r of of of
_Whole _Colored of Colored Colored Colored
Population._ Population._ Convicts._ Convicts._ People._ Convicts._
Mass. 523,000 7,000 314 50 1 to 74 1 to 6
Conn. 275,000 8,000 117 39 1 to 34 1 to 3
N. York 1,372,000 39,000 637 154 1 to 35 1 to 4
N. Jersey 277,000 20,000 74 24 1 to 13 1 to 3
Penn. 1,049,000 30,000 474 165 1 to 34 1 to 3

"Or,

_Proportion of the _Proportion of the
Population sent to Colored Popu'n
Prison._ sent to Prison._

In Massachusetts, 1 out of 1665 1 out of 140
In Connecticut, 1 out of 2350 1 out of 205
In New York, 1 out of 2153 1 out of 253
In New Jersey, 1 out of 3743 1 out of 833
In Pennsylvania, 1 out of 2191 1 out of 181

EXPENSE FOR THE SUPPORT OF COLORED CONVICTS.

In Masachusetts, in 10 years, $17,734
In Connecticut, in 15 years, 37,166
In New York, in 27 years, 109,166
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Total $164 066

"Such is the abstract of the information presented last year, concerning
the degraded character of the colored population. The returns from
several prisons show, that the white convicts are remaining nearly the
same, or are diminishing, while the colored convicts are increasing. At
the same time, the white population is increasing, in the Northern
States, much faster than the colored population."

_Whole No. _Colored
of Convicts._ Convicts._ _Proportion._
In Massachusetts, 313 50 1 to 6
In New York, 381 101 1 to 4
In New Jersey, 67 33 1 to 2

Such is the testimony of men of unimpeachable veracity and undoubted
philanthrophy, as to the early results of emancipation in the United
States. Had the freedmen, in the Northern States, improved their
privileges; had they established a reputation for industry, integrity,
and virtue, far other con