Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29
PoPulatioss OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,.,.
Census Returm.

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Census Aeturms.
We have before US, says the pion.er . coDv
OF letter from Secretary Thompson Of he
Interior department, to the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, Transmitting infor.
Inaion I'D reference To the census OF this Stale
taken last summer under the authority of The
general government. Secretary Thomson
also encloses letter from Hon. William r
Gere, United States Marshal Of Minnesota.
dated at st. Paul. March 23d.
MIR. Gere, in his letter to the Secretary
states that the census is complete, EXCEPT
that no returns have been received from the
northern part OF PemDina county. Mr. G.
says: ssa-.ss'. -'-7
Ifthere has been no mistake on nv part
the whole number of inhabitants returned by
the assistants, and forwarded by me TO the
department. IS one hundred and fortv-eir ht
thousand five hundred and twenty-five Q48.-
oZz to which add the probable number in
mat part of Pembina county not returned.
estimated at eighteen hundred, q ,80O) would
"'aNe lie whole population of he Territory
"me n""1red aud If ythree Mousand three Au,a-
&c" az" ta'emts-tmo, which is considerable less
,"a" 'ne estimate made by the constitute nal
.on'es'ion' ana which result has been mat
.e' o' some con plant by individuals who
.e'e 'a"eu'n@ ihat the population of the Ter
','"'y eAIceoeo That number. The falling
ono1' VI Tue estimates has been very nearly
u"'or"l III an the districts. 1t NAV be pro-
per 10 sta'e, however, that under tie former
laws OF the Territory and the present consti.
'"t,"' VI tne state, persons OF mixed white
and Indian blood. ana persons of Indian bInod
who have adopted the Gust, ms and HABITS IF
cHh.Ha''o'' are permitted TO enjoy the rights
of citizenship Although many of the In.
dams and half-brecds in the STATE con,, ,',,'n.
his provision Of law, no enumeration was
made Of them, owing to the instructions ema.
mating from your q, partment, which EXPRESS.
ly prohibited the enumeration Of this class of
our citizens.
M exer'ion has been spared on my part to
obtain correct census, to accomplish which
my whole time has been devoted since the
beg ming OF September last, and | regret
that L have not been enabled to make com.
plete return ut an EARL. day; but the work
was begun and prosecuted under the most
uniavorable circumstances without money. in
a new and sparseIy settled country, and dur.
'ng the most .ncement season of the wear.
when travel is both difficult and danper'us
My assistants, believe, have done their
duty as we'll as they could nder the circum-
stances, Ia copy Of their oath Of Office and in
''ruct'Ons herewith enclose,) and tie COM
tensat'On allowed them will but roorlv re.
ward their labor as in many cases their ex-
penses have exceeded tie amount Of fees
allowed hy the censns of 1850,
Accompanying this report is an estimate
OF tie necessary travelling expenses incurred
Dy the assistants in taking tie census.
HE difficulty in securing the services of
persons competent to erform the d0tits, the
nigh price OF h"Ise hire, subsistence, and all
other necessalies IN this new and thinly set
tled country, makes this estimate much lar
yer than 1t probably would he in an old
State, where greater facilities can be obtained
At much smaller rates.
L would resi- ectfully request that the Sec
'ctary OF the Interior, in asking an arpropri-
alton to deiray tie expenses of thus work,
'ecommend an additional COMPENSATION to
The marshal and assistants in tins particular
ease as the provisions OF the law If 1880 do
NOT justly compensate them for the labor and
expense incurred in this work.
| l would therefore request that an appro-
priation of $50 600 be made, and forwarded
It as early day as Dossible as every mail
brings me the applications OF assistants for
their pay.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| WIN. b. GERE,
| United States Marshal.
Hon. JACOB THOMPSON.
Secretary OF the Interior.
The Secretary, in referring to the complain.
81 the Marshal that the compensation was in.
adequate, says:
The same complaints were made i'm 1870
10y the officers Who totk the census in several
OF the Territories, and, deeming them we'll
founded, Congress, on the Both August, 1850,
passed an act authorizing tie Secretary OF
the Interior t. allow such additional com
| pthsatlon as was II ceSsary tn secure II D. Oper
execution OF the Work in those TER itnri.s.
his discretion was ex. rciSed in the allow
al"e OF an additional compen>atiun at the
rate OF lOI per Cent. on that previously fixed,
10 me marSlIalS and assistant mar>ha!s of
Call'oIn'a. Utah, Oregon and New Mex ca.
Ii C"r2Iess should See fit ia Il G pes. mt
case 10 allow more liberal sca'e Of payment
Than the department felt authorized to pro-
pose 1t Is respectfully suggested tha. the
rates thus fixed under the acts of Nav %
and August 80, 1850, will afford, perhaps, as
ialr compensation as any that could be
adopted, although the amount OF money ,e-
qu'red will be considerably less than the es-
innate Of the marshal. Should Congress,
ad"p, that rate Of compensation, an appro-
pration W II he required OF $4,000.
In either case the rate of payment should
DC determined by Congress by clause in
the appropriation act-eiiher that fixed bv
the act of May %, 1850, or Otherwise, as, in
It's wisdom, may be deemed proper.
The following table exhibits the popula-
ton of each county in the State, the number
OF square miles contained in it. aid the num-
Der of dwellings in each county of the State:
corxrrrc NO. OF No. of No. Of