The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-03-07
General Intelligence.
GENERALIZATION OF Power

Capitalization OF Power.
The Atlantic States had in 1910, (onit-
ting fraclions) 100000 inhabitants, and
the States lytas est Of the Mountains and
between the Lakes and the Cuff, {, 100000.
From the former must be deducted one
fourth Of the population Of Pennsylvania,
Virginia aud Georgia, and the snail fraction
of New York lying on Lake Erie, as they are
decidedly western in position, interests and
character. This portion amounts to l,l00,-
600, making the Atlantic population al the
Census 100000, andthe entire Western
I 800, 600, the difference in favor of the for
mer being 100000. The Atlantic States
Increased from l79C to 1910, 6,ssO,000, or,
allowing for that portion which belongs to
the West, $4,000; at the rate Of l,220,O00
during each dcccRni0nl from the first cencas.
This increase was nearly uniform during the
three first periods, being about ,070, 900;
during the fourth period, or 1920 to 1880, it
rose to 100000; but during the fifth period,
or from 1880 TO 1910, sunk from the, last
mentioned number to one million three hun.
dred and thirty thousand. We shall assume
this TO be the increase for the cuuentde ccn.
niLm, and we cannot greatly err, this being
the increase for the last period, and the great
es: that has occurred, except during the in
iefYal from 1920 TO 1880. Adding this
number, therefore, to the actual population
of thisportion Of the Union in 1910, we have
10, 800 900 as the population Of the Attain
ltic portion in 1850. But, allowing the in
crease Of the whole United States to be the
same as hitherto, tina; is, at the rate of one
third for every ten years, we shall have for
our entire population in 1850, twenty-five
millions, seven hundred and sixty thousand.
from which deducting the Atlantic portion,
eleUen millions, eight hundred and. thirty
thousand, or majority, over the Eastern
portion, Of nine hundred thousand inhabit-
ants, about one ttreLtih; sufficient to throw
the power of the government into its hands
in the popular branch Of the National Legis-
lature, and in tho election Of President.
II will be seen that we assume the increase
of the West TO be four million, three hundred
land thirty thousand. It's increase ia the lasl
period OF 10 years, was over three millions
including the Western portion of the -four
Atlantic States mentioned. OF course we
claim for it less ratio of increase than sc
per cent over the increase CT the preceding
ten years. This is decidedly less than the
ratio of increase from 1909; as will appeal
from the following table,
Increase Of the Western States from 1890 to $40
in periods Of ten years each.
1890 to 1900, 10000. 1920 to 1880, 100000
t 1900 to 1910, 100000 $50 to 1910, 5,9O0,O00
1910 to 1920, 100000
From this, it will be seen, that the ratio
of increase has been, in two of the periods
I =
: them 20 per cent; and in one only, has i
S fallen below fifty per cent, 30 that we are al
D most certainly within the mark when wt
0 take something under that ratio of increa
j for the current ten years. This is, moreo
: yer, but one half the ratio ofincrease for tn,
# preceding ten years; that is, from 1880 Il
y 1910, when il exceeded one hundred pc
= cent. This was, however, an extraordinar
II period, the Western mania prevailing to al
8 unwonted extent; and il is, of course, no
e TO be made the basis of calculation. But
considering how many causes are still in OF
i Grafton, to swell the population Of the West
/; it cannot be thought that we ought to allo,
!, less than one half this ratio of increase; an
d we have, in fact, taken somewhat les1 tha
7, this.
of After 1850, them. the POLITICAL power {
l. this county will have its centre west of III
t. mountains. The Mississippi Valley, with il
a, Ioffshoots Of the Great Lakes and the Gu
IN of Mexico, will ovsrhalance, for the FRI
2 time, the shores Of the Atlantic.
il We have here attempted to show, that f
e. the 6rst time since the organization Of ii
is government, the census Of 1850 would tran
r fer the balance of power TO the new region
lie The centre of population will then lie in II
y, Valley Of the Mississippi, and. according
~ our system, the political power vii! speedi
le follow.
o. II has been seen, from our remarks on III
t. subject, that while the Eastern populate
of increases 10 arithmetical, the Western Ii
IS creases in geomelrical progression. III
IL Atlantic portion has grown with great uu
- formily since the FIRST census; during no 81
ceeium less than 1000, 900. nor more ID;
600 900.
. The West has moved forward for the san
ID, half century at the almost incredible aVerai
", rate Of IS to 90 per cent. for each succes
So i've period often YEARS. and we may safe
Ia. assume so per cent. fofseyeFal more succt
he size periods.
his The causes which have led 10 this hi
10 ratio ofincTese al the West, while The
crease at the East is nearly stat Onary, are