The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-10
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es tdcdhnued kom' the Grst psge.l
u 600 900, as now; and not only so, but the
increase Of our population may be expected
10 continue for q long time after the period
as rapidly as before, because our territory
will not have become full. do not state
this inconsiderstely. At the same ratio Of
increase which We have maintained on an
average from our first national census in
1890. until that Of 1860 we should, in 1900.
have population Of lO3, ,20s AIS, and why
may we not continue that ratio far beyond
that periodY Our abundant room, our broad
national homestead is our ample resource.
Were our territory as limited as are the
British Isles, very certainly our population
could not expand as stated. Instead OF re.
ceving the forcign.born, Ms now, we should
be compelled to send part Of the native
born away; hut such is not our condition.
We have 1868, 600 square miles. Europe
has 3,S00,000, with population averaging
73iS persons to the square mile Why may
not our country at some time average as
many! Is il less fertileY Has ii more
waste surface by mountains rivers lakes,
deserts or other causes Is it inferior 10
Europe in any natural advantage? If, then,
We arc at some time TO be as populous as
Europe, how sooni Az 10 when this may
bo, we can Judge by the past and the pres
ent. As TO when il will, il ever, depends
much on whether we maintain the Union.
Several Of our States are above the average
European population of 73ls to the square
mile. Massachusetts, has l57; Rhode
Island 1873; New York and New Jersey,
each 80; and two other great States, Penn.
sylvania and Ohio, are not far below--thc
former having GO, and the latter SO. The
States already above the European average,
except New York, have increased in as
rapid ratio since passing that point as over
before, while no one of them is equal to
some other parts of our country in natural
capacity for sustaining a dense population
Taking the nation in the aggregate, and
we find its population and ratio of increase
for the several decennal periods to be az
follows:
179O.... 3,Q2Q,827
lsOO.. 5.3O5, ,g37-3j.O2 per ct. ratio Of increase
lSl0.... 7,2Sq,Sl43G.45 per ct. ratio Of increase
1920. 9,63s, ,l3l-33l3 per ct. ratio Of increase
1880 ,s66, ,O2O-33 40 per ct. ratio of increase
lS40 ,669, ,4j3-3267 per ct. ratio of increase
1850 90, lel ,s7G35.S7 per ct. ratio Of increase
81, ,443, 7eO 35ds per ct, ratio Of increase
This shows an average decennial increase
of 3i.GQ per cent. in population through tho
seventy years from our first to our last cen
sus taken. Ii is seen that the ratio of in
crease at no one of these seven periods II
either two per cent. below or two per cent
above the average, thus showing how in
flexible, and consequently how reliable, thu
law Of increase in our case ill., Assuming
that it will continue il gives the following
results 1870, 1928, ,34l 1880. 56,9G7,2lG
1890, 76,677,s72; 1900, lO3,20S,4l5; 1910
l3s, ,526 1920, 1884, 1885 1880, pol
Ge0,9l4. These figures show that our coun
try may be as populous as Europe now is
at some point between 1920 and 1880, sa,
about l925-our territory, at 1879 PERSON.
10 the square mile, being of the capacity Il
contain 2lT 10000; and we willreach this
TOO, if we do not ourselves relinquish thu
chances by the folly and evils of disunion
or by long and exhaustiDg war, apriIginI
from the only great element of national dis
cord among us. While it cannot be fore
seen exactly how much one huge oxampl,
Of secession breeding lesser ones indeh
uitely would retard the population, civil
cation and prosperity no one can doubt tina
the extent of il would be very great and in
urious.
The proposed emancipation woul'
shorten the war, perpetuatc peace, lnsnr
this increase OF the population and propo,
tionately of the wealth OF tho country
With this we should pay all the emancpG
tion would cost together with our othe
debts, easier than we should pay onr othc
debts without it. II we had allowed on
old national debt TO run ut 6 per cen
per annum, simple interest, from the eli
of our Revolutionary struggle till to-da
without paying anything on eithor principe
or interest, each man of us would owe les
upon that debt now Than each man owe
upon il then, and this because our increas
of men through the whole period has bee
greater than per cent, and has run iastc
than the interest upon the debt Thu
time alone relieves debtor nation so Ion
~ its population increases faster than III
paid interest accumulates on it's deb
This fact would bo no excuse for delaying
the payment of what is justly due, bnt
shows the great importance of tlmo in thl
connection, the great advantage OF polio
by which we shall not have to pay unit
we number n hundred millions, what by
different policy we should have to pay nov
when the number is but 81 100000 In
word, il shows that dollar will be muC
harder TO pay for tho war than will be
dollar for emancipation on the propose
plan-and then the latter will cost no bloo
no precious life. 1t will be u saving
both.
As to the second article, | think it wou
be impracticable TO return TO bondage Il
class of persons therein contemplate
Some Of them doubtless, i'll the proper
sense, belong to loyal owners, and hen
provision is made in this article for COZ
pensating such.
The third article. relates to tho future
the freed people. 1t does not oblige, b
merely authorizes, Congress to aid in c.
oni2ing such ~ may consent. This Dug
not to be regarded as Objectionable on o
hand or on the other, insomuch Ms it com
to nothing unless by mutual consent OF t
people TO be doported and the Americ
voters, through their representatives
Congress.
cannot make il better known than
already is that | strongly favor colonit
tion, and vet wish 10 say there is ali
lection urged against the colored persC
remaining in the country which is larg,
imaginary, if not sometimes malicious
is insisted that their presence wonld
lure and dispace white labor and VIII
laborers. If;here ever could be prol
time for mere arguments, that time s ur
is not now. In times like the present, n
should utter nothing for which they wo
not willingly be responsible through ii
and eternity.
Is il true, then. that colorcd people
displsce any more white labor by be
Tree than remaining slavesS If they s
in their old places, they jostle TO WI
labo;ers. If they leave their old plaC
IL l.,. III.