New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-02


1900. -. ,9o5 s37-35oa per cent ratio of increase
l3l0.... 72JJBli-3oi3 per cent ratio of increase
LOO, qG38 l3i-33 10 per cent ratio of increase.
I63O...l2 800 o0-53 40 per cent ratio Of Increase.
1870. i7 D6s 45332G g per cent ratio Of increase.
1850. ..23 l9l 97695.87 per cent ratio Of increase.
1900. 81 443 1gO-35So per cent rstio Of Increase.
This shows al average decennia increase or 3i6O
nor cent. in population through the seventy years
from our fret to our last census taken. " il seen
That the ratio Of increase at 10 one Of these
saven rerjoGs IL ethertwo per cent below or two per
cent above the average, thus showing how lnteXioie,
and consequently how reliable, TIC law OF increase
in our H. Accounting that WIZ eSi 1l.5
gives the following results $50, 1913, 3ll;
1880. $685. 2l6; 1890. 76,G0,s12; 1909, lO5,
2OS. AIS; 1910 l3S,9iS, 52G; 1920, lS6,95i,53oi
1880 2Jl ESQ ol4 These figures easW that our c0un-
try may be 40 populous as Europe now -, vt some
u6lnt between 800 and 1880, say abons IJ@J-ouf
territory, 73i persons TO TIE square mle belng OF
the CAPACITY TO contain 2l7, $4,000 aud we VIII
reach this too if do not ourselves relnqulsh the
chances by tho folly and evils OF disunion. or Gy
long and exhausing war, rpunglng from lhc ohiy
great element OF national di5cord among US. Whie
n cannot be foreseen exactly how much one huge
example Of secession breeding lesser ones iudeA,
uitey would fetard The population, civilization, aud
prosperity, no one can doubt mat Tie eA1en' VI II
would be very great and injurious.
The proposed emaneiDati0n would shorten TIE war,
rerpetuate peace Insure this increase OF TIE popnA
ION aud pr0pOrtionetely OF tie wealth. oil inc cDuu
try. With this we should ray ali The emalcipa-
ton would cost, together Win onr o.uer uoD,fi
easier than we should paw our o'',o' us",s ~,
out II. Il we mad allowed our old national d7o'
- run at per cent per arnum, simple
uioreft from tie end OF our Revolutionary struHsIr
till to-day without paying anyWlhg on si',ei pr
email or interest each man Of us woL!a owe eas Upv
That debt now han each man owed upon n iush' a'u
tbis bec.nss our increase Of through tie ho.y
eriod mas been greater than per cent? ana has run
ia er than the interest upon the deot. ILIs tine
plone relieves debtor nation 20 long as It's
popuaton increases iastsr than unpaid interest ac-
cumUla ties on hts debt. This fact would be no eN-
cuse Tor delaying the payment Of WAT - justly due,
but il shows the great mPoraucc Y. are IN thi- con-
noction the great advantage Of policy " Wnlch we
siall not have so pay until we mum err hundred
millions, what by q different policy We should have
TO pay now when the number i out 81, OJJ,JVJ. Ia
L word IL shows that a dollar WI be mu,h iaf-er
10 nav for tho war than VIII be dollar fer enlnc-
nation on the proposed plan--and then tie later
will cost no blood; no precious liie Il VIII DC 4"
saving Of bCtn.
As to the second article, l think j. would be
impfacticab.e 10 return TO bondage ne chAs o.
PERSONS therein contemplated. Solae 81 them doubt
lee. in the pfop,rty seuse, belong & loyal owners
and hence provision is made in this erise for COM
psnslting such.
The third article restes to tho future Of the freed
people. IL does no. oblge, on. merely authorizes,
Congress TO aid IN c0lOrl.ng sucn - iAay consent
This oaght not 10 b. regard ~ ohcciiyna ol the
one band or on the otter, ige1unc. 80 ~ comes 20
nothing unlsss by mutual coAsen. Of the people TO
be dspOrfed AID the American voters, through theiI
rerrosen ..tYcs m t0nP'css.
cannot mako II better known tIan l. az
ready l. that / strongly favor colonization, end
vet / with TO cay there ID IA objection urged
against the col0red persons remaining n the
country which 10 largely imaginary, II lot some
tir,es .nalicious. Il h. sisted that ther pres nee
would injurc ard dis ace white labor AID wnito
labOrers. L. thsre ever could ce proper u1e !Of
mere arguments, that ;ime surely is rot now IN
times like the present men should utter uoih-
lng for which they would not Willingly DC
responsible through tmo aud eternity.
lit true then that colorei PEOPLE can displace
any more white labor by being iree than remaining
slaves /. taey stay 10 their old places, they o.te
no white aborers. II they leave their OIL pla,'s,
they leave them oren 90 white laboregs. L1ucollvl
there !. Mother more nor Les of II. Emancipation,
evea, without deportation, would probably enhance
,he wage VI white labor, and very surely would n;
reduce them. Thus the customary amount OF LABOR
would stiii have 20 be performed. The freed people
would surely lot 90 more shan their ola proportion
Of n, ald very probably Tor TINE would 10 ess,
leaving N incleaaed part 10 white iaborers
,onseg nrniiy enhancing the wages OF ~. WIN de-
rortaiion even 10 Arlted extent, enhancing wages
io white labor }, matt ema.l,al,y certain. labor !s
Ike INV other commodity iu tie market; increase
To
Reduce the supply o. black labor by cole -zilg 10
black l.borer, Ouf Of tie country and by precisely
-o much YOU increase f4e demand fIr aud WIGS u
" ire labor. BIT it, s dreu4ei That the freed reo-
PIE wIli swa.m forth ara cover tho whole land.
Are tLey not already 10 tie Lndl VIII Liberation
make them any more numerous Equally d.s-
tri.uted among rl Whites ~ 'lr whole o1ar'-
there would be bat one coofed % seven wnl-e..
Could tho one In any way greatly disturb tie
foyenl
There IRE many communities now having more
than one free coiorcd person 20 reNen whites. aud
this without any apparent consciousness ~ ,si from
il. The District Of Columbia and the states ~
MARYLAND AID Delaware are uil pa tlss condition.
Tie Dis..icf has more ilal ore tree iHIDf ft.-on
20 siN wli.p aud set il iis frequent reti'ious 20
Congress, believe j; has never prcseutei t1e pres
,lco o. free coo.ed ler1ns as ole ol De- "a yarces.
Iut why Should IManClp Son South send tc
freed people North People Of any color seldom
run unler- there DO something 20 run fron. Here
toiore culorDt people O. eoie extent have d ~. i
lrOia bondage, and now perhaps from Io,h bondage
ard iesii'u.oni but if Gradual tranli zion or DE-.
forfati0u 20 adopted they VIII h'vt rfi'ler ~ FLEE
rom Their old masters viii give them wages, at
No.. q anti Low hb0rrr, caI ba lr,crf.d, aUi tine
freed men IN turn Ti 20 itly give tlt.r labor flr tlc
wgr,s I'm nov homes can he torrl flr thcm !u code
genial climes and with people Of ,Deir own blood
md r.ce.
THIS proposition can be trusted TO Che mutual 81.
'ere-ts involved AMI IN any event cannot the North
decide for i'sc,. whether 10 receive thenl Again.
Az practice proves than theory in any cltc has
thor been arg irruWou Of co'orci rrorse north.
ward h,calse of tie nbol.s-meut o. S..Y,ly ia THIS
District hst Swinc
What have siil Of the proportion al REQ coorei
pertons to tie whites il tic D-trct J. f-Jm tnc
Ceusls o. lst0, having 10 Reference t0 per-ous
called conTaIfu b. nor 20 ffOso made iI,' iy iDr
net Of Colgrs aboli.hiug Slavery here The plan
consisting 81 these article !, recommended. root b.t
tDat u restoration o. tDo National authority wol.d
be accepted without its n.o. ..o.. uur Cat the
war. nor proceedings ny Ter cine Proclamation of
September 80, 49,, VIII % f.lyrU bo4l.c OF tie
recommendation o. tits nlu. Is timely u1op.
ion, ! doubt MOI. Woll turs resiorat %.