The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-17


1900. isiO Is2O. 1880. $50. 1850.
?. States. 1912 1i.i2 1882 io.12 $50 $40
y. 8. states, 1910 HOO 1870 i7so i5oo i5.s5
The mortality in al the countries of Europe.
it Is stated. except Turkey. Spain and Portugal.
and part OF Italy, has declined within the past
three certuries-in Great Britain, more than
one-t third part. In the free States Of this coun-
try, the abatement during the last sixty years
is s-folirth, while in the Southern States it is
scarcely noticeable; and the table, toe, shows
that the mortality in the free States ID about
one-half what II IL In the Northern slave States,
and not near one-half what Il Is In tho South
ern slave States.
Mr. Fisher handles statistics with the rush
nees Of inexperience. Has he forgotten the
startling conclusions drawn by John C. CAL
houn from an examination Of the census tables
that the proportion Of IDIOTS. blind. deaf, dumb.
&c., among the free colored people Of the North
was enormously greater than that among the
same description Of persons among the slaves
Of the Southland that the distinguished gem
,leman has never seen proper, from that day 10
this, to notice the fact, established beyond all
doubt, that the census had in numerous instan-
| ees assigned to certain towns and districts in
the free States more idiotic, blind, or deaf and
dumb colored persons. than the whole number
| Of colored people resident therein-in some
places. indeed. credlting co.ored idiots to places
where no colored persons livedl The statistical
reasoner should take care. frat, that his statis-
tics are eo1eef; secondly. that they are full
and sufficient. This rule is too frequently dis
regarded by our ingenious Lecturer,
The impression exists that the population OF
the South is declining or stationary. Mr.. FISH
or says. '-this is all a mstake;' and he under
takes TO prove that, leaving out Of the calcula-
ton the foreign population and its increase,
the ratio Of natural increase Is greater In the
slave than free States. We wish the reader 10
attend to his demonstration; II Is a fair speci-
men Of his statistical care and logic:
"Of the foreign emigrants, no register was
kept until 1890. From that year until 1910, il
they y amounted to more than zoo, 900 persons,
according to the returns. But large numbers
| came by the way Of Canada, for which, during
considerable period, the facilities were greater
than by the direct route. These have been es-
timated at half the number registered in the
custom.house. Assuming, however, the whole
number to be million, which 10 the lowest es
innate have seen, their natural increase in the
twenty years could not have been less than hal
withdrawing 500 900. Now, the white
population of 1910, in the free States, was
8, 557 ,43I: deduct 100000, it would be
e,o57 ,4M. In 1920 it was 5.033 $50, and has
consequently had a natural increase of 60 per
cent. The white population of the South was,
in 1890, So, 5s5. and is now .63S, 637, which
exhibits natural increase Of 6s per cent.
have included all the foreign immigration in
the North. A little Of il, however, has gone
TO the South; but not more than the excess of
Southern people who have removed 10 the
Northwestern Staies.''
And thus, by presuming, guessing, and as
sumption, he reaches the conclusion, that the
ratio Of natural increase in the South is per
cent greater than in the North. We will adopt
his method Of reasoning, only correcting his
figures by the official statements, and the reader
will find additional reason for admiring the
genius Of friend Elwood for statistics. Official
documents show that the whole number of
foreign passengers registered at the custom
houses was, from October LIST, 1890, 10 Septem-
Der 30th, 1910, 795, 40; of whom 633, 74i were
registered in the free States, and los. O26 in the
slave States. Mr.. Fisher assumes that 300, 900
entered by way of Canada. Set down 225, 900
of these for the free, and $4,000 for the slave
states, we have then SIS, IA foreigners in the
former, and 2iO,026 in the latter. Mr. Fisher,
in estimating their increase, assumed the ratio
OF % per cent for the twenty years. This gives
ON s5o,744, an increase Of 429 ,372; and on
2i0. O26, an increase of 100, 0l3-a total of for
eign immigrants and their desce ndants, for that
period, in the free States, of ,2SS, ll6; i'm the
LIS
from 1881 ,43l, the population Of the North i'm
1910. and it leaves !, 269,3i7. The difference
between this and 5,033, $50, the population in
1880, is this natural increase, 235, 334-which
Is at the rate Of Ga per cent. Deduct the total
number OF foreign immigrants and their descen-
dants In the slave States, 360,039-from the
white population in those States i'm IS4O-
4,635, 637--and 1t leaves 4, AIS, 59S. The differ
ence between this and 2,s33, SIS, the amount of
the white population in 1890, is I,442,lI3. the
natural increase, or so per cent-showing a
difference in favor Of the free States, as IL re-
CARDS the natural increase Of population, of Ia
per cent.
Mr.. Fisher, it will be observed, guessed that
all the foreign immigrants should be included
In the free States. The official documents show
that 1870 of those registered at the CUSTOM
houses were registered in the slave States. He
guessed that 100000 entered from Canada
Adopting his guess We apportion them, 225, 900
to the free, and $4,000 to the slave States If
this be thought too large a proportion for the
latter, reduce 1t to $4,000, and add $4,000 to the
Tree State apportionment, and the result will
not be materially modified.
Mr.. Fisher guesses that the foreign immigra-
ZION 10 the slave States is balanced by the ex-
cess OF southern people who have gone TO the
Northwestern States We guess, that the emf
grafton from the North to the South and South.
west nearly balances the Southern emigration to
The Northwest. Seaman, In his Progress of Ma
lions, by nice calculation, shows that from 1890
TO ioiO, the number oil emgrants from the free 10
the slave States was sc, 000-the number of emf
grants from the Northern slave States 10 IN.
free, was $4,000. Emigration from the far
South to the North Is too slight to be noticed.
Ills tables doubtless closely approximate the
truth.
More hereafter. Meanwhile, we remark.
that our authorities are official documents, Sea-
mans Progress Of Nations, Ssyberts Statistics.
Chickering's Statistics of Immigration, Picker,
ing's Statistics, and friend Elwood's fayorite
authority, the American Almanac.
lie must excuse US for the plainness Of our
structures. He has an intellect which, II exer-