Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
GROWTH OF CANADA.

anofds us pleasure (says the New York Commercial
AdFertser to say that from official statements now be-
lore u.s. the mercantile prosperity of Canada is greatly
on the increase From what we have seen in passing
run eueoec 70 almost its western limits we were pre-
P' - oeheye that the last years importations were
$500 = "U'ahee q any former year. but we were not
Tor the fact that in Upper Canada the increase
OF population larger than that az the Ttod 60,
Yet the census Of both countries shows il to be the fact
as VIII be seen by an extract given below
AS regards the commerce Of Canada we learn for,
the Montreal Herald that the importaons OF dry goods
have exceeded in value those Of the corresponding 5
of last year by 81 l06 Os Of hardware 1904 8o4 90
teas, $50, l52; sugars S44, 1876.
The census reports made up to the commencement Of
the present year. have just been published The Toronto
Leader gives the synopsis of its contents
The census tables furnish some valuable information an
the comparative increase Of the different natonates in
Lower Canada The comparison embraces the period be-
tween the census Of 1874 and that Of 1851 The greatest
increase has taken place in Canadians of British origin
being 663 per cent against 276 in the French Cana
dians The next highest the list English and Welsh
559; Scotch, SSl and United States, 80 The means
OF carrying on the comparison does not exist In adj
dition to the origins named, there is sprinkng of
Nova Scoans, New Brunswickers, Newfoundanders Ger
mans and Dutch, French and Others Of which the emu
merators obtained no particulars.
In Upper Canada there is greater variety of ma
honalities But in this respect neither Canada nor the
United States singular Emigration brings
ties Of naonales but after all they are not greater
than to be found in many countries in Europe There s
however this difference between Canada and Europe,
that in the latter the distinct people often settle down by
in clans whereas here every thing especially
in Upper Canada, tends to assimilation The Russian
population comprises Scythans, Huns Massarates Sla
VANS, Clmbrians Getes, and Sarmatans These differ
en peoples have united at different times under the same
| Government; but amalgamation under such circum
stances is much difficult than where the process Of
fusion is carried on with the emigration That people
which we now designate by the general French COM
prises Gohs Danes Normans Burgundans from North
ern Germany, Franks Allemans and some Romans mix
ed with the ancient Celta.
In Rome and Italy are to be found people from the
North but it doubtful if there be any ancient Romans
But such is the mixture OF peoples that the Pope
times the descendant of Lombard sometimes of Goth
Teuton, or a Cimbrian. The Of the Spanish
race are Arabs Carthagenians, Jews Syans Visgoths
and Vandals. The time will doubtless come when the
entire population Of Canada, Upper and Lower will be
more homogeneous people than any Of those European
countries are to-day The French in Lower Canada
will struggle against the extinction to which all races in
this situation are inevitably doomed but the struggle
will be bootess one.
The example of Louisiana, French colony. pur-
chased from Napoleon in 1902, shows how rapid NAV
be absorption of race under certain circumstance
Half a century ago Louisiana q French colony
with q French population That people has now lost
many of the distinct characteristics of its nationality
and in half century more will be completely merged in
the general mass of the population. In Lower Canada
the process IS slower but the result eventually be
colony lost at and for that French emigration
which had founded the colony The of French
colony deprived OF all accessions from exraueous
and dependant only on the natural means of increase
cannot hold its against rival who to the natu
raj of increase add the advantage of constant ac
creions from immigration.
The comparative increase Of the religious denonina-
tons is given. In the period from 1912 to 1851 the
Church of England in Upper Canada increased 30 per
cent and the Church Of Scotland decreased 3S 3d. the
Church of Rome increased 1146l the Presbyerians Of
all kinds the enormous amount Of 5722S the Wesleyan
Mehodss 45, the Episcopal Methodiss g. other Metro
dist specified 600 the Baptiss l3l the Lutherans
1913 54 the Congregatonasts g. and the Menonsts and
Thinkers 1868 Such has been the respective Of
the various denominations in Upper Canada during the
period Of nine years In Lower Canada the period of
comparison is from 1874 to 1851 The Roman Catholics
increased so r. the Church of England AL the Church
Of Scotland 49, Wesleyan Mehodiss S. other Methodsts
not partcularzed 8l6 Presbyterans $500 Among the
minor denominations the comparison is not carried
During the last ten years covered by the the
population Of Upper 104@ per cent At
this rate II than doubles every years This far
outstps the progressed the United states which from
1910 1860 Increased only Sc G8 per cent and is over
ten times great that Of gland and Scotland Eng
land doubled in the first half Of the century Scotland did
not quite double. AT the commencement Of the century
the population of Scotland COS 420 and in 1851 il
was only 2s5S42 II to be expected that the pro-
gres in population Of Upper Canada would outstrp that
Of old densey populated countries like England an Scot
land but that for period Of ten years the increase
should stand for Canada 04 and for the United States
but &c &C is what few would be prepared for If Upper
Canada had $50 600 inhabitants the commencement Of
1851 she WILL at the rate of increase made in the pre-
yious ten years have population Of ESQ 900 in
1901 and at the conclusion Of the years thatis
1871, the population would be 4, 225, 900
Population Of Cdi.f Cities, &c.