Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-07

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at least one-third Of the population of til
whole United States is formed Of the d,
. scendants Of the New England Puritan.
who were all of pure Anglo-Saxon origir
The natural increase of our white popula
tion from births alone, Independent IF in
migration, has averaged thirty per cen
every ten years during the present century
Without foreign immigration the natiol
would have doubled once in twenty-sevel
years, though with it it has doubled one
In twenty-shree. Spaniards began to col
onize coneurrently with the English
and for two hundred years they occupie,
larger extent Of it; and yet there ar
now in all America not more than fv,
millions of actual Spanish descent, Will,
there ere at least fifteen millions of Eng
lish and Scotch descent.
1t is becoming rather unpopular, VIC
know, this side Of the water to attach any
particular superiority to the Anglo-Saxon
race. Demagogues would have our adopt.
ell ci'iz"ns of other dcscents believe that
the praise of this implies the dispraise Of
other races. So much the worse for the
demagogues. We, too, have a liking for
the = rich Irish brogue" and the "s.rauge
German accent" but facts are not to be
gainsaid. We do not believe that there is
In this country an intelligent member of
the Celtic, or the Teutouic, or the Frank
family, who does not respect the stock that
calls itself Auglo-Saxon. Three hundred
years ago this race numbered less than
three millions; it is now the most numer-
Gus race in the world, the Slavic alone ex-
cePted. 1t is not only the most numerous,
but is incomparably the most energetic
and influential. 1t is gradually taking
possession of all the ports and coasts of the
world. 1t is superseding every other Ian
guage. and breaking down every other
idi'syncrasy. 1t is expansive if not ag-
gressive everywhere. The Frenchman
feels it in Canada, the Russian in the
Northern Archipelago, the Italian in NAL
ia, the Greek il the Iouiau islands, the
Spaniard in Cuba and on the frontiers Of
Mexico, the Dutch at the Cape and at
Natal, the Indian in the Rocky mountains
md at the isthmus, the negro at Liberia
md Sierre Leone, the Arab at Suez and
IN the Nile, the Australian at Sydney and
the Malay at Bombay aud in
Burmah, the Chinese at Hong Kong, and
he repellaut japanese will soon have to
earn something Of it at Jeddo.
But the world will soon see even
stronger and nobler race than the Anglo
race which, like that which made
ireece what it was, which made Rome
'has it was, aud which made England
shat it is, will be mixed, but mixed of
icher materials than were ever combined !
'efore. The immigration from all parts
f Europe, which began in repulsion there,
'ill increase in geomctrical ratio by attrac-
ion here, and under its influence the peo-
lie Of this country will rapidly become
istinct and peculiar people. Gathered
rom every choice stock in the world, they
re fast amalgamating, and by operation
f the law which acts through the whole
nimal world, it must become invigorated,
nd in every essential respect improved.
here is hereafter to be en- American race,
nd it will be known and read Of all men
S the race paramount. Fifty years hence,
ven according to the past ratio Of increase,
bis people will outnumber the united pop
lation Of England, France, Spain, Portu-
al, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland;
nd there are persons now living who will
ee it outnumber the inhabitants of all
Europe combined.