Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-27
From ne Ne.O YORK. Times, Nos. 20.
The Census of 1850.

Is before US, anu CQftNuS HuLuS NhPy1SoAAS
nation in very compact foIm.,
Inrespect to territory, it appears that during the
last ten years we have extended the area OF the
United States from 2055, 1853 to 3s23O,6I2 square
miles, without including the great lakes or the sea
bays. :.
The population gained by these accessions is
172, 600. No fuIrTelurns have asyet come in from
California; but assuming its population. parity by
estimate, al I65, coo, the whole population oil the
Union is %, $685. 4SS. Absolute increase from 1o4u'
O35; incIease per cent, S6, %; OF deductng
that from addition OF territory, and the relative m
credsei is 1921 per cent lsh5 4
The number of whites is l9,6s0,7 1913, and the
relative increase The last ten years is 1926 per
cent. tir,,sg =. .Et
crease, 1881 per cent. = 4 =
The number Of free colored is 42s,66l; relative
increase since 1910, 1896 per cent. .fg
If we refer 10 the datn of previous tables it APP
pears that the increase of the whites in the Union
every decade since 1790has been very equals being
lowest from 1920 to 1880, $500 per cent? anu
highest in the last, (3S,28) With the slaves the
greatestincrease from 1920 to 1880, (SU,6l per
Cent? and the least from $50 to 1910, l2S,s per
cent? The average increase OF the free coloreu'
| on the other hand, has regularly diminished since
1870; being S2,2 PEI cent IN the first decPde, 2oi
25 in the third, and rising little IN the louth, II
falls in this last to 1895 per cent. A TACT worm
considering as respects the probable destiny OF TINS
race. 4
In the most favored country Of Europe, the re-
port states the decimal increase is less than1 per
cent per annum; while in the United States 1t is
81 per cent In forty years, with tho present rate
| of increase on both continents, the population oil
the Union will exceed that of England, France
Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland COM
| bined. 80. -.
| AS RESPECTS The rate of increase in the different
New England States during the last ten years, it
is greatest in Rhode Island t3567) and least in Yer
mont (7,59)-which Is also the least in the whole
Union. l1I1 ISIS. -..- -3,s
| 4 What is sonlswhut remarkable, the rate of in
crease in the great States of New Pork, Pennsyl-
yana, Ohio, and Maryland, is less than in, either
Rhode Island or Massachusetts. asa
In the whole Union Wisconsin shows the great
est ratio 1880, next Iowa. (346, $40 then Ar
kansas, III ,s6;) and Michigan (87,3s.)
In regard to the nun Der of immigrants, thu re-
mort goes into an extended, though, as it seems to
u.s. hardly thorough enough examination. The
conclusion is that there are now, OF Immigrants
and their descendants, since 1880, in the Union
4, s5O,934. OF these, 1,542, $50 arrived during the
last len years, or about double the number of the
previous decade.
Tables are given for the density of population OF
the States. Massachusetts and Rhode island are
/ two most populated-the former having l21,49 IN
habitants to the square mile; the latter ll2,o1.
The least are Texas 1889 to the square mile) and
Florida (147.) Taking the 81 States, the areIage
number is 1884 TO the square nlle; WIN Tue Whole
area it is 7,2.
The number of slaves munumitted and escaped
during the year ending June, 1850, is given. The
latter amountin all TO Lois the former TO l,46d,
MARYLAND loses the most (279) then Kentucky (96,)
and then louisiana (90.) OF the manumitted,
Maryland claims 493, and Virginia 2lS
/ or the slaves IN the respective States, Virginia
has the largest numLer-472, 62s; the next South
Carolina, 3s4,934; and the smallest, Florida Ss-
3O9; and Delaware, 2,2S9. ,..
The free colored are most numerouSln Maryland
l-74,OI7, and in Virginia, 53,S29; Pennsylvania
hnS also SO, 1928. The least numbers are IN Iowa.
335; and Texas, 9Sl,
| A table of the number OF deaths and their rntiO
TO the living in each State has also been made.
This is deeply important matter, ana II IS 10 De
regretted fer tile sake OF science, and likewise lof
the sake of the national heaih that there were no
more facilities furnished tile officers of the census.
They have done WELL as far as their means would
permit.
From this it appears that the Two States wh.re
the number Of deaths is greatest IN proportion 10
the living are MuSSdchuSettS and Louisiana! Inc
ratio in the former being one TO every 5l,2S and IN
the latter one 10 every 1875. Wisconsin, yer
mont Iowa, and Florida, are apparently the health
licst-the average of the first being one to every
1868 ofthe second, to lU029i OF the thlru anu
fourth. to 81 O6 and "a 81. The average of New
York. If one considers the terrible mortality among
our Immigrant population, speaks we'll for thecli-
mate, being 60 so.
We have not space here 10 draw extended con-
illusions from these in eresting data. The diseases
which are the especial cause of this great mortality
in the two extremes of the Union, are probably
consumption in the northern States and yellow
fever i'll the southern. 1t appears 100, That inc
cold eouable climate OF Vermont and Wisconsin,
and the mild equable climate OF Iowa, Georgia,
and Forda, are the most favorable to health. A
result agreeing Singularly with the late lnveshga-
tons upon "Thc relation OF climate to tuterculnE
diseases" nut forth in the Boston Medical Jour-
nal.
In these tables the average for Minnesota and
Oregon is very large; double that OF any OF The
States. But we may conclude IN such distant ana
unsettled territories the returns would hardiy NC
,lro, fisfa conclusions. Vel
there can be little doubt that the climate OF oul
Pacific coast is much more favorable, on the whole
to health. than thatof our Atlantic coast.
As regards the press, the result OF the census
speaks well for The intelligence of our people.
The whole number Of papers and periodicals IN
the United States i'll June l, 1901, was 2'6oU; cir
cuIation 5000 900, and the number OF copies
printed annually, 422, 900, 600.
For the very important statistics OF manufacture
and agriculture, we can give but brief space.
The entire capital invested in manufactures Ill the
United States is estimated in round numbers
MT S530,OO0OO0
Value of raw material $50, IVY
Amount paid for labor 24U,U00'UO0
Value Of manufactured articles l,U1O,SOOUOO
Number of persons employed l'ooo'ooo'oVO
In the manufacture of cotton goods, MasSachu-
sets stands first; New Hampshire second, ana
Rhode Island third-and Pennsylvania following
fourth.
In woollcn goods, Massachusetts, first, New
York second; Connecticut third, and Pennsylva-
MIA fouth. - - 10
| In The manufacture of pig iron, Pennsylvania
produces (invalue) about half the whole pro1uc-
lion Of the Union. Ohio stands second, and Ma
ryland third.
E1In castings New York produces the greatest in
value; then Pennsylvania, followed by OHIO and
Massachusetts,.
or wrought 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 spurious liquors,
New York has the greatest capital invested; the
next Pennsylvania, and the next Ohio.
In agricultural productions, Pennsylvania pro-
duces the greatest number of bushels OF wheat;
Ohio, and then New York, iand then Virginia close
The first l-prOduoing State is Ohio, andn next
New York. -.,,,o.