Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-11-12

, 'i ""u oho hoie W tIllS prosperous
family.
We do not propose to make long phi
losophical or imaginative article on the
ascendancy of this "Star of Empire. -
out IN one sense, we do wish to make 2
Jtgurot've exhibition of the growth and
extension of power in this section-inas
much as we shall let facts and figures
tell our story for us. We wish to con-
trast its growth with the population and
power of the Eastern States, which are
the parents of the West We shall make
last half century. We shall put into the
Eastern side of the balance, the New
England States, and throw in New York
as make weight, giving seven Eastern
to six Western States
In 1900, the beginning of the present
century, the Eastern States had popula-
ton of l,819,0OO. The population of all
the territory west of New York was at
that time 81, ,0OO-which was forty to one
in favor of the East, at the commence
ment of the race for power.
The population of the Eastern States
in 1910, was 2.431 900. The population
of the West at the same period, was 272,-
324 i; being then nearly as nine to one
in favor of the Eastern States in ten
years losing three-fourths of their supe-
riority.
In 1920 the population of the Eastern
States was 3,032,OOO. The North West
ern States and Territories at the same
time numbered 892, 700. The east be-
ing three and half times larger in pop
ulation than the West.
In 1880, the inhabitants of the East
ern States numbered 3,686,OOO and
those of the North Western 1,47O,OOO,
or as two and half to one in favor of the
East.
In 1910, the population of the Eastern
States was 4,663, ,743. The North West
ern 1864, ,880-showing a ratio between
the sections, of little more than one and
a half to one in favor of the East. Here
the star of Empire seemed rapidly to gain
the ascendant Politicians looked anx
iously westward for the seat of power,
and took observations of its star that they
might read It's future destiny.
In 1850. the population of the Eastern
States is estimated at 5,825, $40; and the
North Western at 4,72l, ,551 The ratio
being only one and quarter to one in
favor of the East, containing, in its side,
the great Empire State. with more than
three millions of population. The race
is now but meek and neck
We are now to estimate the population
of these States for the year 1856, which
we pass for the present time. There has
been no general census of the States by
which we can get an accurate statement
of all the population. But the vote cast
at the last presidential election, will pro-
badly furnish correct basis. Bya CON-
parison of the votes cast in the States
where the amount of the population is
known, with the number of the popula-
ton, it has been demonstrated that only
one out of six, or one sixth of the popu-
1
lation of the Free States, voted at the
Presidential election. If we then multi
ply the vote of any eastern or western
State by the number six, we shall have
very correct statement of the popula-
ton in that State, as near as it can be as
certalned by any other process. By this
rule we know that the population of the
seven Eastern States including New
York, is 6,097,Oo0. The population of
the six North western States, computed
in the same way is 7,l77, 356-giving a
plurality to the North Western States of
l,O8O,356. To the population of the
North Western States, there should pro-
perly be added that of Minnesota. This
is estimated at 600, ,OOO-which will give
the total population of the section 'known
and described" as the North West,
1877 1856. AT the same time the popu-
lation of New York is 1854, 900; and
that of all the New England States, the
Father of States themselves, is only
2,5l3,OOo. How strongly the contrast
would have been presented had we only
taken the six New England States as a
parallel The six States Of the North
West, which ffty-six years ago had only
one -fortieth of the population of the New
England States and New York, have now
three times that of the New England
States alone. Surely the Star Empire
had been making its way westwardly
rapidly, and sits enthroned there, as the
Mountain of light, in the diadem encir-
cling the brow of the British Queen.
In 1850 the population of these north