The Litchfield County post., 1828-12-11

thousand i've hundred Hud thirty seven u0'- lars and eighty two cents, which was dlst'o' ulrd Tatahly amungSt all ihe claimants n whom rewards Lave been madSs aceOFa'ns !" the act.
 Among the subjects to which the atten, ton Ofthe present Congress has hreauE been invited. and which may occupy their Ge- liberate discussion, will be the provision tu ne made for taking the ffth census of the lnha"' itants of the United States. The ConStItutIon requires that this enumeration should be Inaoe within every Wrm of ten years.and the date from which the last enumeration comnlenc- ed was the first Monday of August of 1890. The laws under which the former enu:nrra- tons were taken, were enacted at inc session of Congress immediately preceding the OPe ration. Bnt considerable incOnNenirnces were experienced from,the delay of Legislation t" so late a period. That laws under which the former enuneratiOns were taken, were cnact- ed at the Session of Congress immediately preceding the operation. Bnt c0nsiderable incOnveniences were experienced 1hein the delay of legislation to so late period. That law, like those of the preceding eunnleratiOns directed that the census should he taken by the Marshals of the several districts and ter ritOries, under instructions from the Secreta- ry of State. The preparation and transmits sion to the MarshalS of those instructions, re- qured more time than was. then allowed be tween the passage of the law and the day when the enumeration was to commeuce- The term of six months, limited for ths re- turns fthe Marshals, was also found sseven too short; and must he more SD now, when an additional population Ofthree miliionsnust be presented upon the returns. On review of the former enumerations, it will be perceived that the plan for taking every census has con tained inpr8v ements upon that of>i its prede- cessor. The last is still susceptible of every improvement. The third census was the first at winch any account was taken of the man- ufactures 0fthe country. It was repeated at the last enumeration, but the returns in both cases were necessarily very imperfect. They must always be SD. resting only on the com ,munications voluntarily made by ind,iduals interested in some of the manufacturing ps- tabIishments. Yet they contained much val uable information, and may by some supple mrntary provision of the law be rendered more elective. The columns of age commen- cing from infancy, have hitherto been cOnfin- ed1o few periods; all under the number of 45 years. Important knowledge would be obtained by extending those columns in inter- vals of ten years, to the utmost boundaries Of human life: The labor of taking them, would he trihlnS aOuitlon ID tnat alFeauy PFescTio- ed, and the result would exhibit comparative tables of longevity highly interesting to the country.
 syIn closing this communication. it remains for me to assure the Legislature of my continued earnest wish for the adoption of measures recommended by me heretofore and yet to be acted on by them: and of the cordial concurrence on my part in ev- cry constitutional provision which may re- ceive their sanction during the Session ten ding to the general welfare.
 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. ~
 Washington, Dec.2 1928.