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


particulars OF age color. and condition. on III, Ne
land plan, in place OF occupying 1900 pages or
will be comprised within 300 pages OF the size Of ill., NJ
yland work,
Than this nothing is palmer; and while have NJ !
sire TO propose for this work, nothing would better nv
me than TO have Congress propose 10 receive ton :
25 900 copies OF the whole complete for ina I
ted States, on good paper and in good binding =, n
Maryland plan, without any abrdgment in any na,,s
lar, and pay me therefor delivery S9Oo, 600 Smell
proposition would be instantly accepted and, il ns,
sary, equal amount OF security for its faithful ~
cuton given. Thus much for .'ihis vast work = A..
is Sin this yiew"-that is. Mr.. RussePs ''yiewn-
magnitude OF the work that 'ihe expediency Of pr.6,
the history of each State 10 the census returns i a.
questionable" of course this objection amounts IL ~
little, although such design never entertan1 "
prefring the history 10 the statistics of each N,s
and is expressly dscaimed in the preface of the w
reported to Congress- will here take occasion Los
ever, TO say that it is allmpoant that the publish.
census should contain account OF the areas ana ii
date Of the formation OF counties and States in order A.
the progress and movement OF population may be lr,,s
as il has occurred within the several boundaries !. !
present recognised. Many counties as now oreaDi,.
bear the borne by forty times their area sinc ~
revolution, and these changes occur between every ~,
sus. with nothing heretofore published to indicate O..
date of their occurrence may hold paien, for lana
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and in nyey,,,
ting ts chain OF title, il may have really existed
twenty counties; and while Westmoreland. as !, Oow
exists, is quietly nestled at the foot OF the mountain
the tract OF land may lie the shores OF Lake M
Thus il is with the population and without some bi
torcal geographical sketch. while the general resu
OF the present census respecting the Older States NAV b.
compared with the general results OF former censuses M
detailed statements cannot SO be used
The next complaint made by Mr.. Russell is, that III,
headings OF the columns are "not Ineligible 10 IN.
reader, and he illustrates his difficulty of underandu,
the same by this remark: Thus, page 20, No ofdwJ
ings Does thismea separate houses or rooms in com
mon house" In answer 10 this ingenious inquiry,
must refer Mr.. Russell TO the dictionary, where he viii
be certain TO find answer equally lucid with "separa
house" or common house." In the instructions IL n
marshals they were informed that by ga dwelling hU
were TO understand an "inhabted tenement conainn,
one or more families-each separate tenement in bo,
of buildings to be numbered separately, though mpb
contain several families" To pursue the plan Of Nal
Russell in filling the heads of the columns with such .,
panaticns would be required to give him suitable in
sruction touching the meaning OF their contents, would
require entirely too much space and he is respectfully
referred 10 Walker" where be is at loss.
The next complaint, exists in the fact that in conner
ion with the ages, the place Of nativity is not classified
To prove the simplicity OF such plan, Mr. Russell
gives specimen of how might be done in two lines
In reply to this it only be said that his plan while
will exactly double the extent of space occupied BY ID.
population returns and while itwould not throw aDy
light on the place Of nativity has never been adopted
any census ever taken by any government AS The r.
turns classified, arrive at the number Of per-
born in each foreign country-a fact more important
than the ages Of foreigners in general Mr. Russes
kindness in showing show the thing could have beendon.
Ia cd nd yuh ya ch lo !,
it is 10 be presumed that he will not for one moment hest
tate to enlghen fully with respect his happy
conceptions
The next fault is with the paces OF nativity in whd
tables Germany, and some time afterwards as il NJ
parts OF Germany. Prussia and Aaslr,a" The fault
one exists, does not lie in the preparation OF the iah
but in these "loreigners" who record themselves thus
OF the inhabitants OF Maryland, 90 1896 recorded then
selves as born in Germany, lss persons as born in P
STA, and 10 in Austria; and thus they have been PLACID
rather than TO include them merely Europeans OF
Germans They are not entered twice; and if Mr. Rl
sell would wish 10 ascertain the population Of all Co.
many. be has only 10 add the 20I Prussians and Az
TRANS TO the number given. II this classification
proper, then do the tables His argument does no.
however, induce to change The plan in this parcu1
The next fault consists in the enumeration OF piolu
sions, occupations, and trades to the number Of n
among which, for including "sstroogers bridge maksn
and paent-medicne Makers we are censured. Nov
seems 10 me that 10 persons the State record thems
TO be OF the occupations named, have no right or povu
arbitrarily TO call them something else, or leave them
altogether II IS as interesting TO TO know thai 0
science OF astrology has still its votaries in this en
ened age, that it existed TO such extent ia H.
rope to exert powerful influence over the action,
kings, controlling the destiny OF nations With respn
to "paenimedcine MAKERS" they are at this age Gas
OF persons who are not insignificant in number and al
ry on small trade 10 their way. | must contend h
the propriey OF giving them distinct place in the n
OF trades and professions. With respect to The "smps
alphabetical arrangement" OF professions il ia not onb
proper and right but have very good authority; or
referring to the English plan. illustrated in The oGcz
Occupation abstract" OF Gfest Britain fad 10 Middle
ser county no less than eight hundred professions 40
trades enumerated alphabetically, precisely in the ofa
they arranged in the Maryland work, as far as kg
apply, commencing with accountant and ending viii |
"zinc merchant" The same in France, in Swilzetand
Germany, and Belgium. When Tucker, Porter
some other s,atst. shall anaIyze our returns, be nay
very properly group, Tor the purpose OF convenience, @
trades and occupations which arrange alphabetically
This sprovince and not that OF the person who casba
The facts from the original returns Our aningemsnt
while il will enable him easily TO effect This object; VII
enable the more humble inquirer to select for exam
ion those interests which harmonic or compete with J
his own.
u.s. perhaps. consolaioy to reflect that the commsn
d Mr. Russell on this potion OF the work nearly
reprint oil his attempt 10 carca.ure the arrangement
John Quincy Adams, while Secretary OF State for iakE
he census Of 1920, and OF Mr. Van Buren, in $780, Pc
'etraing which, in 1899, he then wrote, as he nov e.
'ressss himself, as not wishing "to mpute unnecsssa1
blame" With respect to tables in the work Of Nv
Adams, Mr.. Russell speaks OF some as "uiiehy dsff
i've" and OF others says. "he total want Of arngen'