Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-08-02
census Of I9Gteat- ,ls..ltalnI ard me

Census of Great Britain and ther
aZsa zs30l United StERfess fnBi7l -ls .
The London Times has5i IAN elaborate and
philosophical article based upon 1Ethe censusi
returns of the United States and Great Brit
aiIHs 1t says that "a census isohot an eS enC Of
a striking and potential character ;indeed, tits
hudly an evebt;Rt ali for IT, is oonly the 7perit,
odioali notation of aicontinual deF elopement
Ityfufnishesji however, As1 ceftaindgrounds for
polilieal prophecy as any thing the chapter of
accidents can supply Population-is the chief
Element of national power;;and though the
tqtesf of Europe. have seyerally attained a,
itienI which they are not likely either to
felt OF. much to improve for many years, to
come. yeta newand much more, open field is
added 10 speculation when we take, in the
New World, as well as the greater part of
Asia and Africa, brought under the influence
OF European nations .Ssqa
The population of Great n3ns.iaasa Fu Ha0
Britain bands ireland is,oiTsqua 10 19H7oa 4
estimated by the Times gablipd 47tegG asst
=, at71,asg niaLg bgalStyai1] 100000
The British gt aifhrfac race il the ,pF ~ ,T d6o
cit9ens fa.Snls 5of bs2.U Tie United ,d T.
States Of British Rr Prs SoIIhs7sds sg75szaaas eva
eF European extra extraction !, Inii 5Uoo6 o62
aeous u . . ai4 ,adi s9e bell Is92fo sz9Y2fog99soo WV
IL / ,spdmuo1 ,yrabsH tdT1Eeo5d51o5 = a. ~ 6966'
'gjauo9 salaslE rsl 1t5i2.0oOQ2,99qtQQi w
| The Times goes on to say; 1T thus appears
that there are about $4,000 900 persons of
British extraction, or of some other European
race analga1nated with them, occupying The
best geographical positions in The world, pos
sessing the largest marantime trade, and the
most profitable manufactures, @ebjoyihg TIE
kfreest histitutfons, eommanding the evastesi' 'ex-
tents of fertile territory and the finest climates
and receiving the services. Of many millions of
useful atixiIiaries, Of various races ahd'hdes.
living either III Comfortable, slaveiy, Or willing
EsubiGcron, or dShifed alliance All tEese
persons. Of British. or, as they are sometimes
| improperly called, of Anglo Saxon race. hold
substantially the same faith, speak the same
language, readthe same Bible, the same Mil
ton, the same Shakespeare, tile same Historians
ard naorAists, the same modern poets, peYet-
| lists, and, essayists,. and interchange their
thoughts as freely and almost, as, prsppPtlg as
The inhabitants of, one city or yillage,l Inge7
hpity Isl fast destroying the obstacles oftime
and space, and common senseiis drawing jip7
sttptions every year to greater similaTltEf5T
These $1,000. .O0O, persons divided, though
they are BY oceans and political forms are
closer and a far mors influential unity, thar. any
merely POLITICAL combination; and if any face
tnay be said, to, be fortunate and ascendant
this Is that one,1. sii gadt Il 7,sf.R 5gdw atj
/ The returns for Great Britain show the
great increase off emigration from England
F3Scotland, rs well as from Ireland, to America
and the Australian colonies. lo Chiefly owing
to the emigration p,bu but in some degree toithe
cholera, the decennial rates Of increase Of pops
ulation in Great Britain has declined during
the century The following table shows the
Fdecennal rate, both in Great Britain and the
| United States. Many reflections will no doubt
arise from its contemplation, but we are salts
fed for the present with merely making the
sstatgment;dt a1s!9ssnsd! gat'i fsa' 3a9nf51l iE
d tgd isadTp n4s "a pesg ras aadT