The New York herald., 1850-12-31
Our Washinsten 0errsspsnAsnsss
WASHINGTON, Dee. "a, 1850.

md volumln0us character thai - yet 10 In |
ossible TO gain much general Information a. 70
,ards the results. In few weeks it is believed
he work will have progressed sufficiently to ena-
,le many interesting facts to be collected. The
appearance of the returns as they come In, is ex-
;eediDgly creditable to the assistant marshsls-
,resenting sheets upon sheets of blanks, filled in
manner more ike the accounts Of merchants |
,ffice, than in the way it might naturally bo ex
,ected such work, passing through 90 many hands |
would be executed. .Ut 1
Ii may be interesting to give brief synopsis of
he work which is being done, as showing hsw
rely complete the information will be. The first
schedule relates TO the living population and in
,ludes an account af the number of dwellings, the
aumber Of families, the number of marriages
within the year, the ages, sex, and color of
each person, the birthplace Of each, their pro-
fession, occupation, OF trade; the value Of real,
estate owned, the number over twenty y-one years
Of age who cannot read or write, together with
particular history of each individual who may be
found deaf and dumb blind, is9ane, or idiotc pau
per or criminal The statistcs relating to crime
and pauperism are ample that we will be able
TO trace The influence Of each form of government
upon the morals OF its citizens, and at glance be
able TO discover 10 what foreign nations we may
ius,y charge the pauperlsm and crime with which
we are cursed from abroad, and distinguish the
amount chargea able TO our own people We will,
from the results here obtained, moreover, be able
to exhibit The influence of education upon the
moral and social condition of the people. This
table forWs complete semi-cenennial register, or
muster 81, of every free man, woman, aud child,
IN the Uonted States--exhbitsg the condition, SO
cially, physically, and, To some extent, pecunis
Tily, of every individual; ard which, il continue
on the same plan, will be of great value hereaft-
IN proving descent, OF which our citizens are, a.
present, in nearly al cases, destitute OF tables of
any Use.
The second schedule relates TO the slave popula-
tior, giving particular description of each slave,
as 10 age, color, and sex, the number manumited,
the number absconded and the criminal statistics
relative 10 that portion of our population.
The third schedule gives list of the persons
who have DIED between the lst day of June, l8i9,
and the lst June, lS50-so arranged to sho N
the sges, sea, color, and condition. with disease.
number OF Gays sick, and period of death. These
are tables which at once will strike every rejecting
miud as fTauRht with interest to the man of SCI
ence, and TO those interested in procuring data for
formation Of American tables upon which life in.
surance companies may base their estimates
which now made spon English tables-no
American data existing, except with re eference to
some OF The cities, where the rates of mortality
vary much us compared with the country and agri-
cultural portions
Schedule four relates to agriculture, and is full
ia its investigations with reference to the details
come cted with this great interest of American
teTprse, the results of which, when condemned in
to proper form, will astonsh the Old World, which
presents, fTOm gcnerduon togenerauOn, z sdmcnes5
Of quantity in product, which forms no relative
proportion TO the ratio OF increase in population.
Schedule five relates 10 manufactures, and diff
fers from all previous efforts to obtain the statistics
relating thereto, in several essential particulars
On account Of each manufacturing establishment
IS recited, under the sanction Of the and evi
dence OF The manuiaciurer There are not, as
heretofore, selections made of some interests,
whilst Others equally important overlooked; but
they ere OF every vaney and taken where the annual
product equals $500 in value The facts relating to
raw material, capital and product are given in de-
tail feature which pervades every portion of the
work, leaving Condensation entirely to the Census
Oface Tor arrange ment
Schedule SIX relates TO taxation--the history Of
each educational institution, as 10 its teachers,
scholars, and funds, or expenditures the staus-
tics OF libraries, newspapers and periodicals. the
NUMBER, denomination, and value Of Churches
With the eversge wages paid in every branch of in
dustry and service.
Ii viii be seen from the sketch that the Informs
tion to be Obtained il of the most compre hensve
and interesting characters and there isevery reason
TO believe, that under the superntendence OF
James g. G. Kennedy, Esq, the able head Of the
cfce the seventh census will present results both
CRAFTY ing and valuable to che whole country.
In the Supreme Court to-day, the case of the
town OF East Hartford, plaintiff in error VS. the
Hartford Bridge Company, was opened by the late
u. 5. Attorney General Toucey. The case in
wolves question To whsth the Legislature OF
State has the right TO take away from company its
ancient frsnchise-the town of East Hartford hav-
ing been granted franchise for q ferry as far
back 1850, which the Legislature Of Connec tcut
Get aside in 1888, by granting charter to a COM
rany 10 build bridge. Senator Baldwin appears
on the other side.
wAsHIseros, Dee. 20, 1850.
Or .qustriSr Relations Diplomatic Controversy, &c
Tomorrow the correspondence between Chevalisr
aulseman and Mr. Webster, consisting Of short, but
very foolish letter OF MT Hulseman, and long
from Mr. Webster viii be sent into the Senate. Mr..
Hulsemsn simply took objection to the appointment,
by this government Of diplomatic agent, to aoknov
ledge, In certain contingency which never hsp-
peoed, the Independence of Hungary Mr.. Hulseman
VIZ instructed to read TO the American Secretary OF
tbs Austrian ksrge) stating that Mr.. Msnn's (our
diplomatic sgentir business had been known at
Vienna, he might have been hung as spy" The
reading Of q despatch from ones government Ia,
you well know, the usual means OF communicating
dlssgresabe things which one has not the hHrdn0od
70 cay 70 the ond persss plural.
Mr. Webster replied at gree. length to the Austrian
Charge, defining the postA Of this free government
strussIins }sr The sstsb Of popular forms Of
government similar 20 or swn. This sympathy was
and did no, ipterfer. With The rights and obligations
of neutrals. There was an essential differences be-
isss snds oyernmsn.. deriving their breath Of ,1lst
from the popular voice but the princpet OF In
terna,ionsl Law govsrned them both MI webster
reviews the question at large ami triumphsnty vim
dostes the and lswfuness OF the late Pre-
sident course towardH ungary.
next oHsct1on thken hr uuirfmAn NA W
that part Of the Presidents message, Qsneral Tay-
lor's expressing itself rather favorable to uungsry
and designating Austria as q dark power Mr.. Web
fter's argument that subject 10 the same as that
sdvsnee ed similar prevons oce ssions namely that
no foreign power has right 60 make communications
betwpt the co ordinate branches OF government
the subject OF diplomatic inquiry or correspondence.
what the President or cab net minister may say to
ether house. or what either houfe may communists
10 the departments and the President is necessarily
considered private, not public matter a. far . all
third powers are concerne5 and our govwnment will
any questions or listen TO any complaints,
IN regard tot nc Is the nature OF our government.
take occasion 70 give you this short account Of
enceeSr gly interesting correspondence partly be
csufe the doctrines syowed and maintained BY Mr
Webster will produce en- immense sensston In Eu-
rope and partly because the Y Erprsss is wrongly
informed rhen it lsbors under the impression, that
Austria complains OF hsrbcIpg and treating With
marked respect, the Hungarian exes who have found
their vay 70 our tree and hospitsble shores Though
no can tell what Austria would demand " she hsd
the power TO enforce her demands quite certain