Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-08-28

NO-34.
The United ststes-A few Impartial Sta.
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The following statistics, which we ex.
rac. from the Boston Post, show the
grounds upon which rests the common
boast that "tbis is great country :"
The thiriy-one States, nine territories,
and District of Columbia, comprising the
United States Of America, are situsted
within the parallels of 10 dogs. sl-longi-
tude and AS dogs. west of the meridian Of
" ashington, and extending on the Allan
tic coast from % degs., and on the pacific
coast from 30 degs to 40 degs. Of north
latitude. and contains geographical area
Of 500, 500 square miles, being but one
| tenth less than the entire continent of Eu-
rope. They contain a population at the
present time of $4,000, 900, Of whom I'll
100000 are whites. TIE extent of lis
sea-coast, exclusive Of islands and rivers
te bead OF tide water is Il, 6e9 miles,
The length of ten Of its principal rivers
is 90 600 miles. The surface of its FIVE
great lakes is 10000 square miles. TIL.
number of miles of railway in operation
within its limits is 10000, constructed at
cost of $500, 100000. The length of
its canals is 5000 miles. 1t contains with
III It's limits the longest railway upon the
surface the globe-the Illinois Central
which is 731 miles in length. The annu-
al value Of its agricultural product ons is
$4,000, 000,0 Its most valuable product
Is Indian corn, which yields annually
S40o ,000, 900; and in surveying the agri.
cultural productions of our country, we are
not only struck with their abundance. but
with their great variety. Our territory ex-
tends from the frigid region OF the north to
the genial climate of the tropics, afforoing
almost every variety OF temperature and
every kind of grain and vegetable. 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 auanti-
ties to supply our domestic consumption
and furnish large supplies for expectation,
thus furnishing nearly all the value, as well
as the bulk OF our foreign commerce; sug-
gesiing thereby the irresistible conclusion
thai agriculture is the great transcendan in-
teress OF cur country, and upon which ali
other interests depend.
The amount of registered and enrolled
tonnage is 4,407, 0l0 tons. The amount of
capital invested in manufactures is $780,
Uo0,uU0. The AMOUNT OF its foreign i'm.
ports, in 1858 was S26S, 97S. SAT, and ex.
ports, $3.50. 976 157. The annual amount
OF its inter. trade is 6, 900, 900 Oo0. The an
nual value Of the products of labor fother
than agrieuituraD is 81 900 o00, 900. The
Waite Of It's farms and live stock is Sc, O0O-
000, coo. It's mines of gold, copper lead.
and iron are among the richest in the world.
The value Of the gold produced in Califor.
MIA is 800, 0o0.0 goo per annum. The sur
face Of It's coal-feds is 1853, 1872 square miles.
us receipt from customs. lands, .&c.,.in
1888 was s'6l ,337274, and its expenditure
S43, 243 263. Its national domain consists
OF D. ia, 1SS square miles of land. It's ma
tiooa debt is but $50, 100000. The num-
Der fits banks, at the present time, is "a
bout HOO, with a capital of $500, 900, 900.
Within her borders are 81, 900 schools. 5000
academies, 2S4 colleges, and $500 churches.
Only one IN twenty-five Of its white inha-
bitants is unable to read aud write, and
nineteen pitts twenty-one millions Of white
inhabitants are native born.