The North Star (Rochester)/1847/12/03/Some facts

SOME FACTS.

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Looking over some calculations on the Census, of 1840, we found these results:

slaves—for every hundred whites.

South Carolina has	145
Mississippi,	109
Florida,	92
Alabama,	75
Georgia,	69
Virginia,	66
North Carolina,	50
Kentucky,	31
Tennesee,	28
Maryland,	28
Arkansas,	26
Missouri,	18
The whole slave States number	55

The staves are chieflly centered in the planting regions. You may find 2000 slaves in parts of South Carolina, to 100 whites—on the other hand there are districts having but few bond, In the low lands of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and in Florida and Louisiana negroes abound; in the hill country, or upland region they are limited in numbers. The same holds true of Mississippi, Tennessee, &c. But in East Tennessee, Western Virginia, &c., slavery is nominal. To make this subject plain let us arrange a table:

North Alabama,	of population,	30 per cent.
South Alabama,	do,	49 per cent.
East Tennessee,	do.	8 per cent.
West Tennessee,	do.	48 per cent.

The white population of Western Virginia is as large as Eastern. Yet Western has 56 representatives in the Legislature—Eastern 78!!! Indeed the apportionments of nearly all the Southern States, retain the power of these States in the hands of slave-holders.