New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-11-13
MArERIAL pRopREss IN SPAIN.


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MATERNAL - l-Ns,ss .s.lIs ~
Il il the universally received opinion, mot only in
this covtry but elsewhere, txt Spain, once so glo
rious, xleaithy "a powerful, y, and ~ been ipr
years, Is ststAS e continual IN eressidr and that
Il wouldbe imrqsaible I'd stop downward career
htil I'LL stood sonislselly ~ pauper among tho
nations.
ii e,atiies u 10 know that these impressions and
these opinions Of The world founded in
spaip u imprpvipg instead Of declining, increasing
Y ~ W ~ aud advancing IN commerce
= - EssEcg o. slsasf \
* Me- eeznents Of national greatness and sppaian
M prvaFeri5 That The good work of regenezasion
~ bsen auspiciousy begun, w shall proceed 70 |
1how and We trust Il will continue until that boun'
fuy endowed land shall reach iss ancient pitch OF
an1uences power and grandeur, not py war OF con-
quest but ~ ths peaceful yet NO less glorious means
a1orded ~ TIE pursuits Of agriculture, commerce,
manufactures and the general development OF the
yalt natural riches OF the country Wa ia'ios
e lite Madrid Journal contains table and some
statements in relation 70 the Spanish census
~ Nay Last. The NeW York Evening Post has some
abstracts nom The document, which throw much
light upon hitherto dark subject and are, hence,
quite the hgnres IL the census Of Nay
last and the dgurcs and facts drawn from the census
Of lSAs are correct the present population Of Spain
approxinaates seventeen millions Of sousan increase
OF about three millions since ls49. In the line Of
population these statements show an advance equally
extraordinary and encouraging On account of this
increase the Government has in view eapportion.
ment Of the capitals and districts, and table has
heen setting forth the actual present popu-
ation Of the capital Of each province OF the Kingdom
This table exposes IN activity quite surprising Tor
nation that supposed to Be progressing backward,
X Il IN n mine capitals Of provinces the In
crease Of population has been more than half mil
lion ii eight years, and In some Of them the progress
MAIDS would not compare very unfavofably with that
u American towns. For instance In 1S49 the popu-
1ation of Lnego, capai Of province with the same
name, WIS seven thousand now it is twenty
| thousand. N If. N 3g sq3, ~ +
Tho principal increase, however, has been in the
seaport and faeturng cities. Thus Madrid, the
capital II tls kingdom has increased but twentyone
thousand. while Valencia, Misunderstanding mart, has
rissa ffom 70 one hundred and twentyone
|.thousand. Renowned Saragossa has nearly doubled
iii population, while its manufacturing and CONNER
csl industry has ortionatey increased All the
capitals according to the statistics taken above
mentioned have greatly enlarged, and several of the
smaller ones have doubled their numbers.
But Spain has improved materially in other re-
spects Her progress has not been confined to COM
merce, manufactures and population. She has COM
menced the building Of system of railways and
constructed several. After the termination OF the
civil wars the government AFTER examining into the
matter, determined upon the experiment of construct
th;s r,o;act Tho t,anaral onnoa