American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1828-01-04

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The first and most obvious reflection that arises
from these views of the subject, is, that, if the
holy zeal i'll favor of the oppressed Africans, that
prevails among many of the citizens of what are
now called. by way Of distinction, the non-slave-
holding States, had existed in 1890, it might have
been INDUCED without any of those consequences
which could not possibly be avoided in the event
of universal emancipation in the States, where the
slaves in the proportion of two to three three
to seven; or twelve to eleven of the whites as is
the case in South Carolina. 1t is, therefore, fair
to say, that, whatever censure attaches to Virginia,
or North and South Carolina. for not proceeding
immediately in the liberal plan Of emancipatins
their slaves, who are as two to three, the censure
OF Pennsylvania. where they were, in 1870, only
as | to lis, or of New Hampshire where they
we're only as to $50, was incomparably greater.
Slavery never made much progress in Pennsyl-
vania. The total number was probably never more
than or 5000. In March. 1870, during the hor-
rors Of raging warfare, this State passed memo
rable act, which reflects the highest honor on her
humanity and her prudence. BY this act, it was
declared that, after the passing OF the sae per
son born in this State, whatever might be the
dtion of the parents, should be slave; that the
children of slaves, born after that time, should be
servants to the owners of their mothers, until the
age of 49, BY clause in this law all the slaves in
the State ordered to be registered in the pro
per office, before the following November, and in
case of failure, they were declared to be free
Pennsylvania did not then, nor since, emancpate
single slave by law. And even those born after
the date of the act were, we have seen, subject
| to long and tedious seryltude. which was a sort
of temporary slavery. 1t is probable that this State
not at this hour free from the stain OF sla
very AT the date of the last census, there re.
manned 81 slaves, some of whom, very likely, are
still living 1t therefore i'll becomes Pennsylvania
to reproach her sister States with the existence Of
an evil Of which the cure is almost hopeless, wher
similar evil had so long existed within her owr
borders, susceptible of an easy cure. An add
tional reason why the citizens Of the Middle and
Eastern States should not be so strongly yitupera
tive Of those of the Southern States, may be found
in the strong fact that much Of the evils Of SLAYER,
| have been entailed on the latter States, by thu
slave-traders of the former. In four years, from
1904 to 1907, inclusive, no less than fifty mine
slave ships, belonging to Rhode Island, and con
tanning 958 slaves, entered the port OF Charles
ton. The trade in slaves was then carried on il
Rhode Island, and as vigorously ard ardently as a
present is the trade in cotton yarn and cacoes.
In New Jersey the decrease OF slavery has beer
very slow and gradual. The numbers actually in
creased between the first and second census. The,
were as follow:
/ 1890, 11.423 Slaves.
1900. 1892 do.
1910. S5l do.
1920, 1857 do.
In New York, by law enacted in 1917, ant
which came into operation July 4, 1927, the Who'll
of the Slaves were cmancipated. The decreas
before that period was very slow.
1890, 1881 Slaves.
1900, 2O6lS do.
1910, l5,0l7 do
1920, 1888 do.
In New Hampshire slavery existed in 1890. whe
there were Isl slaves-and in 1900, when the
were reduced to 8. Slavery was extinsuished be
tween 1900 and 1910.
d To this time it exists in Delaware, and very pre-
E badly in Connecticut and Rhode Island The nun
bers in these States, at the dates of the dilfereI
periods, of taking the census, were:
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