Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-06-08
From the New York Express.
The Censuus Bill.

From the New York Express.
The Census Bill.
We have at length an official programme of
the Census Schedules. and as early as the 6rst
OF June the work under them viii commence
The Marshals and their troops Of subordina-
tes viii be upon the wing. and light upon ey-
cry city. village, hamlet, dwelling, owner and
occupant in the land The deaf are expected
to hear, the dumb to speak and the blind 20
see Shareholders are to "own up as to their
slaves. and the cattle raiser, as to his horses,
mules. cows, oxen, etc. Age, sex, and two
legged, ft,uE-legged, or non-desdript, 10 to be
enumerated.
This custom of knowing all about everything
is not agreeable to all minds but it Just suits
the inquisitive spirit Of the age, and is neces-
sary to wise Legislation and correct opinion
Statistics is science which teachers men more
of men and things, more Of improvements
made and which may be made, than any thing
else we wot of IN the world. There is a moral
in every one ftheH, whether they relate to
creation animate or inanimate: to productions
of the land OF machinery; to the fruits of the
earth or 10 capital, labor, education health, or
any thing else The Census Bill which has
ules and We shall refer briefly to each of them.
The first relates To the free inhabitants, and
the name Of every one, with his abode on the
LIST Of June, is to be given. Profession. oecup-
patton, place Of birth, married or single, age,
deaf or dumb pauper or convict insane or
idiot white er black. nonabiliIy to read, If over
20 years Of age, are all to be given.
Schedule two relates to slave inhabitants.
the owners OF slaves and the number Of slaves
the fugitives from the slave States, and the
number manumitted, with their age, sex, col
or, and natural Affections.
Schedule three. relates to productions oi
agriculture: to the names ofowners agents,
aud managers; the acres of land improved
and unimproped the cash value of farms,
and value of all farming implements; the hor-
ses, mules. and asses; the working oxen, mich
cows, and other cattle; the sheep and swine
value Of live stock, and animals slaughtered
during the year the bushels wheat, beans,
peas. buckwheab barley, potatoes Irish and
sweetl clover, grass seed, rye, corn, oats, fax
seed, the pounds of rice aud tobacco, the
bales of ginned cotton, 400 bis, each) the val
ue of orchard products, market gardens,pounds
of cheese and butter, fax, hops, silk cocoons
and maple sugar, tons of water and dew rot
ted hemp. hoQsheads of sugar 1000 lbs each)
gallons Of molasses, and value Of home made
manufactures.
Shedule four, names the products of indus
try the name of corporation, company, or in
dividual producing annually articles of the val
value OF $500, each kind Of business, capital
invested in real and personal estate; quantity,
kind, and value Of raw material used, includ-
ing fuel she kind of motivs power, the average
number of hands employed, the number and
cost of male and female labor, and the annual
quantity, kind, and value of each product
Schedule Eve, relates to social statistics, as
the aggregate value Of resiand personal estate
the State, county, parish, town, and road-tax
the colleges, academies, schools, free and 9TH
erwise; the amount raised for schools, and re-
ceived for them from public funds, the libra
ries and newspapers; the public paupers, and
their color birth and cost; Sunday schools
the churches, their name, and the number
each viii accommodate; the criminals convicted
and in prison during the year; the average
of wages by the year, month and day, and
whether with or without board and the aver
age and short crops.
Schedule six, asks for the name of every
person who ;;.iAd dnring the year; the age,
ser, color whether married or single, montta:i
of death, place Of birth, disease, profession, or
trade
Thus ends the list, compromising NINETY
TWO questions in the six schedules. The IN
formation expected is as to the year ending
June /, 1850. Should all the information
here enumerated be receive, it is plain enough
that the country will not only be much wiser
than it is, but be put in the possession Of know
ledge which may be turned to mos. useful
account.