Note.—A part of the modifications necessary in this table to adopt it to 1859, can be inferred from some of the tables which follow.

TABLE IV.

FREE COLORED AND SLAVE POPULATION, OF THE STATES NAMED, IN THE PERIODS OF TEN YEARS, FROM 1790 TO 1850, WITH THE RATIO OF INCREASE OR DECREASE PER CENT. PER ANNUM, OF THE FORMER.

STATES AND CLASSES.1790.1800.1810.1820.1830.1840.1850.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Free Colored6,53714,56122,49230,20237,93047,85453,626
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .12.275.443.422.552.611.20
Slaves3,7371,70679521140364. . . . . .
MASSACHUSETTS.
Free Colored5,4636,4526,7376,7407,0488,6699,064
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .1.81.44.004.452.29.45
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .
NEW YORK.
Free Colored4,65410,37425,33329,27944,87050,02749,069
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .12.2914.411.555.321.14[132].19
Slaves21,32420,34315,01710,088754. . . . . .
NEW JERSEY.
Free Colored2,7624,4027,84312,46018,30321,04423,810
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .5.937.815.884.681.491.31
Slaves11,42312,42210,8517,5572,254674236
RHODE ISLAND.
Free Colored3,4693,3043,6093,5543,5613,2383,670
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .[132].47.92[132].15.01[132]901.33
Slaves95238110848175. . . . . .
VERMONT.
Free Colored225557750903881730718
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .11.843.462.04[132].24[132]1.71[132]16
Slaves17. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .
MAINE.
Free Colored5388189699291,1901,3551,356
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .5.201.84[132].412.801.38.007
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .2. . . . . .. . . . . .
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Free Colored630856970786604537520
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .3.581.33[132]1.89[132]2.31[132]1.10[132].31
Slaves1588. . . . . .. . . . . .31. . . . . .
CONNECTICUT.
Free Colored2,8015,3306,4537,8448,0478,1057,693
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .9.022.102.15.25.07[132].50
Slaves2,759951310972517. . . . . .
OHIO.
Free Colored. . . . . .3371,8994,7239,56817,34225,279
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .46.3514.8710.258.124.57
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .63. . . . . .
INDIANA.
Free Colored. . . . . .1633931,2303,6297,16511,262
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .14.1121.2919.509.745.75
Slaves. . . . . .13523719033. . . . . .
DELAWARE.
Free Colored3,8998,26813,16312,95815,85516,91918,073
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .11.205.88[132].132.23.67.68
Slaves8,8876,1534,1774,5093,2922,6052,290
MARYLAND.
Free Colored8,04319,58733,92739,73052,93862,07874,723
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .14.357.321.713.321.722.03
Slaves103,036105,635111,502107,397102,99489,73790,368
VIRGINIA.
Free Colored12,76620,12430,57036,88947,34849,85254,333
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .5.765.992.062.83.52.89
Slaves293,427345,796392,518425,153469,757449,087472,528
NORTH CAROLINA.
Free Colored4,9757,04310,26614,61219,54322,73227,463
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .4.154.574.233.371.632.08
Slaves100,572133,296168,824205,017245,601245,817288,548
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Free Colored1,8013,1854,5546,8267,9218,2768,960
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .7.684.294.981.60.44.82
Slaves107,094146,151196,365258,475315,401327,038584,984
GEORGIA.
Free Colored3981,0191,8011,7632,4862,7532,931
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .15.607.67[132].214.101.07.64
Slaves22,26459,404105,218149,654217,531280,944381,682
TENNESSEE.
Free Colored3613091,3172,7274,5555,5246,422
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .[132]1.4432.6210.706.702.121.62
Slaves3,41713,58444,53580,107141,603183,050239,459
MISSISSIPPI.
Free Colored. . . . . .1822404585191,366930
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .3.189.081.3316.31[132]3.19
Slaves. . . . . .3,48917,08832,81465,659195,211309,878
ALABAMA.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .5171,5722,0392,265
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .17.532.971.10
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .41,879117,549252,532342,844
MISSOURI.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .6073475961,5742,618
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .[132]4.286.3917.666.63
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .3,01110,22225,09158,24087,422
KENTUCKY.
Free Colored1147411,7132,7594,9177,31710,011
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .55.0013.116.107.824.883.68
Slaves11,83040,34380,561126,732165,213182,258210,981
LOUISIANA.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .7,58510,47616,71025,50217,462
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .3.815.955.26[132]3.15
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .34,66069,064109,588168,452244,809
ILLINOIS.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .6134571,6373,5985,436
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .[132]2.5425.8211.975.10
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .168917747331. . . . . .
FLORIDA.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .844817932
Increase or decrease per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .[132].311.40
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .15,50125,71739,310
ARKANSAS.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .59141465608
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .13.892.291.10
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .1,6174,57619,93547,100
MICHIGAN.
Free Colored. . . . . .. . . . . .1201742617072,583
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .4.505.0017.0825.53
Slaves. . . . . .. . . . . .24. . . . . .32. . . . . .. . . . . .
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Free Colored. . . . . .7832,5494,0486,1528,36110,059
Increase per cent. per annum. . . . . .. . . . . .22.555.885.193.592.03
Slaves. . . . . .3,2445,3956,3776,1194,6943,687

TABLE V.

INFLUENCE OF THE COLORED POPULATION ON PUBLIC SENTIMENT.