The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-23
From the Ns,o York Times, November 20.

| Ahc SoAsus OF $780,
The full report of the census has not 10 our
knowledge, reached our city az yet. The sab
stract' Is before US, and contains some important
information in a very compact form.
In respect to territory, it appears that during
the last ten years have extended the area of the
United States from 2,O55, 1853 to $3.50 572 square
miles, without including the great lakes or the sea
bays. ...sa.r.... r.-.. r.-.-.,arra-
The population gained by these accessions 10
l72 900. No full returns have as yet come in from
California; but assuming its population, partly by
estimate, at $4,000, the whole population of the
Union is % 263, 4SS Absolute increase from 1910.
6,ls4, O35; increase per cent, 1928; Or deducting
that from addition of territory and the relative in
crease is 35.27 per cent. ....-... .a- ...
The number of whites ia 10, $3.50, 73s, and the re-
increase the last ten years is 50 2s per cent
The slaves amount to 204 ,0S9; relative increase
% 81 per cent.
The number of free colorcd is 42s, SOL; relative
| increase since 1910, 10 SO per cent.
If we refer to the data of previous Ia bles it ap.
pears that the increase of the whites in the Union
every decade since 1870 has been very equal; being
lowest from 1920 to 1880, $685. per cent.;) and
highest in the last, (3S.2S per cent? With the
slaves the greatest increase from 1920 to $780,
go 81 per cent.;) and the least from 1880 to lS40
(23 per cent? The average increase of the free
| colored, on the other hand, has regularly dimi-
nished since 1870; being 80 per cent. in the fret
decade, % 20 in the third, and rising little in the
fourth, ii falls in this last to 10 SO per cent fact
worth considering as respects the probable destiny
| Of this
In the most favored country of Europe, the re-
port states, the decimal increase s less than |! Der
| cent. per annum; while in the United States il il
81 per cent In forty years, with the present rate
Of increase on both continents, the population of
the Union will exceed that of England. France,
Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland com
| bined.
AS respects the rate of increase in the different
New England States during the last ten years, it
Vermont (7.59)-which is also the least in the
| whole Union.
What is somewhat remarkable, the rate of in
crease in the great States of New York, Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio and Maryland, ia less than in either
| Rhode Island or Massac husetts.
| In the whole Union Wisconsin shows the great.
est ratio, $3.50 49, next Iowa, (s45 $40 thsn Ar.
kansas, (ll4 $50 and Michigan (S7.33.)
| In regard to the number OF immigrants, the re
port goes into extended, though, as il seems to
ia, hardly thorough enough examination. The
conclusion 10 that there are now, of immigrants
and their descendants, since 1890, in the Union,
4,35O,9 OF these, l, 542,S60 arrived during the
last ten years, or about double the number OF the
| previous decade
the States. Massachusetts and Rhode Island are
the two most popuated-the former having l27 .49
inhabitants to the square mile the latter 1927.
The least are Texas 60 SO to the square mile) and
Florida Il 40 Taking the 81 States, the average
number ia 1854 to the square mile; with the whole
area it is 10
| The number OF slaves manumitted and escaped
during the year ending June, 1850, is given. The
latter amount in all to oil; the former to .467.
Maryland loses the most (279,) then Kentucky
(96,) and then Louisiana (90) OF the manumit-
| GINA 2lS:
OF the slaves in the respective States, Virginia
has the largest number-472 1923; the next South
Carolina 1874 1874; and the smallest Florida 49, 3O9;
and Delaware, 2,2S9.
The free colored are most numerous in Mary
land-74,077; and in Virginia, $500; Pennsy-
vania has also %, 323 The least numbers are in
Iowa, 1886; and Texas, 1911.
table of the number of deaths and their ratio
| to the living in each State has been also made
This is deeply important matter, and it is to be
regretted Tor the sake of science, and for
the sake OF the national health, that there were no
more facilities furnished the officers of the census
| They have done well, rs far their means would
| permit.
! From this it appears that the two States where
the number of deaths is greatest in proportion to
the living are Massachusetts and Louisiana! The
ratio in the former being one to every 5l23. and in
| the latter one to every AZ IS. Wisconsin, YER
mont, Iowa, and Florida, apparently the
healthiest-the average of the first being one to
every lo5s2; OF the second to lOO29; of the third
and fourth, to "a Of and SO 81. The average of
New York, if one considers the terrible mortality
among our immigrant population, speaks we'll for
the climate being So IS.
We have not space here to draw extended con-
clusons from these interesting data. The diseases
which are the especial cause OF this great mortality
| in the two extremes of our Union, are probably
consumption in the northern States, and yellow
fever in the southern. II appears, too, that the
| cold cquable climate of Vermont and WISCONSIN,
! and the mild equablc climate of Iowa, Georgia,
| and Florida, are the most favorable to health. A
tons upon 1.-The relation of climate to tubercuiar
diseases" put forth in the Boston Medical Journal
| In these tables the average for Minnesota and
Oregon 10 very large; double that of any of the
II " ma linda in l;,to,
unsettled territories the returns would hardly be
exact enough to draw satisfactory Cancellations Yet
there can be little doubt that the climate of our
Pacific coast is much more favorable, on the whole
| to health, than that Of our Atlantic coast.
As regards the press, the result of the census
speaks well for the intelligence of our people The
United States in June L. 1850, was 3, 500; circuia
ton, 5000, 900, and the number of COPIES printed
annually, 422. 600 ,OOO
For the very important statistics of manufac-
lures and agriculture, we can give but q brief
The entire capital invested in manufactures in
the United States is estimated in round num-
bers at. a. $50 900 900
Value of raw Material. ............ $50 600 900
Amount paid for labor. ............ 240 900 900
Value Of ma nufactured articles O2O 80 1000
Number Of persons employed. .... $50 900
In the manufacture OF cotton goods, Massachu-
| sets stands fret; New Hampshire second, and
Rhode Island third-Pennsylvana following next
In ,oooiien goods, Massachusetts first; New York
| fourth. W.
In the manufacture of pig iron Pennsylvania
produces Tin vaue) about half the whole produc-
ton Of the Union. Ohio stands second, and Mary.
| land third.
| In castings, New York produces the greatest
value; then Pennsylvania, followed by Ohio and
Massachusetts,.
Of ,0rought iron, Pennsylvania works rather
more than half the product OF the whole Union;
| followed by New York, Virginia and Ohio
In the production of malt and spirit,.ous liquors,
| New York has the greatest capital invested; the
| next Pennsy vania, and the next Ohio.
In agriculture! productions, Pennsylvania pro
| duces the greatest number of bushels Of wheat;
Ohio, and then New York, and then Virginia,
| closely follow.
The first 1000 producing State is Ohio, and next
New York.
| OF hoe stock, New York has the greatest value;
| next Ohio, and next Pennsylvania.
Ohio produces the most ,cine; followed by Penn.
| sylvania, and then Illinois.
In hemp, Kentucky lends; followed by Missouri.
OF maple ngar. New York shows the greatest
production, and Vermont the next.
In cane sugar, Louisiana produces nearly three
quarters of the production of the whole Union;
Florida ia second.
| In home made manufacturer neaaee ,eod,