Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-05

1Fth ana SCUM
me superiority 9. the Free over the Slave
States in mater. al resources is showz by the
following figures, which we cOpy from the
New York TFibmss
1'The average increase Of the Free States
for tie last ten years has been 27l 81 per
cent, Of the Slave States, Il3 90 per cent
Massachusetts,, with population Of ], 23l,-
0e5, and an area Of 7,s0a square miles, has
valusfion Of $sl5, 23I 483. Virginia has a
population of l,s9e, 78l, and an area Of
6l.352 square miles, and valuation Of oaly
$7s3, 249, ,6sl-less BY S2l 93s 752 than that
Of Massachusetts, water power a hundred
fold greater, soil of unsurpassed fertility
rich mineral deposits, one Of the best har-
bors on the continent hundreds Of miles of
naviga6le river, with all thess advantages
the elements Of Al empire within herself
the real estate Of the Old Dominion is val
ued at S57 46l, 937 less than that of the little
Bay State. Her personal property-includ-
ing her 2T3, 10 negro slaves worth at less
than an average valuation, $l5e, ,O0O. .OOO-is
estimsled at S62, ,675, ,543 less than that of
Massachusetts,.
Maryland and North Carolina together.
having population Of 2sl, 327 greater than
Massachusetts, and joint area of 55 500
square miles, have a valustion-'ncluding
slaves valued at 1928, 500, ,O00-less bv S79.-
4es 034 than Massachusetts,. The real estate
Of Massachusetts,. Possessing an area nine
times as great as Mass, with only 1900 SQUARE
miles Of sterile soil, is valued at S475 4l3 l65
which is S3l, ,e2l, 345 more than the value Of
the real estate Of North Carolina, South Car
olina, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas COM
binedl The real property of New York ex-
ceeds BY more than SO 000 600 the COM
bined valuation of the me kind Of property
in the States Of North Carolina, South Car
olins, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana.
Texas, and Arkansas
"The three States of New York, Ohio. and
Pennsylvania have population of 1851,
which is ,439, 555 more than The entire pop.
ulatiou, slave and free, of the eleven rebel
States while these same States have A yalu-
alton Of Sil9, 7sl, ,sl5 greater .han all the So
called Confederate States
The disparity in resources as shown by the
foregoing figures is very great, but is still
below the actual, for the reason that in the
list Of property, slaves are counted at their
ordinary market value in time Of peace,
whilst they are also used to swell the popu-
lAtiOn Of the south. Perhaps they may sill
be counted as inhabitants" but their for-
msr money value nas departed, ntv~ 10 re-
turn. Whe:Ssf the rebellion does or does
not force the Federal Government to the
emancipation Of the slaves Of the rebels, it is
quite evident that the palny days Of the in
stitution ae passed, and that it cannot long
survive the iNhock of severe military can
paign in It's midst The rebel leaders under
sand this, and hence their effort to eonf2e
the struggle to the border States. It is tair
to presume, then, the slave property of
the South has deprecated ffy to seventy
five per centum since the commencement Of
the rebellion, which would re5,ce the taxa
BILE property Of the slave States in sum
from fourteen to tWenty--one hundred millions
Of dollars, AM the decline in value of real
estate IS almost correspOndingly large;
whilst eowr.azatively speaking, the depreci-
alton Ofrroperty in tie Free States is small,
and OF temporary duration.