sons over twenty years of age who cannot /
read and write. while in the free States with /
double the white population. there was but
2ls.72j native whites over twenty years Of
age in this unhappy prcdicament. In the
slave States the proportion was to u in
the Free States it was / to 50. The number
in free Massachusetts,, with population Of
nearly million. was zoos, or in jl7; the
number in slave South Carolina, with pop
ulatiuu under three hundred thousand was
/ $3.50, or in I. The number ion free Con
nccticut was in 277; in slave Virginia. in
B; in free New Hampshire in POI, and in
slave North Carolina, l in 3.
Before closing this picture Of slavery
where the dismal colors all come from oih
cial figures, there are two other aspects in
which for moment 10 may be regarded:
J.. Tho first Is the influence which it has
on emigration. It's stated iu Che official come
pendulum of Che census. page 49,, that those
persons living in slave States who are natives
of free States are moro numerous than those
living in free States who arc natives of slave
States. This is am egrogious error just
the contrary is true. The census Of 1890
,0u"u 'O'''' 'n .nc l'e o'"'e' VINO were
born In the slave States, while only 2O6,0jS
born In the free States were in the slave
States And since the white population of
the free States is double that OK the slave
States, 10 appears that the proportion of
whites moving from slavery is sis times great
81 va" t""t oI "niles moving mo slavery 3.
Ia 'n'' Simple Iaot Is o'7Closea '"n'' n,hS OF
tho aversion 10 slavery "h'ch Is "ron'eu even
III the slave ol'teS'
y IHe sec'n" aspect is ininlshed 10y ihc
character OIL inc region on The border Inc bee
tween IIeco"m anu NIa'cry. I'D general tne
,''ue oil l'hos in save states HlJ'lmnE iIce-
uom is advanced "nHc 'no value OF CORES
p9nuin- Huu' M lree states is diminished
ne oiiae,' OF freedom ana slavery are rec'p-
to'"' o'"'eIy is oa" nt'Sho"r, freedom
is a good ne'1Nhof' In Virginia lands na'a-
Ia'Iy poor are oy theF neatnet' 10 freedom
worth SI2'9o am acre while richer binds IN
oihcr parts OF ihe state are worth only SOL
IN l'"nols' JANUS ooIue'lHE up'n s."'eI are
worm only 9l''t am acre, "huc 'lher Innds
ih i'lno'' are worm 97'o'. AS 30 the value
oil Ianus So Ih ''i o'otr influences Is slavery
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