The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-01
The PRooREss or AnER1cA.-We have

The PRooREss or AMERICA. have
just read lew returns of the new Ameri.
can census-of such unusual Significance
that we doubt whether far-seeing men will
not regard them as more interesting than
the finest revolution abroad, Or he foulest
murder at homo. The Americas census is
not yet complete; but The returns already,
received point to conclusions fur bevond
hope or expectation, Look at New York.
for instance. 10, 1890 /, had population
of. l23, 600; ia 1890. 100000; ID 1870,
$4,000, This rase Of increase uds unpar-
a'leled IN the history Of statistics. But the
population is now said to hsve risen to the
astonishing number Of 10000! There
are but two larger cities in Europe; il ten
wears mnre, at the same rate Of progfess, il
will be larger than Paris. In 80 years
from this date New York will, on the same
terms, be larger than London. And il
must be considered that the commercial rap
ital Of America is not fed, like our Manches5
ter and Liverpool, nj the expense ot.lhe
country; its advance is tn. tvpa64 Il Of
an entire continent. In 1910 popu!a.
lion of 81. Louis was 1000; lin 1880, 9, 500:
in le4O, l6,400; in 1850, il numbered co.
600! So fur Us the general nature OF, the
return can be inferred from, the data. st
hand, the population 1f the Union viii be
about e, 100000. From the year 1900,
when the number was little more than S.
GOO, 600, to lS4O, when It had advanced to
1900, 600. the decennial rate Of increase
was about 50 per cent. This rate would
have given for 1850 population of22 ,OOO,-
600 only. Material power has been devei-
oped equally with population. Grea, Brit
ain nlone excepted, no Stale in Europe
could now main.ain equal ornaments in
the field for any length flime. This mar
yellous growth is deranging oil the old
traditions Of .balance ofpower." America
is not only frs, class S,ate-in a few
years. il no internal disorder shall occur, she
will be the greatest Of all. Should IL,
l640-5O rate Of increase be maintained
Tor SO years. the population will then a.
mount 10 10000, ,OOO-neayIy equal 10
that Of the whole Continental Europe!--
We're II possible 10 conceive the same ratio
maintained for another SO years, the CEN
sus Of 1850 would give tie astounding mum.
ber Of 1886. 900 900! sGetmau wars and
French revolutions sink into Complete in.
Significance by the side Of considerations
like these. With such comment, hov
well we may understand the "roars OF oflaugh.
ter" with which the American Senate 10.
Gently received the menaces Of Austria -
When the United States thook o! the yoks
of England their people numbered 20 more
than 5000, GOO; when they were last n:ca-
sured against a European power they were
no. more than 8 100000 Ten years hence
they will be equal 10 France or Austria
There hardly seems 10 bc limit TO their
growth. The Valley Of the Mississippi
would alone support the whole population
Of Europe. In its vast basin. nations are
now growing up as ifst the bidding Of en-.
chsntment. The valley already contains
about 100000 Of inhabita n,s nj the be.
ginning Of this century i, did not cont ain
as many shousands! There is moral a.
we'll a. iy,ateria! grandeur ia this great
movement Of the Saxon rsce-marching on
from conquest to conquest, absorbing into
itself lefe energetic stocks, and planting
from ocenn 10 ocean the freest insti.c,ons
ever adopted by nations. America is des.
tined for its sole inheritance; tho Epanisrd
and the Portuguese will disappear a. snre.
ly as the Gaul, The Dane and the HoIlander
have disappeared; and two centuries hence
The English tongue will. no d,ubt, be spn-
ken from tho Cape Of storms to the irozen
oceans ofthe nor,h.- Athendvm.
WAir AwE,Ls.-An Alabama pape7 "a.
lates the following:
Alta sire eating" meeting ia an iote..
rinr county. one Of the speakers, a Young
man, in the conrsc OF flaming speech, de-,
clared himself 10 favor of . secession. and
was IN favnr Of making the issue then
An old planter, who il fond Of good BRAN
d., was iesuing up sgains, post. and just
then he needed little support, listening
to the fiery orator. So soon % he heard
secession avowed. snd the desire TO have
]. brought about for.hwi,h, The old plsrter
stnrted up and sung out, "Dont YOU do H.
Jo!--wait awhile il you please don't do Il
yet!--times are too good eetting thirteen.
cents for COTTON wait awhile. | Tell you!
md give me q chance 10 sell q few mare
:rops Of cotton at thirteen cen,s!" Tho
orator was answered.
CARGO OF ELEpHANr. 1--we sre clad &c
earn that Mr., s. s. June, whom We for.
neriy announced as having come from A.
nerica for cargo Of elephants. has suc.
seeded in procuring the object his search.
Nr. June, = perfect stranger to shc coun;,
rys went into the interior. and succeeded
q picking up between 90 and 80 elephants.
Rhich arc on their way to Galie, 10 bs
hinned m hnarA the Amsrirsn Ra,nnn