Smyrna times., 1862-05-22

the latter amounted to $s7 7,464,476 and in The
former to only S2.724,657 In 1850. in Vir.
ginia, the value Of real and personal property.
negroes included, was $39l SAC 436; that Of
New York, $1,0SO,309.2l6. Virginia has a
territory of 6l,352 square miles, while New
York has but $4,000. Nor is it alone in extent
OF territory that Virginia has the advantage;
for, in geogra phical position, fine ports and
noble rivers, felicity of climate, fertility of soil,
aud mineral wealth. she is not equalled by any
State in the Union.
And now let US compare the difference in
the value of lands in the Northern and South.
ern Border States In the counties OF OHIO
adjoining Kentucky the value per acre is
S32 "a in the counties OF Kentucky adjoining
Ohio it is only SIS 81 per acre, In the seven
counties of Pennsylvania bordering on Mary
land. consisting OF Chester, Lancaster, York.
Adams, Franklin, Bedford and Somerset, the
average valse per acre is $50 81; in the seven
counties of Maryland bord dering on Pennsylva.
nc. consisting Of Cecil, Hartford, Baltimore,
Caraoll. Frederick, Washington, and Allegha.
ny, the average value per acre is only S44 IL.
Cash value Of farms in the former. $lOO.7l4,-
O32; in the latter, only SAC, .371. The
further we reeede from Mary land border, and
get into those counties where slaves are most
numerous. the difference is still more striking,
the average value per acre in St Mary's Cal.
vert and Charles being only $24 30. If we
run like comparison between any other free
and slave State on the border, the same humil-
iating result is presented.
Fellow. Mud Sills: Ponder over the above
facts, and calmly investigate the cause. See
if you cannot solve the reason why the South
thus lsgs behind the North, though they both
started from the same premises. There i;
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our climate for in this regard we are mors
highly favored than any other region on earth
II ls not our soil; for It is especially adapted
to, and yields in abundance, almost every ag
rIcultural product that enters into commerce
1t ls not for want OF navigable streams TO
we have more noble rivers than any area o
territory OF the same extent on the face of III,
globe. What then is this anaconda thus en-
twiniDg his coils around the body polite. N
rstardIng our progress, if is not the woolly
headed negro? He is the nightmare that
. hanging like an incubus over our agricultural
d commercial and manufacturing interests. An
you all know it. Would TO Heaven that yo
!. had the moral courage to openly aVow it, ad
vOcate it, and agitate it, in defiance OF tn
= Jeers OF personal friends the scorn of politics
}. enemies. When God made man in his ina q
a he intended that he should be MAN, and not
cringing. fawning toad. eater. Let us all sin
the tsady in the man, and dare 10 advocate tn
interests OF the white man. no matter VIII
b threatens or busters. Fer halfa century tn
negro has controlled the country. Let US re
solve for the next half century at least
" shall be controlled by the white men. TIL
q power is in our gasp, if we will only ava
< ourselves of it. Grovclling traitors will CT
< out "AbolitioHs,s,'' and milk-and.water Uaio
a tsts. who carry their patriotism in their pocke
a maJ echo the cry. But this, instead of dete
y ring, should animate US with renewed eLerg
a aud determination. Every interest of enligh
e ened progress is appealing to Us tor immedia
action. Shall we heed that appeal! Ii q
er then let US grasp the banner Of ema patio
e. and never weary of our labors until we ha
re planted ite standard on the Capitol of eve
=. Commonwealth in the South, and every dus
-, African shall make his exodus to Liberis,
III some other tropical region. MUD.SILL.