Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-23
Orpheus G. Kerr or Compensated
EmauCypa(iOn.

You have undoubtedly read the Abe l.. paper.
my boy, in the reliable morning journals, making
due allowance for the typographical outrages com
mitted by printers OF opposite politics. but there
portion of it gotten up for the honest Abe
by the Chaplain of the Mackerel Brigade. aud
this portion is mutilated in the publishing that
/ cannot refrain from giving you the true yer
sion. Speaking of the cost to the country of
emancipation with compensation, the Chaplain
wrote:
Certainly il is not easy to paw something
as il is to pay nothing; but il is easier to pay a
small sum than it is to pay a large sum: and it is
easier to pay any bill when we have the money
than it is to paw smaller bill when have no
money Compensated emancipation requires no
more money than would be necessary to the pro-
gress of remunerated entranchisemen.. which
would not close before the end of five hundred
yeirs. At that time shall undoubtedly have
hve hundred times as many people as We have
now provided that no one dies in the meantime:
and supposing the premium gold to increase in
the same ratio as II has increased since our last
census taken. the premium on the specie be
longing TO five hundred times present popu-
lation will be amply sufficient TO pay for all per.
sons of African descent
do not state this inconsiderately At the
anne ratio OF increase as We now realize. Amer
can gold will be worth more than all
Europe. We have ten millions nine hundred and
sixty three thousand miles while Europe has
three millions eight hundred thousand, and vet
the average premium on specie in some of the
States. Is already above that OF Europe Taking
the brokers in the aggregate / find that if one
gold dollar is worth 81 30 in one year
IL will be worth 81 60 in , wears.
" 3 90" 3
&" ) %"
so" >
This shows great increase Ii gold dollar
is worth So 81 in FIVE years, il will. of course,
be worth 50 $50. or Eve hundred times as much.
in five hundred wears. Thus when our population
IS FIVE hundred times as great as at present, sup
posing each man to have single gold dollar. the
premium OF 80 $50 on his gold dollar will enable
such man To- purchase thirty-twO and a half per
sons OF African descent from the loyal slave
holders of our border States. at 81 apiece, though
he would be virtually expending but 81 himself
This scheme of emancipation would certainly
make the war shorter than il now has a prospect
of being; in word. il shows that a dollar will
be much harder to pay tor the war than will be
dollar for emancipation on the proposed plan"
You will observe, nv boy, that this same great
mathematical idea is advanced in the Message as
il is printed; but our Honest Abe has chosen TO
vary the terms somewhat. II YOU have gold
dollar. my boy. salt It down for FIVE hundred
wears, and some future generation of offspring
will call you blessed for leaving them 50 $50 in
postage stiup>--l We" loth SUNDAY Mercury.
Orr FOR EURoRE-Fred Henning, the well
known barber of the Bates House, leaves for
Europe this morning. to recruit his health. We
hope he may return in excellent spirits. He will
be absent about six months Meanwhile his
partner Mr. John Stezell. with an accomplished
corps of assistants, will carry on business at the
old Bates House stand The bath rooms of this
famous establishment are well warmed, and gen
tlemen visiting the city can find no more con-
Portable and elegant place for tonscrial msniru-
lations The public will undoubtedly remember
the popular and genial Fret. during his absence.
BE Is gentleman OF the first water. whom we
send sbrosd as a representative man.