The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-25
Tuesday Morning, January Is, 1853.
BAD NEWS FOR THE NATIVE AMERI
CANS

We have seen a great deal in the Native
American newspapers about the rapid increase
offoreigners among W.. According TO these
journals, the sceptre was about TO pass from
the hands OF US, the children OF the soii' io'e'-
o, and 10 be swayed, in future, by the Hahsa'-
lantic aoveniurers whom chance, necessary or
the desire TO better their condition. nfo'e III
myriaGs every year TO our shore. Ireland was
annually sending her hosts OF beautiful strong
Paddles" to eat up all our potatoes-uerfnahy
was filling all our workshops with artzans,
WIN were 10 take the bread out OF the mouths
Of our native born citizens-all Europe, in
fact, was disgorging herself upon our unhappy
shores. To do these gentlemen justice, they
were, in general, men of vivid imaginations,
and the pictures which they dew were dark
and discouraging enough. Though we usu.
al ly make large allowances for party enthus-
ssm, we had begun, ourselves, TO stagger be-
meath the unremittng labors of those who
proved too clearly to admit OF doubt, that we
were conquered people. Fortunately for
our patriotism and our peace OF mind, the late
census has removed the greater part Of our evil
bodings.
From the year 1890 to the year 1850 (sixty
years. the entire number Of emigrants from
Europe to the United States has been 2,759,-
300-that is not quite 46, 000 a year-and in
the same time the nation grew from 100000
to % 100000. The total number of foreigners,
with their descendants, in that time, is said TO
be 4 $50 900. The descendants, Of course, are
as much Americans, in every sense, even in
respect TO birth, as anybody at all. We do
not think die danger Of being eaten up by TO-
reigners is so great some OF our friends seem
TO imag ihe. la this immense country, where
there is so much to do, and so few TO do it,
their presence, scattered as they must be, is
hardly felt, except in such cities as New York
or Boston. Australia will, in future, take of
crowds. so that immigration will be less in fl,.
turG than it was before.
Exclusive of immigration, this great coun
try increases at the rate of thirty-four per cent
in every ten years, or about three and a hal
per cent. per annum. -. In 1860, we shall have
apopuaton of 81 0O0,0O0 in 1870 of 4O,00e,>
600; ia 1880 of 54.0OO,OOO; in 1890 of 10000,
000 in 1900 of $4,000 900, or say, for the sake
of round numbers, 10000, 600. This we shall
have, even though the immigration should, in
that time, mot exceed two million and half. Go
ing little farther, in 1910 we shall have 1873, :
000 600; in 1920 178,000,O00; in 1880 237 .O00,,
600; in 1910 $4,000 600; and in 1850 upwards
of 400,000,00G. In one hundred years, if we
continue TO increase as we have done since
1890, we shall number 10000, 900 of people,
as many as the widest Imagination ever ass
cribed to China. When we think about the
Liliputian attempts of France and England to
stop our progress, we are disposed to indulge
in hearty laugh This nation, when it shall
have become thus mighty, may set any power,
or any law at defiance. 1t will, indeed, have
become a law unto itself. But can it hold to-
gelher so long. That is question which we
do not feel called on to investigate. At any
rate, however, we shall be able TO furnish ten
nations as powerful as all Germany combined.