<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMwaka 1848 katika mji wa Paris, Ufaransa, Scholzer alitangaza uhuru wa watumwa wa Guadeloupe, ambao walikuwa 87,500 na wa Martinique, ambao walikuwa 72,000.  <response>: When the Republic was proclaimed in Paris in 1848, Schoelcher drafted the emancipation decree that freed 87,500 slaves in Guadeloupe and 72,000 in Martinique. 