Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-16
POPULATION.


The editor ofihe Cincinnati Chronicle after ex-
aiming the six returns of the census, taken at
intervals OF ten years ench since the adoption of
the Constitution records the following curious re-
suits:
al. The population Of the United States i'll
creascs exactly 81 per cent every ten years and
ohich doubles every tcfnty four gears. This law
is uniform and permanent, that when applied
to The population of 1870, and brought down to the
present tlme it produces nearly the same result
shown by the CELSIUS of 1910. And thus we may
tell with great accuracy what will be the census OF
1850 1t will be nearly i,0enty three millions.
2. But though this is the aggregate result, il is
Ivy no means true of each particular part of the
country, for New England increases at the rate of
10 per cent. every ten years. while the North Yves
tern States increase 100 per cent in that period.
B. The Siare population increased at 30 per
cent but since less than IS per cent. The Free
population have, however, increased at the rate of
80 per cent. At this therefore, the difference
between the free and slave population is constant
ly increasing.
4. Another fact is, that The coored population
increase just in the proportion to the distance south
and that slavery is certainly and rapidly decrcas-
ing in The States bordering on the free States
This state of things continued, would in half a
century, eXtngnish slavery in the States, and con.
centrate The whole black population of the United
States on the Gulf of Mexico and the adjacent
States on the Southern Atlantic.
SILENT WOMEN
The Concord IN n.) Statesman, in announc-
ing the death of Miss Eunice Choate, aged forty
years, states The following particulars concerning
her:
Aitcr she had grown to womanhood, she lost
the power of speech, and for about ten years, she
never uttered single artculate sound, yet all This
time, her senses were perfect, and her physical
faculties in other respects unmpaired all her
respondence was carried on by writing. Her
speech went from her in so remarkable manner,
that it has not been satisfactorily accounted for as
yet, and often both she and her friends had suppo-
sed that she would never again speak, but in an
instant her speech returned again, and she spnke
as freely MS ever, and it is equally as unaccounta
BILE how she recovered her speech"
This reminds us ofthe following anecdote, pub
lishcd number OF years since, showing an instance
of sei-denin, proceeding from wounded seli-love,
which hardly has parallel:
"Mndame Regnier, lady OF lie Procureur Civil
of Versailles, was speaking one day at her own
house in the mdsl of numerous company
Having made some misplaced remark, thouah of
no importance, her husband addressed her before !
the company, ridicued her for her absurdty and
said, Madam, you are fool She lived TWEEN
ty or thirty years after this Occurrences during the
whole of which time she did not ultera single word,
even TO her children. An attempt was made to
surprise her, by leigning robbery Of her house,
but in vain not word escaped her. When re- !
quired to give her consent to the marriage OF her
children she merely made sign with her head
and signed The contract Of marriage. She never
once opened her mouth she could never pardon
the insult offered her self love-"
CoNGREssIoNAL ELoQUENcE is said to have inn
proved vastly since the adoption of The "one hour
rule. Ii is attended with one vcxatous thing. /!
Sublimnled orators are hardly aware of the oXpra
ton of the hour, and members sit with watch in
hand the eloquent speaker is often choaked off in
the middle of his eXslatic rhapsodies Sometimes
when al the very top of his Iohes, flights, when
his eloquence is at the loiliest PRESSURE the
hour expires, and he is dropped by his colleagues
as quick as sportsman wings ployer. Business
goes ahead promptly, even il some pathos is lost, |
and the orators from their sublime nights arc sud- |
emily brought down to a ridiculousy low elevation.
North american.
VALUE OF MATRIMoNI. Some writer on Political
Economy says that u man does not reach his posi-
ion of usefulness in society until he married
Those young men about town who are regardless
Of this great truth, should reform tins very day /
Not wait ill tomorrow. DR.. Franklin had no very
exalted opinion OF the value of single gentleman.
The old Philosopher used to liken them to hall a
.dir Of scissors. ID.
THR WAY The WAsHINGToNIANs WoRK-
The Liquor !Spiiled!-There was a novel peror-
nence in our city. The Washingtonians-h having
earned that Mr.. Gerts, n trader in Fore street, was
lnxious to renquish the sale oil ardent spirits, but
was not able to lose his stock on hand-voted on
Friday evening last, to purchase tho stock of Mr..
Gerts and spill committee OF three was APP
pointed to carry the plan into effect. On Saturday
It ten, the committee assembled, aud the monster c
was brought forth for sacrifice! OF the plelimina-
~ eermonies we have not heard. We have no
ioubt they were appropriate. The Washington
aus generally do the thing in the right way Inc
grand resullwas, that the earth was saturated win
rum, brandy, cherry rum and rum cherries
Portland Argus. II