The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-03-14
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OUR COUNTRY.



Ie TenisorJ-Pepuie = Moral sna g.
eisl Cou4non.
The Statistical view Of the United
teues," recently prepared By J.. D. B. De-
Bow, Superintendent Of lie U. s.. Census,
sa3 printed BIZ orler Of the Senate. is che
telhe mos. ialerestng, and valuable books
ever Published nttg eoan,ry N Ameyi-
can can lsok over these pages without feel
ing q jesl srde fof his eoanirs; and This.
bearsis u tie right place, he must con-
delpn The liberal and a~npatriotic policy
that Wpali build a Chinese wall around our
country and exclude from is shores every
man Of foroisa bulh, il matters net how
pure. and moral and Intellectual he may
bee
Fsligra.ioa has made this country all Il
is-he pride and boast OF Freemen, and
the admiration OF the civilized world. Ey-
err man who emigrates hiiher, comes among
Us 1T the purpose Of making this country
his iodle; and tie moment he takes tie
oath Of allegiance, we claim that he is a
good American citizen, and wiling 10 lay
down his life for the land Of bis adoption,
even il engaged in war with Tie land Of
bis nativity, History proves the truth Of
this.
We Claim further, that every emigrant
.whocoues to cur shores, adds to the wealth.
greatness ana glory Of our country, even Il
he shoald have a single sous in his pockets
when be lands at New York. Wealth to.s
nos consist in dollars and cents, houses and
lands, Jewels and gewgaws, purple and fine
Inca LABoB 3 Wealth! The man who
possesses a stou5 heart and strong arm, who
fells the forest ana, makes the evidences
blossom like the rose who builds our
railroads and digs our canals-who bitches
eur meadows, and gathers in the ripe har-
Tes-~who builds th9 humble cot and the
gorgeous pelace-s.E is the man Of wealth!
81 mach by way Of introduction to the
statistical facts we are about to compile
'front.' the HptL alluded 10 at the beginning OF
thi, artnfe,
IGe Territorial limits Of theUnited s;a'es
sztepd, al present, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean, and is bounded by the Brit
ish>possessjons on the North, and by The
Gulf Of Mexico on the South.
The superficial area Of the United States
amounts to two millions, nine hundred and
t!jrty sig thousand, one hundred and sixty
eqaaSe niles, being more than one third Of
G ares q lie Continent Of North Ameri-
a.
The limits Of the United States when
thsir independence was achieved (l783)
did rot exceed B2o,680 square miles, Lou
isiana, purchased from France 1903, and
Florida from Spain in 1919. sdded Iespec-
lively an extent Of 8Q9,575 and 60, 800 sq
n3es. IN t842 and in l346 The Northern
boundary was settled by treaties with Great
Britain, confirming the rights OF the United
States 10 3o3,o52 SCARE a@aiIes, included in
territory OF Oregon &c. In 1916 Texas
vas annexed, With an area Of $4,000 50
niles, and b a treaty soon afterwards With
Mcxico, and area Of 522,955 additional So
nlss was incorporated. Thus did the ter
iisry ofihe United States double itself in
the FIRST twenty years Of its existence, and
thus has It increased oyer three fold in less
then 60 years.
The territorial extent of the Republic is,
nearly ten times as large as France and
Great Britain COMMUNICATIVE times as large
as tic whole Of France, Britain, Austria,
Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Hol-
hahd and Denmark together, one and a half
tines as large as the Russian Empire in Eu-
rope; oae-six.h less only thar the area Gov.
ertd 81 the fifty nine or sixty empires,
etates and republics Of Europe; of equal cx-
tent Of the Roman Empire, or that of Alex
auder, neither Of which is said to exceeded
5000. 600 square miles.
The States and the Territories, have, at
shs present time, abedt m equal area. The
~slaveho!diag States have Isl. 500 square
miles, and the non slayeholiiug States, gre,
GOT. There are895. SIS square miles east
ef the Mississippi, e,o7o 500 west: 1901
38l intermediate between the Mississippi
aud the Rocky Mountains. and $40, 208
west OF the Rocky mountains. North nFl
the Missouri compromise line, there is an
area Of ,9T0,o77 square nliles,and 966, o89
south oft.
POPULATION.
There have been seven enumerations Of
The Inhabitants Of The United States, the
periods ana aggregate results Of which are
az fallovs:
1890 5000 q7
1900 6,305.9I5
1910 7,239,8l4
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