The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-05-04


was The domain OF Virginia, and wa. slave
territory.
Kentucky WAS likewise the property OF
Virginia Tennessee, of Norlh Carolina !;
Mississippi and Alabama, of Georgia and
South Carolina.
in 1888, Virginia of her own free viii
and without price, cedsd the Nouh-wes,
territory to The United States.
This immense domaia, in area equal 10
$50 900 square miles, was divided into five
free States, as stated above, viz: Ohio, In
diana, illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin,
and part of Minnesota .abou, one third
part Of this latter Slate is of that Virginia
territory.
The aggregate area of
all the free Slaies East of
the Mississippi River is. 4ss, ,sss SO. miles.
OF which Psnnsyiva-
mia, \ aw York New Jer-
sey, aud the NJ England
States together, contain
but i62.435 so. miles
And the other States OF
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, and
part oi Minuesots, ali do
mated by Virginia. coniaiu
together au area OF 260-227 20. miles.
Aggregating 10 1866 so. miles.
AA Of whieh 0as firms,y siaus fe,riitory,
6lit no,c all fee terriio,y.
II is thus seen how Yrginia is entitled TO
the once eudearing appellalion OF mother
Of States il is also seen that Old Virginia
has donated OF her own territory and Of or
own tree will, an area greater in sxtsuL by
near 100 600 square miles, than u.e total
area. of the States of New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania aud the six New England
States.
Does the donation OF this immense do
main. the conseniing iha, it shall be 4 Tree
territory, exhibit spri. OF aggression on
The pau of he slave powerl
Let men who desire to be Jus. and who
are searching after truth read this array OF
facts and ponder well over them.
In 1903 tae Louisiana territory was pnr
chased from France-lhis comprised Texss,
and all the territory of Tho United States
west of The Mississippi River, with The ex.
cep,ion OF The California purchase, and con.
tanned about ] 500, 900 square miles, all OF
which wss slavs territory.
At the time of the purchase of Florida
from Spain, in 1919. and in order to quiet
The jealousy of New England towards
Southern acquisition, Texas was ceded to
Spain. as part Of :he consideration 70, Flor.
square miles with Florida, We gave away
in Texas and New Mexico territory over
500, ,oO0 square miles.
In 1920, Missouri applied for admission
into the Union as State. 5ut' having .la-
very Constitution, aud though formed out
OF the louisiana territory, which by The
treaty of purchase with France was guar.
anlied as slave .errIiory, the New England
faction raised violen, opposition to i;s sd
mission, aud the agitation was such, that
the safely OF the Union was then greatly
endangered. The question was however
for time settled. by the admission oil Mis-.
called the. Missouri compromise, by which it
was agreed, that from that lime, slavery
should be prohibited (Missouri being ex-
cep;ed) north OF latitude of SO deg. 80 min;
and that no State should be admitlsd With
slavery formed in terrilorA north of that
line. Free States might be admitted from
south, but no slave State from north of iha;
line. 1t was at this daie, 1920, that The
higher ldw doctrine was frsl bfoacbsd then
it was that seciionalism originated. This
compromise Jefferson denounced as ''ths
death kueli OF the Union"
Texas, as above stated, form ed part of
the Louisiana purchase, and having been
ceded 10 Spain, on the purchase of Florida,
and being attached to Mexico, with the sue
cess of the Mexican Revolution, became
one ef me Mexican States afterwards, by
her own revolution she became in turn in
dependen, of Mexico, and wee re-annexed
TO the United Sisies.
The Mexican war followed, and Califor.
MIA was acquired ard purchased from Mex
leo, and was admitted into the Union.
Now, what was the relative proportion of
Tree and slave territory of the Uniled States
at the date of Abraham Lincoln's election
The proportion OF slave to free territory
(I include the ealire area, whsther States
OF ierriiories) wss. of the Mississippi, was
as follows:
Entire area, abou, 1900. 900 5. miles.
OF this, a; the date of
Lincoln s seleciion, the area
Of tree Territory was i,335, ,26i S. miles.
The area OF slave Terri
tory was 6sl.464s. miles.
Total, 1,OI6,7l5s. miles