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Even cold, barren New England, though more than twice as thickly peopled, grew in population at a faster rate than these old slave states.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Even cold, barren New England, though more than twice as thickly peopled, grew in population at a faster rate than these…”
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Mann compares the population growth rates of New England to those of the old slave states, noting New England's faster growth.
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