Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-30
Tabulor Yiew of the respective organized
= ~ Ibe TIniteG States.

QbD1o gaani l,OOU
Ea,;o,,, 1870 Tennessee, 44,0UU
;EonnecuIc;uls, A. mn Kentucky, $4,000
New T iork, o0O Missouri, $4,000
nei,,yore a2,07O Illinois, 50'OO0
Deia"a,e, "A o00 Indiana, $4,000
TennsYNaha' m ann Ohio. $4,000
W;a:;n;. Wa,y $4,000 Michigan, $4,000
Virginia, o3001 Wisconsin, $4,000
N' ,; Salo,iia' an nm | Iowa, $4,000
Georgia, 2o'oOo
florida' ftlloorrHio' .t4 ''''' 1861, 900
From the preceding table, given 10 round
numbers; we find that the aggregate area
Of lhe organized sections Of the U. states
embrnces ], ,2sl 900 SQUARE miles, and that
~ lora and Wisconsin combiued amount
~ nearIv the 18th Of the whole surface.
The actual population OF the U: states
does not now, say September, ls4o, dltter
much from twen,y-one miliions--an az
erepate Of seventeen to the square n'iie.
r. therefore, the TWO new States were
peopled equal 10 the means OF me ne onn U9ion'
thew would possess together, l,76s,Ouo IN
b,ii,ants. or rather less than Ohio does
probably already possess. ,.,.
In ,He ordiuafy process OF observation
noank;nIi pays more attention to the noise
,hs a,Yeam Of time makes as II flows on,
,bao,o the effect il Produces.
"a. few months since | had put I'd my
hand, by friend, a volume, from which |
ex,rac,ed the subjoined matters precious as
adocun,ent on the progressive population
oriAnrlo:Norlh America. This voldtls
" ,hsIn,v numbet Of the London Cen
s,aj 7MapaziIie of Arts and Sciences, l755.
SO ssr.IsnE AND REMARKs" ..
No, Sofia. 5,OO0I Penusyl'ya. @ 2SO'OOO
y Nh H,mnsh;re, ] 10000 Maryland; $1,000
M,s.scbnsats 200 900 Virginia, S00O6
phoSn Island ,35, 900. N. Carolina, $1,000
S.,,Sn, fsnou. $4,000 | 8. Carolina, 10000
eV'S New York., sO,ooe Georgia " 5000
New Jersey , aonnlat,on o%Uuv l75s ssa6.OOG
The Slas following remarks are agpezed TO
the table: ~ = !. fYs
calculation, but is. taken from sncn census
ennnerations and muster rolls as are uo.
Innbred bu, as The same have been taken
-, .T;ff. rent times. and none within nfseVen
80 =. nasr. there is asunabae aftowauc
made for the increase, and for @iltcb, rn
,hs above account, is made various deduc-
,;ons. so, THAT it is seventy thousand less
than what are esteemed tne oes. 'co'hpa'a-
,ious."' - 10 -, :
,,rs and posirion Of things would then ad-
o;f we NAV regard as giving US nearer
annrosch 10 the aggregate Anglo-saHon
appp,,Ia,im Of Norrn America about cen
pop',as I',t,, nss, WILLIAM DARBY.
Pumping the Water out Of Lake MICE
;ean.-Il is we'll known 10 our reaoers 'na,
5y an arrangement with the Ehg!'sh Bona
bo,Jer rhe. State of Illinois has gwen over
~ hem the unfinished canal, from the
waters Of Lake Michigan, al Chicago, 10
the illinois River. They are about com
ple,ing it, but the principal dlHtcul'y no"
il 10 SIMPLY il with water, owing 10 me
level of the Lake being eight feet below
the bottom of the canal. 10 overcome
this, the present company, alter VARIOUS various
propositions; finally bethought themselves
of raising. tho water Of the Lake So as u
They wrote 10 Messrs: Knapp q LOT
ton of this city and furnished them WIN
data 10 calculate whether il could be done
and wba, force and what machlner!
would accomplish, it. These gent'emet
soon furnished au answer, and 'he o'ne
day received in return an order 20 ou'l'
some powerfuP machinery for that pur
nose, steam engine and eigM pumps, o
tour and a half bore and six feet stroke
We are plsd to hear that this emlnen'l!
scientific firm have been selected 10 exc
cu,e this order. Their shop and Mechan
ical force are. not excelled by any es'ao
Rshment in the United States:-f7Asours
Gazette.
Turnpike Roads and Convict La6our:-
The suggestions Of our correspondent
.Obe of the People" merit the considers
ton Of those who in devising those 'lars
schemes Of improvement by rail- roads
appear to overlook those minor advantage
which follow from turnpike roads: 1T
construction Of such roads would open
the interior dis,rictsof this State, and ,ho'
of North Carolina, an access tothe> Cnas
eaton marke, for variety other product
and give the Charleston merchant u
benefit of the return trade in supplying =
eon;yalen,s for these products. The me
economical means Demonstrating turnp'
roadsis by convict labour. Inc ieio
who are now locked up in country ia
,hrougbout the. State. aud who cost - !
treasury a pretty large sum Tor 10
maintenance in idleness, ifturned Out
the sr0ads 10 improve ,hem' would et
more than their subsistence, and lea
works Of permanent value, The fruit OF p
duc,ige labor, as useful as thatei Gu
saiasahs so' go saE u e ~ ~,