Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-12-05

1850 81 ,4l3,I IS So
This shows an average dccennial increase
of 81 60 per cent. in population through
the 20 years from our FIRST to our last census
taken.
1t is seen that the rAtio of increase, at no
one oil these seven periods. is either two per
cent. below or two PER cent. above the aver
age, thus showing how iphexible. and conse-
quently how reliable, the law OF increase in
our case is. Assuming that it will continue
IL gives the following results $50, AZ 323,-
34l 1880, Sc ,967 PIG, 1890, 76,677.s72 :;
1900, 1903 ,20s AIS 1910. 1877 .9ls .526 !,
1890, Isl 1854 1855. 1880, 25l $50 Ola.
These figures show that our country may he
rs populons as Europe now is, at some point
between 1920 and 1880 say about 1929 ;
our territory. at 70 3 persons 10 the square
mile, being Of the capacity to contain 2l,,
ls6, 900, and We will reach tbs. too. At We
do not oarselse. relinquish the chances, by
tho folly and evils of disInion or by long
and exbaus;ing wars springing from tie only
great element OF national diseord among Us.
While il cannot De iorcseen exactly how
much one huge example OF seccssi N, breed
ing Lesser ones iHdehoitcly, would retatd the
population, civilization and prosperity. no
tut e ~ hotOk Ahtb NV fA4FhA ~ ~ NFHl4
be very great and injurious TIE proposed
emancipation woulu sh rtcn the war. pr
petuate pace, insure this increase of p ,pu-
la,ion, aud, propori''nAtely. the veal h OF
the country With this We should ray all
the emancipation cost, together with our
other debts easier than We should pay our
other debts without it.
II we had allowed our old natl nal debt
o. run At SIX p r cent yer annum simple in
terest. fran tae revolutionary strIg.c tai
to-day, without paying anythtag IN either
principle or interest, each man would owe
les upjn that debt now. an each man
owei upon 1t then and tbs is ie,4u,e cur
increp.e of men, through the whole ? n Il
has been. greater than TX pr cent. an! has
run faster than the iht-r 81 uian the d bt
Thus time alone relieves dsb,ar us,3n, -
long ~ It's porulatlon iner asS foster tLaa
UNPAID Interest accumulation On Is debit.
THIS fact woulI be no cxcus3 tar ] lNIus
the payment Tor what ~ Justly due. bat u
shows the great iiulortauca' ui tne IL tins
conncciI5n - the :rcAt aGsauta.s It pItcy
by which we shall not have t. pay until Sc
number a hundrri OF millions. what. iy a
different ro.icy. w should hase t ,sy now
" hen the nuu.scr - bat thirty-eae nuhpus
In a word. 1t shows that i liar viii tc
mucl, harder u pay for tbs VT, than will
lie a q ilinr Tor mlucipatIsn 0n the prop sd
plan and en- the latter Wi cost so bl,,si,
no precious lives 1t Wi! be a saving o.!
both.
As to the second article. | think it would
be impracticable II return l. bsnil:; t.
class ., Icrsnns therein contemplated >pue
OF them doubtless in tn properly seas' Pa
longs 10 i3ygl ewrors, and fence r.tlsipn 4,
made IN this article Tor mpsns.tia. ,uc..
The third articl. Ielites II the tatQrc oil
the freed people. |; does hot ohitse but
merely authurir $ Congress 10 ard IA c9ioutz-
ing such as may consent. TINS ought not
20 lie regarded as Questionable on the one
hand or the other, inlsmueh as !: comes -
nothing un!ess by mutual consent "t the
people 10 lie depJriel, and the American
voters through their EcIre~entall.c a. IA C'1-
gress cannot make It better known than
il already is, that strongly favor co onziug
and vet wish ~ say there Is an objection
urged against the colJrei persons remliniug
in the country which Is insisted that their
presence would inJure and displaee VIII
labor and white labJrcrs. il th,rc ever
could he n proper time for mere arsumen;
that time surely il not now. la times Ike
the present men should utter nothing iur
which they would willingly be responsible
through time aud eternity. Is 1t true thrn
thst cc'ored PEOPLE can dIsplaee aHy more
white labor by bang Tree than remaining
slaycs? If they stay in their Old Ices thri
i.stle no white laborcrs II they leave thclr
old places they leave them open 10 wlhto
laborers. 10. ically there Is neither uoft
nor less OF II. EtnancipltIln even without
deportation would probably advance TIE
wages OF white labor, and very surely wu1id
NOT reduce them. thus toe Customary
amour, OF lator would slllI have u be pea
formed the freed people would sHreIy II t
do more their old proportion oil /, and wy
probably for time would ~ less leaving an
Increased part to white lahoress, bringing
their labor no creator demand and couse-
auently enhancing tie wages vi II.
Waits deportation, even u limited ex-
tent, enhancing wages to wniie Labor is
nathema,ically CERTAIN Labsr. hse any
other commodity is. in the market Ia
crease the demand for it, and you incre'se
the price Of IT, Reduce the supply OF black
labor, by evloni1irg the black laporer Out oi
country, and by precisely 81 much, You IN
crease tue demand for the wags OF white
labor
Ro, il ia decided that the free people will
swarm firth and cover the whole land
Are they not already in the land VIII
liberation make them mere numerous,
tnualIy distributed among tho whites vi the