The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-09
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The Cclcrea Population Of he q States

TIL RSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 49,.
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The cclore1 Population of he q, States,
The census of 1850 establishes some sin
Vular facts with regard to the. colored papu-
la,;snl OF our coansry. Il proves that the
.physics, condition Of the free blacks IA the
Union is inferior to that of the slaves II
shows that while there is only one IDIOT to
every lOiS slaves, there is enc IDIOT TO eve
~ AS free blacks, at the North. The To-
tsl number ef afflicted, OF blind, deaf. dumb,
iaiotlc and insane, among slaves 1t the
South, is one t. every 1887. while these
malaties prevail among the free blacks 81
the North in tie ratio Of one TO every 3il
In Maine among iac l.a55 free blacks Of
tia; State "a are insane, or one = cverr H.,
In Louisiana only one in every i,3ia Is thus
afflicted. In Massachusetts The ratio OF in
sanity among the free negroes i ore - ev-
cry i3: in Illinois one 10 every Il; While in
Virginia among the slaves i. is one to every
1856, and in Missouri one 10 every sIs.
Among the slaves Of the South the ratio Of
blind il one t. every a,6a5, while among
the free coiorei persons Of the North il 5
enc to every $40 These are interesting
facts, but they demonstrate less that slave
r. is fitted to The physical organization "
the negro, than that his constitution Is toe
better adapted 10 a warmer eGlre. .
Nor are these all tie facts elected by
tie census in regard to tha colorel aopala-
ton OF this country. Il establishes anoth-
er fact in respect TO the peculiar undtaess
OF northern cline to the constitution 81
the negro. demonstrating, as clearly j.
statistics can prove, that notwithstanding
the natural seeund:ty of the race, they are
slowly but surely perishin.. The census
shons that while every ether class Of our
people in all portions OF cur country are IN
csessing, the negroes oi the north are de-
creasing. In the State Of New York in
ls4o the blacks numbered $4,000, In 1850
1900. In the city Of New York the pro,
portion of decrease is still greater. The
statistics Of births and deaths show hut az
average OF four births 70 seven deaths,
Comparatively the average number OF births
among the whites Is twice as great as
among the ea,9rei, while the deaths among
the latter much exceed tic former.
The above demonstrates beyond perad-
venture the peculiar undtness OF a northern
cline 10 the physical endurance Of The
black. Originally the inhabitants ot the
,orrid zone,,i.e lapse OF years seems to haze
had no effect II changing their il.eerasy
UarePleaishel by immigration they are
gradually fading from cur country aai II
feed and eul:grasiug TO the north, as 20 ar
IDENTIFY desired By the abol.t!orist. they
would eventually cease - exist as people
Bot there il d counter movement which
locks 70 their freedom and at the same time
10 the prolonsation Of their race-it is found
in the efforts Of th2se who would rest re 10
them not Only their liberty, but their t3is.
and place them in that country wlieh the
God Of nature intended they should occupy.
We cannot conclude this article without
giving the testimony which one Of our most
intelligent editors, an aati-co!oaizationis,
and one whose symPatties have eve. been
with the abohtionist. bears 70 the above seaii.
ments. He says:-"Without for moment
placing the claims or the colonization move
ment in antagonism with abolition, we
would enquire whether it does not extend
hope for the colored race, which otherwise
must look forward to speedy extinction. I"