Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-21

From the Cambridge (sid) Intelligcncer
The statistics relative to the progress of the
north and south since the formation of the
Union must convince every candid and i'm
! partial mind Of the wisdom and truth of the de-
claration of Al celebrated writer, that countries
are not cultivated by reason of their fertility.
but by reason Of their liberty.
Contrast the difference in the value of lands
in the northern and southern border states.
In the counties Of Ohio adjoining Kentucky
the value per acre is S33 81; in the counties
of Kentucky adjoining Ohio it is only SIS 27
per acre. In the seven counties of Pennsvl-
vania bordering on Maryland, consisting of
Chester, Lancaster, York, Adams. Franklin,
Bedford and Somerset, the average value per
acre is 500 81 in the seven counties of Mary
land bordering on Pennsylvania, consisting of
Cecil, Hartford, Baltimore, Carroll, Freder-
lex, Washington and Allegheny, the average
value per acre is only S44 II. Cash value of
farms in the former, 800, ia, 032; in the lat
ter, only SIG, 529 81 The further we re-
cede from Maryland border, and get into
those counties where slaves are most numer-
Gus, the difference is still more striking, the
average value per acre in St. Mary's, Calvert
and Charles being only S24 30. If we run a
like comparison between any other free and
slave state on the border, the same humiliat-
ing result is presented.
''Fellow mudsills: Ponder over the above
facts and calmly investigate the cause. See
if you cannot solve the reason why the south
thus lags behind the north, though they both
started from the same premises. There is
surely some cause. What is it? 1t is not our
climate; for in this regard we are more high
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| earth. 1t is not our soil; for it is especially
adapted to and yields in abundance almost
every agricultural product that enters into
! commerce. 1t is not the want of navigable
| streams; for we have more noble rivers than
any area Of territory of the same extent on the
face of the globe. What, then, is this anacon-
| da thus entwining his coils around the body
polite and retarding our progress, if it is not
the woolly-headed negro? He is the night
mare that is hanging like an incubus over our
agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing
| interests. And you all know it. Would to
heaven you had the moral courage to openly
avow it, advocate it, and agitate it, in def
ance Of the jeers Of personal friends or the
scon Of political enemies. When God made
man in his image, he intended that he should
be man, and not cringing, fawning toad
cater. Let us all sink the tOady in the man,
and dare to advocate the interests of the white
man, no matter who threatens or busters.
For half century the negro has controlled
the country. Let us resolve that for the next
half a century, at least, it shall be controlled
by the white man. The poweris in our grasp,
if We will only avail ourselves of it. Groyel-
ing traitors will cry out 'abolitionists, and
milk-and-watcr Unonists, who carry their
patriotism in their pocket, may echo the cry.
But this, instead of lettering, should animate
us with renewed energy and determination.
Every interest Of enlightened progress is APP
pealing to us for immediate action. Shall we
heed that appeal? If so, then let us grasp
the banner of emancipation, and never weary
of our labors until we have planted its stan
dard on the capitol of every commonwealth in
the south. MUDsILL."