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p. 2, DeBow
only 2% of invested capital. At such rate, SC "becoming impoverished.
"Depopulation, to utmost possible extent, must take place rapidly.... Our	slaves will	go first...and that institution
will be swept away."	For last 20	years, floating capital
has left SC to extent of $500,000 per year.
"Most fatal loss...has been owing to emigration."
Natural increase of slaves in South since slavery prohibited was 30%. From 1810 to 1820, increase is SC was fraction above that rate. From 1820 to 1830, it was a fraction below.
From 1830 to 1840, it was less than 7%. The number of slaves\ in SC in 1840 census	was 83,000 "less than it should have	\
been. They "had been	carried off	by their owners to a soil	\	/
producing 1800 lb instead of 1200 lb."