The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-26
Neproes =. population and Wealth.

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Negroes VS. Population and Wealth.
the fact that Texas and Arkansas In
creased in population from 1870 TO 1850
more rapidly than any northern state, tkan-
sas. the only exception worth noticing eau
not be classed IS q northern State,) put 90
end once for all to the theory that DEEDS OF
x,o,ence IN the southern States had turned
the tide Of immigration away from this Sec
,lon. OF all the states in the South, Texas
end Arkansas have the worst regulations,
50 FAR as homicides are concerned, Our tel
egraphic columns have reported so many
violent deaths in Texas-we suppose Ter
years, though their number had not unuI
q comparatively, recent date attracted
our attentlon-that we could not Dut
be amazed. II would be inferred that
no stranger would seek such coun'
try as a place Of residence. But lsc.s
are facts. They are in the case before
us stubborn things indeed. Texas hss Oe-
come an empire, and Arkansas mas S'"oS'
doubled her population in the short space
Of ten wears. Texas has popuIa'lon O
1892. 574 souls-more than that OF any one
~ the large States OF Alabama, Georgia.
Virginia, Minnesota, New jersey, North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, to say
nothing OF The dozens OF small States
Texas. in word, has become the eleventh
state of this Union as regards population.
Arkansas has population oil SO2,564.
Deeds OF violence, it Is too plain Tor argu-
ment. have bad no influence upon immi'
grants seeking a new home. They have
chosen their new sbodes for some other iea'
sou than because they prefer quiet, peace
fuI communities.
The Chicago Times has an article upon
this subject. II says;
"The facts about immigration and the
South are that the conditions OF labor there
are not favorable for Europeans. so long
as immigrants are expected TO compete win
negroes, and do black mans work In a
black mans climate on black mans rare
with black mans shelter and wages, they
cannot be induced 20 go South, or TO stay
there il by chance they stray into that re-
giOn. If the northern Republican neWspa
pers could induce all the immigrants for
ten wears TO 20 South on landing IN this
county. tue Suututiu S""'N
keep one tenth Of them there after they had
gone"
Let lis consult the census as TO TINS
theory. The population Of Arkansas con-
slsts Of GIL whites and 2l09j3 colored
persons 1881 OF these Indians and Chinese.
The population Of Texas consists OF l,l9L'
493 whites and 800, 0sl colorcd persons GOA
"A n
these States the negroes constitute about
one third OF the population; and yet no
other States have increased in population
so rapidly. except Kansas. Evidently 2
State not more than one third OF whose
population consists Of negroes need not
fear that her negroes will keep away immi-
grants.
Now, in which OF The southern States do
the negroes constitute no more than one
third of the population? When we learn
this fact. we shall know which OF those
States may hope for immigrants 10 spite oil
their negro population, even supposing The
Ii,aes's theory TO be true. They are 1--WE
count all that were slave States up to 1851
Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland
Missouri, Texas, aud West Virginia. Ten
uessee IS so nearly within the limit that she
may be counted in" Virginia has toe
many negroes to enable her to come IN un'
der the one.third rule; but rs her negro
population is small west OF the Blue kldse
and large only in Fast Virginia, where
there are several cities, and as foreign im'
migrants are always ready and willing &c
move to cities, we may claim that for these
reasons she is to be counted as one OF the
States whose negroes will not he able tc
keep away white immigrants. We have
facts enough before us to prove that she ]:
growing rapidly in wealth and population
Certainly the presence Of negroes in large
numbers relatively 10 the whites seems L
depreclate the price OF land. In the agrlcuI
tural districts Of Virginia the price OF ian'
falls as the proportion OF negroes relativel.
10 the whites increases. General SCH0FiELl
can testify that this Is fact. When he wa
military Governor OF this State be made
man Of Virginia, and, cOlOrng 1t according
10 the number Of negroes, found tha
where tue map was darkest the prices o
lands we're lowest, aud uiCe versa. Land
as rule, sells highest where there ar
fewest negroes. We suppose that il Rict
mond had white population OF 10000, II
stead of mixed population Of that number
her real estate would sell for many million
Of dollars more than 1t is now worth. IL
the Times tell us why.