The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-12-06

i isto- 10y ~ y' ~ ssSs
isei-sl 443 20; W5s
This show, an averaoe dcrc,piol ;,creosa
of2I GO bel cent in the ponul.,inn thrnnoh
the seventy wears from onr first r. onr let
census vet taken.
1t is seen that the ratio of increase M M
one of the seven nrrinds 10 ,.i,h.r . nor o.,n,
below or 9 per cent above ,b. average inns
showing how inhrxible. aud cons'uu.ntIv
how reliable. the law of incr.use in our case
is.
Assuming that it will continue, it gives the
following results:
1870. A. 3,3ll; 1880. Sc. 961 ZIG: 1890
1G G77 1872; 1900 lU3 POS AIS. 1910 I3D glS
j2G; 1920. lSG, 984 1885; 1880, PSI $50 81
These figures show that our country may
he as popul.us as Europe now is. at som,
pout between 1920 and 1880, say abont 1925,
our territory, at 49, persons to the SQUARE
mile. being OF the canacitv IN cont,in yl7
1856 goo and we will reach this, too. If we
do not ourselves relinquish the chance by the
folly and evils OF jisunion or by long and
exhaustng war springing from the only great
element of national discoyd among us.
While it cannot be fercscen exactly how
much one huge example of secession breed
ing lesser ones. indefinitely would retard uop-
ulalion, civilization, and prosperity, no one
can doubt that the extent vi it would be very
great and Injurious.
The proposed emancipation would shorten
The war, perpetuatc peace, insure this in
crease Of population, and proportiona:ely the
wealth OF the country. With these we shall
pay all the emancipation would cost, together
with our other debt, easier than we should
pay our other debt without it.
Ii we had allowed our old national debt to
run at per cent per annum simple interest.
from the end OF the Revolutionary struggle
until to-day, without paving ANYTHING on
either principal or interest. each man of us
would owe less upon that debt now than each
man owed upon it then.
This because our increase Of men through
the whole period has been greater than six
per cent, has run faster than the interest upon
the debt Thus TIM alone relieves a debtor
nation SO long as it's population increase faster
than unpaid interest accumulates upon its
debt.
This fact would be no excuse for delaying
payment of what is justly due, but it shows
the great importance of time in this connec.
ton. The great advantage of the policy by
which we shall not have to pay until we mum.
Der one hundred millions, what BY a different
policy We would have to pay now when we
number but thirty one millions. In a word
ii shows that dollar will be much harder to
pay for the war, than will be a dollar tor
emancipation on the proposed plan. And
then the latter will cost no blood, no precious
life. 1t will be saving of both.
As to the second article, think it would
be impracticable to return to bondage the
class Of persons therein contemplated. Some
Of them doubtless, in the property sense,
belong to loyal owneis and hence provision
is made in this article for compensating such.
The third article relates to the future of the
freed people. II does not oblige but merely
authorizes Congress to aid in colonizing such
as may consent.
This ought not 10 be regarded as objection
able on one hand or the her ipasmucl as il
comes Ia nothinc nnl.>s nv H.. mutu,I oon
y, S '' ~ 'h' mutual eoh-
sent VI me people 10 De ueported and the
American voters through their representa-
,iveS in Conoross
:. .
cannon make II better known than 1t
already is that [ strongly favor colonizatian
and vet wish to say there "a an obipction
rrno!, oo,;,,a, c.. W. s". 10 a" o'J'e Nv"
uisIu ashlhs. ifee co'orea persons remaining
IN the country, which is largely imagiua il
not sometimes malicious
T, 10 ;,,;s,.l a.. a. -: - ,
10 So, s: .'i"t .nei' presence "ould
lnJuie ana dlsplace white labor and white
laborers. If there ever could be n pronpr time
far NOR, catch aroume,ts ,b,t ,;nIn ,,n,,,,, ~
' 't''e WV" ~ S"inen'e, 'n"t 'iine suleiy Is
not now.
In times like the present mon shon'd utter
nothing for which thew wonld not wiIlinolv ho
e;,, " '''i"s'J uo
leSpohSlhie through t1me ana IN eternity. is
it true then. that coIored people cnn' disnlac -
any moro whit. abor NV h.ina trao +h,n hy
'o '"'' ~
'.'paihius SAWS II 'licS stay III their Ola
places, they jOstle no white labnrcrs.
II tbey leave their old places thev lnavo
,h,, , . t;. .."'o
.hs'h oPeh " "hi'e iaoolels' loGIcaIiy tnere
is neither more nor less OF 1t. EnanCiuation
even without depnrtatiop woifnl trobnbly
,nL,,co ~, u.onos of ,h -; L. r.,
N""'e' VIZ ""Soe VI Wine iaooi uuu very
surely would not rcduce them. This the
customary amount Of labor would still have TO
IA, ,orf, ~, ,d
" pew 'heu.
me iccd people wond surely moi dc more than theft
9u proportion OF H. ana very probably for time would
no less, leaving an increased part tn white aborcrs
orglns tieir iabcr INTO greater demand, and conse
quentiy enhancing the wages OF it, With deportation
even 10 limited extent enhancing wages to white
hn"r Is hhthchhflcally certain. Labsr is like any
o'h"r commodity III the market increase the demand
r ~, ana you increase the price Of 1t. Reduce the
supply oi Dack TABOR ny colohzing the black aborcr
cut Oh lne country, ana by precisely so much You
increase the demand Tor wages oil white labor.
hul II Is declared lhat the freed people will swarm
9rlh anu cu'er me wh"ic land. VIII liberation make
.ncni any more numerous b4naiy distributed among
inc Stats OF the whole country ana there would be but
one c9iocu 10 seven whites Gould the one in any way
Greatly a,stulo tne seven lherc are many commun-
Tics NJ" having more IMAM one Tree colored person to
seven whites ana TINS without any apparent consequence
VI e' from H. Inc Dstllct oil COLUMBIA and the States
M M VA, sialo anu pen'"ne arc al IN TINS condition.
n'Sitet aas mere thah one irc3 coor"d to six
Mites anu YET III us frequent petitions to Congress
believe II mas never presented the presence Of free
cooieu persons as one OF It's grievance OF fec coolcd
persons ne one o! Its grievances.
But why should emancipation south send the freed
hoih feole Oh any color SELDOM RIM unless there b.
something 10 run rom heretofore, esaved people, to
some extent, nave ned north from bondage, and
Perhaps from ooth bondage and desttuton, but grad
a eutn lpaon anu ~ polation DC adopted, they will
nave he.ner 10 nee r.m Their Old masters will give
them wages at least until new laborcrs be procured