Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-12-02
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dissatisfaction OF those who favor perpetual
slavery, and especially of those who are 10 re-
ceive the compensation. Doubtless some OF
those who are To pay, aud not to receive, will
object. Yet the measure Is both just ami eco
nomical. In a certain eense, the lbtrAtion OF
slaves is the destruction of pruperty-property
acquired by desc mt, OF by purchase, the same
a5 any other property.
1t is no less true ioT having been often said,
that the people oi the sou Ia are not more re-
spOnsble for the original introduction of this
property. than are the people OF the North
and when it Is remembered how unhesltltingiy
We all Use cotton and sugar, and share the
profits os dealing ln them, 1t may not be sale
to say that the south has been more responsible
than the north, Tor Its continuance. IL, then,
for common obj ect, this property is t. be
rifiCed is 1t not just that 1t be done al a com
mon chargef
And if, with less money, or money more
easily paid, We can preserve the beuen,s Of the
Union by this means, tuan We can 10y the Wa.
alone, is it not also economical to do 1t Let
us consider il then. Let us ascertain the sum
We have expended In the Wal since compensated
emancipation was proposed last March, and
consider whether, II shat measuIe had been
promptly accepted, by even some OF the slave
states, the same sum would not have done
more To close the wal than has been Otherwise
done. Ii 50, the measure would save money,
and, in that view, would be a prudent and eco
nomical measure. Certainly II Is not Easy
10 pay sorltting as II Is u pay nothing, but 1t Is
caster to pay large sum than 1t Is to pay
Ldrger one. And II Is easier To pay any sum
,0hea we are able than 1t Is 10 pay 1t before We
are able IaC war reyuiIts large sums, and
requires them at once
The aggregate sum necessary for compensated
emancipation, OF course, wOuid be large. But
il would require ready cash /; the bonds
even, any faster Ihan the emancipation pro-
gresses. This might not, and probably would
Tuot close before tue end ut the tuIity seven
years. At that time We snail probably have
hundred millions Uf people 10 share ihe burden,
Instead Of thirty zone millions now. And
not only So, but the increase OF our population
may be expected To continue for long time
after that period, rapidly as before because
our territory will not have become full. do
not state this inconslderately. AT the same
ratio OF increase which We have maintained, On
| an average, from our INST natlJual CensuTe, III
| 1890, until that of 1860 We should, i'll 1900,
have a population OF lO3, 2Uo ,4lj.
And VIII, may We not cuntiLur that ratio
| beyond that period Our abundant loom our
broad national hOmestead-is our ample re
source We're our territory as hmii-d as are
could not expand stated Instead oil receiv-
| ing the foreign born, now, should be
compelled to send part OF tue Native torn
away. But such is not our CundItiu We
have two millions nine hundred and sixty three
Thousand square miles. Europe has three
millions aud eight hundred thousand, with a
population averaging seventy thee and one
third persons to the SQUARE mile. Why may
not our country, at some time, average as
l. L.. tarfll ~
surface, by mountains, rivers, Lakes deserts, or
other Causes Is il inferior to Europe IN any
Natural advantagef If, then, We are, 1T some
time, to he as populous as Europe, how soon
As to when this may b., We can judge by the
past and the present, as to when II r.A be, ii
lever, depends much ON whether We naiutaIn
the Union several OF our States already
above the average of Europe-sevent, three
and thlId to the square mile. Massachusetts
has l5I; hhode Lland, l35; Connecticut, 80:
New York and New jersey, each, 50. Also,
two other great States, Peuusy lvaula and Ohio,
are not far below-thc former having TO and
the latter 90. he states already above the
European average, except New York, have in
creased in rapid ratio, since passing that
point, as ever before; while NO of them is
equal ~ some other parts of our country, in
natural capacity for sustaining dense popula-
ton,
Taking the nation in the aggregate, and We
ind its population and ratio Of IncI.ase, for the
several decennial periods, TO be as follows.
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