Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-03
The Growth of the Republic.

The dmericsneensus is not yet eom
plete, but the returas already received point
TO conclusions far beyond hope or exlecia>.
ton. Look al New York for instance. In
1870 il had population OF 1913 600; in 1880
1000 in lS40, BE, 600. This rate of in-
crease was unparalleled in the history of
statistics. But the population is now sad TO
have risen 10 the astonishing number OF
100000 This includes the suburb OF
Brooklyn. &c There are but Two larger
cities IN Europe; in ten years more, at The
sanre rare Of progress, IL will be larger than
pas.s.---lw thirty years from this date, New
York will, on tue same terms, be, larger tLan
London. u y 3nt@ =.
r s'Aad il must I've considered that The CON-
mercial capital ct America Is not he'd, like
our Manches,e, and Liverpool, at the eX-
pense OF the country; IT'S advances IS the type
vi that ct an entire comment IN lolu The
population of ST. Lonis was LOU; IN 1851.
600; in 1910. Ii, 400; in 1900 II numbered
10000! So tar as the sensrai nature OF the
returns can be inferred from The data ut
hand, the population OF the Union will he
about %, Oe0, 600 From the year 1890,
when the number was liIile more than 81
100000, To 1910, when # had advanced to
1900 600 the decimal rate OF increase was
about 80 per cent. This rate would have
gwen Tor 1850 a population o: 22,OOO,OOO
only.
"Material power has been developed
equally with population. Great Bruain
alone excepted, no State in Europe could
now maintain equal arm amenis in the field
for anv length of time. This marvellous
growth is derangiug all the Old TRADITION of
balances OF power. America is not only a
IL tata IN t.sv q
nal disorder shall occur, she will he the
greatest OF all. Should the 1910 so rate Of
increase I've maintained tor fifty wears, the
population will then amount to mo,e than
one hundred millions! German ,cars and
French REVOLUTIONS sink INTO complete insisnit-
canoe 6y the side Of considerations like these.
"Wnl such a comment, how well we
may understand the 'Toars of laughter with
which the American Senate recently re-
ceived the menaces of Austria When the
United States shook off the yoke OF Eng.
land. their people numbered no more than
5000 600; when they were last measured
against European power, they were not
more han 100000. Ten years hence they
viii he equal 10 France Austria. There
hardly seems TO be a limit 10 their growth.
The valley of the Mississippi would alone
support the whole population OF Europe
la ITS vast basin nations are now growing
up as ii at The bidding Of enchnnlmenl."
The above remarks furnish good theme
for contemplation for fourth OF July week, as
well as text for comment upon democratic and
whig policy. " i
The prosperity and rapid growth of our
country within the las, ten years-both 10 ter
rltory and population, may well attract the
observation of the European world. Whether
The experiment Of our government has been
sufficiently tested or not, remains to be seen
but one thing is evident, thai the stately and
steady progress of our country since the Union
of The thirteen original States, is inspiring the
rconGer of the world, and it may well occasion
alarm 10 some portions of it.
We are not disposed 10 indulge in any very
eulogiS,ic flights upon the American Eagle,
on the present occasion, but we cannot be in
sensible 10 the enthusiasm of the subject, es-
peclally when contemplated in view of our ma
uonal anniversary tae-.tsy "a
The principles upon which our country was
founded, are illimiiable-the thirteen, original
States presented too small a field for their op-
Grafton. Some there were, however, that en-
tertalned fears lest extent Of territory should
render impossible all concentration of power,
and this class of men have opposed down to
the present time, all extensions of territory,
and while they feared the extension of our
limits, ihey also entertained fears of foreign
emigration. But The spirit of liberty was H.
lImtable, uncomfortable, and its course has
been onward, onward-untl the figures denot-
ing the number of our States have been revers-
ed from their original position, and mark 81
instead of Is !.
The policy which has created the present
vast resources of our country, is a liberal, pat
riotic, democratic policy, and it is this policy
which has ever constituted the democratic par
", the popular party of the country, 1t is
this policy which has placed within the reach
of down-trodden millions civilzing influence,
and made our republican principles the rally
ing guide and hope BY which the despotsm of
Europe has been and will be compelled TO
make terms with the people they have so long
abused. .a Hr
The development of the resources of the
country by increase of population created de-
mand for an increase of territory, and this has
been going gradually on through the aid and
influence Of the democratic party and against
the united, determined opposition of the whig
party. This party stands nor, where it has
ever stood. if we are 10 allow Mr. Webster to
speak for the party as he has been speaking
for the administration. In his recent Buffalo
speech, ii will be recollected that Mr.. Webster
declared that the extension of our limits TO the
Pacific ocean was violation of the Constitu- 1
The acquisition of Florida and Lou
isiana was not only unconstitutional, but a
moral evil which the democratic party can new
er be Pardoned for scenntenancibg-an that
the more recent acquisition Of California, with
all its commercial and mineral wealth, was
all wrong, because il was the result of a war, /
not unjust because Mexico was not innocent,
but because the war grew on, Of policy
which did not condemn slavery as political
slH.' % .-.-. .... ..
Thus, according to Mr.. Webster, all the
advantages and benefits gained from these sew
erai events, by which our country has increas- !
ed IN resources so extensively-aH these ad-
vaniages, all our glorious prospects count as I
nOthlnr and would haze no. IL