The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-05
MAINE.


towns aiming colored there
are reportsd II
NV HAMPsHtHE.
II towns containing no colored there
are tspoiied' ''.. '''''' ''''''' -
VEAasTr.
towns continuing 10 eolored there
arefeported. .........
MAsAeHU,srTs
towns containing no coiored there
l town Worcester, the white insane
at the Asylum are returned az cold, lisa
Nrw YonK.
l9towns containing no colored: there
ue fepoited ................. "
PrSnsvIvAN,.
III towns containing no colored there
are fePot'eo' ........... 20
Ono.
30 towns containing no colored; there
are reported. ............... ID
towns containing colored; there
aferePorted ..........
ILILSors.
towns containing colored; there
are reported ID
MICHIGAN
| IL towns containing no colored there
are reported. IL
Iowa.
town containing colored there
are reported ....... .....'....
Cerl Deaf A.
Showing Insane. Blind DUMB
Total colored inhabitants. 200 1856 IS SO
towns in the free States, there is -
An excess OF coored insane coored residents 23
Error IN the return OF colored for white insane at
worcester, Mass ........... l33
iotal 3i6
The whole number of colored insane the free States
being stated to he 1899 by the IL from this
number we deduct the BAG shown to be colored per-
sons there remains 500 coored insane in The free state.
in about 400 which your are satisfied
IL greatly beyond the actual proportion because SO far
your have been able to ascertain the pro
ia pot0r
er than among the white population OF the Tree States
unsc Of the State of Ma.e here aT o 'ns
five colored unacs or insane in that state In the luna
tic asylum at Blackwell Island in the County OF New
0rk there are but IL coored insane about to
coored inhabitants OF this county In 1887 the pro-
portion existed in the free coored population OF Phade
phia.
In regard to the deaf dumb and blind will be seen
that the is likewise seEcontradctory asserting
that there are "a free coored afflicted with these dspe
sations in towns which contain colored inhabitants
Thirdly In regard to the third allegation which
are either deaf dumb blind insane or in prison !, or
in other words that there $4,000 free coored support
lists humby think that they have furnished in answer to
the second allegation sufficient facts to dsprove the
tire accuracy of this astounding assertion And your
morasts further believe that the crept
into The census and other documents based thereon re-
gard to the paupersm of the free colored they
shown to have crept into the census regard to the in
sane sc. Especially when your memoralists know from
the books Of the aims houses of New York and Phlade
pha there in these places coored pauper about
100 Of the colored population proportion which is about
the the paupersm OF the free white citizens OF
these cities and these cities contain 10000 or one
sixth part of the entire colored population OF the free
States and it known that the proportion Of paupcrs
in this well all other classes is greatest in large
cities is fair inference that the third allegation
much Of 1t relates to pauperism be accurate
fourthly In relation to the fourth allega which
in substance that the slaves have improved in morals
telgencc, comfort and Misunderstanding the Of
the items your memoalists would observe that the
tura Of the slaves (Which greater than the na
tura increase of the whites il Of the free colored il
measure of their relative iecundity not of their relative
condition Whilst the per censge OF longevity and the
ratio OF mortality which are tests Of relative condition,
greatly in favor OF the free coored the remotely
they be removed in time from slavery. For the
slaves who live beyond 90 only 10 40 cea
Free coored in the free States no live
- u.s. showing balance Of 40 per in favor OF
the condition OF the free colored.
In the cities of New York and Philadelphia (y the civ
inspectors reports) APPEARS that joint yopuiao ion of
81 0n0 free coored have diminished their rno rncrnli-
~ from in II in Philadelphia. and IN 81 IN New York
In ls20 TO in 40 in both places In 9i; being distinct
Improvement ia condition oil at least 100 per %
years There records OF tn mortality among tho
slaves
In regard ,nte!gence there are in the free States
children age GO boo school to every
$50 children in addition TO large number Of children
attending White sctouis, and omheT of colored
dents who pursuing their studies at Oberiin Western
| Theological Seminary Gsnd Dartmouth College " hills,
the children oil slaves forbidden be taught read
under heavy penalties in the States which have not
changed the ancient reeonsdah beng the penalty for
| the second offence.
In regard TO morals believing that religion is the only
basis sound morals memorias's would that
there TO the 10000 free coored people Of the free
| States