The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-01

First, Page 10 column line s.2I ooO being increase
for eight years on the estimate in round numbers of the
population OF Maryland in l74s, should be BLISS This
correction is guravey and nicaly proper, but pract
caly tring and worthless 1t the intention, in pre-
pairing the table, express the result in round numbers
because the statement on which the comparison is
founded so though known that hyper
critical Jaw pickers enough would be fonnd to inform the
pesen, generation OF Marylanders that 900
=AlsS The figures are apparent to every ones OBJ
seation and whoever believes that the substitution OF
the minerals lss for the three cphers in the item in
question important to the purpose OF the table TO which
Mr. Russell takes exception, will make them
Page 49, column /, line 7lhMr. Russell says, $50
in this place should be l272. Now, the blum
ders here with a prodgay Of inaccuracy which Ger.
tanly should not have been displayed BY Of
other performances In the first place, there is
item resembling this in line 18th OF the table, which
Mr. Russell calls /" column. Secondly, the column he
refers TO is probably the 7h instead OF the LIST Thirdly,
there is nothing like the item he Processes cite in any
part OF the table In the 10Th line the relative increase
Of the population OF Maryland from 1870 TO 1876 il
stated 10 have been IL 50 that is, twelve and half
per cent Without doubt Mr. II. 10 say that the
Census Office represents the increase TO have been
and one quarter per cent during this period, and 10
ser that be has discovered il 10 have been 272 1000
per The discrepancy would no, be important il this
were true statement OF IT, But what must be thought
OF the qualifications of 10 review and improve the
tables, who, the attempt TO correct very petty
disagreement as this shows himself ignorant OF the sig
nheance and effect OF the decimal point mssiaes twelve
and half for twelve hundred and fifty and twelve hun.
bred and sevenytwo Tor 272 loo0l And yet il may
be fairly presumed from all past experience, and from the
present effort Of Mr. Rasse that be and numerous Other
such critics will be employed in airing their wits upon the
tables and other results OF the seventh census during the
balance OF the present decade II is the due and proper
employment OF that class Of persons who have other
profession engagements
The anayzer, proceeding. says that on line eleventh
tmeaning line twelh) 257o is printed as the increase
per cent, 10 place OF 2Js5 He audes TO tie item
reseng the relative Increase OF population in MARYLAND
from lisa TO 1870. The report states the increase al
twenty-five and seyenenhs per cent, during that period
and expresses il thus: 25.7 II Mr. RS statement oil
the corrected result true the increase during those
eight years would have been, in round numbers about
100000 inhabitants. II my critical commentator pleads
that he no, Of the difference between the dec-
NAL point and The comma that he does not think of
Importance and babitualy confounds these signs using
one for the other according TO the caprice OF the moment
his bnnder in this instance still the last degree dis
cedllsbe for bis assertion, explained is that the in
crease is given in the report as two 57.i0o per cent
whereas he has ascertained il TO be two 5s5 1000 per
cent
Mr. Russell further declares that on page IS the total
o. iugyes, which is represen 49, should be 200
Mr. Russell clearly in error and il he will add up the
Few hgures correctly, he will find that the result, would
e2I9, as was in manuscript TO the printer-a
convincing proof that there those capable OF detecting
errors who possess moi the ability 10 correct them
nut would require too much time to expose all the
oanders Of Me- Russell, and must cease, having re.
viewed only far down his column Of the plh
out ot forty nine-whch is much more than would
nave laken The trouble to expose II not that the
head Of the Department, Of the Interior is made TO suffer
the criticisms OF Mr. Russell in place of myself, who
alone am responsible for any that may really be
ioand IL the plan OF arrangement or OF detail.
That there typographical is admiitedit has
never been denied, but expressly and officially assumed
could no, be otherwise in work prepared for the
press very hurriedly, within few weeks and without
the time necessary n lily correct the proofs Il was
prepared as a matter OF form than specimen Of
perfect accuracy. That portion Of the noted by
Mr. Russell are not errors must be perfectly apparent,
and his bunders plainly reveal that the character Of
MS critical ability is not such would Justify the least
reliance upon his authority. Some of the errors had
detected and corrected in copy keep always by for
he purpose and others, acknowledged OF my own
and the printer escaped detection till exposed by MIR Rus
sell u has been my rule 10 solicit the earliest nforma-
non respecting any errors | may commit, and most
thankfully acknowledge my obligation to any who
VIII take the trouble quietly and unobtrusvey to
sPpnze me oil their existence; and rather than not have