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131. The growth of a nation is slow, especially when degraded as the African race is. The nefarious system of Slavery has entailed upon them almost inconceivable evils, which requires generations to eradicate, while they are only in the first generation.

As the foregoing remarks are of a general character, we will now enter more minutely into particulars, which in all probability will be more satisfactory to the reader. Toronto, as we said before, is situated on Lake Ontario; it is a flourishing town, admirably adapted for a commercial city. The census returns of 1850, gave a population of 50,000, it now is supposed to be about 80,000, of which 1600 are coloured, or of the African race; of the latter number 1000 are Fugitive Slaves. The coloured population are engaged in various avocations, some blacksmiths, bricklayers, carpenters, six grocers, one physician, also shoemakers, painters, &c. One broom manufactory, and a large coal and wood yard, kept by a coloured gentleman.

A considerable number, who emigrated to Canada at an early day, are in comfortable circumstances. Mr. A. who came from Mobile, Alabama, 18 or 20 years ago,