Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-12

~ s~.ssssts srea assosd Who .is ,h.,s mecsy ssss
iudusty and their poo, Impaired 70 the hspuntc pro
~resa ia ~s5lh and population which astonisneo tne
world. Plirg the people with national VAIN glory.
the prosperity OF the country induced them 70 overlook
all else and aacbe every thir TO our peculiar iom Oh
| government and to yankee enterprises
These emigrants with their vot"s have often turned
cleo ions before they had TO understand our insI
tutors their voice has had oonro Ling iences with
| the government
while We, the yigor Of youth by Of their y.
which within the thirty years. has been pursued with
regard them Up to that ma the practice was TO Or
gan them slowly into Territories, to admi; them spa
riuply into market aud reguae the settling 1T them
up IS to prepare for their reception into the Union In
pairs-one State with tlv'ry, and ore Stste without
slavery always together. This done until the num-
Der OF had been increased from thirteen TO thirty
and the U.ion consisted of fifteen States with, and fl
| teen States wi hout sltv ~.
The reason for hi, rr.c %, ia obvious 1t IL found
In tbi, consideration In the ,nst every State was en-
titled 10 votes and no more, thoug1 the free Stee
by virtue Of this land policy and con equent ore rapid
icrea Of pua ion, had acquired the ascf ndency
IN the lower HoIs yet SO long as they were 'qnsi ID
the Senate it as impossible for one section 10 combae
for uufriendy gi-laou against the oher Tor all laws
required for OR passage concurrent M, iaes IN escn
| House The House might b. unanimously In favor oil
measure vet falls 70 become law II there be In the
Senate even q majority Of one agsin't it.
| General Washington, In his virtue and wisdom, bad
warned the people sganst the dangers of ovidug tne
country geographic lily Into sections. They might ana
bad arranged themselves into parties but these were
irrespective OF parallels Oh hutuoe sosnsfAi ne'' VI
the "peculiar institution"
| A division Of parties by geographical lures, II IL
shoud take place. would the fathers OF the Republic
saw, be most liable to take place on the Slavery qnes
ton Hence tor two gen, ritions the policy was rei-
gi,usly adopted and rgdly pursued Of squaizng the
| of nd ala
co uaiiy 10 one branch OF the iegisla ure
The law also forbid least the immigration OF Slave
holders with their slaves from Brazil South America
nbs J,msics and Elsewhere, but IL ef couraged the m'
mig ion of free white persons from all parts Of the
world. ,,,.
tim more RAPIDLY an the Save States for the emf
grants generally being anAvery in their opinions, pre-
TERED to settle the free STATES. Ioe.eos. . "a y,
of these 10 population greatly assisted oy the sde OF
new corners from Europe, while that Of the slave Sas
was left to It's own natural increase
| Yet nevertheless Congress, until quar'er OF cen
ury back was slow 10 organz' new territories on .pe
sasAvery eide Of SO deg. 80 min or 70 open up the
lud, IN these for settlement and In order 10 preserve
this EQUALITY Of numbers between the ststes-pro arc
susl,yery-,he publ lands were brought 20 spir'pey
into market that toe receipts therelrom we're not more
a. suii .ieDt pay the expenses tnereo. euou was
the case until about 80 y'ssago
About that time and in IN evil hour this wise pohcy
vas abandoned. and tho people were @mP'ea .! VIC
government cut into Of speculation upon the Pao-
lie lands such as tue YOU NV, o,. ,0,.,sd Ire
lard Nas drained of her increase, and all Europe was
initiated persuaded and tempted TO come aud help ns 70
suooue, occuP, Auu 'Np
ness OF America. L,.h
had never Iesohed more than S3--went no TO s2o mil
lions Lind scrip and warrants we're dispensed nk'
waste psPer . . ,,h a. tvo
Every man who lad ever served a. nuou -
4. To- IA niv
-, Ia. 20 ,ha s,d,ers An q ,ilors OF eve.
nv war JDsIlons Of public lands oy ni OILS Vi pee III
the eipge grant were made 10 the ne" o,A'eo VI go
individuals and corporations 70 Au " 'ue ,n.;
| OF railways ana cahsis anu '"'e! " ~
ses. ,- c.--,oa ~,
Companies for the ls OF these ianes were ou
both sides Of the Atlantic. Drummers 70 beat up
rrs went out into all OF Europe Li'tenios 20 tne
representa- Ions, and yeidr 70 'e%Pauon' M. In
LIVING souls such as nas oeen r.. .Ir.vsesn,, Of
m''ou ~, Wv 80 - r.o,,d
tue Mississippi scheme we're reai'u; ,,,,o,
Such tide OF eng ans sooa sWehsu 'ue p.;a 4,
Of the new Territory 70 the numotr Coa-s.
20 one rel sentative 10 tns poPuiA H., ,hs nj
Toereupon' tue ueW 1orn al Snand-n, STATE. II was
on o. iFes sn' s Sso.,s nron an eou.t,
bs Y 'enuy rec - - ,b. oIdes. a ID most
| - 10 'o'es anu PVh ~, -.
)pulous Of the o'gical states. ,.,o
lns"ai OF vidins tlis ,ee in only aba
safes hke l. XIV, " NO" r. h I,,cs or no ser
one % "s 81 II ~ maintained long under III 8
tie Seostr couil nos u Co. tom ,brosd nor could
sream o hn'""s Popu, .,,.ngsd themselves NO
ltss moment ave- =. 800 a. ,bis balance va.
e''clng 10 seos m,ds and With is Iree States,
d"troyed' ms s'ae 49,, .'on.r "A African slavery
the' are eaneu -. ao,;ons n,,,v Wa, brought ia.
ueo'n q ii ao.ord;no 10 thr toms of The Con.
tlpower regularly soVoas !" 49, snhver.v ", NJ IL
stuton' ont up ~ h,.an.S en- ,rno,ion Of IN,
rlus ue ianu pS ,,,nc into nI,y nol,tical powers
unison oy ua~seg o -. F,dsr,I M ,ebinery out Of
ina were ooun' W '-' ""
Adjustment y,,,,, .oo,on,.t. ;nto error and
Nor rs TINS aiis ieu P - ,hs 40 osIlsd ..indomi.
induct d the "oru W ~ Naw EnoIsnd n.onlen
table energy ana enterprise VI s'S hsonos ,salv
What In the retaining ~
hest OF Europ' an gun 40, 70 ~ from erro-
Mchevoas COILS qieno - III, .rro, Il ,enee,
neous pohne 90 80 hasn draun If Won
highly pr'j idcial 70 the soutn ua'e oeen -