Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-18
Census Results.


TO Congress is the report Of the SuPetienten
dent of the Census. 1t exhibits results that
may well animate the American bosom with
pride and gratitude In The last len years our
country has made unexamp'ed progress N
population. improvement and The production
and development Of ell the great physical
and moral elements that make up the wealtl,
and glory Of a nation. Compared with SIM.
lar European statistics, while we see there
with some, barrennoss retrogrcssjon and decay
and with others. only tardy and uncertain
advancement We have here vigor expansion
and increase without example. No where
will the megns Of Subsistence he lound ia n
proportion approaching our abundnnce;nor The
appliances of comfort SO easy of acquisition
From 1910 10 1850. 200, 900 of people were
added 10 our population, increase equal to SO
per cent. In Great Britain (leaving out Ire
land where there was decreasc) The increase
was about l2 per cent. We numbered in 1850
over twenty three millions Of people. or
these all were natives, except two millions two
hundred and Ten thousand, eight hundred and
twenty eight-a number considerably less than
is usually supposed. or the foreign born in.
habtants about eightninths reside in the free
States. or the whole population one hundred
and thirty four thousand, nine hundred and
seventy two classed as paupers-of whom
over half are Of foreign birth. The criminals
convicted during the year ending the lot of
June 1850. numbered twenty seven thousand
of whom over hall were foreigners. O'lhosc
who had removed from The States in " hich |
they we're born and were then living ia other |
States, three hundred aud thirty .Gye thou
sand, were natives of Virginia. Here is an
item for wise men at Richmond to ponder
on Why should the children Of the Old
Dominion quit her confines Surely not for the
want of every advantage Which nature could
bestow Go where we may, We will find no
healthier cline; no moro prolific soil; no richer
mineral deposits. Why should those who are
born among US and Of us be forced to sunder
all the dear lies of kindred and home and
make their dwellings among strangers Thcre
can be other answer than that the policy
of the State has been directed by men who
lacked the capacity TO discern its true interests,
or the patriotism 10 pursue the course that
reason pointed out. Virginia has been prey
TO distractions, prejudces, petty rivalIies. ante.
dluvian folies and political stupidity enough
to have ruined any state not endowed with the
reproductive power Of phmoix. Bat e are
straying from the subject in hand
There are 9,09l white mutes IN the United
States and 632 colored; 9702 blind persons,
of whom ,705 are colored 1868 who are
insane, including 32l free colored and POI
slaves 1906 idiots. of whom i36 are free
colored, and ,0i0 slaves.
The average number Of deaths year is
about one in every seventy three inhabitants.
On the LIST of June 1850 there were about
four millions of youth engaged in receiving an
education. There were thirty six thousand
two hundred and twenty one churches in the
United States capable of Containing an average
of three hundred and eighty four persons each
The real and persona estate owned by resi-
dents in the United States is valued at more
than 81, l33369 725. The wealth of New
York is estimated at SI,0S0, 30o,216; Penn
sylvama, 1922 4S6, 100; Massachusetts, 1878.
342, 2s6; Ohio, S50l,726. 120; Virginia, $i3G,.
701 ,0s2; Georgia, 1855 ,425,7l4 Kentucky,
1901, Gas 457; South Carolina, S2S5 ,257, COS;
Louisiana. $233,o0s, 76A; Mississippi, $22S,.
951, $50, Alabama, 1928 30l, 1872; North Caro-
lima, S226,s00,472; Maryland, $2l9, PIT 36l;
Indiana. S2Ol Csc, POI; Tennessee. S20l ,2l6,-
CSC; New Jersey $200000,0O0 The Other
States range from sI56,2G5,ooG (Tllinoi,) tc
S1s,652, 053, (Delaware;) the District Of Co
lumbia having sll,o1s,s74 assigned to it.
The cash value of the farming land in the
United States is 50, 27O, 1888 ,093. and of farm.
ing implements and machinery $l5l,O0O,O0O.
The aggregate of improved land is 1lS,457,-
ozs acres. In New York and Pennsylvania
'hete IS An average of little less than four acres
10 eaen person. In the New England States
little more; IN Tennessee, FIVE acres. :, Sou,b
Carolina six; in Virginia, seven in Kentucky
twelve.