The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-06-23

CIoii; Tic sdue selfish Slrlc Tor the neceS
Sarics of life there, and the selfish passions
are muca less excited while sense Of SUI
periority of race, which is practically
awarded to the white man of every degree.
shuts of from . thousand temptations ir-
cident to life in the North How else
shall We account for the vastly less amount
of crime in the South? The CENSUS proves
the facts and ought forever to seal the "
ing lips Of Abolitionism.
6. Another Of the faI,choods Of Aboli-
tlonists is, that the whites are physically
de generating in the ''slave" States. Where
are the figures for that? One of the signs
Of physical degeneration is paupcrism.-
Let us see. In the New England States
there were 33. 43l paupcrs; in the five old
''slavc' States containing the same popula-
ton. there were II, 4,221, giving the New
England States al excess Of paupers of
one hundred and thirty-fvc per cent, over
the old slave" States. The ratio of na-
tive born New Englanders in the poor
house IS one to one hundred and forty
three while in these five ''slave" State it
ls ere to two hundred and thirty four
All nationalitics in the New England poor
houses are in the ratio Of one to eighty one.
while in the slave" States they arc one to
one hundred and sevcnty-onc
Another sign Of physical degeneration
is the growing frequency of insanity
What says the census on this point? There
are in New England $3.50 cases of in
sanity, while in the five "slayc' States.
embracing an equal population, there were
only 1926 eases. Here is a dfercc. of
more than sixty per cent. in favor of the
''slave" States in relation to deaf and dumb
Population decrease is another evidence
of physical deterioration New England
with Ii 800 more families than the old
slave States has 10, ,53t less births an
nually, and 10, l62 more deaths than these
''slave" States. The slave States have
p per cent. more births, and 33 per cent.
less deaths.
This seems truly wonderful. when We
reflect that the climate of great portion
of these five slave States is great deal
less healthy than that of New England
Where slavery has existed for over two
hundred years, we lind the population.
even in comparatively unhealthy climate,
exhibiting signs of physical perfectabiity
from thirty to torty per cent. above the
healthiest and most orderly of the free
States. This, then. is the way slavery"
has deterioratcd the physical man
If We wanted further proof Of this
same kind of physical debility from
slavery" we may fad it in the history Of
the present war-a history in which our
boundless inpudcnce has, thus far, found
nothing to brag over.
!. Another falsehood Of abolitionism
Is: that poor white people are despiscd and
trOddcn under foot by the slave holder
This is about the wickcdcst lie Of all: for it
is exactly the reverse in the South There
the white man wears al eternal badge of
honor IN his white Skin. which. however
poor he may be. ii he is an honest, upright
and intelligent citizen. is always acknowl-
edged, at all times, and in all places
This fact astonished the English traveller.
Col Frecmantle, when he lately visited
the South. Speaking of this very class
(poor whites) in the South, he says: Eve
ry white man is as good as another (by thco-
ry,) and every white female is By courtesy.
a lady-therc is only one class"
This We know 10 be strictly true. 4
white man may be as poor IS Lazarus
there. and still, if he possesses the a:tri-
butcs OF character and Intelligence. his
poverty never bars him from the parlors OF
the rich, as it does in the North. There
the social ban is on the black race, and
not, as here, upon TIE poverty or misior
tune OF our own white race Poverty is
never treated rs crime in the South.
Let the poor, but honest white man an
swer how the thing is here at the North
And let his answer stand for reiutation cf
the Abolition falsch0od in relation to this
matter.
s. Another charge is that the South S
without schools, and has done nothing for
the cause OF education What SAYS the
census? Take again the six New England
States, and compare them with the five
original 'slavc" States. These New Eng
land States have of colleges and academies.
1,OC2, The five ''slavc" States have OF the
same, l,265 The New England States
have endowed their colleges and academies
to the extent of S343 .S05. The five
slave" States have endowed theirs to the
much greater sum of sl,0So, ,435. Thus
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