The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-05


sentiment, against the Bible. from the earliest
history of the world to the present moment, and
against our peace and unquestionable rights in
this Confcderacy, which trust in God, every
true hearted sou!herner will defend against inrth.
er aggression, as they would their hearhstones
and their lives. But tn return from my digres.
sion: have said that the northern States new.
er have, to any considerable extent, diminish
ed the number OF slaves in this Cunfrdcr,cy,
and will refer to one or two instances OF the
modus operdndi of their emanci patton 10 show
that fact.
In 1890, according to the census. there were
in New York, 81, ,324 slaves and a .654 free col.
orpd persons between 1890 and 1900, | pre-
sumo it will not be conIendrd there was any
epancip patton in that State, and it is fair to sup
pose the number of free coInred could not have
increased by the manumissinn of slaves to any
extent of consequence. In those ten years the
free colored increased 10 1884. making about
1000 over double, whilst by tie census of 800
there we're still in the State 20,343 slaves; and
had they increased by prncrealion in the same
ratio with the free colorcd. there should have
been about $4,000. And should i be said that
mannmsSion of slaves increased the number Of
free coored, still 10000 must have been sold
to the Son!h. or the parents ofthose who would
have raised that number. surprising the free col.
orrd not to have increased at all hut | pre-.
sumo few if any were at that day set free. and it
is fair to continue the calculation upon the basis
of the increase of free colorcd during that peri.
od. By the census of 1910 ,hcre were 25,333
free colorrd making an increase of about the
same ratio, and the number of slaves was l5,.
0l7-showing a diminsi;Ion Of only few over
5000 in those ten years, whilst again their in.
crease would have swellpd the number TO about
$4,000, of whom about 2s,000 aust have found
G. southern market. Nor ran it he said that
during this interval, any were set free ny lrgIs.
lative enactment. because an ACT which had
heen passed in 1901 only declared that children
born after July 1899 should he free, but that
they should continue in the service oftheir own
ers until they arrived at the age pf twenty eight
years; and they could not until July, 1927. have
been classrd in the rcns< as free. But by the
same act Of 1901, Il door was left open by which
the operation ! am describing might be carried
on by law as owners were allowed. under Ger
tain regulations. TO carry their slaves beyond
the limits OF the State, and no law was passed
until 1927 abnishing slavery within that State.
In 1920 the free cnlnrrd were 29,27D, showing
an increase in Ten years nE nuly 3 $40, when
the number ni Slaves was lU.0S9, hring rrdu
crd within The ten yrar> 1 929. Now supp"s.
irg the free rn!"rrl had not increased At all,
nor rhr slaves either. and that every one of the
3 8 l6 inrrase Of (r'" coiorrl bad been caused
hy the ii!srali"n nf slaves, sill there were about
one thousand slaves Disposed of in sGnir other
way n:i taking my orinina, data, lhrr" should
have been al his time about fifty thousand free
rnlorrd and 80 OD0 saves and a'nut % 0O0 o!
the latter must aGain have found more south
crn cn". During thar perfection. there wasam
IN accountable falling n' Of lIr increase "f Tree
cnorrd, which may l'.' accounted fnr, perhaps.
by Ihr SIipnu>i'iou HAT in lh"s" transition times
many Of Ihrn might have Travelled OF with
those whn under iir law, has! right t" carry
their slaves ont of the State :; aud this may, t"
this day, furnish IL reason why gentlemen ofhe
North are so very cautious ip prnvt'ing laws
against kidnapping for have never been
aware that free n"gro"s were ever carried south
by southern ships nr southern traders. by fol
lowing the calculation through the census OF
1890, equally clear results will be found.
have not lime to trace this process through
the New England States, but believe the same
system Of bnaSled enamel patton took place in
every one of them, shall but refer to the
State OF Rhode Island. one Of the earliest era.
dies of African slavery in this Cnnfrdrracy. In
1890, >!r ha, by The crnsu, 3,i69 free c"orrd
and 952 sIavrS--she was then deep in her trans.
ion state. In 1900 she had 3.304 free color
ed, and 3Sl slaves supposing her free colored
had not creased at ALL get there are l65 mn.
accuuutrd for, who nay have fallen into the
hands of kitInappcrs but there are also unac-
counted for 57l nfthc slaves, who could moi have
been liberated and added To the list of free coli
orrd, for that had diminished; and leave il TO
the holy phiIan,hropis,s and ahnlilioni<ls of the
North to trace the drSlinics oi that unfortunate
baud of brothers, together with the Increase of
both classes for the 10 years. Their postcrlty
may, perhaps, see where they found market
iron, the fact, that after the slave trade was
limited to 1908. the ports Of Cbarlr<ton South
Carolina, being opened Tor the importation OF
Africans in The year 1904, aud remained lour
years. BY the census of Charleston, during
that time there were iro hundred aal hro YES
sells entered the port of Charleston with African
slaves; and from tho cnstom.E"LSr books. and
from under the hand otthr col crior ri that time
Of Charleston, ho gives authentic information,
that of these Two hundred and two vessels which