Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-29


NATURE nave developed their great iron in
terest under the operation of their two sys-
TENS OF labor. Let US now compare them
IN regard TO the development of their Coal
interest. In 1860 Pennsylvania mined &C,
994, ,296 bushels of Coal, valued at 2.s33,-
659 dollars, while Virginia mined Q, 542. .G27
bushels, valued at $50, 1873 dollars. Now
these are the two great interests which VIC
desire to see developed in West Virginia.
Ihey areprOducts of prime necessity. They
are sources of untold wealth to our State and
nothing is wanting to enable us to realize it
but theapplication of the right kind of la
Dor to its development, Had Pennsylvania
retained her system OF slave labor, her
mineral wealth would have remained as
completely locked in the bowels of the
earth as it has in Virginia. But by adopt
ing system of free labor she ia bringing
this hidden wealth to light, and rendering
| 1t subserVient to the happiness and ciyili-
zatlon OF her people. And with SUCH an
| example before us why should not we do
so likewise? We must be absolutely blind
| 10 all the lessons of experience: must will
lulIy shut our eyes against all the light
that is shining around US, if we can con-
sent Tor moment longer than is necessary,
to lumber along with this draw Iback of
slavery cloggng our progress and suHliug
our energies. But to convince ourselves
still more clearly, if possible, of the blight
ing and henumbing influence Of slavery up.
on the energies of a people, let us look n
little further into these statistics. Com.
pare the States OF Ohio and Kentucky
These are likewise contermiuOus States of
nearly the same area ABOUT equal upon the
whole in soil and nearly so in climate. If
tnere are any advantages in these respects
they are on the side of Kentucky. Besides
IN Kentucky, slavery cxista in n modified
form, aud presents its best aspects, and if
there are any redcemiug qualities about ii
they shonld be exhibited there Now. in
1870 Kentucky had a population of IS or,
Ohio was then uniuhabited. In 1900 Ken
lucky had population Of 22o, ,955, Ohio
.365. Whereas in 1860, kentucky had a
population of ,l53 ,6S4, while Ohio had
population of 2,339.5ll. That is the nom
ulatlOn OF Ohio is little more than double
that of Kentucky in a race of 60 years in
which Kentucky had greatly the start.
The assessed value Of the real estate in
kentucky was in 1860, 211 1925, ,O54 dollars
while that of Ohio was 1877, ,5ls, ,l2l dollars.
that is the value of tue real estate in Ohio
exceeds that of Kentucky BY the enormous
sum of 409, ,593, ,O67 dollars or is about two
and half times Hs great. At tho same
time the assessed value Of the pcrsoual
property of Kentucky including the slaves
was 200 ,2S1 ,G39 dollars, while that OF Ohio
was 2I2r34S $780, TINT is the personal prop.
erty of Ohio exceeds the personal property
and slaves of Kentucky by the sum OF
%, ,06l ,35l dollars. The statistics of a few
Of tho leading products of Industry will
show an equal disparity.
Thus in 1860 the value of the flour md
meal produced in Kentucky was J,O4,7l5
dollars whiln in Ohio it was 81 100 4O5
dollars. Tho value Of the leather produced
in Kentucky in 1850 was 7Ol ,555 dollars, in
ONO 1t was 2,799,23O dollars. The ap-
Proximote statistics Of the products of in-
duStry Tor the year ending June 1860
show for Kentucky sc 3OO, 900 dollars.
while in OHIO these products amount to
ls5,00O,0OO. But you may 90 over the en-
tire country comparing tue results of slave
labor with that of the freeman in the light
of these statistics and with the same un-
varying result.
And now, fellow-citizens, arc we not
rightin maintaining, that the labor requir-
ed by our necessities is not the labor of the
slaVei but the labor OF the freeman? Yon
have your destiny in your own hands And
that destiny is written all over the historv
otyour country in characters that none who
are not wilfully blind can mistake or mis-
interpret. By adopting this amendment
and entering as distinct member into the
brotherhood of loyal States, we set our.
selves right before the country, assert our
manhood and Vindicate our loyalty. We
rid ourselves at once of all the expressions
anu insults OF a heartless step mother who
had condemned US to II hopeless minority.
We free ourselves from the thraldom of a
system which has hitherto been REFRESHING
n = HorIo V,I knr
sand ways, and which, instead of benefit
ing us, has only been made the instrument
of our oppression. We enter upon ca
reer bright with hope and rich in promise.
We invite the energies and the enterprise
of the country to the development of our
unequalled resources. We send the emf
grant to our hills aud valleys, who with
heart strong in the hope of r future re-
spectH bility and happiness, will soon cau:e
the forest to give place to the vineyard
and the orchard will cover the hilI.sides
with yerdurc and with golden grain; aud
soon "the cattle on n thousand hills u will
be yours. The mountain stream, that now
leaps madly from the cataract, and winds
It's way uselessly to your beautiful Ohio,
will be taught to work the loom and tho
spindle; the smoke of the furnace viii
curl above your hill-tops; the steam car
will wind its way along your Yallies, car
rying the products of your industry and
dispensing them for the supply of human
wants, and anon the sound Of the "chureh
going bell will be heard among your
hills calling the people to thank Coo for
his mnntfold blessings; and in the arms of
that Union that has hitherto protected and
blessed US: which enabled our fathers to
live in happiness and die in peace, we eau
rest in security. That country which we
have all been taught to love aud revere, the
loyal government of this Union, now holds
out her arms to receive you, and invites
you, like child that has long been out in
the storm, TO take shelter in her bosom, and
to receive warmth Hndlife and energy from
her embrace. Like a spoiled and wilful
child, will you spurn her advances and re-
ject the boon which she proffers? Should