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you from Incarceration In ielon's cell bY taking
upou herself tho whole responsibility Of this crime
snd exoncrnt!ug you from nll participation Therein,
furnishes an evidence Of womanly hcroiam an1 de-.
votIon seldom II crcr w!tncsssed before. Atrs
contemplate It we can almost forglve her for delhi.
cratelY swearing to An untrush tn oracr 10 carfY
oat thla object md puEposc. The story was too
unreasonable and Improbable to bc crellisclby hon.
tAe md intelligent men,"
Tho London Globe aays that single copies Of
English newspapers very rarely rcach Any Of lbe
6, 600 Eng1ishmen In 1lassia 10 whom they are nd.
dscased. They lt1ck II the Censor Once, and afe
ellhce aod for waste rnpeF BY tho clerks or nscd
tor Cigarette alps by the hofltrs, Every Novcm.'
ter catalogue Ia asuedbY the Post,nastor Of tho
dlsfslet-the Ccnsor'A conadant--of tho papers nd.
mlitca into Tho country. ion select and send The
money 10 the Postmaster. The 91mfs alone of
kngltsh datffes II regularly delivered. The Daily
Htfs wns not I'LL this year allowed admission. snd
tho Dat'v 9ktgfdph IL still dcnfed, except single
copy for tho Czasovch. All tho paperA anl serials
arc llabe to reach you moro or less muti'ated.
{aheh IL 40 exceptionally malsreatea ta to 10 ftc.
quent)y sent In letters.
Tho Jawsu,r of The heirs Of the )ota Count da
AontaleH'bcrt aqainst Father yactnthe IA present.
" coming 10 trial In Paris court. Tile notion
concerns the publication Of a posthumous article
BY Montalembert, Intfustcd by him to IIJacin!hc,
the object Of which was to show that Spa[n's 1e.
ei'no dated ffom Tho establishment Of personal
government and tho 1nquintton. The orttclc
closed With dennncIatton Of the tendency Of tho
Aomssh Church and tho strategy Of tho jesaiss ns
ahoHn N That hhpless country. The heirs assert
lnat Monta'emec's, falling OUT ~ith 1iyae'nths
a1es INC apoeac5 ol The latter. withdrew tho an-
'hof,ty 5of tho fotthumoas publication Of tho
aft1e'e. whatever tho Issue Of the trial may be.
INC eonffoyeraf has auscteisly tnfosned Tue world
what Montalemoests Views on tho subject were.
Ms. Tooth, The enntumselous English rector,
, 1877-02-16

Ona Of tho most surprising incidents at
osu foreign traio ii tho expectation Of thou
sexltls Of pounds Of fresh meat weekly to
Great Britain from tAs American and Caua-
diu, ports. For 1nany years tho business Of
importing canned meats ia England
us' been very extensive, the bulk OF the
supply being mainly from Australia. but
now that q process has been invented wlere-
b.F ncwly.litled cattle. hogs, aud sheep ean
lo shipped 30 es to he sold in tireat Britain
III good condition ut lG cents pound retail,
ulis trade will drive tho canned ,ncata ont Of
the market, and new field Of Anlhrican
profit IL opened up, which Is almost without
limit. Last year Great Britain consumed
3,437,0G Swta, OF baaf, mutton, anl pork
which WIS imported from abroad, and, now
that fresh ,ueats eau be furnished Ut such low
rsstes, thc home production will decrease still
1rors. Tlis new development IN tzals will
b, great blessing to tie middle aud poorer
classes of Engla,d, ireland, and Scotland.
to whom fresh meat las hesetufose beeu
something they have ouly heard about but
ynsly eaten.
, 1877-02-16

Tho assassin who undertook tho murder Of
Gov. pAcnAnp may think the latters prompt
interference for his cscapo from instant
dentl,. Tho friends Of tho Governor would
have ritlaled tho wretch with bullets as they
would l.ayo dispatched q mad dog, had not
tllo victim Of his nlurlorous assault pre-
vantcd tho execution Of their vengeance.
Tho details OF tho attempted assassination
show how deliberately and skillfu1ly It was
planned, and how narrowly 1t missed Of
success. Gov.PAcKAaD's presence Of mind,
courage, aud physical strength served him
we'll IN tho dangerous emergency.
, 1877-02-16

that Uncle HArEs might have at hia disposal.
The Enquirer man Ia scared at this outlook,
md beats his gong and fires of lis gnu to
give the n1arm to tho Democracy. 1lo says
that II HAYES gels IN tElero will be no extra
session Of Congress called; TINT during tho
long recess tho distribution of Southern pat
ronago will progress. and enough conaerva.
tive membcrs will act with the Republicans
noxt winter to enabla tho Republicans to re-
euro the organization Of tho House. He
says tho tempter has already whispered in
many Sonthern eass, and that the work of de-
,noralization has begun. We have no specific
information on the subject, and publish e1sc-
whero what he says for what It is worth, ad-
mitting nothing and denying nothing.
, 1877-02-16
COMPULSORY EDUCATION AGAIN,

"a fT1fa t1ft
The snbiect Of connulsory etlucation and MI
tbo action Tina for toksn hova asrnr,od !.
cloorly nartiann osnoct tbo 1,annhlicona
favor;no & md tba nonocrota onnosluo u
r. 90 to the bottom Of tbs mo,tar. eacl, aii1a
il ootuated by a double motive. nltbouul, bnt
mn motive il o,nn]v avowcd m ench aida
11non tbo ona s,ds I'm ovowo1 uot,vo Il,
sunnortiup comnul.ory education il to div.
nj non,,1nr 1onoranco an,1 e1avoto tto raon,a
~ n hieter aton,la,i, n, mora1;tv r;rtua nd
,,,to,,oet,,o1,,y. ~ .,rann,,,o. H.. 1,oa,1 ~
.ha -vor,,o, ~ a.. hr.,v -, H. .t,,nIa.. ~
~ ,ner nj ,,o,nor r., tha aoriona ",,5 ~
snons;,,,o ,1,,,,oa ~ lin. - r,nro tha,,
hao,t,,;a~ ,,an,,,s~ <r;sar a,a 1,o..a~. .nd ~
nrav;1a ] .bem % tyith tho ,na,na % ~ tat,,~ 49, eors ~
~ ,,,o,,sa,vos on;, nro,octirn ,,o,ns.,1os n T.,
H. nongi,ts =, 1,to nh nnn,.i,,,.a,a 49,
aa.,,sa .na nra.t f,n1.nsas... ,.,,.,.
, 1877-02-16

It is to bo regretted that tho determination
OF Germany not to participate In the Paris
Exposition is irrovocable. It shows that tho
animosity between tho two nations has not
healed siuce the close Of tho Franco German
war. 1t will dotract greatly from tho general
effect OF tho Exhibition TO whicl, this power.
ful nation, 20 rich in literature, nrt, and
science, might contribute so much Of world
wide interest. Worse than al, it will tend
to embittor tho two nations still more, and
increase their hntred OF ench other.
, 1877-02-16

Some Of tho Southern papers arc able to
SEQ through tho partisan fog which onyel-
opcd the politicians Of their party Of lnte.
They haye also tho nnnliness to confess that
their party III Congress IS advocating n
wrong principle, and stu1tifying itself In tho
most shocking manuor. The Kchmond
(va.) STATE says in regard thoroto:
Florida voted for NArEs-snch tho Judgment of
the commttflon. rnti1 the full argument and do.
eition reach Us, We need not jump 10 The cnnctn-
siun that tho decision Is wsohg, with or without
intention. or that It prccIndes tho ehance that Mr.
TltpEx will havc Justice done 10 him. The fact
Is. our people arc unwisey fevesed about the wtots
matter, and apt 10 forget in their niomentary pas.
sion The principles we hsse 1nnintained for ren-
tury. Stale ID State; but our people arc apt to
ray IL must cease 10 be that TiLpsx bo seated.
It cannot be too often and too strongly urged that
We hare tue highest possable tribunal Of Inquiry
and determination. LIT US await patiently fts
tnai decision. ami accept with equaniinity the re-
tnlts declared. Tho gseat Victory Of peace and
legal form Is already RaIned,-n victory whose
good consequences are lndn!tp. and not 10 be
measured by the Lido Of any party question or In.
dfyldua1 question.
The Raleigh IN. o. 06strrtr is another
Southern papor which does not rant and
rave, and uttor incendtary, partisan appeals
~ ,tcak W NV eon'a'eS'oo aoo "s'esat"
1s necas'on' ~ SaSS'
It Is truo that the Inauguration Of Mr. HA1Es
will bo triumph Of yil1ainy without parallel IN
this country: but Il does mot follow thcscffo, that
tho Electoral Commission Is corrupt In refusing
to expose It. They ars sworn to decide according
to The law, and having 10 sworn, wheu they s,lhIl
decide, even II 1t he againet Us, we do not intend
to impugn their motives. II, IN their opinion.
they have no right to 90 back Of tho certificates Of
the Electoral College. VIC stall not charge them
with being pcrjurcrs for having done 10.
The At1anto. ((3n.1 Coutkik,fktonnIist takes
III, to.,,f ,,;a,, ~ III d,,;o;a. ~ t1a a.,,,
.a~ ;, '''" y. 'uo o'e''''.. ~ ...o @o1'
tfatton lHohna4 IN tug caso OF t!of1ua:
What the country needs 10 more immigration.
more railroads. moro honest men. and two moro
Democrats on The National Returning Donrd
Florida bis been wiped on tho political blackboard.
Well. hing u all! Florida Isn't much OF State
anyhow-ak least the caspct-bag part OF It. Tho
, 1877-02-16

Tho Cincinnati Enquirer (arc.catcr) thinks
"Tho Democratic roostcrs look as though they
needed little btuc.3lass treatment" UcfI.
pLRAsosTos's mazasine violet rays arc said to
make sick cluary.blrls s,ug, but It is hardly pos-
t1clccrs crow.
, 1877-02-16

says That hc has not The least hups Of the Demo.
esals os!ng aple to ptsssnt the commtssiou fron,,
ateidiny IN fa'ot q liAfIt III tas Loui.aux aud
would haze aetra md .utsd pteei{riy u judss
BnApLEr has done. und that tue iliuols DEMOCRATS
who expect Judge DAVE tD vote With the democrats
10 The Senate will 1nd .hemrelvss tadly 'so'd.'
ny. bLAlAia completely demorn!izel, zad Gives tho
whole cass up a4hingtoa dtspaseA.
The opinion expressed by MONTGOMERY BLA.A
in regard ~ Judge DAVIS, were he acting on tbs
Commission, IL yery probably correct. 1t would
be difficult ~ conceive that he would have voted
10 50 bel.,n1 tie regular sstusms aAd foFAa! caa-
vass Of the proper State officials. In all !lkeli,
hood Judge DAyIs would harc felt constrained
10 respect and uphold the rights of the Statea
10 appoiut the Electors according to thtlr oMu
, 1877-02-16

Tho Illinois House yesterday occupied
much Of Its time in tho discussion Of bill
legalizing compulsory education. Tho feel
ing In that body was sufficiently hostile to
secure q rccommittal Of tho matter to d
committee which, 1t is believed, will do all In
its power to defeat tho measure for this
acssiorl.
, 1877-02-16

Tho Chicago produce markets were ir7egu-
lar yesterday, with 1nors activity in the leal-
Ing departments. Alesa pork closed 1Uc per
bsl higher, D. 5l5.l5@l5.20 cash aul jl3.yO
, 1877-02-16


-ha"o.cf III 4ne a'notf " Wv oi1t5tnth'n 'cz!'
meh'' Ne" less' lscnasal'ons ~ nave oeen maoe
~ seseise a"" '''sef aho ooos III nuo'n .
oehehs was sasen 70 hawln =. .sdam4' TUG onee'
taso1Hc aetos, III TUG ta!Hol"ta AtcatFe laat Non-
asy mlEa1. iaa seee'pts ass.exaea nofe taan
ss>4oo' hf' A4ama ID slo"1y as1@s al eonsump'
non' ...
At tho conservation OF Trinity Church In Dostou,
Edward Everett Hale. James Fsccnun Carke,
ltnfus Ellis. md other Unitarian Clergy men, re-
celsca mo communion from tho hant1s OF tho
hp"eopa' nisnop'
Fashionable annscnonts In South Carolina aro
masked balls tho proceeds OF which, after the pay
neht OF expenses. arc devoted TO the support Of the
Hampton Government which n'aY TINS ba aad 10
oa standing on the tipsoe at expectation.
Tho new Coda Of Indiana will probably contain
pfoyiaon that 'dancing bY fema'ea In tights"
may DO prohibited BY Common Councils. The
effect u this, II vigorously enforced, would he to
put Htop to Ill public dancing W1ateYes.
There Is now 10 question that Mr. Janes Gordon
Dennctt, accompanied BY hls sistcr and Mr, How.
jani Robbins, crossed over 10 England on lhe last
trip Of tho city of Nlchmoad. At thai ttme ho
atlll born tho marks OF tic panishmtnt 10 had 70.
celscd tFoni May.
Marlin FarQuhhr Tnpper bcltevca that ono Of hla
daughters wrItcs I,ct&er poetry than Tepnyson. a
Now York authority says that another Of bIr. Tnp.
rs fs,.. uaakn.e's Etaso,aa "Ncs =. soaaa
.'s,.st.s @r W. ..m ~ ,.1'e 4'
m. a"o o"ea.sa .. Ht' w oty W ~. Mss
;" '"' ''!.a.u"s "a"'oe8 " o' '.'f"o'"'.
the Emperor William - 10 san stfasnafg and
Mctz IN a1ay or June thc crown Ff!nec belhK !lEc'
y 10 accompany MIN. pFl"ee Frederick william.
he e!aest sou OF tae lattes' has passed WIN efcas
tho final examination at Cassel, and will proceed
~ examination ~ uonn University. ou1 VIII ofst
tes'e soa'e t''"e III 'n' faa' Aee'sneat o. tae
'aas1,, -.
ing "as t'etlms Fnnu eaiao'tsnea " the soelesy
ot Fnehas IN Aonaon TOT tha te'les OF tne non.
eo"pataat sufferers IN Eastesn Eulope amounted
~ ncatiy ~ ooO up TO The close OF lb7G. Some Of
.ae ff'enda IN sht. country have become interested
~ 'ae eauae, anu SUBSCRIPTIONS arc solietea fos
tAe 1nhu' Money may os ssat IN care OF nafcIa5
&to's homoafa street, ......
Tho proposition to turn portion Of Central Park
in New York Into parade ground for ths M.
tional Quard il up again ot Albany. II meets With
ftroug opposition from the Influential newspapers.
Thetu reasonable feeling that II once Tho ptcas.
use e.gsouna Of shu people u eneroael,en upon 10.
Gny purpose whatever II Will bofoFu long pass en-
/ frAiH f,fr.t tsAf,i 1f $t,snA Afkt1f
, 1877-02-16

" AHu pCOpla VI tA9 UlAttl f9tAteH III CAI1oSs
ing conspiracy which involves tho In
togrity OF man gooking tho Office Of Chief
Magistrate. It was tho book used on n
prearranged system for the cipher comnluni-
cation TINT passed between tho Dragon
branch Of tho conspiracy, represented by
pArn1cE anl KELLY. aud a1r. T1LpEx and
his agents in Now York. Had 1t not been
for tho fact that p.rR1oK had n1ndo similar
uso Of the samo book In previous business
transactions, thodispatchea OF The conspiracy
would iavo remained sealed book to the
world, and It would never Ilayo bccn known
how deliberate, systematic, aud determined
the effort WAS TO secure tho vote
Of Oregon by bribery. Tho first dis
patch which was translated with tho aid
Of tho key was signed "Gobb!c," aus1 tho
dispatches Tint hare since been published
show tho aobriguct to have been we'll
chosen. Tho design was to "gobblo" IN
Electoral voto In Oregon In such manner rs
10 roccssltato its being counted, and tha
conspiracy only failed on account, of tho
natural tlistruat which the rpscals had for
ono another.
Tho chief point Of interest revealed by tho
later dispatches is that It WAS part of tho
programme to eccnro tho cooperation Of one
Of the Republican Electors, who, by recog.
/ nizing and acting with CnoNtv, would layo
controlled majority Of the Electoral Col.
lego, mud given tho Cnox1s vote a priua
,fteie evidence of legality which 1t would
have beon difficult to invalitlato. Tho
thought WIS n shrowd ono, and emiuontly
worthy Of SAMUEL J. T11pEy, who, there is
now littlo doubt, conceived It, That this
part of tic scheme failed may he ow.
ing to tho discovery on tho part
OF tho conspirators TINT they could
not bribo QUO Of tho two Republican
Electors, or It may l,aso boon because T11pEy
refused to advance tho necessary funds for
| long time. ercert conlitiounlly. One Of tho
dispatches 10 pEIros from pArn1cr aud
KELLY stated that $4,000 would 10 neces.
sary to "purcaase Republican E|ec.or to
reco9nizo aud net with Democrat. md secure
vote and prevent trouble" This dispatch
was dated Nov, 90. Tho noxt day. Nov. 20.
q t]isnntch from New York In ronly stated !.
"If Won ,noko ob]ioatfon continoont an "a,
suit In March IT can bo done.n This din.
patch was unsigned, but tloro nro mnny oyi,
dencaa that IL waa sent by TnnEa l.inaa]f.
II Ps1ros had sont It, l,o would l,ayo eicnoa
It az he had previously signed others. Tho
suoueation of thu contingency" Inn.
Is very like T,1pxy. ny he didn't
want to nav tho money unless
le WAS suro ho woul1 cot tle tono{,t nj lin
ytllainy. Tho t]ay following. Nov. 10. the
replv cnrno from Dragon: @A1ust raise tl,o
n,onev. can't mako tho fee contingent. n 1u,t
thc amount wey reduced from $4,000 to
&c, ,ooo,-s5,ooo for tho Republican Eleotor
and ri mn for other cxnenscs. Rt;1l T,,.nyS
-..4 -. -...,.. - :. a.. ..s ..., ;,
ou' MI assufaace t4'at tne poBaH 4ote "oula
bo counted and elect him Presidential a.
aafahco no coo'a not nave oetofo tho day OF
'"6hNa~N ~
c4ort to cot tho Legislature together to
chooao mn rtoctor IN w.rra, ,icco -tt,o
e"o."o un 1.e'ot ~ "~4a p.ae'' Inc
, 1877-02-16

ORIENTAL LODGE, No. 81 4. r. md 4. N.-11t,
No. ia LaSalle-st stated Communication thfs tFt1.
dAy) evening, It 1850 oelock. for business and vn:
on the r. q. Degree. viettors cordially 1nrlted
to meet With u. By orlcf Of the 8. "
T.. NJ. TUCKER, Sec.
, 1877-02-16

Grocnbacks at tho New York Gold En-
change yesterday closed ut g4a.
, 1877-02-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

ltayerty'N Theatre.
Randolph ttrtct between Clark hnt TAgAlt. En-.
gase1nent Of Nine. JAnauschek. "tlAry stuart"
, 1877-02-16

ntcTtckcr's Thentres
NsdIson street, between Dearborn nnA State. En-
kaxement Of Maggie Mitchell. becky Mi1."
, 1877-02-16

Adetph1 Theatre.
tsiumenL
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-06

EVERY prominent man ia the Repub-
lican party who wants an Office claims
that he nominated Hayes. Postmaster
Filley, of st. Louis, has been brought
out for postmsster-general on the ground
that he led the Missouri delegation at
Cincinnati to bolt from Morton to Hayes,
anu thus nominated the latter. The Wash
ington correspondent OF the New York
Herald says Postmaster General Ty-
ner's friends have always boosted that
Jim Tyner was the man, and they feel
great contempt for Mr. Fliley. Secre-
tary Don Cameron's friends vehemen,ly
Insist that he was the Blucher OF the
Cincinnati convention, who routed
Blaine and Morton and nominated Hayes,
and they profess contempt bo.h TOR Fill
ley and Tyner as the most brazen pre-
tenders. Senator Dorsey's friends claim
that the Hayes result was due to his extra
ordinary political skill, and turn up their
noses at Filley, Tyner and Cameron.
Old MIR. Howard. OF Michigan, has
friends who think 1t piece OF impu.
dence tor either Fillev, Tyner, Cameron
or Dorsey to set up bogus claims when
old Mr.. Howard, as they say, is known
TO all the world and the rest OF mankind
as the real, genuine, original Jacobs
who nominated Hayes. Finally, there
are people who assert that II the man
who really nominated Hayes is to be
postmaster-general his name will have to
be Thomas Murphy"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-06
LIrrELL,s LIVING AGE

The numbers Of The Liring Age for the
weeks ending February oath and March
Sd contain The Life OF the Prince Con.
sort. by Rt. Hon. w. z. Gladstone,
Church Quarterly Rerie,c Forel on the
Ants of Switzerland, Edinburgh Rerie,r
Magazine Literature, Church Quarterly;
Goethe in his Old Age, by Edward Bar
rington de Fonblanque, New Quarterly i;
Mediterranean Deltas, Edinburgh Revisto;
weimar under Schiller and Goethe, Con.
temporary Revie,c; The dreadful
People" who 60 to Court, Truth;
Wit in Court, Leisure Hour;
The Eastern Polar Basin, by Au.
gustus Petermann, Macmillan; How it
Happened, by Narissa Rosavo, Victoria
Magazine Mariuccia, Fraser en- install
ment OF 1.-The Marquis OF Lossie," by
George Macdonald, and of William
Blacks new serial, together with choice
poetry and miscellany.
The back numbers containing the first
instruments OF MacDonald's new serial
are still sent gratis to new subscribers
for 1877. For iifty.two numbers, of
sixty-four large pages each Tor more
than 5000 pages year,, the subscription
price (SS) is low; while for 5000 the
publishers offer to send any one OF the
American 81 monthlies or weeklies with
The Liring Age tor year, both postpaid.
Liltel & Gay, Boston. are the publishers.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-06
Tue ADD r ESs OF THE NATIONAL
DEAOCRATlC OOAAlTTEE.

The address iesuea by the National
Democratic committee declares that two
facts stood out prominently during the
late political canvass, and that these were:
First-The Republican party, true to
Its sectional nature, thought to unity the
North against solid South, and while
engaged in that effort 1t was striving to
make good its probable losses In the
North by dividing the votes Of the South.
This division it sought to effect by al I'M
constitutional use Of the army in South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
2. The troops were sent to those states
when there was neither invasion nor do.
nestle insurrection to require them, with
q legislature easily to be convened. The
only demand tor their presence was
made by the state executive.
The address declares that the elections
in these two states were held
Tin the shadow Of military power"
1t reviews the Republican conspiracy to
change the result OF the election, formed
Immediately after the 7th Of November
last also the course ofthe electoral COM
mission declares that Rutherford b.
Hayes title to the presidency Of the
United States rests 'upon the disiran'
chisement OF iswial voters. aud false
certificates of returning officers acting
eorruptly, and the decision OF commits
sion which has refused to hear evidences
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-06
General News.

The poet Longfellow was seventy
years Of age last week.
Memphis loses ten thousand dollars
annually through the present mode OF
collecting taxes.
Another triumph for the woman.
The university of London has de-
cided to admit them to medical degrees.
Mrs. Ellen G. Topper. the noted
bee-culturist OF Iowa, who was convicted
some time ago Of forgery, has been::ac-
quilted on the ground of insanity.
The treasury committee of the Brit.
ish parliament has submitted report on
meteorological observations in which 1t
suggests the adoption OF the American
meteorological system. .aE.
Ohio has passed compulsory edu-
cation bill which will take effect next
September and compels all children in
the state between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years to attend school at least
twelve weeks In each year, not less than
six weeks of such attendance to be con.
secutive.
"A colored woman aged one hundred
and twelve years was baptized in New
York last week Sunday. While she stood
in the pool and before the baptismal
words were pronounced. she addressed
the congregation. advising young people
not to put OF the day OF salvation, as she
had done, until the eleventh hour.
Slavery is slowly but surely dimin.
ishing and dying out in Brazil. By the
law of 1871 all the children Of negroes are
born tree. In the province of San Paulo
the number Of slaves, in three years, de-
clined from Ia, 746 to less than 1876, 900.
In Ill Of the l6l parishes of that prov
ince. 1916 children of slaves, happier
than their parents, were born free be-
ings. In the province Of Pernambuco
the number OF slaves has been reduced
from I08, POI to 100 600, and l2,3l2 slave
children were born into freedom. The
same ratio OF decrease is visible in other
provinces throughout the empire.