Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-05-15

OF those Of Delaware S5, 935, 1856, whereas the
whole value Of her slaves Is but S539,400
But by Table 95, Census Of 1860, The total
value OF the real aud personal property of
Rhode Island in 1860, was $l35, 1897 59s. and
OF Delaware, S4G,242, 1871, making a differ.
ence in favor Of Rhode Island, SS9095, 407,
whereas, we have seen, in the absence of
slavery Delaware must have far exceeded
Rhode Island in wealth aud population.
The earnings Of commerce are not given
by the census, but, to how vast an extent
this would swell the difference in favor of
Rhode Island, we may learn from the Cen
sus, Bank Table No. "a. The number of
the banks of Rhode Island in 1860, was 81 /;
capital, $2O,8G5, 500; loans, $26,7l9,S77 /;
circulation, $685. 295; deposits, $3,555, l04,
In Delaware, number of banks, II; capital,
81 ,GiO,775; loans, SO l5O2l5; circulation,
81, 30, I72 deposits, $976,223.
Having shown how much slavery has re-
iarded the material progress of Delaware,
let It's now consider its effect upon her moral
and intellectual development.
/ NEWSPAPERS AND PERIoDIcALs.-The nnm-
her Of newspapers aud periodicals in Rhode
Island in 1860, was 2G, Of which Is were
political, literary, and 2 miscellaneous
Census, Table No. 37) The number in
Delaware was IA, of which ID were political
and l literary. OF periodicals, Delaware
had none Rhode Island, |. The number
OF copies of newspapers and periodicals is
sued in Rhode Island in 1860 was 5,299,2s0
and in Delaware only l,0l0,776, or largely
more than five to one in favor of Rhodl
Island.
As regards schools, colleges academies
libraries, and churches, l must take the con
| nf fnI, 4
yet arranged or published. The number o
public schools in Rhode Island in 1850 wa
i2G, teachers SIS. pupils, 23,130; ATTENDING
school during the year, us returned by FAM
lies whites, 2S,359; native adults of The
State who cannot read or write, l,24S pub
lie libraries, 9G volumes, l0l, 342; value o
churches, Sl,293G00 percentage of nativ,
Tree adults who cannot read or write, l49
Colleges and academies, pupils, 1904 -
Comp. Census of lS50) The number o
public schools in Delaware in 1850, was 1874
teachers 2l4 pupils $3.50 attending schoo
during the year, whites, as returned by fami
lies l4,2l6; native free adults of the Stat,
who cannot read or write, 9,77I; public Ii
hraries, l1i volumes, 1880; value o
churches, S34O3i5; per centage of nativ,
Tree adults who cannot read or write, 23.O3
colleges and academies, pupils, 7G4. (Comp
Census, lS5O.)
These official statistics enable me thei
again to say, that slavery is hostile to thu
progress OF population, wealth, and educa
tion, To science and literature, to school
and colleges, TO books and libraries, T.
churches and religion, to the press, am
therefore TO FREE GOVERNMENT; hostile l.
the poor, keeping them in want and gnol
ance hostile TO labor, reducing il to servi
tude, and decreasing two thirds the value 4
its products; hostile to MORALS, repudiatin
among slaves the marital and parental con
dition, classifying them by law as cnArrEla
darkenlng the immortal soul, and making
II crime to teach millions Of human being
TO read or write.