The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-23
Amount Of habitable land to amy density wor-

Amount Of habitable land to any density wor-
Adrian Balb skillful and scrupaoa. geographsr cal
cussed that IN 1880 the aggregate of mankind was. from
The besi data. 77looooooi number which. though as
have ja:,asd and which "a square mics give.
% . e. isas :. q as ss .
whole earth b :aken Into point Of view, tits only
:: %Ssn
pared ~ TO relative surface. America naturally ia
eventually sasian Tar greater mass Of human beings ,han
compared in regard 70 relative surface, Of the other
bss dscIosss the curious fact that America
with liz share Of deduction, the oryseven hundredths OF
ursiy inquire what would be the population Of Amercs
y s o. and
.meorr three hundred and six,y.sxa miRIf 5tsf tsen
T76aF the square mile a.d that not much above the
States and Territories Of the United States.
On more Than ons oocason / have demonstrated, from
Ted ss has sssr 81 s%a s az doe 0n,
three Per cent annually, and that the aggregate quad
posss hcwsvsr we may regard .emieen,snnia quad.
spl = y existing data. and probable or
There frequently In the progressive history Of the
VOID ,~oyelnsn.s which are nigsy. when apparently
seryson seem ~ finley isolated accdsf whilst In
s sady ny .'s R.s q II %sh 10 The
The spdils Of English colonies centuries past ON the
s,;s re- . sssss . ~ S0s s A%sc.: .noas Re
ssnsnss crs Infused into hu.rn history Ths ,nds o
enc ne AnxD sexon colonies came In due time
But fhs regular increase Of the new nation was OF
.n.s n ,. ss 81 % though the and
ZION o. Ne Ess'ss most saiVay, and extensive revolution
whn1 look back 1884, and when with my parent, the
Anesheny oAins were passed. and when savsges were
numbering pioneer families within hundred and iy
miles o. the spot where the Capitol Of the Union now
s.sds and when the Ohio river was the ~ yi sfra,
sse enc moment. scarce believe ,hs change. real
We. eisssn yssis prior 20 the publication OF the ah
I'll y rsss s sss a q ne Union
vssssls sssnPIas roads and much less railroads. Of
he o and a.s Ii ss s s1a s S.:s sf r. r.
ssd'ss sssss" s iss middle region q empire
sscssdns in extent % Of Al Eaaop. Ds =. area
popssos q ,venyrwo millions Of the active por.
Wen DO remember =, have heard the project Of steam
navigation Id,cuIed the ersyagsncs 81 msdnes. rail-
Iosd, Al . ialsr period. subject Of vulgar wit Such
IN nes ~ mat OF electric telegraph II II been sug
Sssd ,s'y O. even hy ysas pas. would have been
on and with increasing power m. nae VOL. wen.
Ton was made the theme Of rude JEST aud political abnsr
o., h ssns. and perssvsncs united the Atlantic ocean
saeh have been The great results Of the las, sixty years,
s popssoa y the census q 'sc 2 yea
49, sscssding ,oriy millionsi IL 10 no hazard 70 pro
ns but osis no nov sssSshs o 1s on w ans
Of States adjoining stsss from the Atlantic
M bso s eo@p.on but when Z. s. sosr ssss
ana nsow made for sccumuased means wbsf INV.
enoopesu 20 ne next tweny-threc years win fail short
% sscomPSsd The people Of q. Ub.a ana s.a a.
have nevuf fonaiy ndoped and undertaken DESIGN ma
ilo6 n f0 piishmsnt; nor have thew vet onsd
e9o cred - cmple<on design but what eventunIIv
very dee z sas s. q g.. ,ss ana 1rsOn The
e. 10, o. x ssrs 'Psskns one 'ssgasgs and ns
$500 and c5eenG insane Of motion ng with the Winds
snd means q nselissnos rfvaine light Fame, like ali
onr eearnoss o1scu 70 b obeaincd be paid for
49, nsh Rss sus . ,ssnd IN The ls Of public
s,sor surely above ~ prios Every one OF these
heve hesrd named--she two iorrner especsllv-vith
<o4 and deston Rich and wen desesved n shrir mead
q rw1a Clinton has deeply engraved his name on the
- q ~ co1nuy. Fulton has changed he commercial
fghs t,eH % human infeIgepce. Such names once re-
corded on me book Of fame again 70 be erased
fhey ere The properly Of al affer eenerstions
IN pursutf Of plan which, II realized win ala
lex beesofs more 10 the face Of the EARTH Mr. Whitney
.sn esseniisy Dom all former and similar designs not
- s.ns o. unemployment He requires no money from
VIC n,nonei treasury people On the coorarv
would .dd % The national wealth and power bv brnes
<.s .c.uvnuon millions Of OF land which, wIf{out
~. mus long remain dc>osts give steady and profit
sorrsns 70 oar own citizsns and 70 the foreign
Yi.s public .nds being The mean. propo..d now !. N.
osts1 moment % oommencs and N comm $780,, ,.e,.
\. 49,. settled on the rapid success OF the ulan
sisev s snsss o ~ can read the empowering Mr.
cess will remain on my mind ihan In. ,be sue
piko roads, Ne great canals Of New YorL ma s,s; ~
nave succecded, and added inc ale s.le ,.~.x
. oyutzsd man Pfoceed now, and ih~ rcni-ss,, s,I
n ~ nemsn advance, have The other ore ~
lmreysmsnis named ~ This paper. s''