At some future time, if an occasion should seem to call for it, I may resume the discussion of this subject. In matters, however, of serious reality, and felt to be such, there is generally not need of many words--provided those which are uttered are to the purpose. With assurances of high respect, I remain, my dear sir, very truly yours, JNO. L. CAREY. DR. R. S. STEWART. _Population of the Counties of Maryland in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840, as shown by the census taken in those years._ CECIL. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 3,407 | 163 | 10,055 | 13,625 1800 | 2,103 | 373 | 6,542 | 9,018 1810 | 2,467 | 947 | 9,652 | 13,066 1820 | 2,342 | 1,783 | 11,821 | 16,046 1830 | 1,705 | 2,249 | 11,478 | 15,432 1840 | 1,346 | 2,552 | 13,464 | 17,362 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- KENT. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 5,443 | 655 | 6,748 | 12,836 1800 | 4,474 | 1,786 | 5,511 | 11,771 1810 | 4,249 | 1,979 | 5,222 | 11,450 1820 | 4,071 | 2,067 | 5,315 | 11,453 1830 | 3,191 | 2,260 | 5,050 | 10,501 1840 | 2,741 | 2,586 | 5,513 | 10,840 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- CAROLINE. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 2,057 | 421 | 7,028 | 9,506 1800 | 1,865 | 602 | 6,759 | 9,226 1810 | 1,520 | 1,001 | 6,932 | 9,453 1820 | 1,574 | 1,390 | 7,144 | 10,108 1830 | 1,171 | 1,652 | 6,247 | 9,070 1840 | 768 | 1,727 | 5,373 | 7,868 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- TALBOT. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 4,777 | 1,076 | 7,221 | 13,084 1800 | 4,775 | 1,591 | 7,070 | 13,436 1810 | 4,878 | 2,003 | 7,349 | 14,230 1820 | 4,769 | 2,234 | 7,386 | 14,389 1830 | 4,173 | 2,483 | 6,291 | 12,947 1840 | 3,698 | 2,336 | 6,069 | 12,103 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- QUEEN ANNE’S. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 6,674 | 618 | 8,171 | 15,463 1800 | 6,517 | 1,025 | 7,315 | 14,857 1810 | 6,381 | 2,738 | 7,529 | 16,648 1820 | 5,588 | 2,138 | 7,226 | 14,952 1830 | 4,872 | 2,866 | 6,559 | 14,397 1840 | 3,979 | 2,540 | 6,006 | 12,525 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- SOMERSET. ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- |Slaves.|F. Col.| White. | Total. 1790 | 7,070 | 268 | 8,272 | 15,610 1800 | 7,432 | 586 | 9,340 | 17,358 1810 | 6,975 | 1,058 | 9,162 | 17,195 1820 | 7,241 | 1,952 | 10,386 | 19,579 1830 | 6,556 | 2,239 | 11,371 | 20,166 1840 | 5,385 | 2,642 | 11,477 | 19,504 ------+-------+-------+--------+-------- DORCHESTER.