Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-08
Census of the United States.

We take advantage of the following
synopsis from the Fredericksburg News.
1t will be read with interest.
As many Of our readers have neither
time nor opportunity to look into these
works themselves, we present the follow.
ing condensed statement-the result of q
careful examination. We should acknowl-
edge that no small assistance has been
derived from an article which appeared
IN the January number Of Putnam
Every sentence and paragraph suggests
reflections which crowd upon the mind
and almost ovcrwhclm US with their
magnitude and mightiness. Truly ours
is Great Country
Our Territorial Extent is 3,92O, 572
square miles. more than l.OOO, 900 miles
OF this has been acquired within the last
ten years. This area is peculiarl, adapt.
cd by its physical features TO the residence
and growth of - united people. The
vast chains OF liimalayas in Asia, scpa
rate its inhabitants into hostile tribes.
The Alps or PyreneeS interposed in Eu.
rope make enemies Of nations. But in
this new world. vast fertile plains, num-
bcriess naviyable rivers, great chains Of
lakes extending from the ocean far into tn,
interior afford nrOdis iouS facilities of COM
munlcatIons unlmPeded by Obstacles
Add TO these physical arrangements IL
climate temperate and bracing, the true
golden mean. demanding aud admitting ~
he"lIhtuI activity. and we have Just con
ception Of the real grounds Of our Terrific
rial cminencc. We boast not OF extent of
area. but OF the wonderful facilities and
abundant means which kind Providence
has clustered within that area, to make
i1s inhabitants IL united, free and prosper.
GUS people.
The whole number of inhabitants on
the LIST. Of July, 1850, was go. 463, 488 ::
tIEllS classified whites 1860, 1873 :; free
cOlored 42G.661 slaves 3.2U4.7 1888. or
the tree inhabitants. 1871. sos. are ma
lives. and 2.2lO.828 were born abroad,
viz 961. 7l9 Ireland 473 225 Germany ::
278,G75 England ; 147. 100 British
= merica; 1850 Scotland $4,000
France ; 2O.868 Wales and IS O92 in all
other countries. or foreigners | 1866, 5l8
live in free States, and 245.3IO in Slave
ht7:"S. The greatest increase in our pop
nIH lon was b'twcen 18lO-185O, anil
th""unted TO 6.l94.O35 or SO. 90 per cent
OF this gain the whites were So 20 per
cent. the free colured 1896 per cent, the
slaves 1905 per cent. Ireland has fur
nIShcd the largcs! number of cmiErunts.
bat for the last three years, the Gemans
have rapidly i.crcaScd upon the Irish
and Will soon constitute the LARGEST class,
vi our inhabitants ! ,OOO. 900 are engaged
IN cWItiVaLing land I,O50.OOU in man
uiacturcs 100000 in commerce 100.
200 in mining; $4,000 in fisheries. and
$4,000 i'll the forest. The total annual
product arising from agriculture is ST.
I62' 56S.O Gag from manufactures S .O2U,-
3OO,OOO; from commerce s 225. 900. =
600; from fisheries $4,000. 900 and,
from forests S $4,000. Iu all S 3,OO7,.
5000.
We have l18. 457. 622 acres ofimproved
tnrms, and 1851 .348, Of unimproved
IN value amounting to S 3,27U, 733. U92.
The farming implements and machinery
Mre worth $751;. 569.675. We raise 100.
5O3,899 bushels Of wheat 592. 326 6Iq
bushels Of corn 2I5,3l2,7IO bushels of
rice and l99.752,646 pounds of tobacco.
besides other lhlngSour real and personal
estate is worth S 7.l35. $50. 228. i've have
over lOO.OOO manufacturing establish
ments. consuming raw material to the val.
ne OF $3.50 600, 900 and using a vested
capital Of S $50. 100000.
We have 800 steamboats, measur;no
4l7.226 tons ; 5000 miles Of canals and
1885 miles OF completed railway and
1851 miles in progress. Our lakes, riy-
ers, canals, coasting. and railroad trade
Is valued at S 1893. 539. 372. The vain.
OF products and manufactures exported is
81 3.930,947. The value of foreiun
merchandise imported is S s52613, 982,
Our inward and outwardtonnage is 10, 591,-
O45 tons Of which 4. quo. 900. tons is own
cd at home-nearly as large as the ton
mage of Great Britain.
The number of children ATTENDING
schools. is 1893, 5O7. New York has
the largest number Ohio next. Penn.
sylHanla next. We have 23l Colleges
and 6.U32 Academies, and Seminaries
and 8O.9Nl Public Schools.
The United S"te< publish $500 peri-
ollcaiS which have an annual circulation
OF 422.6OO OUO copies: mf these. the New
England States ha,c aga: Middle Sta,es
876 SouIhrn Safes 7l6 and I'M.
Western States 784. O:hcr lea linz Sra..S
&,nA Empires stand thus Austria 10 :.
Spain 81 France 2Gl Pnrrura, 81 ;
Belgium G5 Russia AMI PulnGG on J.,
Gem, - = ass 80 :. G:vM B,Ia;n nni
Iceland SO vi.iJhu, be seen Ma, The
I..u-z "a mrs s,tt. 81 1.i.fi,, ,a.,I ,.,,..,r. -.