Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-08-30
United statcs-- A Few Impartial


tract from the Boston Post. show the
grounds upon which rests the common
boast that this is great country."-
The thirty-one States, niue territories,
and District Of Columcia, comprising the
United States Of America, are situated
within tho parallels of 10 degrees east
longitude and 48 dogs. west of the me-
redian of Washington, and extending on
the Atlantic coast from rs degs., and
on the Pacific coast from 80 dogs. to 40
degrees OF north latitude, and contains a
geographical area of 3,805,865 square
miles, being but one tenth less than the
entire continent Of Europe. They con-
tain population, at the present time, of
25. 700. 900 of whom 100000 are
whites. The extent of its seacoast,
exclusive of islands and rivers to
the head of tide water, is 1860 miles.
The length OF ten Of its principle rivers is
29, 900 miles. The surface of its five great
lakes is 10000 square miles. The num-
Der Of miles of railway within its limits is
81. 900, constructed at cost Of 6O0,000,-
600 of dollars. The length Of its canals
is 5000 miles. II contains within its
limits the longest railway upon the eur
face Of the globe-Illinoise Central
which is "a miles.
The annual value Of its agricultural
product is 2 1000 900. Its most val
liable product is Indian corn, which yields
annually S 400. 900, 900. and in surveying
the agricultural productions of our coun-
try, we are not only struck with their
great abundance, but with their great
variety. Our territory extends from the
frigid RECON of the north to the genial eli
mate Of the tropics. etfording almost every
variety of temperature. and every kind of
grain and vegetables. Her productions
range from the cold ice and hard granite
OF the North, the golden corn Of the West,
to the cotton and sugar OF the South and
nearly all in sufficient quantity to sup
plySSour domestic consumption. and fur
nish large supplies for expectation, thus
furnishing nearly all the value as well as
the bulk Of our foreign commerce su5
gesting thereby the Irresistible conclusion
that agriculture is the great transcendent
interest Of our country. and upon which
interest all others depend.
The amount Of registered and enrolled
tonnage is 4,4O7 ,OlO tons. The amount
of capital invested in manufactures is
$500. 100000. The amount of its for
eIEn imports IN 1898 was $40 ,JIo, Oh (,
and ex ports $3.50. 976 1877. The annual
amount Of its internal trade is $6.OOO,-
100000. The annual value Of the pro-
ducts Of labor (other than agricutural)
is 81, 5000. 100000. The annual velue
of incomes Of the inhabitants is $1,000
100000. The value ofits farms and live
stock, is SIS, 900, 100000. Its mines of
gold, copper. lead and iron are among the
richest in the world. The value of gold
produced in California is $500, 900, 900
per annum. The surface of its coal fields
is 1888, 1873 square miles. Its receipts from
customs. lands. &c, in 1858 was $6l,-
1877. Ell. and its expenditures, $43. 543.
963. Its national domain cosists Of g..
ia. 1873 square miles Of land. Its nation
al debt is but $50. 100000. Thenu mber
Of its banks at the present time is about
LOO. with capital of $500, 900.
Within her borders are 81 900 schools, g.
900 academies. 23l colleges and g.
800 churches. Only one in 22 of its white
inhabitants, is unable to read and write,
and nineteen Of its twenty -one millions OF
white inhabitants are native born.