Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-11
ntinne. gives the following results:

These figures that show our country
may be as porulous as Europe now is, az
some point between 1920 and 1930-say
about 192j-our territory at 738 persons
to the square mile, being of capacity to
contain 2111SG, 900.
And we will reach this, too, if we do
not ourselves relinquish the chances, by
the folly and evils of disunion, or by long
and exhausting war springing from the
only great element of national discord
among US. While it cannot be foreseen
exactly how much one huge example
Of secession breeding lesser ones indefi-
nitely would rctard the population, civil
zation, and prosperity, no one can doubt
that the extent Of il would be very great
and injurious. The proposed emancipa-
ton would shorten the war, perpetuate
peace, insure this increase in population
and, proportionately, the wealth of the
country With these we should pay all
the emancipation would cost, together
with our other debts, easier than we should
pay our other debts without it. If we had
SLOWED our old national debt to run at 6
per cent. per annum, simple interest, from
the end Of our revolutionary struggle till
to-day without paying anything on either
on principal or interest, each man Of us
would owe less on that debt now, than
each man owed upon it then, and this be-
cause our increase of men through the
whole period has been greater than g per
cent, and has run faster than the interest
upon the debt. Thus time alone relieves
a debtor nation 30 long as its population
increases fas ter than unpaid interest &C.
cumulates on its debt.
This fact would be no excuse for delay
ing the payment Of what is justly due,
but it shows the great importance of
time in this connection, the great advan-
tace Of policy by which we shall not
have to pay until we number 100, ,OOO,-
600, when by d different policy we would
have to pay now when we number but 3D.
600. 600. In word it shows that dol
lar will lie much harder to pay for the
war. than will be dollar for emancipation
by the proposed plan and then the latter
will cost no blood-no precious life. 1t
would be a saving of both.
As to the second asticle l think it
would be impracticable to return to bond
age the class Of persons therein contem-
plated Some of them doubtless in the
property sense belonging to loyal owners,
hence provision is made in this article
for compensating such,
The third article relates 70 the future of
the freed people. 1t does not oblige, but
merely authorises, Congress to aid in col
onizing such as may consent. This ought
not to be regarded as Objectionable on the
one hand or the other, insomuch as it
comes to nothing unless bymutual consent
of the people to be deported and the Amer
lean voters through their representatives
in Congress.
| cannot make it better known than it
already is, that l strongly favor colo
uization, and yet | wish to say there
is an objection against free colored per-
sons remaining in the country which is
largely imaginary, if not sometimes ma
llcious. 1t is insisted that their presence
would iniure and displace white labor and
white laborers. If there ever could be
proper time for mere catch arguments, that
time is surely not now. In times ike the
present, men should utter nothing ior
which they would not willingly be reSpon-
sible through time and eternity Is 1t 'rue'
then that colored people can displace any
more white labor by being free than by
ramaininr slaves? If they stay in their
old places, they o'tle no white iaootets.
If thew leave their old places thsy
leave them open to white laborors' Log
icallv. there is neithe. more nor less OF IT,
Emancipation, even without deportation