The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-17
The Policy Of Misrepresentation.

according to the census of 1856 there
were more than 100000 slaves in Mis-
souri, Letting the increase in six years
offset the number who have escaped
from their masters since the outbreak of
the rebellion, and we still have full one
hunred thousand negroes to buy from the
people of Missouri, in order TO fulfill the
pledge Of the President and Congress.
considering the immense amount of
currency afioat, these slaves will cost the
people about one thousand dollars each
or the total sum oil one hundred million of
dollars. ~
'And Republican President and Re-
publican Congress proposes to add to the
present enormous burden heaped upou
the tax payer, the sum of S100,000000
TO pay for the slaves in Missouri Are
the people prepared for this additional
expenditure Whether they are or not,
we fear il is coming. The Congress
which convenes in December will prob
ably have the power to make this appro-
priation, and that they will exercise it no
one can doubt Protests loud and long,
from the people, may possibly prevent it.
Will those protests be made?" M,tscatine
Qowa) Courier.
We need not inform our readers that
the above is from Democratic sheet. 1t
is equally clear that the statement eman.
ates from a head and heart more devoted
to the interests of slavery than of free.
dom There Is no apology for each dec
iAration ass "A contains The misrenrn4
sentation must be willfui
Every body knows, who knows anything
about the present condition Of Missouri,
that the actual cash value of all her
slaves is scarcely a tenth part of the esti-
mate above made The Republican, we'll
understood to favor slavery to the ut
most Of its ability, and an acknowledged
pro-slayery standard authority, places
the highest possible cost of compensated
emancipation in this State at twenty
/ one million dollars. The probability,
from the leanings Of that journal, is, that
its figures are above rather than below
the mark. If the actual productive value
of the slaves of Missouri was to-day to
be made the test ofremuneration, scarce :
| ly penny would be required. Ten mil
lions ofd0llars, we are we'll satisfied, will
cover the cash value Of the slave property
OF every loyal owner in the State.
In figuring upon th present condition
of negro slavery in this State, there is a
manifest disposition on the part of the
enemies Of compensated emancipation In
the free States, TO ignore and conceal the
true state Of the case. The immense ex.
odus of slaves, both North and South
ever since the war began, is scarcely al
Lluded 20. The fact that the slaves thus
! departing embrace nearly all OF any real
value, leaving only the old, the yer y
young, the diseased and the WORTHLESS,
behind, is carefully kept out Of sight
These facts being considered we can wei
understand the folly of such an estimate
as 81, 900 per head as the value, or 100
900 as the number. Yet these facts ar'
induslriously kept out OF view, and upoI
such statements as the above, prejudici
is sought to be created in the Norfheri
mind against the proposition 20 offer re
lief 10 Missouri in her present emer
gency. f'
The other additional and most import
ant fact that whatever is paid Tor the re
moval ofslavery, is, in fact, so much saw
ed from the cost Of prosecuting the war
is never alluded 20 by the authors Of suel
statements as the one above copied. Tn
only real purpose Of such publication
can be TO protect and maintain SLAYER
as an institution, although il be a verit
able mill stone about the necks Of th
communities upon which il is fastened,-