Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-03-06


to avail themselves of his services.
Whoever sits down quietly to contem-
plate the future condition of America
cannot fail to feel the deepest anxiety
The population of the United States may
be now estimated at about eighteen mil
lions. tits sometimes said that our popu-
lation doubles in every twenty years, but
this is stating it too large. 1t will be more
accurate to consider one third as added
in every ten years. Taking this as the
ratio of increase, it will give at the close
of this century population but little short
of one hundred millions of souls. But
suppose this ratio to be too large, there is
none that can be adopted, that will not
give us a greater population at that time
than that of England and France. We
shall outstrip England in twenty years,
France in less than forty, and if the gov
crnment remains republican and no civil
war takes plac, the yocuth of this day may
live to sec their country numbering a
population greater than that Of Eng and
and France put together.
This calculation is based on the suppo-
sition that we have no additions of terri
tory, but the probability that Canada will
ere long fall into the union is too great to
be entirely overlooked. On that subject
however it may be better to be silent.
What country will thenbe presented
Climb the highest point of the Allegha-
mics and in one broad sweep take in the
extended outline. On the East the cir
cult of the Atlantic with its cities, its
marts and its commerce. On the soutl
= the Ocean gulf with its rich border O
Cotton, of Sugar and of Rice. On the
West, valley after valley TEEN with the
abundance that may feed a world, ant
- river after river roll the rich harvest on
, ward in its course. On the North, thu
. long line of Lakes, the mountains covered
with herds and water falls bristling witt
" factories. What a subject for exciting
thought and animatlng hope.
There is nothing visionary in all this
1t is plain matter of calculation founded
on undoubtcd premises, but l shall leav'
my reader to examine the causes for him
. self. l trust every one loves his country
IL its institutions and its laws. l am pursua
- dcd every man feels his share of thos
. benevolent feelings that delight in con
templating its prosperity. In order tina
these glowing feelings may have a practi
10 cal direction, let us dwell a moment o
y the probable future, and see in what wa
OF it may be influenced by individual actor
st One thing is certain, the future is lnflr
'e enced by the present, the prosperity {
lie the next generation depends greatly 0
u, the measures to be adopted by this
10 God in his providence has seen fit to leay
i'll the fate of one hundred millions to ii
I'd freemcn of these United States, and "
t. arc called on to give tone and charact'
a to the excrtions ofour countrymenth through
es out this century. Who then shall n
at trcmble at the responsibility. Who tn
ur loves his country shall dare to act his pa
mt without long and anxious enquiry asto h
nd duty.
We endeavorcd last week to point out Il
a. state of things as they might be expectt
ur under the coalition of Van Buren,, Ga
to houn and Benton. But l have too mu
b. confidence in the intelligence and int
ire rity of my countrymen to believe that II
&C. coalition will be allowed to give law
en- them. If there is any thing sure in
&c government, it is that the people are no
lg- est. 1t must not he doubted and tina
nat God there is no reason to doubt it. 1t
90, a truth on which rest all the hopes of t
on future. The people may be mlsled for
raj time, but they will be right at last. TIL
On are confding and may be deceived, |
ed when their attention is fixed on the pc
arc of danger, they will deliberate and ;
re- correctly.
,d If there is truth on earth. il is in