Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-12
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Something for the People TO Think of.
Messrs. EDIToRs: When was school
boy was fond of Arithmetic, or what we
then called "Cyphering" Now am old,
childish things, suppose, occur to me-
For several says past 1 have thought that
the people, not the abolitiouists, ought to be-
gin to make ca EQUATIONS how fast our coun-
try is running to ruin under the present
abolition misrule.
Ifittake three years to steal 100000 ne
groes. how long will it take to steal four
million? Ans. 60 yrs.
As negroes in this country, owing to their
being well protected aud we'll cared for.
usually double their mum bers every twenty
ysars. (whils the white not so we'll cared
for 10 general, double their numbers only
once in thirty years,) the number at the
end of the sixty years, if none were stolen.
would be twelve million. But as four mil
lion are supposed to be stolen during that
time, the number left would be eight mil
lion.
II il take sixty years to steal four million
of negroes, how long will it take to steal
eight million? Ans. l2o yrs.
Admitting the natural increase as before,
and ded ucting those stolen, there will re-
main at the end of this period forty million
of slaves. This is. perhaps, roofing out
slavery with a vengeance. But the question
then recurs. if it require l2O years to stea!
eight million of negroes, how long time
will it require to steal forty million?
Ans. 600 yrs.
This subject might be pursued ad infni-
tunl-but this is sufficient for illustration,
and as am old and do not expect to live
half that tim will leave it, and commence
another.
II it costs the lives of one million white
men to steal 100000 negroes. how many
snch lives will it cost 10 steal foul million?
Ans. 100000.
This portion of the matter might be pur-
sued like the above, ad inJfnituns. but it is
too appalling to think of. 1 will therefore
give only one or two mod ifcations of it.
II it cost the lives of 100000 white men
from the North to steal 200 900 negroes
from the South, how many such lives will
it cost to steal four million?
Ans. Ten million.
According to the above calculation it vi i'll
require sixty years to do this, at the end of
which time, owing to the natural increase
of negroes, there will remain eight million
slaves. If then ten million white men from
the North are sacrificed to steal four mil
lion negroes from the South, how m any
such lives will be sacrificed to steal eight
million. Ans. Iioenty million.
This subject might be be pursued ad in.
fnitun1, but it is unnecessary.
will now refer to Dollars, which affect
most people more than the lives of their
| neighbours and friends.
If it cost four billion dollars to steal 200
600 negroes, how much will it cost to steal
four million? Ans. ESoltty billion.
This is about FIVE times the amount of all
the property, real and personal, of the old
United States of 1850, and over seven
times the amount of that of the present
United States. Now, who is going to foot
the bill?
The above are all old fashfoD'd plain
Rule Of Three problems, which any school
boy or plain old farmer can solve ON mo-
ments reflection. f
Bnt there is another problem that have
been unable to solve. 1t is this: If the
original "siSty days" or breakfast spezz' has
not erded in three years, in what time will
il eDd2
1 suppose this belongs to abolition or
"lOyap arithmetic. II some Of our aboli-
ton "loyaP friends will give solution of
this problem through your paper, have 30
doubt it will crafty all your numerous
readers. COMMON SENSE.
Cor, OF the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
Condition of Lees Army.