The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-22


The Late Census and Immig grafton.
[Csnsspondenes Of the New York Courier and EnsuferJ
WAsHIkoToE. June 10.
The abstract OF The seventh census comprising ing
annual reports oil Inc superintendent los 1901 .aa o
and embracing nearly all the results Of me @o .a fa
the people al large take interest has pe NV u
the government press 10 the form ais sv ~ 80 -
resolutions OF January nth and TN, 49,. y h.ha
tn CANNON contains corrections and adds
tons which ada 10 value OF The reports as hfsi pre-
aSssv mat Hon Edward Everett takes original
and impTessye view OF The progress oil immigration INTO
The United States IN his eloquenl Lecture before e new
directed my attention. 10 statements on THIS subject
pTepared by self and which form part oil The ong-
nal report and OF the supplement attached 10 inns
edition. There few verbal errors IN this portion OF
even the revised edition, attributable 10 The Tact that had
no opportunity of correcting the proof. and my manu-
SCRIPT your printers know not oil character to dis
pense with the most careful revision. The following la
be furnished Tor the report OF December, 1851 has been
often repubiished and much commented upon. Access
10 amper materials of information and greater leisure Tor
investigation, enabled me 10 make lamentations TO the la
nor errors which somewhat deraced from value, The
results do not materially differ from those given in the
table in its original form The accuracy of the concln
sions presented by this statement has been frequently
questioned, but nothing has been adduced TO throw
we-fouGded doubts upon its substantial correctness and
reliability think the form OF the table IS such as to
set forth in a condensed manner, the most important
facts connected with this very interesting subject
Table showing the number OF immigrants into The United
1890 1850, together with the number OF
survivors and descendants Of Immigrants at stated
RODS: FE#t. .s ..aam .&
Number Of foreigners arriving from 1890 TO
Natural increase, Ieckoncd in periods OF ten
Number Of foreigners arriving from 1910 to
Increase Of the above 1920 10000
Increase from 1870 to 1920 of those arriving
Tdal number Of Immigrants and descendants
Of Immigrants 10 1920 900
Number OF immigrants arriving from 1920 to
Increase of tho above s57as
Increase from 1920 TO 1880 Of immigrants and
1870 lsi,lso
Total number of immigrants and descendants
OF immigrants in the United aes in 1880 1881
$50 -'''''s ST 7e2see
Increase of the above l29602
Increase from 1880 TO 1910 OF immigranis and
descendants OF Immigrants In the United ..-
of Immigrants in the United States in 1910 1879 1853
1850 l52s $50
Increase Of the above at twelve per cent 1884,
Increase from 1910 TO 1850 OF Immigrants and
descendants OF Immigrants in the United .s,
Total nuhs G 1.a Immigrant, "; ,s .e United
with descendants OF immigrants 4,S04,4l6
From the above calculation il appears that little
more than one-hfth Of The population OF the United
States their origin foreign the country
in 1890. Mr.. Everett estimates the number OF inhab-
OF this class in 1853 at FIVE millions and this is
doubtless considerably within the truth.
table, and conhtmatory OF IFS results appears in the
last edition of the Abstract note. 1t imbodies
observations upon tue great movement which is filling
up this country with rapidy xampled in the his
tory of mankind, which appear not undeserving OF aen
non
ErFEcrs IMMIGRATION ON ADVANCEMENT roruhA-
TON IN THE UNITED STATES.
The effects of upon the progress OF popula
in the United States Is subject on which considers
o 4uon mas ab an n IN ne
time ployed With view TO the attainment of The
report Of l75l, pese ntng tahuar The number
immigrants from 1890 TO $780, with their natural increase
periods of years has been revised and the result
inquiries instituted ha, been confirm the OF
results then announced
The rule adopted In airing the statement
for determining the actual Increase of immigrants, until
they became amagansted with The mass Of the Popu!a-
ton, The OF Increase OF that class be
equal to half that of the entire body OF white nhs BIZ
ants of native aud foreign birth, By this rule
been thought 100 liberal towards the class OF adopted c
zens, and by others has been thong that It's effect
undeuse the importance Of TO our population
from this Upon who eria med
the former opinion that the proportion of females
zens that they suffer hardbps their passage across The
ocean, and pom their arrival before they become seued
which rends: them peculiarly liable TO disease, and dimn
sh the average Icing Of life among them and finally,
that The state OF poverty which is in 80 the
for leaving of the Old World, continues with
males and females OF be maragebe ages for so lorg Pc
rod after reaching the United States TO dsinclne large
numbers OF the formation family These
considerations tending show that Immigrants subject
tives the country and that their natural increase
tarded by circumstances which do not opeae those
hom they settle But there certain facts which
the influence OF such causes, which attention
is called II the proportion OF female immi
males ~ less Than natives, the OF those
within the limits Of the chlt-beariDg much greater
II immigrants subjected special oil disease
death, the comparative number children aged per
among hemthat is OF those who swell the bills
OF mortality in every country-is remarkably small II IL
be iba, many Of the Industrial Glasses OF Irish
men, Germans, aud other foreigners remain unmarried
late age or throughout e than among the clssse.
OF the native popniaon must be remembered that such
cases are nearly confined TO and that the
which directly contributes population. Illustrations
OF these positions the following table and explanatory
marks submitted
satsea shotcing the
at Nen FORK,
srdns September 30 1880 compares ne nncr of no-
hve uhne Inhabitants Of the United States