Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-13

There is, therefore, one white convict impri
soned for every 5,813 white persons, and one free
colored convict for every 625 free negroes in the
State. t4 t e+,r-s - - = -
1t is also proper to state that in the year end
ing the Both September, 1851, no less than ISL
white and 18 colored convicts were received in
the Penitentiary of Massachusetts,; being in the
ratio of one for every 6.527 of the white and one
to every 4S8 of the colored population of that
State, being in the proportion of 1887 to l.
There remained in prison on the last mentioned
day, 422 white and so colored convicts, showing
that one white convict remains in prison for every
2,335 white persons; and one colored convict for
every It's colored persons in said State. These
l statements exhibit most remarkable disparity
between the imprisonments in Massachusetts, and
i Virginia. eeT
/ Maryland, slave State, lying by the side Of
Pennsylvania, and containing the largest free re-
!! gro population, among the States, exhibits fair
H specimen Of the condition to which every slave
State must in time be reduced, unless proper
measures be adopted for the removal of the free
colored population.
The white population of Maryland
in 1850 was 4ls,59O
| Inc free colored population 74,077
In the year ending the Both of November, 1853,
the Penitentiary of that State received A white
and 81 free colored convcts; ratio of one white
convict, to 285 white persons, and free color.
ed convict to l 1852 free colored persons in the
State, being in the proportion Of 6,39 to 1. On
the last mentioned day, there remained in the
PenltentIary l62 white and l48 free colored con-
vets; being ratio of one to every 1854
whites and one to 500 of the free colored popula-
| ton.
| Pennsylvania compares better with Virginia,
perhaps than any other free State. The white
population ofPennsylvania in 1850,
| was 2258 463
| Free persons of color, 1898
In thn uoor onSi he 81 &c
the two Pententiaries of that State received 1913
white and "a free colored convicts, being one for
ii 400 of the white population; and one to 2,158
of the coored persons. and in the proportion of
% to l. On the last mentioned day, there re-
manned in the two prisons, 289 white, and II
coored convicts; being in the ratio of one for T.,
81 Of the white, and one for ISL of the free col
ored population.
New York in 1850 had white popula-
ton of 3,O49 457
Free coored population Al 1887
She has three State Penitentiaries, in which in
the year ending the LIST of December. 1851, were
received 658 conyicts, of whom $50 were white
and 81 colored, as nearly as can be ascertained
from the reports. This gives ratio of one white
convict for every 5,304 white persons, and one
coored convict for every 772 of the colored popu-
lation; being 6.86 to l.. Remaining in prison one
white convict for LIB white persons and one
colored convict for every 225 free colored per-
sons in the State, being in the proportion Of 1862
to l.
In New Jersey in 1850 the whole popu-
| lation was 466,240
Free colored population, 1908
| On the LIST January, 1850, the Peniten-
tiary of New Jersey contained white
convicts 1874
Free colored population, 81
| But the number received the preceding year is
not given in the report. Thus it will be seen, that
| the ratio of nnrisonmnnt amour the white non,
pie is for every 1854, and among the free
groes one for 1885 of the coored population, be.
ing the proportion of 7.S4 to l.
In Connecticut in 1850, the white popu-
luton was 1863 ,3O5
On the 1st January, 1850, the Peniten-
tiary of Connecticut contained white
convicts 1913
Free colored persons 81
Being ratio of one white convict for every 1888
white persons, and one free colored convict for
every 159 Of the colored population, being 1,785
| to l.
In Indiana, in 1850, the white popula-
ton was 977, 1923
Free oolored 10,788
Convicts in the Penitentiary of the State,
on the 30th of November, l849-
white, 116
Free colored, Is
Ratio of whites, one to 8.427
Do. colored, one to 9l9
DellS Ill LHe proportion OF 11.iZ TO l.
For convenience, l have thro Hn the results
above mentioned in the form of tables-No. and
2. BY No. l, it will be seen that the proportion
of crime committed among the free colored popu.
ation of Virginia, Massachusetts,, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and New York, as determined by
the annual number of felons receiued IN PRISON,
is as 81, to /, among the white population,
No. 2, gives the proportion as determined by
the number OF felons remaining an prison, in the
same States to be, as 7.49 to l. The latter Ia
BILE, also. gives the proportion of crime among
the colored population of New Jersey. Connec-i
ticut and Indiana, determined, in the same way,
to be IL AZ to l. and the average, among the eight
| States named above, to be OIL to !, among the
whites of those States.
If we take the average proportion of crime
among the colored population OF Maryland and
Virginia, we shall find it to be 1928 to among
the white; while the like average of the six free
States, to wit, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
| York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and Indiana
will be 1920, to l. From this we may infer,
by the free colored population of those States,
than by the same class of population in Mary
land and Virginia.
| If we add the rate of increase which occurred
before 1850 to the free colored population of that
year I'VE shall find in Virginia at this time 59,824
free negroes and mulattoes. The proportion Of
males and females, over 81 wears of age will be
found to be "a, $40; and those over IS amount to
1855. leaving between the ages of 81 and IS
years, co. ga taxable persons. For convenience.
we will put the males and females, each at 10 ,0S2
By the provisions of the Senate bill, the tax of
SIS each ON the males, would
produce 50,4l0
| From which deduct for delin-
| quencies and commissions,
| 20 per cent. 10,085
- 4O,325
| At tax of one dollar each on
the females, would produce 1O,0S5
| Deduct from this sum 20 per