283-9.
[69] First, a bill was introduced applying the Northwest
Ordinance to the Territory (_Annals of Cong._, 8 Cong. 2 sess.
pp. 45-6); but this was replaced by a Senate bill (_Ibid._, p.
68; _Senate Journal_, repr. 1821, 8 Cong. 2 sess. III. 464).
For the petition of the inhabitants, see _Annals of Cong._, 8
Cong. 2 sess. p. 727-8.
[70] The bill was hurried through, and there are no records of
debate. Cf. _Annals of Cong._, 8 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 28-69, 727,
871, 957, 1016-20, 1213-5. In _Senate Journal_ (repr. 1821),
III., see Index, Bill No. 8. Importation of slaves was allowed
by a clause erecting a Frame of Government "similar" to that
of the Mississippi Territory.
[71] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 443. The whole
trade was practically foreign, for the slavers merely entered
the Negroes at Charleston and immediately reshipped them to
New Orleans. Cf. _Annals of Cong._, 16 Cong. 1 sess. p. 264.
[72] _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 1 sess. V. 264;
_Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 445, 878.
[73] _House Reports_, 9 Cong. 1 sess. Feb. 17, 1806.
[74] House Bill No. 123.
[75] _Annals of Cong._, 16 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 73-7. This report
covers the time from Jan. 1, 1804, to Dec. 31, 1807. During
that time the following was the number of ships engaged in the
traffic:--
From Charleston, 61 From Connecticut, 1
" Rhode Island, 59 " Sweden, 1
" Baltimore, 4 " Great Britain, 70
" Boston, 1 " France, 3
" Norfolk, 2 202
The consignees of these slave ships were natives of
Charleston 13
Rhode Island 88
Great Britain 91
France 10
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202
The following slaves were imported:--
By British vessels 19,949
" French " 1,078
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21,027
By American vessels:--
" Charleston merchants 2,006
" Rhode Island " 7,958
" Foreign " 5,717
" other Northern " 930
" " Southern " 1,437 18,048
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Total number of slaves imported, 1804-7 39,075
It is, of course, highly probable that the Custom House
returns were much below the actual figures.
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