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and the slaveholders of the South, is constantly
in process of extinction. All families, thus un-
fortunately situated, grow weaker and weaker,
and about three generations wind them up.—
The aristocracy is continued only by the energy
that rises from the poor and middle classes, to
fill the places of exhausted families. If the
"Upper-tendom" of the North, could be forced
to rely on its own blood for the preservation of
its caste, within three generations there would
be no "Upper-tendom." If the slaveholders of
the South were compelled to rely upon their
own constitutional forces for the perpetuity of
their class, there would be no slaveholders with-
in fifty years. This is evident, from the fact
that the slaves are growing stronger, generation
after generation, while their masters are becom-
ing weaker and weaker. Within the specified
time, the slaves would be sufficiently strength-
ened to look down with contempt upon their
puny masters, and to execute divine vengeance
upon all their throats. A few facts convince
me, that this is not parndoxical.

Louisiana, 255,491 whites, 80 over 100 years old.
" 17,462 free col'd, 88 " " " "
" 244,809 slaves, 263 " " " "

Here are now over four colored persons, slave
and free, to one white, in proportion to the num-
ber of each class, reaching one hundred years of
age, and upwards. And the longevity of the
Free Colored is about sixteen times greater than
that of the whites!

Virginia, 894,800 whites, 63 over 100 years old.
" 54,333 free col'd, 55 " " " "
" 472,528 slaves 27 " " " "

In this State, the free colored enjoy nearly
five times, and the slaves nearly three times the
longevity of the whites!

N. Carolina, 553,028 whites, 61 over 100 years old.
" 27,463 free col., 164 " " " "
" 288,458 slaves 90 " " " "