The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-22
SLAVES IN MISSOURI.
Sound Advice to Shareholders.

FROM the Kansas City Jouroal of Commerce, Jan 1.
Under this head we find in the st. |
Louis Republican an article occupying a
whole column, filled with tabular state
monts, and all the fuss and show of dill
gent research and investigation, for the
sole purpose Of magnifying the number
of slaves in Missouri in order TO discOur-
age compensated emancipation. The wri
ter has failed TO grasp the merits of the
case. Even allowing his tabular state
ments to be correct, he has accomplished
nothing; but these can easily be shown 4
to be incorrect in fact he "does not
claim perfect accuracy for the details of
his statements" No, we should think
not. But supposing the writer to be cor
rect, what follows? Why, the more pro.
perty in slaves, the greater the sum that
will be received in return. The great
question for the farmers or the legislators
of Missouri to decide is, not how much
such property is owned, but had we not
better dispose of this property for fair
remuneration, than lose it altogether.
Now, the people of Missouri must look
at this question not as a humanitarian
scheme for the aggrandizement of the
negro, but as matter that solely and
entirely relates TO their own pockets and
interests for we doubt very much
whether the condition of the negro will
be greatly ameliorated by the result, let
it be as it will-especially in an imme
diate point of time.
We must, then, throw the negro, and
all philanthropic schems for his benefit,
out of the question. In this light then,
the Rep,.Jhcan's article does not amount
to a row of pins. II is so much labor
lost--not only lost but leads the people
4 of Missouri away from their best inter
, est for we are looking at the best in
terests of the people, and think all other
1 considerations are uiside issues.
Now, those who have looked at the
progress of events since our unfortunate
troubles commemorative matter when
that was-cannOt have failed to perceive
that there is an under current of social
D. ideas running beneath the clash Of arms
and ravages of war upon the surface
We cannot be blind TO the fact that if we
would, notwithstanding all the Legisla-
tive enactments, Congressional resolu-
tions, or diplomatic pronunciamentOs al
to the policy or object of the war-tha
,r it is being fought by men who are divid.
ed upon the subject of slavery.
And these combatants represent the
two extremes of the nation, thus placing
Missouri and her sister border States be
tween the upper and neither milestone
IN The social change then which is the in
of evitable result of the present contest vii
F" be first and Immediately felt in thes
States. And this class of property is tn
first to be affected by it, 1t is the frs
endangered Why, even look at the fig
ures Of the Republicans article, farmer
and legislators of Missouri, and see hoV
.eh this property is vanishing from your pos
session, while you are debating wit
yourselves whether you had better tax
its value in money and put it in yor
pockets.
1t is the plainest question imaginabl
Au. Shall zoe receive pay for or property, or
IL escape rs l0itlpolG remuneration?
1t is no use to say Lane and JennisC
done this, or Quentril or somebody ell
done that, nor whether they have bee
sent South or run to the NOrth-the
are out of your possession and you a
the loser.
Then settle in your minds, will "
receive remuneration for your losses {
not Whether il be great or small is
question irrelevant in deciding Il
matter.
But, nevertheless, the Republicqn's fil
'"' ures are false, palpably false. For instanc
Get, it places the loss in jackson county
2,500 leaving about 1000 now her
eet' Nol0 zoe caadidiy aver that there are not OF
,-, $50 in this county at the present time, a
's" these are daily, nightly and hourly escapi,
and WhB ii iOas bit yesterday that zoe so,0
dozen or more, a0ih bundles on their baeJ
,Cer,ding their way tOlcGds the Ra,o, W
their eyes firmly .fred on The North 81
And this is well known TO be the ca
!on Un with other counties, for TO name one is
represent them all that lies on the bo
ting ders of the State, or through which 4
'aa' Federal forces have passed or occupie
r,. And where in the State have they n
reh. been There is not a farmer in thre
fourths Of the counties in the state, w
amp goes to bed at night with the eNpectati
Of finding his negroes in his posscssi
OF in the morning. Whether this state
erY things is right or wrong, is not now q
,,.. issue; the facts alone aie what wc ha
\ m. TO deal with.
The RppJLop places thc number .'
y 49,. OK i'm the State, 10 be paid for al $4,000
Now this we know is by half too lar