The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-29

t"c prcdt6St TuuO, \ooo,foi1 hoN iV"a
1 (345 S4;) then Arkansas, (ll4,85;) and
4 Michigan. (87, ,38) - ss@ agsls~a-h
4 In nrsgard to the number Of Immigrants.
the report goes into an attended, though
as il seems 10 US. hardly thorough enougi,
exan,in ation The conclusion is thar there
are now. Of immigrants and their decend-
ants. since 1890, IN the Union. 1850 934.
Ofthese. I,542 $50 arrived during the las,
ten years. or about double the number oil
the, previous decade. H9.'h eF
Tables are given Tor the density OF po.
pulation OF the States. Massachusetts and
Rhode Island are two most populated
the former having l27.49 iphabi,ants ia
the square mile; the latter 1897 The
least are I'exas (O,89 tothe square mile)
and Florida (l.47.) Taking the 81 States,
the average number is Is 81 to the square
mile; with the whole area is 7.2. heuf
TIis number Of slaves nlanumiited an d
escaped during the year ending June.
1850. is given.- The latter amount in all
to l.0il; the former to l,467. Maryland
loses tbs most (979.) then Kentucky &c.,
and then Louisiana l90!> Ofthe manu-.
mifted, Maryland claims 493. and Virginia
2l8.7 7a'Snfe'o 4ai G etFarg o. to6 7di
OF the slaves in the respective States.
Virginia has the largest number--472. ).
528; the iex, South Carolina. 384 934; and
the smallest Florida 80, 300; and Della.
ware ,2.289. .faloITe ea 81 snrata eans
The free colored are most numerous in
Marylandt-74,077. and in Virginia, 53.-
829; Pennsylvania has also 53 1913. The
least numbers are in Iowa, 1886; and Texas
33l. ,,...s q. 3,
"A table OF the number of deaths and
their ratio to the living in each State has
also been made. This is deeply i'm
portan. matter, and i, is 10 be regretted.
torlihe sake of science. and likewise for
the sake of the national health. that there
were no more facilities furnished the off,
GERS Of the census. Theyhaye dc ne we'll.
as far as their means would permit. ~.
| From this i, appears that the two States
where The number of deaths is greatest in
proportion to the living are Massachusetts,
and Lousiana!o The ratio in The former
being one TO every ,23, and in the latter
one to every AZ. .85. Wisconsin. Vermont,
Iowa, and Florida are apparently the
ihealthiest--ths average of the first being
one to every l0589; of the second 10 1907
49,; of the third and fourth. to 94,6 aud
9487. The average of New York. ifone
considers the terrible mortality among our
immigrant population. speaks well for the
climate, being 69,85. eyo aj eii -,r!.
/ We have not space here TO draw iex.
tended conclusions from these interesting
data. The diseases which are the espe-
cial cause OF this great mortality in tho
two extremes Of the Union, are probably
consumption in the northern States and
yellow fever IN the southern II appears,
too, that the cold equable climate Of Yer.
mont and Wisconsin. and the mild equa.
BILE Of Georgia and Florida. are the mos,
favorable to health. A result agreeing
singularly with the late Investigations upon
"The relation Of climate to tubercular
diseases,'pu forthin the Boston Medical
In these tables the average for Mime.
soto and: Oregon is very large; double that
OF any, of the States. But we may con.
lcluds in such distant and unsettled terri.
tories the returns would hardly bs exact
enough 10 draw satisfactory conclusions.
Yet there can be little doubt that the climate
of our Pacific coast is much more favor.
able, on the whole, to- health. than that of
our Atlantic coast. gtn sS,..s ~
As regards the press the result of the
census speaks well for the intelligence OF
our people. The whole number Of pa psrs
and periodicals. in the United States on
June Il. 1850. was $500; circulation S.
100000, and the number Of copies printed
annually. 422 100000. = d. g... |
For the very important statistics of
manufacture and agriculture, we can give
but a brief space. i,a p 50
Is The entire capital invested in manufac.
lures in the United States is estimated in
b round Numbers at reg $530.000. 900
Value of raw material 81 $4,000, 900
Amount paid for labor .lf 240.00O,O 900
Value of manufactured ar ao ,itl' sf'i
ticles, h67,e4 ~ hs...I I,O20, 800, 900
Number ofpersons employ aea 5
o ed -7.sI 7,lsH ma .O50, 600
In the manufacture Of cotton goo,ls,
Massachusetts stands first; New lamp-
shire seoond,q and Rhode Island third
and Pennsylvania following fourth.
In wooden goods. Massachusetts first.
New York second. Connecticut third, and
PennsylvaIia fourth nsPe9aaR 7N
In the manufacture OF pig iron. Penn,
'ylvania produces lin value) about half
he whole production of the Union. Ohio
stands second. and Mary lahdthird d "a i
In castings New York produces the
greatest in value; then Pennsylvania, lol.
owed by Ohio and Massach chusetts. 'ge. /
OF Wrought iron. Pennsylvania works
rather more than half theS protlaeto of the
sholevUnien;dollowed bylNeweYofk. Fir,
yiNia and Ohio.s jsY n, ss,iiassAs5 agg /