Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-07-05
sss, so9 Deduct j
4.4o2,s66
s33,2so
Three 6f,hs Of. slaves
4635.6A6

9 - 4 u IF "a nO1
Giving i4e representatives and I fraeti-
onuf Ii. 646. But hy loss OF IRRATIONAL
paris, &C. the whole number IS only Al42.
BY the second census, ass, 500 slaves,
tie same states contain. 832, 900, three
6fths Of which IS 409, 794, giving, Is te-
personalities and ! fraction Of 4,794.
I shall divide the u. States into tue
three great natural divisions OF North.
ern, middle, and Southern states. The
Northern receive no damage, the mid
die but tribe If any. and the Southern
very Important advantage from the re-
presentation Of slaves.
The following table exhibits the de-
crease Of slaves in the northern and mid
die. and their increase in the southern
states, for ten years. e.
New. Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut and Vernon, con-
tanned IN l7oo-T Total, zoos, 522 -
slaves 1886. Ini8Oo, i,233,oiI; slaves
1889. New York, New. Jersey, Penn.
lsylyania, and Delaware, ind79o. To-
lai, I,otz, 7s6; slaves 45,Szt In 1900,
Total 1.464,oi7; slaves &C, 8o4. Ma.
ryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North Ca.
rolina, South. Carolina and Georgia, in
1890, Total, i 1856 ,3a7; slaves 9i5,oas
In 1900, Total ,473,a3i; slaves
ss7,s9S. The slaves n4ihe northern
states have decreased frn 1896 to
1850, almostlin the ratiool 2 in s. Ia
the middle states from IS .3s1 to 20, S9A
in that Of nearly one ninth. Increased
in the southern from 64J, O2S to s3a, 9o2,
nearly one third Of the original num-
Der, opin the ratio Of sS2 10 6ls.
Rhode Island has decreased from
e4sl 10 $50. Connecticut from AGA to Z
$50. New-York nearly stationary.
Psnnsylvania and Delaware have de-
tressed litle, and aiarsland made a
small increase. Virginia hasincreased
in the RATIO Of 345 10 292. Kentucky 10 |
that Of 20 to II. NORTH Carolina in
shat Of f33to 100. South c arolina In
that Of LAG to Ioz. Georgia has dou-
bied her number. The increase gives
four members Of congress and as many
electors ofthe president 70 the southern
states. ...zzs.
Tne increase of the whole nutnberof
persons represented has be.n=as=sa 10
So; that of slaves for which their mas
ters are represented as So toll; thar of
freedom as "a TO 81. Let US calculate |
uponths same ratio Of increase for ten
years to come. Increase thu number of !
persons represented from 40 TO 65-f
slaves from 50 TO 90 !; fFeemea from ~ !
20 60, reand aan5 ers thers viii Be .
10 wears more than te representatives.
TOR sllyes. But if we calculate As we nav |
with probability, upona mach larger in I
crease upon the creation Of new states |
IN Louisiana, and the importation and |
propagation Of slaxes in that country, in |
20 n so wears there will be between so |
and 40 representatives in congress- for
sl4yes, and as many electors oil prrsidents. t
but anothsr very gloomy part Of the
Pietnre remains to be aafolJsd. =
In the last ten years the whole mum.
Der OF persons in The northern or eastern
ststesh has increased only as i2to 10, IN |
the middle as IL to 10, in the southern t
nearlv As - to L.. Free people in..the T
eastern as ~ TO 10, slaves in the south /
srn a. s3*to g.. Fr.e4people 10 the |
southern states from ,22i ,s64 tot ;6os,
25o. Free people in the eastern states |
in ths ratio Of one fifth only -ei the .orisi-
nal narns,er; those in the southtrn states /
IN thst Of nearly one third slaves 10 a
bort the same proporlion.
Bv the last eenslls The number Of free
psr.aasia the northr STAFF j vas 70
org and IN the southsrn GOA, $50. BY
the formsr census the number of free