Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1864-01-26

That Slavery is on lts very last legs III Mary
land, we presume no one will deny. The slave
holders give it up, finding the attempt to retain
and profit by their ohattels under existing
circumstances losing business. Slavery in
Maryland has long enough been exhausting her
soil, retarding her progress, diminishing her
population but all this awaited nothing. But at
length it has become burden to the Shareholders ;
and they will make short work with il. 1t eau
hardly outlast the current year
When it dies. Slavery in Delaware will be n
tree without roots. II must speedily vanish OF
be summarily cast out.
West Virginia substantially freed herself from
the scourge. She had but few thousand of
slaves in 1850; she has practically none now.
This good radiance she owes to the Rebellion
and the civil war.
The loyal portions of Old Virginia are practi-
cally slaveless. The President exempted most
Of them from the pursow of his Proclamation
of Freedom but the God Of Justice has issued
one which covers far larger area, and deals
with 1t most efficiently. The loyal Legislature
Of Old Virginia has called a ConSention to sweep
Slavery from the State. This is the work of her
own loyal people, the Government takes no part
ia it. There is no doubt that the Convention
soon to assemble will huish up the work
Missouri is still contested by two jealous
parties each professedly Tor Emancipation.
One is earnestly for it 1T the earliest day the
other would give the institution few years
grace. But nobody thinks OF its Outlasting the
uext len years.
Arkansas has renowned he devil and all his
works. and ia coming back into the Union u
loyal Free State. She came heartily, having had
cutie enough Of Secession aud Slavery.
Tennessee will very soon be reOrganized as IL
Free State, under the Proclamation OF Amnesty
She is fully ready and with third of her voters
Of 1860 either dead or absent she will poll II
very considerable vote-far more than the tenth
required. Aud it will all be for making her a
Free State.
Louisiana is getting ready for Peace aud Re
union on Free bOsis ut an election hardly a
month OF. Meantime Slavery is confessedy
repudated by her Unonists.
lu good part OF Mississippi as on the Sea
Islands Of South Carolina and Georgia, Slavery
has been quietly replaced by Free Labor, to the
advantage and satisfaction of all concerned.
And the new system is constantly gaining ground.
How is all this to be reversed
Who ever heard of Slavery as having been
eradcated from large areas and restored again
thereon to stability and prosperity Is not this
contrary TO uniform experience
Now, then, we ask attention to these facts as
facts. You may like them or not they are facts
in either case. We ask practical men to Judge
whether"the Union M il was" can be restored
to life, and what would have been the cost OF
that restoration. Replanting with Slavery States
which have, to large exteut cast off that fetter
is SIMPLY imPraciioaole.
Will no politicians consider these facts One
might wish for many thing which have become
unattninable But could any feat be more diff
cult than tho replanting with Slavery Of Who'll,
Kingdoms that have been relieved Of il by the
stem shock Of battle : VINO does not realize tina
this is not to be done Tribune.