Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1850-03-08
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For instance, Clnisiiana of New Castle cosa-
y iaH slav.s and l27 ignorant whites and
} Mnrdcrklli OF Kent los slaves and 500 ipno-
I!nt whites. The nansbsr Of slaves in each
district Is no certain index 10 the amount on
ignofahce IN that district, hut as general rule,
The proportion which the number Of ignorant
hiles bears Io the numbt L Of 81 yes, az shown
IN the foregoing table, may bo eonsidsssL n
tnlerlbly accurate Que. Sussex coupfy hss
Save u every II whites. aud New CsssIe
county slave TO every 48 whites. OF the
whites Of Sussex. une il 8, over twonty-eiaht
years OF aye, Is uuablr. 10 read and write and
10 New Castle In lS. ttf
la regard io tho statement that one-third Of
tue white mcn and women in several Of tho
districts OF our State know nothing OF reading
or wnllns, the slalistics will subsaniats it
1t must be remembered that one-half OF the
population are under twenty years of ages aud,
that the census only gives the ignorant who
are over That aye. Thus Little Creek, OF Sus-
sex County, has 1868 whites. Only one,
halt OF These are over twenty years of age.,
Lisa, divide this by 39s, the number Of ipnos
rant whites, aud wr find that more than one
third ol thu grown up white population OF this
district is in sinte Of mental darkness.
Delaware has more Tree colored people In
proportion 10 its population, than any state Ia
RTE Union. They numbered in 1910 1921,
more than one-lith OF the whole Mhefe
they are treaud well they do well. In New
uastle County, the common charge against
Them, of being all - ids, ihieyisil, good ios
nothing sell" has liiile foundation ia rruth.--
Considering their opportunities they are a To-
srectable portion Of the community /; evip-
clng IN great many instances, an ahonssly
OF purpose, an Industry and perseverance,,
aud general uprighlness Of conduct in the
ttf lplr urfn
do honor 10 thousands who are deemed their
superors. Emancipation in the state would
not materially increase their number, bat il
would greatly conduce 10 their moral elevation.
aud their value as laborers. II is only when
surrounded by numb Of their own color in
slavery, as in SUSSEX and parts OF Kent, lpat,
they assuma the degraded character so olie4
unlasls given them, And then, their immo,
F-uiy 10 not altogether their own fiult Ii has
ever been the policy Of slave propagandists ID
make freedom appear to the black, as una,,so-
1--WE az possible, SO that those in bonds. mipht
moi fee dissatisfied v ith their condition by con-
ras'ing II with happier lot. Freedom 10 The
colored men in most OF the slave STATES IL
cruel nOckery bnt he pfelers il with all its
httendant evils, 10 state of slavery. ii is a
lact too notorious 10 admit of doubt that the
folored people of tile free States, are superior
10 Those who live In the midst Of slavery.l
~" Woh 10 u possiDlo IOr emancipation IN
Delaware, to render this class OF our popula-
iion, one whit The less honest and industrious,
or detract in the feast degree lrcm their generr
al Usefulness Napr
II slavery ia abolished in Delaware, II must
be accomplished mainly through the influence q.
Of New Castle County. This county feels
less the evil Effects Of the system, and can
more easily be made to see. how great would
be the advantages Of emancipation, how It
would bring moral as well as pecuuiary pros-
periiy 10 the State and dilfuse its blessings
among all classes, over the whole community.
Nht hope is there of Anii-Slavery sentiment
coming up from the dark regions Of Sussex,
all palsied as il is with hugging this viper -
lis bosom What say its hundreds of iQnor-
ant whites vii they aid in the destruction OF
that Bastile of Impression, which has so lear
fully dafkened their lives with its shadow -
No they are among the strongest supporters
OF the institution. for Ignorance is always the
prop of evil. We may. not look soutbward
for aid, in ihis crusade against slavery;
but from the free spirit of the North, will We
gather strength to achieve its final overthrow,
and proclaim at last f., edom 10 Delaware.
CHARLES CANDY, Pfes't.