Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-04


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.,,a .ho,,.h a suddeDly, and without
some would Abolish .,o,,jS :, sboIish Il gradually,
compensation; some .,oD. mv. some would remove
and with com Ps1s sso,a ns. and some would re-
the neea peGhh' ph ma, and there are yet other
sain tnem m.,;sias ~. Because Of these diveIsi-
minor o.-'s ,.,cb strength 10 struggles
Ties, we wss ..s Rv mutual concession We
among oac.ir& ana act together. This
should n'-ns.,, ,,iaas Int Il would be o0mpro-
wouia Do ~. Rs g,iends. and not with the enc
mise h@y.e ~ II,son. These articles are intend
mics s.hcdv "a ~ plan Of euch mutual conces
ca 70 J S,hs plan phall be adopted, II 10 as
sions; ~ smancipstion will follow, at least,
sumeu sumai' ~ ma States. Ne
In sa sevsh NJ 6rat article, the main points are:
r,..s az ne smaucIpaton; secondly, the length
~ .s,sa Sor oousummatipg it--thirty seven
vssrs. - and thirdly, the compensation
Ths emancipation will be unsatisfactory to
,hs advocnt6e OF perpetual slavery but the
iangth of time should greatly mitigate their
dissstjafaction. The tlne spares both races
srom the evils Of sudden derangement--in fact,
f,om the necessity OF any derangement-while
moat of those whose habltual course OF thought
viIl be dislurbed by the measure will have
nssasd svav before its contamination. They
Gill nnVCr see III. AuUtutl Cihbb VIA huAA WIZ
nroanect Of emancipation, but will deptecate
~ isnsth AZ time. They will feel that II
a,vsa ton I,ttIc to the now living slaves. But
|, reaIlv pives them much. Itsaves them from
the vacrsnt deetitution which must largely at
tend Immediate emancipation in localities
where their numbers are very great; ana IL
1ivea the inspiring assurance that their poster
nv shall be free forever. The plan leaves 10
each State. choosing TO act under H. 10 Abolish
slavery now, or at the end OF the century, or
At any intermediate time, or by degrees, e1-
tending over the whole or any par' Q. sne
period; and Il obliges no two States 70 proceed
alike. Il also provides for compensation, ana
generally, the mode OF making it. Lnis, IL
Would seem, must further mitigate tne ois,
satisfaction of those who favor perpesusi
slavery, aud especially Of those VINO are 70 70,
ceiye the compensation. Doubtless some .,
those who are to pay, and not to receive' vii,
object. Yet the measure IL both Just ana
economical. In certain sense, tne nperauon
Of slaves 10 the destruction OF propefy-Prvp
efty acquired BY descent, or Dy purchase, ene
same as any other property. hn no less uue
for having been often SAID that tne people oI
the South are not more reeponeiDie Ior 'ne
original introduction OF this properly, tnan are
the people Of the North: and Wnen " 10 Iemem, ,
bered how unhesitatingly we aii use cot1on ana
sugar, and share the pronts Oh oeanng ~
them, II may not be quite safe 20 say, tna' !ne
South has been more responsible than the
North for lie continuance. If, then, for o COM
mon object, this property 10 to be Hacrinced, Is
Il not Just that Il be done ct common charger
And II, with less money, or money more
easily paid, we can preserve the Dement'S OF the
Union by this means, than we can Dy the wal
alone, is Il not also economical to doitf Lesui
consider Il then Let us ascertain the sum w
have expended in the war since compensated
emancipation was proposed last March, ano
consider whether, If that measure had been
promptly accepted, BY even some Of the slave
States, the same sum would not have done
more TO close the war, than has been otherwise
done, IF 90, the measure would save money,
and, in that view, would be prudent and
economical measure. Certainly 1t IL not 30
easy to pay something as it s to pay nothing
but Il 10 easier to pay large sum, than 1t is TO
pay larger one And 1t is easier to pay any
sum vheR we are able, than II is to pay 1t before
we are able. The war requires large sums, and
requires them at once The aggregate sum
necessary for compensated emancipation oi
course, would be large. But It would require
no ready cash; nor the bonds even, any fastel
than the emancipation progresses. This might
not, and probably would not, close before the
end of the thirty seven years. At that time
we shall probably have hundred millions of
people to share she burden, instead Of thirty
one millions, as now. And not only 30, but the
increase Of our population may be expected to
continue for long time after that period, as
rapidly as before; because our territory will
NOS have become full. ! do not state this In
considerably. AT the same ratio OF increase
which We have maintained, on an average from
oar first national census, in l79U, until that oi
1860, We should, In 1900, have population OF
lO3,2O6, ,4l5. And why may We not consinue tnas
ratio far beyond that period Our abundant room
--1ur broad national homestead-is our ample re-
source. Were our territory as limited as are
the British Isles, very certainly our population
could not expand as stated. Instead OF receiV-
Ing the foreign bern, as now, we should be com
PEELED to send part Of the native born away
But such is not our condition. we nave TWO
ynilIiona nina bundled and aixtv.three thousand