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CONDITION

OF THE

AMERICAN COLORED POPULATION,

AND OF THE

COLONY AT LIBERIA.

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Boston:
PUBLISHED BY PEIRCE & PARKER.
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1833.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS.

The statements in the pamphlet published by this Society duringthe last year, had reference principally, to the establishment and prosperityof the Colony at Liberia. It is proposed to exhibit in the followingpages some facts relative to the present condition of the coloredpopulation in the United States, and to offer some remarks on thedifferent measures recommended for their relief.

The facts to be presented, have all been derived from official documents,or from special correspondence with intelligent and responsiblegentlemen in various parts of the country, and may be relied upon assubstantially correct.

SLAVES.

The first presentation of facts is designed to show the condition of theslaves in the United States, and will have respect to the following topics.(1.) Their population and increase. (2.) Their civil disabilities.(3.) Their intellectual and moral condition.

I. Population and Increase of the Slaves in the United States.

The following table is designed to show the population and increaseof the Slaves in the United States since 1820. The first column givesthe name of the state; the second, the census of 1820; the third, thecensus of 1830; the fourth, the increase of the slaves during the interveningten years; the fifth, the rate per cent. of slave increase; andthe sixth, the rate per cent. increase of the whites.