Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-05


This shows .n average decenBlal increase
OF 81 60 per cent. in population through
the 20 year. from our first 10 our last cen
Gus taken.
IL !, seen that the ratio OF increase. a, no
one Of these seven periods. 10 either two per
cent. bcIp~ or too per cent. above the aver
age, thu. .ho~ipg how inaeIlble. and con-
.equently how reliable, the Law OF increase
IN oar case 10. Assuming thus 70 will con-
tinue. u gives tho following results 1870,
I2.323. 3il ESQ. Sc 9G7 .2lG 1890. 90.
GT7.s72: 1900. lO3 aOs AS igM. 49,
OILS SEQ 1920. .G,9si 1856 , 1890, Oil.
6s0.gli. Thess figures show that our coun.
try may he as populous a. Earopc now IS.
at some point between 1870 aud 1880. say
about 1929 our territory, At - per.
sons TO the square mile. b~ing Of the capac.
iiy 10 contain 81. ls6.OO0; and we will
reach this. too. " No DO not ourselves rrlln-
qui.h the chances. by the folly and evils ot
dl-union or by long and eihau.ting wars
springlns from the only great element OF
national di.cord among Us. While 10 eau.
not - iore-eon exactly how much one hugo
example OF secession, breeding lesser ones
indefinitely. would rstard the popul ton,
civilization and prosperity. no one can doubt
that the extent Of Il would be very great
and injurious. The proposed emancipation
would shorten the war, perpetuate peace,
insure thl, increase OF population, and, pro-
portionately. the wealth OF the country.
With this We should pay all the smancIp,-
ton co-t, together with our other debts ca
,ier than wo should pay our other debts
without a.
II we had allowed our old national debt
TO run At SIX por cent. pr annum. simple
interest. from tho revolutionary struggle
till TO day, without paving anything on 81.
Their principal % interest each man would
owe lee. upon tina, debt now. than each man
owed upon 70 then ; and this - because our
increase of men. through tie whole period.
has been greater than slI per cent aud has
run faster than ths interest upon the debt.
Thus time alone relieve. u debtor nation. -
long as its population increases fa.tsr than
unpaid interest accumulation on us debt.
This fact would he no excuse fur Delaying
the payment iOr what - justly dn' bot 10
show. the great Importance OF time 10 this
connection. the great advantage 81 a'roli-
cy by which We shall not haze 60 iay until
W. number hundred millions, WHAT by
different policy. We .hOuid have to ply now
when tho number IL hut thirty one millions.
In a word, IL shows that dollar will 10
much harder a. Pay for the war. than will
be n dollar for emancipation ON thu propos
ed plan aud then the latter will cot no
blood. no preciou. lives; !, will be saving
VI both.
A.to the second r,icls. think IL would
40 a. Ia
cla.. of person, therein conismpl,ied.-
Some oi them. doubtless in the property
.cnse. belong 60 loyal owners and hence
provision j. made in thi. article iOr eompcn'
sating such.
The third article relates to the lusure OF
the freed people. IL doe, not oblige hnt
merely authorize. Congress to AID N colo-
ming such "a may cons nj. This ought
no, 20 b. regarded as Objectionable on tho
ono hand or the other, inasmuch as 10 comes
90 nothing unless W mutual consent OF thu
psople 90 be deporiei. and tie American
voters through their Representatives in Con-
rr,... I clnno, make II better known than
IL already IL. that I strongly favor COLOMBIA
ton, ana yet ~ish TO say there vs. n OBJ
Potion urged gainst the colorej persons
remaining IN the country, shl'" u "."''
tina, their pre.pee would injarc and DIS,
Mace white labor and white lAbOrers. III
there ever could b. a proper time Tor mere
argument, that time surely Is net now. IN
tunes like the present men should uuer
nothing for which they would not willingly
he responsible through time and eternity -
\. n true then that colorei people can dts
place any more white labor by being ifse
ibun remaining slaves? II they ,tay IN Their
old place. they jo.,ls no white iaborer- IL
,hey leave their old places they leave them
open to white Iaborers. Logically there Is
neither moro nor lee. Of IL. Emancipation
even without deportation would probably
advance the wage. Of white labor. and very
.u,elv would not reduce them. Thus the
customary amount OF labor would .rill have
to DO performed the freed people would
surely not do more than their old proper