The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-22
The Censu. OF 1850.

We yesterday visited the Department of the
Interior for the purpose of witnessing the ar
engagements that have been made to carry into
effect the requirements of the law of May 3d.
1850, providing for taking the seventh census
of the United States.
The SECRETARY Of the Department has Civ
en- TO the subject his close attention, and the Of
ficers Of this bureau express their thankfuIness
TO him for the valuable aid he has rendered
them.
j. G. 6. KENNEDy, esq, the superintendent.
of the census, is actively and vigorously en-
gagged in the prosecution of the duties of his
office, and his aids appear TO cooperate with him
in laudable manner. These consist of DIR. j.
f. GRIFFIN, Messrs. J. X. Roche, and j. g.
O'NEALE, clerks; G. c. FRENCH, and CHARLES
|. CASFmLD, principal packers; MATTHEW
Mcleod, i. j. STEELE, c. w. WAsHIseroN,
and NICHOLAS KING, assistants; X. III. VIII
LIAMsoS, esq, Of the Department of the Int
rior, is the discussing agent for the census fund
This force will Of course not be adequate to the
discharge Of the duties of the Office in all the
stages Of its progress.
and appearances Of this office; order, regularity,
and precision seem to mark its whole proceed
ings and yet, we doubt not, its despatch of
business will hardly keep pace with the expec-
tations or desires of many who will at times be
required 10 await its action. Thus the mar
shals, and their assistants in the States ada
cent 10 us, will no doubt be eager at once TO con-
summate their work, and yet il is obviously
proper and necessary that the more remote States
and Territories should be first supplied; even,
then, il is not unlikely that their returns will
be the last received.
The extent of the business of this office may
be better understood by the reader when we in
form him that the packages Of documents to be
distributed amongst the marshals and assistants
will weigh about 100000 pounds The sche-
dulles alone, large portion Of which have al
| ready been printed and delivered, will consume
several Thousand reams Of paper These sche-
dulles are Of six kinds, as follows:
SCHEDULE ! requires an inventory Of the
free inhabitants, with the number of dwelling
houses numbered in the order Of visitation the
number Of families the name Of every person
abiding in each family, age, sex, and color be
ing indicated, and the occupation Of each male
person over Is years of age the birthplace Of
| each; those married within the year; those
attending school those over 20 who cannot
read or write the deaf dumb. blind, insane.
idiotic, pauper, or convict.
SCHEDULE 2 relates to slave inhabitants.
giving the names Of owners, number of slaves,
with the age, sex, and color fugitives from
the State number manumitted number Of
deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idotic
SCHEDULE 3 relates TO the productions Of
agriculture, and calls for the name of the own
er, and agent or manager Of the farm number
Of acres Of land improved; number unimproved;
cash value Of the farm; value of implements
and machinery; the live stock, including horses,
mules, asses, working oxen, mich cows, other
cattle, sheep, and swine the value Of live
stock value Of animals slaughtered during the
year bushels Of wheat produced, of rye, In
dian corn, and oats pounds Of rice and tobacco;
bales Of ginned cotton; pounds of wool bush
els Of beans and peas.
SCHEDULE a calls for the products Of indus
try, with the name Of the corporation, compa-
ny, or individual producing articles to the an
nual value Of five hundred dollars; the name Of
the business, manufacture, or product; capital
invested in real OF personal estate in such bust