Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-10

cent. above the average; thus showing how
inf1exible, and consequently low reliable,
the law of increase in our case is. Assu-
ming that it will continue, gives the follow
ing results
1870 42,323, ,34l
1880 66,967, ,26I
1890 76.77g.S72
1900 IO3, ,2OS,445
1910 I3S9IS, ,526
1920 IS6, ,9SI.335
1880 25I,6SO,gl4
These figures shcw that our country may
be as Popu!ous as Europe now is, at some
point between 1920 and l93O-say about
1925-our territory. at seveuty-thrce and
third persons to the square mile, being Of
capacity to contain 27I186, 200.
And we Will reach this, too, if we DO not
ourselves relinquish the chance, by the folly
and evils Of dIsuniOn, or Dy long and ex-
haustng war sprnging from the only great
element of national discord among us.
While it cannot be forseen exactly how
much one huge example ofsecession, breed
ing lesser Cnes indefinitely, would Ictard
population. civilization aut prosperity. NO
one can doubt that the extent Of 1t would
be very great and injurious.
The proposed emancipation would shorten
the war, perpetu"tc peace, insure this IN
crease Oi population, and pvopJEtIUnatclv
the wealth of the country. With these. we
should pay all the emancipation would cost
together with our other debt without it.
Il we had allowed our Old national debJ 20
run at SIX per cent. per annum, simple in
teTest, from the end Of our revolutionary
struggle UHtIl 10 day, without paving any,
thin.s uu either principle or interest. each
man Of us would owe less upon that debt
|8rrn al.
ami this because our increase OF meu.
through the whole period, has been greater
than siG per cent; has run faster than the
interest upoI, the dctt. Thus. time alone.
relieves "a debtor nation, So long as its mop
ulation increases faster than unpaid interest
accumulate on its debt.
This fact would be LO excuSc for DELAYING
payment Of what Is justly due but it shows
the great importance of time In this Councc~
ton the great advantage of policy bv
which we shall not have to pay until we
number a bundled millions. what. oy =
different policy, we would have 20 nav now.
when we number bnt thirty one utilH.ns.
In word 1t shows that "a dollar will lee
much harder to pay for the war. than Will
hc dollar Tor emancipation. on the propo-
sci plan, And then the latter Will cost no
0iocI, no precious life. IL will be a saving
If both
As to the second article, [ ;iI:lk It wn,ll5
be impracticablc to return to bondage the
class OF persons therein contemplated. some
of them, doubtless, in the property sense,
belonging to loyal owners and hence. pros
vision is made in this article for oompcnsa-
ting such.
The third article relates 70 tie future Of
the freed people. 1t does not oblige. but
merely authorizes, Congress To ai3 in colon
lZInS such as may consent. This ought not
to be regarded as Objectionable. on the ono
hand, or on the other, in SO much A.. II
comes to nothing, unless by tie mutual
consent Of the people to be GepCrtcd. and
the American voters. through their reprg-
sentatives IN Congress.
l cannot make II better known than II
already Is, that strJng'y favor cr;iuizl
tion.-And yet wish to say there is an oh
jrctiou urged against free colorcd persons re-
naming In tie country, which Is largely
imaginary, If not sometimes malicious.
1t Is Insisted that their presence would
lnlure and Gispiace white labor ami white
laborers. If there ever could he a prulcr
time for mere catch arguments, that time
surely Is not now. In times like the pres
ent, men should ute. nothing for which
they would not willingly he responsible
through time and in eternity Is it true.
then, that cOlOred PEOPLE can displace auv
more white labor by being free, than bv re-
naming slaves? If they stay in their old
piaccs, they justIe 10 white laJorers if they
leave their c-d places, they leave them open
10 white laOUrers. Logically, there Is neither
more nor less Of it. Emancipation. even
without deportation, would probably en-
hauce the wages Of white labor. and. very
surely. would not reduce them
Thus the customary AMOUNT Of labor
would still have to be performed: the freed
people would surely not do more than their
old proportion oft, and very probably. for
/ a time, would do less. leaving an increased
part 10 white laborcrs, Bringing their labor
into greater demand. aud, consl queutly.
enhancing the wages Of it. With ,icporta
| ton, even to d limited extent. enhanced Wa
ges to white labor Is mathematiclllv certain.
Labor Is like any other commodity in the
market-incTeaSe the demand for it. an!
you increase the price Of it. Reduce the
, supply Of black labor. BY cnloniZino, the
oIach !aboTer out OF the country, AID. by
precisely 50 much, you incIe ease the demand
for. and wages Of, white labor.
But it IS dreaded that the freed na,,l,
viii swarm forth, and cover the whole land?
Are they not already in the land ? VIII
liberation make them any more numerous
Equally distributed among the whites Of
the whole country, and there would be but
one cOlOred to seven whites. Could the one
in any way, greatly disturb the seven ,
There are many communities now. having
more than one free colorpd person to seven
whites; &nd this, without any apparent con
sciousness Of evil from it. The District of
Columbi2, and the States of Maryland anu
Delaware, are all il this coadition.-The
District has more than one free coIored to
six whites and yet. in its frequent petitions
to Congress. believe it has never presented
the presence of free colored persons as one