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POPULATION. 



Population. As the increase of the population of the States of 

 S ^Y^ 1 ~' " North America, is a subject of great interest, we shall 

 lay before our readers several tables, computed by Mr. 

 Harvey (see Edinb, Phil. Jour. vol. viii. and ix.) which 

 contain much curious information on this point. Ac- 

 cording to Dr. Franklin and Dr. Pitkin, the following 

 was the ratio of increase of the whole American popu- 

 lation. 



1731 to 1747 

 1749 to 1790 

 1790 to 1800 

 1800 to 1810 

 1810 to 1820 



4.6 Per Cent. 



275.5 



35.1 



36.1 



32.9 



As the last three results are the only ones that can 

 be relied on, the periods to which they belong have 

 been alone adopted in the following table, showing the 

 increase which the different States have received since 

 1790. 



Population. 



The following table shows the various rates of in- 

 crease in the different ages of males and females, as 

 deduced from the returns of 1810 and 1820. 



The following Tables, also computed by Mr. Har- 

 vey, show the state of the slave population in the 

 United States. 



Taking the total amount of each class of the free 

 white population in all the provinces in 1820, we ob- 

 tain the following results, which Mr. Harvey considers 

 as proving the baneful effects of hard labour and coer- 

 cion on the slaves. 



The following Table shows the rate of increase and 

 decrease in the slave population. 

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