New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-23
ihc Ceasus-CO!ored PopaiHti"HJ a..
Corrssyoscsnre u The Triours.
WARRINGTON, ROY ls Ia.

WARRINGTON, ROY 10 ls43.
III 5oard VI Census had sitting today, bat
v@ipg q tns stsenoo..f some o. TIE members no
ts,ioess was trsXsict.6. The pan for the blanks
sth Toe questions has ~. Sc, bean perfected BY
dr. Kennedy the Secretary. I can state. how.
ever, that ihs Old plan All be changed altogether
aat greatly sinp.iLed. When tEo Census Vas
tshen tns isrt tine fr1 htnfred aRa tregty CUES
hons we're propounded % each ildiv!f1a'. and tho
rrcords 9ressnt & v0luni nous mass - blank paper
ThcrSse, by plan which NJ. 4. has nearly com
Die. Q snd decided upon, tao i0qu'res vii be re-
decd o t. p1mnsr much iesI thSn 100, including
iii Gucsti.ss connected Nlth enumeration. the
law rest-lcts ihs nunbof II qSes,ions to 100 excl1-
ave Of thoss necessary t,r enumeration or Tor
s,certsiuing the inGasia. resca' ces OF The coun-
try; and | am esi1scd thN By the plan. the Sec
rstary contemplated adopting tho ~ hole number
CT questiops necessary to DO aiked 10 ascertain
tho industrial resources Ct the country, will not
exceed t'oenty fire. This is very imp )rtant end
valuable improvement upon the old plan, snd my
cpi,ic- t. net u stl answer every reguireuo arf
OF tie l,w, and give every kiod OF Information
peeee.sry or to ne wished for.
subject has come Up before the Board, st the
Suggestion Of Hon. Mr.. CilngmAn Of n. e. which
ssemt tn be Of or.derable importance IT Is
that OF eiiciting nfOrmstsn with regard 10 large
portion Of the coiored' population known as
RuiAttct7 hf t4hfluau INV Ohl He' iNnN'
communication to Mr. h ennedy upon the subject,
ton y hich vii. make few extracts. Hoo9ens
m follows
al desire 70 SAT- JOaT attention - tbs Importance oi
obisninF fller aud more accurate lniormshon tabn
has hitherto been elected with reference 10 thst por'
toa Of our population which 10 mixture between ms
pure white aid black races would therefore Suggest
~ you tie prsprey Of ascertsniDg not only the nun
ter # all such psTsOns whether free or ssvef bur 81
presenting further Inquiries For example, let there
IL an inquiry 20 ths parents Of tuch muis;i0 or NIX
sdhoodsd person II they agcer;sined - 30 Whte
snd h-ck thars would be need of further questions
bu; should the parents either Of them he Of mixed
eood then direct inquiry ss 10 tho grand parents
sns 90 cn until Il practicable ia every case tho ped
see should traced 20 the individual white AMI uiacs
rsnss ! would ESQ recommend that In sl cases OF
adult f.neles Of mixed blood the number OF chidron,
Tsny be stated By adopting this node Of ess,nins'
In we shall not only ascertain the runber OF per
.or If Vi . description in tia Uotei states but We
would also be able to determine the length OF their
Ases ssd their powers OF reproduction &c compared
with those Of toe purO reces
We might 400 determine whoihrr nom tGeir
uunbsrs they constitute such pei cottage Of our Po
paston lead In my given p-riof 10 The desruc
Ton OF the less humorous or black race We shenid
Hkswise be able 10 decide whether The mixture thG'
proIucsd would be permanent addition on an INFERIOR
trsde o. our population VI whether u would be- '1'ey
eytugushed for went Of innate Of reproduction
by running ia some Instances lotto ono OF the original
types, 90 Al to exhibit no tsres Of tho other
Mr.. Clingmsus suggestion. 70 certain extent
vii, understand, be carried out by tho Bosrt
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