The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-23
TnE UNITrp SrArEv-A Glance at our

the ties that bind the States Ofthis Union
together and serve 10 increase our love
aud veneralion for the Constitution. II
should be the progress which we have
made and the happiness aud prosperity
we have enjoyed under our free inslItu'
Iinus The beginning Of the last half Of
the nineteenth century has afforded an
opportunity for the comparison of our pre-
sent coudtiun. with that ofthe commence
ment Of the century. What follows is con
fined principally to our population aud Il.
nancial progress and al some future time
we may refer 10 our Improvement and
rapid strides in the arts. scieuces. &c. It
will be seen that in no other country has
the advance been equal to our own. In
the year 1900, the population of the Uni.
ted States was $500, 900; il is now 80.
100000. The number Of States then
c"mposing the Union was lG; it is now 81.
Our territory then was 10000 square
miles; it is now 100000. All of our
present domain West of the Mississippi
then belonged to France aud Spain, aud
was an unbrnken wilderness. Flnrida
was owned by SpIin. and Georgia was
the only State 0n the Gulf of Mexico
West of New York. there were 40 States
but Kentucky aud Tennessee, and these
had spent most of their feeble energies in
bloody strife with savage foe. Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and the western
half nf New York. we're yet but hunt.
ing grounds, where Indians roamed un
mol ested.
In every branch of industry our com.
try has nIde an advance corresponding To
that in its population. Agriculture has
more than kept pace with the increased
enlargement ofour bounds ofcivilizaton;
and we now not only supply the wants of
"ur own teeming millions, but have an
immense surplus 10 ship To foreign lands.
In 1900 the tnia value of 0N kinds Ut
manufactures and products of industry in
tho United States hardly exceeded hun.
dred millions Of dollars; ia 1850, the val
ne, as to be shown by tho census navy
taking, will probnbly he full six hundred
millions. In 1900, The domestic exports
amounted 10 S]I,SlO.0OO; in 1850, to
$3.50 046.9l2, The expor,alion of cotton
alone has increased from 100000 a..
nualy to 65 or 70 millions.
Our inland LIKE trade has increased i
from an amount too insignificant To be
estimated, 20 the enormous value 5000.
600 900 annually. Oar foreign marine is
now hardly inftrinr in extent or value tn
that of Great Britain, aud we are now
gaining faster than ever on our gigantic
rival. Fifty years az" scarcely one of
oar present 1000 miles Of canql existed,
and not one Of our present 5000 miles of
railroad, or one of our present l6, 900
miles Of telegraph, was either known nr
dIeamed Of In short under the invisnr
ating influence Of free institutions. we
have grown great and strong, with ra.
pidity which makes tame the widest
hopes Of the founders Of our government.
NATIoNAL COUNTY! We notice the
following little piece ofnInrma'on in the
proceedings oEthe Legislature.
"Mr. Dod,ls of Montgomery from The maiorily
of the Standing committee on New Counties to
which was referred sunlry petitions aud remln.
sraliceS. lnr aud against h' erection of the new
comfy Of National, repirled the sllne back and
asked 10 he discharged from any further consider
alton OF the samG which was agreed to "
FRE-SUgar Destroycd Tho Sugar
house of Mr. Augamure in ST. LunIy's
Parish, La, was destroyed by fire on the
26lh ult, together with eighty hhds, ofSu
gar.
DEiTH of THE HON Tnns. SPALDING.-
The venerable rhnmus SpaIdiug is no
more! He breathed his last calmly aud